2002 A HANDBOOK OF COMMON JAPANESE PHRASES Compiled by Sanseido Translated and adapted by John Brennan SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE PLOVER LIBRARY 1601 Mendocino Ave. Santa Rosa, California 95401 KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL Tokyo * New York + LondanBased on Common Japanese Phrases and Common Japanese Business Phrases, previouly published in Kodansha International’s Power Japanese series. Distributed in the United States by Kodansha America, Inc, 575 Lexington Avenue, New York N.Y. 10022, and in the United Kingdom and continental Europe by Kodansha Europe Ltd., 95 Aldwych, London WC2B 4JF. Published by Kodansha International Ltd, 17-14 Otowa L-chome, Bunkyo-ku, ‘Tokyo 112-8652, and Kodansha America, Inc. Copyright © 2002 by Sanseido Company, Ltd, ‘All rights reserved, Printed in Japan ISBN 4-7700-2798-2 Fist edition, 2002 02.03 0405 06070809 10987654321 CONTENTS Preface 32 EVERYDAY PHRASES 39 CONGRATULATIONS 40 Best wishes on the beginning of a New Year 40 Akemashite omedet® gozaimasu. 40 Kytnen-cha wa osewa ni narimashita, 40 Honnen mo aikawarimasecw, yoroshiku onegaiitashimasu. 40 Akemashite omedet6. Kotoshi mo dizo yoroshiku, 41 Congratulations on this happy day. 41 Honjitsu wa omedets gozaimasu, 41 ‘Mina-sama, omedetd gozaimasu. 42 May even greater success lie ahead. a ‘Masumasu no gohatten 0 notte orimasu. 43 ‘Masumasu no gohan'eio inotte orimasu. 43 Masumasu no gokatsuyaku o inotte orimasu. 43 Masumasu no goseik6o inotte orimasu, 43 ‘Naminami naranu godoryoku to gokuré no kekka to... 44 Atama ga sagarimasu. 44 chigan: to naite, koko made moritatete,.. 44 Fibun mo koto no yo ni ureshiku omote imasu. 45 Congratulations on the birth of your child 45 Goanzan de omedet6 gozaimasu. 45Omedeté. Yoku gambatta wa ne. 45 Kuchimoto ga kiitto shite, orikosd. 46 Okésama ni nite yasashis6 na kaodachi ne. 46 Otésama ni nite, ofokorashii kaodachi desu ne. 46 ‘Mehanadachi ga hakkiri shite, shikkari shita akachan da koto. 46 Oningvo-san mitai. 46 ‘Thanks to everyone, mother and child are both fine a Okagesama de, boshi tomo ni genki desu. 47 CONDOLENCES 48 Please accept my condolences on this sad occasion 48 Kono tabi wa goshiishasama de gozaimasu. 48 Sazo ochikara-otoshi no koto to zonjimasu. 49 Kokoro kara okuyami méshiagemasu. 49 Goreizen ni osonae kudasai. 49 Oisogashii naka o,sassoku okuyami oitadakimashite arigatd gozaimasu, 50 twas such shocking news that I rushed right over 50 ‘Amari fotsuzen no koto de, odoroite tonde mairimashita. 50 Tsui kono aida oai shite toki wa, anna ni ogenki datta no ni 10 omioimasu to, shinjirarenai kimochi desu. 50 Kono tabi wa omoi mo kakenai sainan de, goshinchit osasshi itashimasu. 51 Sazokashi onageki no koto deshd. 51 Kore kara to iu tokoro deshita no ni, hont® ni zannen desu, 51 Gomeifku o oinoriitashimasu. 51 ‘Nam to moshiageteyoi ka wakarimasen. 51 Okimochi wa itai hodo wakarimasu. 52 know this is painful, but don’t let it get the best of you 52 Otsurai desho ga, kio shikkari omochi ni natte kudasai. 52 Onageki wa gomottomo desu ga... 52 ‘Anata ga shikkarishita kata to kekkon nasatta kara... 53 Hatsumago no kao 0 misete agerarete ... 53 Ato ni nokotta anata ga shikkariikite yukareru no ga, nani yori no gokuyd desu. 53 MAKING A SPEECH 54 Pd like to offer afew words ifImay 54 Hitokoto goaisatsu mshiagemasu, 54 Tadaima goshokai ni azukarimashita Jon Buraun de gozaimasu, $4 Kyi wa ureshidesu ne. 55 ‘Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to join us today sore 58 Honjitsu wa gotabd-chit oatsumariitadakimashite, arigatd gozaimasu. 55 Bansh0-okuriawase no ue, gosanshii kudasaimashite, arigato gozaimasu. 56 ‘Ame no naka o oatsumar itadakimashite, arigat6 gozaimasu. 56 Toshi no se mo oshitsumatte, yo no naka awatadashiku natte Kimashita naka, oatsumariitadaki, arigato gozaimasu. 57 How quickly time passes : 58 Tsukihi no tatsu no wa hayai mono de gozaimasu. 58 Omoiokoseba gonen mae... 58 Okagesama de chichi no isshiki o mukaerw koto ga dekimashita. 58 Nagai yo de mijika jago-nen deshita. 59 Kaerimimasureba, Konnichi ni itarujimen-kan .. 59 Keizoku wa chikara nari to mashimasu ga... 59 Ikuta no yamasaka 0 koete.... 59 Kurushii toki mo gozaimashita ga... 59 GIET-GIVING 60 Thisis a poor thing, but 6 Toumaranai mono desu ga... 60 Kore, totem oishii n’ desu yo. 60 Kitto oniai da to omoimashite.... 61