Pimsleur Japanese

I, II, III & IV

Audio Dialog Notes
By: Martin E. Psinas

Unit 1

Unit 1.01
1: sumimasen, eigo ga wakarimasu ka?

2: iie, wakarimasen. nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?

1: hai, sukoshi wakarimasu

2: anata wa amerikajin desu ka?

1: hai, watashi wa amerikajin desu

sumimasen

= excuse me / i'm sorry

eigo (ga)

= English language

wakarimasu

= understand / know

ka

= spoken question mark / or

iie

= no

wakarimasen

= don't understand / don't know

nihongo (ga)

= Japanese language

sukoshi

= a little

amerikajin

= American person

anata (wa)

= you

desu

= am / are / is

watashi (wa)

= I / me

hai

= yes (polite)

Unit 1.02
1: sumimasen, nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?

2: hai, sukoshi

1: anata wa amerikajin desu ka?

2: hai, watashi wa amerikajin desu. eigo ga wakarimasu ka?

1: iie, wakarimasen

ohayo

= good morning

gozaimasu

= added for politeness

ii

= it's good / it's okay

(o) tenki

= weather

ne

= don't you / isn't it / aren't you

so

= so

ja mata

= see you (then, again)

arigato

= thank you

(o) jozu

= very good / skilled

ja arimasen

= polite negation, making a statement negative

Unit 1.03
1: ohayo gozaimasu

2: ohayo gozaimasu

1: ii o tenki desu ne?

2: ah, nihongo ga wakarimasu ne?

1: hai, sukoshi, demo mada jozu ja arimasen

2: anata wa amerikajin desu ka?

1: hai

2: demo nihongo ga yoku wakarimasu ne?

demo

= but

mada

= yet

yoku

= well

iya (na)

= bad / uncomfortable

domo

= indeed / very much

kon'nichi wa

= good afternoon / hello

nihon

= Japan

nihonjin

= Japanese person

Unit 1.04
1: sumimasen, anata wa nihonjin desu ka?

2: hai, watashi wa nihonjin desu. anata wa?

1: watashi wa amerikajin desu

2: demo nihongo ga yoku wakarimasu ne?

1: ee, sukoshi, demo mada jozu ja arimasen

2: iie o jozu desu

1: arigato gozaimasu

ee / e

= yes (informal) / to

hanashimasu

= speak

ueno, shinjuku

= places in Tokyo

eki

= station

doko

= where

koko

= here

koen

= park

(a)soko

= over there (can point to)

Unit 1.05
1: sumimasen, sumimasen!

2: hai, nanika?

1: ueno koen wa doko desu ka?

2: asoko desu

1: ueno eki wa?

2: koko desu

1: domo arigato gozaimasu

tabemasu

= eat / going to eat

tabemasen

= don't eat / not going to eat

nanika

= something / anything

nomimasu

= drink / going to drink

nomimasen

= don't drink / not going to drink

iie kekko desu

= no thank you (kekko desu - fine)

so desu ne

= it's so isn't it / well, let me see

Unit 1.06
1: kon'nichi wa

2: kon'nichi wa, ii o tenki desu ne?

1: so desu ne

2: nanika tabemasen ka?

1: iie kekko desu, demo nanika nomimasu

2: nani o nomimasu ka?

1: kora o nomimasu

2: watashi mo, watashi mo kora o nomimasu

hanashimasen

= don't speak

de

= at / in / on / with / by / for

watashi no

= my

tokoro

= place

anata no

= your

watashi mo

= I too / me too / I also

itsu

= when

ima

= now

ato de

= later

Unit 1.07
1: ima nanika tabemasu ka?

2: iie, ato de, demo nanika nomimasu

1: doko de?

2: wakarimasen

1: watashi no tokoro de?

2: ee, ii desu ne?

resutoran

= restaurant

nani (o)

= what

(o) sake

= rice wine

biiru

= beer

(ga) hoshii desu

= want

hoshiku arimasen

= don't want

ku arimasen

= negation, making a statement negative

nanbante

= a restaurant in Tokyo

Unit 1.08
1: tanaka san, ima tabemasu ka?

2: iie, kekko desu, demo nanika nomimasu

1: nani o nomimasu ka?

2: wakarimasen, o sake, iie, biiru

1: watashi mo biiru ga hoshii desu. sumimasen, hai, o sake, iie, biiru

tanaka, sato, suzuki, ito

= Japanese names

san

= added for politeness, Mr, Miss, Mrs, etc

hiru gohan

= lunch

ni

= two / at / for / in / on / to

hon

= counter for long objects, like bottles / a book

onegai shimasu

= could you please / do me a favor

shimasu

= to do

hoteru

= hotel

kaimasu

= going to buy

dare

= who

to

= with / and

Unit 1.09
1: sato san, kon'nichi wa

2: ah, suzuki san, kon'ichi wa

1: sato san, ima nani o shimasu ka?

2: hiru gohan o tabemasu. suzuki san mo tabemasen ka?

1: ee, doko de tabemasu ka?

2: so desu ne, nanbante wa?

1: ee, ii desu ne?

wa

= as for / how about

nanji

= what time

ichi

= one

ji

= o'clock / time

ku / kyu

= nine

hachi

= eight

sore to mo

= or (when connecting sentences)

wakarimashita

= understood

Unit 1.10
listen to the following conversation please
tsugi no kaiwa o kiite kudasai (following conversation listen please)

listen again please

mo ichi do kiite kudasai (on more time, listen please)

1: sato san, watashi to hiru gohan o tabemasen ka?

2: ee, demo nanji ni, ichi ji?

1: iie, ato de

2: ah, wakarimashita. ni ji?

1: ee, ni ji ni

2: hai, wakarimashita

chotto

= a little bit

tabetai desu

= I want to eat

tabetaku arimasen

= I don't want to eat

nomitai desu

= I want to drink

nomitaku arimasen

= I don't want to drink

go

= five

san

= three

yo

= four

Unit 1.11
1: tanaka san, watashi to hiru gohan o tabemasen ka?

2: ee, nanji ni?

1: ichi ji wa?

2: sumimasen, ichi ji wa chotto

1: ja, ni ji wa?

2: ee, ii desu ne. doko de tabemasu ka?

1: hoteru no resutoran wa?

2: ee, ii desu. ja, ni ji ni

ja

= in that case / then

roku

= six

shichi

= seven

kon ban

= this evening / tonight

ban gohan

= dinner

ju

= ten

ashita

= tomorrow

ashita no ban

= tomorrow evening

kyo

= today

kite

= listen

kudasai

= please / give me

kurikaeshite

= repeat

Unit 1.12
1: moshi moshi, ito san desu ka?

2: hai, ito desu

1: suzuki desu, kon'nichi wa

2: ah, suziki san, kon'nichi wa

1: ito san, kon ban, watashi to ban gohan o tabemasen ka?

2: sumimasen, kon ban wa chotto

1: ja, ashita no ban wa?

2: ashita no ban, nanji, shichi ji?

1: hachi ji wa?

2: ee, ii desu

1: ja, ashita no ban, hachi ji ni, watashi no tokoro de

2: hai, wakarimashita

moshi moshi

= hello when answering the phone (I speak, I speak)

ikura

= how much

sen

= one thousand

en

= yen

san zen

= three thousand

nana sen

= seven thousand

yon sen

= four thousand

soshite

= and

Unit 1.13
1: moshi moshi, ito san onegai shimasu. ah, ito san desu ka, kon'nichi wa. tanaka desu

2: tanaka san, kon'nichi wa

1: ito san, kon ban, watashi to ban gohan o tabemasen ka?

2: sumimasen, kon ban wa chotto

1: ja, ashita no ban wa?

2: ee, doko de, nanji ni?

1: watashi no tokoro de. shichi ji wa?

2: ee, ii desu ne. ja, ashita no ban, shichi ji ni. domo arigato gozaimasu

1: ja mata ashita

kon ban wa

= good evening

okane (o)

= money

motte imasu

= have

ippon

= one bottle

hai, dozo

= here you are (yes / here, please)

doru (o)

= dollars

motte imasen

= don't have

Unit 1.14
1: sumimasen, biiru wa arimasu ka?

2: ee, arimasu. hai, dozo

1: arigato, ikura desu ka?

2: san doru desu

1: biiru ippon, ju san doru desu ka?

2: iie, ju san doru ja arimasen, san doru desu

1: ah, wakarimashita. ja, san doru. arigato gozaimasu

ju kyu

= nineteen

takusan

= many / a lot

arimasu

= exists (non-living objects)

arimasen

= does not exist (non-living objects)

agemasu

= I'll give you

Unit 1.15
1: itte kimasu

2: doko e?

1: nanika kaimasu

2: demo, en o motte imasen ne?

1: demo doru o motte imasu

2: ikura motte imasu ka?

1: hachi doru ka kyu doru

2: ja, ju doru agemasu. hai, dozo. ima, ju kyu doru motte imasu ne. en mo agemasu. hai, san zen en

1: domo arigato gozaimasu

itte kimasu

= I'm leaving (but will return)

doko e

= where to

watashi ni

= for me

anata ni

= for you

taberaremasu

= can eat

taberaremasen

= can't eat

kaemasu

= can buy

kaemasen

= can't buy

zen zen

= not at all

Unit 1.16
listen to the following telephone conversation please
tsugi no denwa de no kaiwa o kiite kudasai

1: moshi moshi, suzuki san, jonson desu. kon ban wa

2: jonson san, kon ban wa

1: suzuki san, watashi to ban gohan o tabemasen ka?

2: kon ban, kon ban wa chotto

1: ja, ashita no ban wa?

2: ashita no ban, ee, ii desu. nanji ni?

1: shichi ji wa?

2: ee, ii desu ne?

nan desu ka

= what is it

osugimasu

= too much / too "something"

jubun

= enough

hoshii n desu ga

= I would like to have, but...

-n desu ga

= polite, would like, but... if not it is okay

do itashimashite

= you're welcome

Unit 1.17
1: ja, kyo wa nani o shimasu ka?

2: kyo wa kaimono ga shitai n desu ga

1: demo, okane o motte imasu ka?

2: ee, sukoshi motte imasu

1: en o ikura motte imasu ka?

2: sen en ka ni sen en

1: doru wa, ikura motte imasu ka?

2: san ju doru ka yon ju doru motte imasu, demo jubun ja arimasen. sukoshi okane o kudasai

1: hai, ni ju doru desu

2: domo arigato

kaimono

= shopping

shitai

= want to do

takasugimasu

= too expensive

hayasugimasu

= too fast

yukkuri

= slowly

Unit 1.18
1: jones!

2: nan desu ka?

1: kaimono ga shitai n desu ga

2: nani o kaimasu ka?

1: hon, nihon no hon

2: nihon no hon, ikura?

1: sen en desu

2: sen en. ju doru desu ne, takaku arimasen ne?

1: ja, okane o kudasai

2: hai, sen en desu. jubun desu ka?

1: hai, jubun desu. watashi mo okane o motte imasu. arigato. ja, itte kimasu

nihon no hon

= Japanese book

takai

= expensive

takaku arimasen

= not expensive

motto

= more

shujin

= my husband (otto)

go shujin

= your husband

mizu

= water

nomitagatte iru

= he/she wants to drink

kohi

= coffee

kanai

= ones own wife (tsuma)

okusan

= another persons wife

Unit 1.19
1: irasshaimase. nanika nomimasu ka?

2: so desu ne, nani ga arimasu ka?

1: takusan arimasu, wain, biiru, o sake

2: jack, anata wa wain o nomimasu ka?

3: iie, biiru. biiru o nomimasu

2: ja, biiru ippon onegai shimasu

1: wakarimashita

2: watashi wa o sake ga nomitai n desu ga

1: hai, birru to o sake desu ne?

2: ee, soshite mizu mo onegai shimasu

irasshaimase

= welcome

nani ga arimasu ka

= what do you have / what exists

dozo o hairi kudasai

= come in

hajimemashite

= how do you do (I am meeting you, for the first time)

dozo yoroshiku

= pleased to meet you (please be good to me)

sunde imasu

= live / lives / is living

watashitachi (wa)

= we

Unit 1.20
1: kon'nichi wa

2: kon'nichi wa

1: suzuki san, ito san desu

3: hajimemashite, ito desu, dozo yoroshiku

2: hajimemashite, dozo yoroshiku, dozo o hairi kudasai

1: arigato gozaimasu

2: jones san, nanika nomimasen ka, biiru, wain

1: iie, kekko desu, demo sumimasen, mizu o kudasai

2: ito san wa?

3: watashi mo mizu o onegai shimasu

2: jones san, okusan wa ima amerika desu ka?

1: iie, ima tokyo desu

2: ah, so desu ka?

to issho

= together with

kodomo (san)

= child / children

imasu

= exist (living things) / stay

imasen

= does not exist (living things)

nan

= how many / what

-nin

= counter for people

otoko no ko

= boy / boys

onna no ko

= girl / girls

okii

= big, grown up, loud, etc

Unit 1.21
Mr Jones and Mrs Suzuki are talking
jones san to suzuki san ga hanashite imasu

1: jones san, kodomo san ga imasu ka?

2: ee, san nin imasu. suzuki san wa?

1: otoko no ko to onna no ko ga imasu

2: kodomo san wa okii desu ka?

1: onna no ko wa okii desu, demo otoko no ko wa chiisai desu

2: jones san, kodomo san wa nihon ni sunde imasu ka?

1: iie, amerika ni sunde imasu

watashitachi no

= our

hitori

= one person

futari

= two persons

chiisai

= little, small, etc

honto ni

= really / truly

honto

= it's true

otearai

= bathroom

toire

= toilet

kazoku (wa)

= family

Unit 1.22
1: nan nin kodomo san ga imasu ka?

2: futari, futari kodomo ga imasu. otoko no ko to onna no ko ga imasu

1: kodomo san ga okii desu ka?

2: otoko no ko wa okii desu, demo onna no ko wa mada chiisai desu

1: koko ni sunde imasu ka?

2: okii otoko no ko wa washington ni sunde imasu

1: ah, so desu ka, watashi no kodomo mo washington ni sunde imasu

2: honto desu ka?

to iute kudasai

= please say / say please

go kazoku

= your family

kuruma

= car / wheel

nihon no kuruma

= Japanese car

amerika no kuruma

= American car

to kotaete kudasai

= answer please

gasorin

= gasoline

rita

= liter/s

kiro

= kilometer/s

Unit 1.23
1: doko ni sunde imasu ka?

2: shinjuku ni sunde imasu

1: kodomo san ga imasu ka?

2: futari imasu, otoko no ko to onna no ko

1: kodomo san wa anata to issho desu ka?

2: chiisai kodomo wa watashi to issho desu, demo okii kodomo wa washington ni sunde imasu

1: washington, watashi no kodomo mo washington ni sunde imasu

2: honto desu ka?

to tazunete kudasai

= ask please

mantan

= fill

mantan ni shite

= fill it up

matte

= wait

chotto matte

= wait a minute

ikimasu

= I'm going (without implying you'll return)

toi

= far

toku arimasen

= not far

massugu

= straight ahead

itte kudasai

= go please (polite way of giving directions)

Unit 1.24
1: nihon de wa, gasorin wa takai desu ka?

2: hai, takai desu

1: ichi rita ikura desu ka?

2: wakarimasen, demo, takai desu

1: kuruma o motte imasu ka?

2: iie, motte imasen

michi

= road / route / street

dore

= which

iku

= go

kore

= this

achira

= that direction / over there (can't point to)

migi

= right

hidari

= left

sore kara

= and then (when giving directions)

Unit 1.25
1: tokyo e iku michi wa dore desu ka?

2: achira desu

1: yokohama e iku michi wa?

2: yokohama?

1: migi desu ka?

2: iie, hidari desu

1: domo arigato gozaimasu

2: do itashimashite

doshite

= why

omise

= stores / shops

shimatte imasu

= is closed / are closed

depato

= department stores

kara

= because / since

osoi

= late

to iute mite kudasai

= try to say please

osoku arimasen

= not late

mo

= already (alternate)

aite imasu

= they're open

yo

= I'm sure / for sure

Unit 1.26
1: kon ban, tokyo de nanika kaemasu ka?

2: kon ban, kon ban wa kaemasen yo

1: doshite desu ka?

2: mo osoi desu. omise wa shimatte imasu

1: depato wa aite imasu ka?

2: iie, depato mo shimatte imasu

1: kodomo ni nanika kaitai n desu ga

2: ashita kaemasu yo

takushii

= taxi

tomodachi

= friend/s

aimasu

= see

ni san

= a few (two, three)

shigoto (o)

= work

hutsuka

= two days

-nichi

= day/s

tabun

= maybe / perhaps / probably

mikka

= three days

Unit 1.27
1: ashita tokyo e ikimasu

2: tokyo, takushii de ikimasu ka?

1: iie, kuruma de ikimasu

2: tokyo de shigoto o shimasu ka?

1: hai, sore kara tomodachi ni aimasu

2: nan nichi tokyo ni imasu ka?

1: tabun, ni san nichi

hyaku

= one hundred

kaeritai desu

= want to return

kaeritaku arimasen

= don't want to return

kaerimasu

= return / going back

kaerimasen

= not return / not going back

to issho ni

= doing something together with somebody

itai desu

= want to stay

Unit 1.28
1: jones san, mo osoi desu ne, mada kaerimasen ka?

2: kaeritai desu, demo takusan shigoto ga arimasu. watashi wa amerika e kaerimasu

1: amerika e?

2: ee, demo honto ni kaeritaku arimasen. nihon ni itai desu

sugoshitai desu

= want to spend / pass time

hitori de

= alone

hitori desu

= I'm alone

mae

= ago / before

jikan

= hour / time

imi

= meaning

sore (wa)

= that / it

do iu

= what sort of

to iu imi masu

= is what it means

yokka

= four days

jikan ga arimasen

= don't have time

Unit 1.29
1: itsu tokyo e ikimasu ka?

2: ashita ikimasu

1: hitori de ikimasu ka?

2: iie, kazoku to issho ni ikimasu

1: nan nichi tokyo ni imasu ka?

2: i shukan imasu

i shukan

= one week

-shukan

= counter for weeks

kinou

= yesterday

kaimashita

= bought

tabemashita

= ate

nomumono (o)

= something to drink

suki

= like

tabemasen deshita

= didn't eat

kaimasen deshita

= didn't buy

Unit 1.30
1: itsu osaka e ikimasu ka?

2: ashita ikimasu

1: nanji ni?

2: ju ji ni

1: soshite, itsu kaerimasu ka?

2: ashita no ban kaerimasu

kotoba

= word

kono

= this (alternate)

iu masu

= say

nanto

= how

to iu masu

= it is said

ikimashita

= went

nanimo

= nothing

hanashimashita

= spoke

kesa

= this morning

tsukimashita

= arrived

Unit 2

Unit 2.01
1: ito san, kon'nichi wa

2: ah, jameson san, kon'nicha wa. ii o tenki desu ne?

1: ee, so desu ne

2: jameson san, mo osaka e ikimashita ka?

1: iie, mada desu

2: itsu ikimasu ka?

1: ashita ikimasu

2: nan nichi osaka ni imasu ka?

1: tabun, i shukan imasu

mada desu

= not yet

asa

= morning (alternate, any morning other than this one)

gongo / gogo

= afternoon

shimashita

= did / past tense

to kotaete mite kudasai

= try to answer please

kamakura

= ancient city in Japan

shitte imasu

= know / are familiar with

shirimasen

= don't know / are not familiar with

totemo

= very / very much

tempura

= deep fried vegetable or seafood

amari

= not very / not much (when used with a negative statement)

mo ichi do iute kudasai

= say it again please

Unit 2.02
1: bill san, mo kamakura e ikimashita ka?

2: kamakura, mada desu. kamakura wa toi desu ka?

1: iie, amari toku arimasen. totemo ii tokoro desu yo

2: so desu ka, yokohama e wa ikimashita, demo kamakura wa mada desu

1: ja, issho ni kamakura e ikimasen ka?

2: ii desu ne, itsu ga ii desu ka?

1: ashita wa?

2: ee, kekko desu

issho ni

= together

ikitai desu

= I want to go

shimasen deshita

= didn't do

zehi

= by all means / with pleasure / definitely / absolutely

kara

= from / because / since

ano

= that / those / can also be used as a "filler"

hito

= person

to mou shimasu

= I'm called

soro soro

= soon

shitsurei shimasu

= I'll excuse myself / I'll be rude

soro soro shitsurei shimasu

= I must leave

Unit 2.03
1: james san, soro soro shitsurei shimasu

2: so desu ka, mada hachi ji desu yo

1: ee, demo kon ban tomodachi ga watashi no tokoro e kimasu

2: tomodachi?

1: ee, bill james san desu. bill san wa shitte imasu ka?

2: bill james san, iie, shirimasen

ainiku

= unfortunately

aimashita

= saw / met

sa

= well...

chugokujin

= Chinese person

chugoku

= China

(o) cha

= implies tea, but could mean any variety of drinks

kimasu

= come / is coming

ippai

= one cup, glass

menyu

= menu

akai

= red

shiroi

= white

itsumo

= always

kanpai

= cheers / dry up the cup

Unit 2.04
1: haya san, o cha o nomimasen ka?

2: ima nanji desu ka?

1: go ji desu

2: sumimasen, ainiku amari jikan ga arimasen. kon ban, amerika kara tomodachi ga kimasu

1: amerika kara?

2: ee, johnson san desu

1: bill johnson san desu ka?

2: ee, johnson san wa, nihon ni i shukan imasu

tokidoki

= sometimes

kaisha no hito

= colleague / companies person (kaisha - company)

nen

= counter for years

dono gurai / kurai

= how long

(o) namae

= name

mijikai

= short

nagai

= long

aoyama

= coffee shop in Japan

x wa dou desu ka

= how about x / how is x / how was x

Unit 2.05
1: jane san, o cha wa dou desu ka?

2: so desu ne, ima nanji desu ka?

1: san ji desu

2: ja, chotto jikan ga arimasu ne, doko e ikimasu ka?

1: aoyama wa dou desu ka?

2: aoyama?

1: ee, koko kara amari toku arimasen. aruite ikemasu yo

mo hitori

= one more person

futari to mo

= both / both of them

ikemasu

= can go

ikimashou

= let's go

aruite

= on foot

basu

= bus

icho do

= one time (with mo - again, one time / one more time)

uchi

= home / house / community, group or place of business

Unit 2.06
1: michael san, kyo shinjuku e ikimasu ka?

2: ee, ichi ji ni ikimasu

1: kuruma de ikimasu ka?

2: iie, basu de ikimasu. issho ni ikimasen ka?

1: ee, ii desu ne, amerika no tomodachi ni nanika kaimasu

2: ja, sono ato shinjuku de o cha o nomimasen ka?

1: ee, ii desu ne?

kanada

= Canada

mochiron

= of course

toronto

= Toronto

aida

= duration (nagai aida - a long time)

basu tei

= bus stop

ti-shatsu

= t-shirt/s

made

= until

sono ato

= after that

sono mae

= before that

sono

= that / those (alternate)

Unit 2.07
1: bill san, tegami desu yo

2: tegami, dare kara?

1: sa, wakarimasen. hai, dozo

2: hmm.. snider san kara desu

1: snider san, ah, shitte imasu. bill san no kaisha no hito desu ne?

2: ee, snider san wa nihon e kimasu

1: honto desu ka, itsu?

2: getsuyobi

tegami

= letter

getsuyobi

= Monday

nan de

= by what / by what means / how

-fun

= counter for minutes

kayobi

= Tuesday

shokuji o shimasu

= have a meal

Unit 2.08
1: jane san, jane san no kaisha no hito wa itsu tsukimasu ka?

2: snider san desu ka, kayobi no ban tsukimasu

1: nanji ni?

2: ju ji juppun mae ni

1: snider san wa kanadajin desu ka?

2: iie, amerikajin desu. boston kara kimasu

1: dono gurai nihon ni imasu ka?

2: san shukan imasu

ikitaku arimasen

= I don't want to go

nomi ni

= for a drink

tabemashou

= let's eat

moshi yokereba

= if you want / if it's alright with you

goro

= approximately / about / around (used only for time)

kinyobi

= Friday

ryoko

= traveling / trip

eiga

= movie

shokuji o shimashou

= let's have a meal

Unit 2.09
1: kon'nichi wa

2: kon'nichi wa

1: kinyobi ni, eiga ni ikimasen ka?

2: kinyobi desu ka, kinyobi wa ainiku. demo doyobi wa?

1: doyobi wa kyoto e ikimasu

2: so desu ka, dono gurai kyoto ni imasu ka?

1: getsuyobi made imasu

2: ryoko ga suki desu ne?

1: ee, suki desu

doyobi

= Saturday

hajimarimasu

= begin

eiga no mae

= before the movie

eiga no ato

= after the movie

konsato

= concert

yoku ryoko o shimasu

= I travel often (yoku - often, alternate)

gogo

= PM (alternate)

shuchcho o shimasu

= to make a business trip

Unit 2.10
1: kon'nichi wa, jameson to mou shimasu, hajimemashite, dozo yoroshiku

2: hajimemashite, suzuki to mou shimasu, dozo yoroshiku. jameson san, itsu nihon e?

1: kinou tsukimashita

2: so desu ka, dono gurai tokyo ni imasu ka?

1: doyobi made, sono ato, osaka e ikimasu

2: watashi mo yoku osaka e shuchcho o shimasu. jameson san, nanika nomimasen ka, kohi wa do desu ka?

1: arigato gozaimasu, onegai shimasu

irasshaimasu

= alternate, polite "imasu" (never when referring to your own actions)

kono ato

= after this

miruku

= milk

(o) sato

= sugar

irimasen

= I don't need / I don't take

burraku de

= with black / in black

hataraite imasu

= has been working / is working

Unit 2.11
1: jameson san, kohi wa dou desu ka?

2: ee, ii desu ne, onegai shimasu

1: miruku wa?

2: miruku wa irimasen

1: o sato wa?

2: o sato mo irimasen. itsumo burraku de nomimasu

1: jameson san, itsu made nihon ni irasshaimasu ka?

2: kinyobi made imasu

1: sono ato wa?

2: amerika e kaerimasu

1: so desu ka?

(o) hima

= free / free time

demasu

= leave / depart

hayaku

= early

mokuyobi

= Thursday

irimasu

= need / want

(o) senbei

= rice cracker

yasumi

= vacation / break / holiday

torimasu

= take

shichi gatsu

= July

hachi gatsu

= August

-gatsu

= counter for months

Unit 2.12
1: ohayo gozaimasu

2: ohayo gozaimasu

1: suzuki san, itsu yasumi o torimasu ka?

2: rai shu torimasu

1: doko e irasshaimasu ka?

2: kyoto e ikimasu

1: kyoto e, ii desu ne, hitori de?

2: iie, tomodachi to

1: so desu ka?

2: sono ato, nada e ikimasu. nada ni, ni san nichi imasu

1: ii desu ne?

rai shu

= next week

kon shu

= this week

orimasu

= humble "imasu" (used for ones self or member of your group)

kochira

= this side / this person / this place / this way

atsui

= hot

tsumetai

= cold object (drink, person, etc)

samui

= cold weather

mada

= still (alternate)

Unit 2.13
1: kyo wa atsui desu ne?

2: honto ni, tsumetai o cha o nomimasen ka?

1: ee, ii desu ne, onegai shimasu

2: jameson san, itsu yasumi o torimasu ka?

1: rai shu torimasu. kazoku to, nada e ikimasu

2: nada e, nada wa ii tokoro desu yo?

1: kanai to kodomo wa kon shu ikimasu, demo watashi wa rai shu ikimasu

kirei (na)

= beautiful

yoku arimasen

= not good (not well)

zan'nen desu ne

= that's too bad isn't it (zan'nen - pity)

ryoko o shitai desu

= I want to travel

omoshiroi

= interesting

suru koto

= things to do

Unit 2.14
1: sumimasen, eiji shinbun wa arimasu ka?

2: eiji shinbun, hai, arimasu yo. hai dozo

1: ikura desu ka?

2: hyaku go ju en desu

1: hai, hyaku go ju en

eiji shinbun

= English newspaper

itadakemasen ka

= wouldn't you please / would you please

watashite

= hand in / give

oko san

= somebody else's child / children (alternate)

musume

= daughter

musuko

= son

san furanshisuko

= San Francisco

kakari

= costs / took / takes

Unit 2.15
1: jameson to mou shimasu. suzuki san wa irasshaimasu ka?

2: sumimasen, kyo wa ainiku chotto

1: so desu ka, ja, sumimasen, suzuki san ni kore o watashite itadakemasen ka?

2: hai, wakarimashita

oishii

= delicious

mai nichi

= every day

gochiso

= a feast

gochiso sama deshita

= thank you for the meal / it was a feast

(o) keki

= cake

(o) ikuchu

= how old

-sai

= years old

Unit 2.16
1: tanaka san wa, osaka ni sunde irasshaimasu ne?

2: ee, kaisha mo osaka ni arimasu

1: dono gurai osaka ni sunde irasshaimasu ka?

2: ni nen sunde imasu, sono mae wa, tokyo ni sunde imashita

1: tokyo, watashi mo o mae tokyo no kaisha de hataraite imashita

2: dono gurai tokyo de hataraite irasshaimashita ka?

1: san nen hataraite imashita

ginko

= bank

denwa

= telephone

o kaketai n desu ga

= would like to make

denwa cho

= telephone book / directory

denwa bango

= telephone number

arimashita

= here it is / it existed

Unit 2.17
1: sumimasen, denwa wa doko ni arimasu ka?

2: denwa desu ka, ginko no tokoro ni arimasu yo

1: ginko wa doko desu ka?

2: ginko wa koko kara toku arimasen. go ju metoru gurai massugu itte kudasai, ginko wa migi ni arimasu

1: domo arigato gozaimashita

youkan

= Japanese dessert

daigaku sei

= university / college student

koko sei

= high school student

benkyou shite imasu

= is / has been studying

keizai (o)

= economics

doko no daigaku

= university of where / which university

yubinkyoku

= post office

sagashite iru n desu ga

= looking for

gurai

= approximately / about

Unit 2.18
1: sumimasen, kitte arimasu ka?

2: kitte desu ka, sumimasen, kitte wa

1: arimasen ka, ja, doko de kaemasu ka?

2: yubinkyoku de kaemasu yo

1: yubinkyoku wa mada aite imasu ka?

2: ee, aite imasu yo

1: yubinkyoku wa doko desu ka?

2: go ju metoru gurai massugu itte kudasai, yubinkyoku wa migi ni arimasu

1: so desu ka, domo arigato gozaimashita

kitte

= stamps / postage

byoin

= hospital

sousuruto

= then / when you do that

sono kado

= that corner

magatte

= turn

kakimasu

= write / writes / to write / draw

guai ga warui n desu

= condition is bad / doesn't feel good

yobitai n desu ga

= would like to call

sho sho omachi kudasai

= wait a minute please (alternate)

Unit 2.19
1: sumimasen, byoin wa doko desu ka?

2: byoin?

1: ee, shujin no guai ga warui n desu ga

2: sore wa ikemasen ne, byoin wa chotto toi desu yo

1: so desu ka, ja, takushii o yobitai n desu ga

sore wa ikemasen ne

= that's not good is it / I'm sorry to hear that

denwa o kakemasu

= to talk on the phone (make a telephone call)

chikai

= close

yakkyoku

= pharmacy

kaitai n desu ga

= would like to buy

zenbu de

= in all

sanbyaku

= three hundred

Unit 2.20
1: ano, chotto sumimasen

2: hai?

1: shinjuku eki wa doko desu ka?

2: asoko desu

1: so desu ka, shinjuku byoin o sagashite iru n desu ga

2: byoin desu ka, byoin wa chikai desu yo. kono michi o massugu ju metoru gurai itte kudasai. sousuruto, migi ni
ginko ga arimasu. sono kado o migi ni magatte kudasai. byoin wa hidari ni arimasu

1: domo arigato gozaimashita

2: do itashimashite

ano, chotto sumimasen

= uh.. excuse me

osaka made kudasai

= to Osaka please

-mai

= counter for flat objects, paper, stamps, etc

roppyaku

= six hundred

(o) tsuri

= change

-yuki (no)

= bound

nan ban sen

= what track number

kyuko

= express train

tokyu

= super express train

yori

= more than

Unit 2.21
1: sumimasen, osaka made ichi mai kudasai

2: hai, osaka made ichi mai desu ne?

1: o ikura desu ka?

2: roppyaku go ju en desu. sen en desu ne, sanbyaku go ju en no o tsuri desu

1: osaka yuki wa, nan ban sen desu ka?

2: tokyu wa hachi ban sen, kyuko wa roku ban sen desu

1: osaka made, dono gurai desu ka?

2: tokyu de juppun, kyuko de yon juppun desu

1: ja, tokyu wa kyuko yori hayai desu ne, domo arigato gozaimashita

koko de matte imasu

= I'll be waiting here

happyaku

= eight hundred

ugokanai n desu

= does not move / doesn't work

mina

= everything / everyone / all

Unit 2.22
1: james san

2: ah, yamada san, konnichi wa

1: james san, doko e?

2: shinjuku made

1: watashi mo shinjuku e ikimasu, moshi yokereba dozo?

2: arigato gozaimasu

1: james san, james san no kuruma wa?

2: uchi ni arimasu, kuruma ga ugokanai n desu

kiosuku

= kiosk

go fun

= five minutes

sugu

= right away / soon

chikatetsu

= subway

(o) soi

= slow (alternate)

tenisu

= tennis

dekimasu

= can play / I am able

tsugou ga warui n desu

= it's not convenient

konpyuta

= computer

Unit 2.23
1: yamada san, mary johnson san o shitte imasu ka?

2: sa, shirimasen. doshite?

1: mary san wa watashi no tomodachi desu

2: so desu ka?

1: rai shu, mary san to tenisu o shimasu

2: tenisu, ii desu ne?

1: yamada san mo issho ni shimasen ka?

2: ee, ii desu ne, zehi

sugu kimasu

= I'm coming back (right away) / I'll be back

shiriai

= an acquaintance

tenisu o shimasu

= I play tennis

kanari

= fairly / considerably / quite a few

suiyobi

= Wednesday

daijobu desu

= is all right / it's safe

Unit 2.24
1: yamada san, rai shu shuchcho o shimasu ka?

2: iie, rai shu wa kaisha ni imasu. tanaka san wa?

1: getsuyobi to kayobi wa, kaisha ni imasu, demo suiyobi kara shuchcho desu

2: itsu made desu ka?

1: kinyobi made. suiyobi wa nagoia, mokuyobi wa osaka, kinyobi wa kyoto desu

2: zuibun isogashii n desu ne

kaisha ni imasu

= in the office

kissaten

= coffee shop

shite imasu

= has been playing / has been doing

mo

= as many as (alternate)

kedo

= although / though / but

kamaimasen

= that doesn't matter / it doesn't matter / I don't mind

kaigi

= meeting

isogashii

= busy

zuibun

= awfully / very

Unit 2.25
1: yamada san, o cha o nomi ni ikimasen ka?

2: ainiku chotto, san ji ni kaigi ga arimasu

1: kaigi, yamada san wa itsumo isogashii n desu ne?

2: ee, demo sono ato wa chotto o hima desu kedo

1: ja, kaigi no ato, kissaten e ikimasen ka?

2: ee, doko e ikimasu ka?

1: sutabakusu wa, chotto toi desu kedo

2: kamaimasen, sutabakusu no kohi wa oishii desu kara

sutabakusu

= Starbucks

gorufu (o)

= golf

hou

= more than (when selecting alternatives)

x no hou ga suki desu

= I like x better

chokoreto

= chocolate

x no hou ga ii desu

= x is better / I prefer x

kaeraremasu

= can change (referring to money)

modotte kimasu

= I'll return / coming back

Unit 2.26
1: irasshaimase

2: sumimasen, okane wa doko de kaeraremasu ka?

1: achira desu

2: ano, doru o en ni kaetai n desu ga

1: o ikura gurai desu ka?

2: go hyaku doru onegai shimasu

1: sho sho omachi kudasai

chizu keki

= cheesecake

heya

= room

ni

= in order to (alternate)

okane o kae ni

= in order to change money

chikaku ni

= close by / near by

x no hou ga chikai desu

= x is closer

ima sugu

= immediately

Unit 2.27
1: yamada san, rai shu shuchcho desu ka?

2: ee, kyoto e ikimasu

1: itsu ikimasu ka?

2: getsuyobi no asa ikimasu

1: kyoto e wa, shinkansen de ikimasu ka?

2: iie, kuruma de ikimasu. kuruma no hou ga suki desu kara

ikanakute wa ikemasen

= I have to go

issho ni itte mo ii desu ka

= can I go with you / can we go together

shikoku, kyushu

= islands in Japan

x e iku n desu ne

= you're going to x aren't you / I understand you're going to x

hikoki

= airplane / plane

shinkansen

= bullet train

-shikaimasen

= only (always used with a negative, in this case "imasen")

nichiyobi

= Sunday

Unit 2.28
1: jones san, nichiyobi ni watashi no uchi de issho ni shokuji o shimasen ka?

2: arigato gozaimasu, demo nichiyobi wa ainiku

1: ja, doyobi no ban wa?

2: doyobi no ban mo tsugou ga warui n desu. sumimasen

1: so desu ka?

2: kon shu, tomodachi ga amerika kara kimasu

1: so desu ka, ja, mata itsuka

ja, mata itsuka

= in that case some other time

donna tokoro

= what kind of place

ai ni

= in order to see

kazoku ni ai ni

= in order to see the family

itsuka

= someday / sometime

nagano

= city in Japan

Unit 2.29
1: kon ban wa

2: kon ban wa, irasshai

1: osoku natte sumimasen

2: iie, kamaimasen yo, dozo. james san, basu de irasshaimashita ka?

1: iie, takushii de kimashita

irasshai

= another way of saying welcome

eki no mae ni

= in front of the station (mae - front, alternate)

chizu

= map

chizu o kakimashou ka

= shall I draw a map for you

shumatsu

= weekend

jikan ga kakarimasu

= it takes time (it costs time)

osoku natte sumimasen

= I'm sorry I am late

pati

= party

Unit 2.30
1: kon'nichi wa, osoku natte sumimasen

2: iie, kamaimasen yo. sa, dozo o hairi kudasai

1: shitsurei shimasu, kore chokoreto desu kedo okosan ni

2: sumimasen, musume wa chokoreto no hou ga suki desu

sumimasen

= thank you very much (alternate, I'm sorry to have troubled you)

x wa ikaga desu ka

= how about x (more formal)

itadakimasu

= yes I'll have it / I'll receive it with gratitude

yuki

= snow (alternate)

yuki ga furimasu

= it snows (furimasu - falls)

fuyu

= winter

natsu

= summer

ame

= rain

Unit 3

Unit 3.01
1: kon ban wa, yamada to mou shimasu

2: hajimemashite, julia johnson to mou shimasu, dozo yoroshiku

1: dozo yoroshiku. johnson san wa, amerika kara desu ka?

2: ee, nu yoku kara kimashita

1: nu yoku desu ka, watashi mo mae nu yoku ni imashita

2: nu yoku wa dou desu ka, suki desu ka?

1: ee, totemo ii tokoro desu ne, demo, fuyu wa amari suki ja arimasen

2: samui desu kara ne, soshite natsu wa kanari atsui desu ne?

1: ee, demo watashi wa natsu no hou ga suki desu

samukatta desu

= it was cold

kyo nen

= last year

atsukatta

= was hot

gozonji

= know / are familiar with (more polite)

Unit 3.02
1: kon'nichi wa, ichi ban ginko no diane jackson to mou shimasu

2: hajimemashite, toyota no yamada to mou shimasu

1: dozo yoroshiku

2: amerika kara irasshaimashita ka?

1: ee, nu yoku kara kimashita, nu yoko o gozonji desu ka?

2: ee, chotto shitte imasu, kyo nen ni gatsu to hachi gatsu ni ikimashita. ni gatsu wa totemo samukatta desu

1: nu yoku no fuyu wa itsumo samui desu

shashin

= picture / photograph

(o) shigoto wa

= what is your job

enjinia

= engineer

bu

= department

kokusai

= international

dochira

= where / which (polite)

rai nen

= next year

Unit 3.03
1: jackson san, nihongo ga jozu desu ne?

2: iie, mada mada desu

1: yoku nihon e irasshaimasu ka?

2: iie amari kimasen, demo musuko ga nihon ni sunde imasu

1: so desu ka, musuko san wa doko ni sunde irasshaimasu ka?

2: kyoto ni sunde imasu

1: kyoto wa ii tokoro desu ne, musuko san no o shigoto wa?

2: ginko de hataraite imasu, kokusai bu ni imasu

1: musuko san wa kyoto ga suki desu ka?

2: ee, totemo suki desu

mada mada desu

= not yet (alternate, used when downplaying or humbling ones self)

iku tsumori desu

= I'm planning to go

naraimashita

= did learn / learned

gakko

= school

muzukashii

= difficult

yasashii

= easy

Unit 3.04
1: taylor san, o shigoto wa?

2: enjinia desu, IBM de hataraite imasu

1: so desu ka, nihon ni nagai aida irasshaimasu ka?

2: iie, kinou o no ban tsukimashita

1: kinou o no ban desu ka?

2: ee, amerika kara kimashita

1: shuchcho desu ka?

2: iie, musume ni ai ni kimashita. musume wa hokkaido ni sunde imasu

1: so desu ka, nihongo ga o jozu desu ne?

2: iie, mada mada desu

nani o nasatte imasu ka

= what do you do / what does he or she do

sen shu

= last week

(o) tomodachi

= alternate, with preceding o refers to someone else's friend

(o) nomimono

= drinks

x ni shimasu

= I'll have x / I'll decide on x / I'll take x

x or x, which do you prefer?

x to x to, dochira no hou ga ii desu ka

Unit 3.05
1: irasshaimase, menyu o dozo, o nomimono wa?

2: wain ni shimasu

1: wain wa, aka wain to shiro wain ga arimasu n ga

2: shiro wain no hou ga ii desu

3: watashi wa biiru ni shimasu

1: biiru wa, kirin biiru to sapporo biiru ga arimasu n ga

3: sapporo biiru onegai shimasu

kirin, sapporo

= Japanese beers

aisukurimu

= ice cream

dochira no hou ga yasashii desu ka

= which is easier

dono

= which (alternate, dono hon - which book)

dono hon o sagashite iru desu ka

= which book are you looking for

mimashita

= saw / have seen (for having seen an object or thing, not human)

teburu

= table

ue

= on / top / above (teburu no ue ni arimasu - it's on the table)

ah, sore desu

= ah, that's it!

noto

= notebook

kore mo johnson san no desu ka

= is this also yours Mr Johnson

soba

= beside / by / near (hon no soba ni - beside the book)

boru-pen

= ballpoint pen

shita

= under (teburu no shita ni arimashita - it was under the table)

Unit 3.06
1: ohayo gozaimasu

2: ohayo gozaimasu, noto o sagashite iru n desu ga

1: johnson san no noto desu ka?

2: ee, akai noto desu

1: sa, chotto matte kudasai, ano teburu no ue ni nanika arimasu yo. ah, arimashita. kore desu ka?

2: ah, so desu, arigato gozaimasu

1: noto no soba ni boru-pen mo arimasu yo, kore mo johnson san no desu ka?

2: ee, so desu

yoyaku

= reservation / appointment

rai getsu

= next month

mada yoyaku shite imasen

= I haven't made a reservation yet

shinakute wa ikemasen

= I have to make / I have to do

-nakute wa ikemasen

= have to (something)

Unit 3.07
1: jones san, yasumi ga doko e irasshaimasu ka?

2: kazoku to kyoto e iku tsumori desu

1: so desu ka, mo hoteru o yoyaku shimashita ka?

2: iie, mada desu. yamada san wa ichi gatsu ni kyoto e ikimashita ne, ii hoteru o shitte imasu ka?

1: ee, kyoto hoteru ni tomarimashita, ii hoteru deshita yo

2: kyoto hoteru wa doko ni arimasu ka?

1: kyoto no eki no mae ni arimasu

enichi

= Japanese restaurant

samuku arimasen deshita

= it was not cold

takakatta desu

= it was expensive

-katta desu

= implies something as past tense

takaku arimasen deshita

= it was not expensive

tomarimasu

= stay (as in stay overnight, always used with "ni")

fukuoka

= city in Japan

yokatta desu

= it was good (past tense)

Unit 3.08
1: johnson san, yasumi wa doko e ryoko o shimasu ka?

2: mada wakarimasen, ii tokoro o shitte imasu ka?

1: so desu ne, johnson san wa hokaido e ikimashita ne?

2: ee, kyo nen ikimashita, totemo yokatta desu yo

1: ja, kyushu wa dou desu ka?

2: kyushu desu ka, sukoshi toku arimasen ka?

1: ee chotto toi desu, demo totemo ii tokoro desu, onsen ga takusan arimasu yo

2: onsen, onsen wa eigo de nanto iu masu ka?

1: hot springs to iu masu

mou sugu

= pretty soon

tenichi

= a Japanese restaurant

onsen

= hot spring

de gozaimasu

= very polite form for "desu"

kurejitto kado

= credit card

Unit 3.09
1: hoteru kamakura de gozaimasu

2: rai shu, heya o yoyaku shitai n desu ga

1: hai, rai shu desu ne, rai shu wa itsu irasshaimasu ka?

2: getsuyobi ni tsukimasu, soshite, mokuyobi ni tachimasu

1: o namae wa?

2: yamada desu

1: kurejitto kado motte irasshaimasu ka?

2: ee, motte imasu

tachimasu

= leave (alternate)

kon getsu

= this month

sen getsu

= last month

x wa dou deshita ka

= how was x

ryokan

= Japanese style hotel

niwa

= garden (kirei na niwa ga arimashita - there was a beautiful garden)

naka

= in / inside (shinkansen no naka - in the bullet train)

(o) hiru

= noon / lunch time

otaku

= residence (somebody else's house, not your own)

denwa o shimasu

= to talk on the phone (alternate, make a telephone call)

han

= half past / thirty minutes (ju ni ji han twelve thirty)

Unit 3.10
1: ichiban ginko de gozaimasu

2: soni no smith to mou shimasu ga, suzuki san onegai shimasu

1: soni no smith san desu ne, sho sho omachi kudasai. sumimasen, suzuki wa ainiku dekakete orimasu n ga

2: so desu ka, ja, mata ato de denwa o shimasu

kirei deshita

= was beautiful

taishikan

= embassy

dekakete orimasu

= is out

ju go ban no basu

= the number fifteen bus

notte kudasai

= please get on (always used with "ni")

orite kudasai

= please get off (always used with "de")

Unit 3.11
1: sumimasen, amerika taishikan e ikitai n desu n ga

2: amerika taishikan desu ka, basu de ikemasu yo, asoko ni basu tei ga arimasu ne?

1: nan ban no basu desu ka?

2: ju go ban no basu desu

1: amerika taishikan made, dono gurai kakarimasu ka?

2: so desu ne.. ni juppun gurai desu. ah, ima basu ga kimashita. ano basu ni notte kudasai, soshite, taishikan no mae
de orite kudasai

1: domo arigato gozaimashita

2: do itashimashite

atatakai

= warm

suzushii

= cool

chigaimasu

= it's wrong

kakete mimasu

= to call and find out / to call and see how it is

chigatte imashita

= it was wrong

shigai kyoku ban

= area code number

Unit 3.12
1: kyo wa chotto suzushii desu ne?

2: ee, kinou wa atsukatta desu kedo

1: james san, kyo wa o hiru ni sanpo shimashou ka?

2: sore wa ii desu ne, ima hibia koen wa totemo kirei desu yo

1: so desu ne, ah hibia koen de konsato ga arimasu yo. kon shu wa mai nichi o hiru ni konsato ga arimasu

2: so desu ka, ja zehi ikimashou

o hiru yasumi ni

= at lunch break

sanpo shimasu

= to take a walk

messeji

= message

dono gurai mae

= how long ago

nanika

= any (alternate)

nanika messeji ga arimashita ka

= was there any message

deshou

= will be (suzushii deshou - it will be cool)

Unit 3.13
1: ito san, nanika denwa ga arimashita ka?

2: ee, tanaka san kara arimashita

1: messeji ga arimashita ka?

2: iie, nanimo arimasen deshita

1: nanji goro denwa ga arimashita ka?

2: ni juppun gurai mae desu

1: ja, ima tanaka san ni denwa o kakete mimasu

atama

= head

itai n desu

= is aching (atama ga itai n desu - I have a headache)

nodo

= throat (nodo ga itai n desu - I have a sore throat)

onaka

= stomach

netsu

= fever

netsu ga aru n desu

= I have a fever (a fever exists)

kusuri

= medicine

dozo o daiji ni

= please take care of yourself / I hope you feel better

Unit 3.14
1: jones san, o hiru yasumi ni sanpo shimasen ka?

2: sanpo desu ka, chotto.. atama ga itai n desu

1: sore wa ikemasen ne?

2: soshite nodo mo itai n desu

1: kaze desu ka?

2: tabun

1: kusuri wa arimasu ka?

2: iie, kyo wa hayaku uchi ni kaerimasu

1: so desu ne, dozo o daiji ni

junbi

= preparation (junbi shite imasu - I'm preparing)

daiji (na)

= important

dono gurai kakarimasu ka

= how long will it take

nagaku kakaru deshou

= it will take a long time

(o) kyaku sama

= customer

tsuyaku

= interpreter

iru n desu ga

= need / want (alternate, more polite)

kaze

= cold (as in illness)

daijobu deshou

= I'll be fine / it will be alright

Unit 3.15
1: rai shu kawamura san to kaigi arimasu ne?

2: ee, kayobi ni arimasu

1: kaigi wa nagaku kakaru deshou ka?

2: ee, nagaku kakaru deshou, tsuyaku ga irimasu ka?

1: iie, iranai deshou, kawamura san wa eigo o hanashimasu, soshite watashi wa nihongo o sukoshi hanashimasu kara

2: jones san wa nihongo ga totemo jozu desu yo

1: iie, mada mada desu

mazu

= first / first of all

(o) tetsudai

= help

maiku

= microphone

iranai deshou

= I may not need

demasu

= attend (alternate)

deraremasu

= can attend

Unit 3.16
1: johnson san, rai shu no kaigi ni deraremasu ka?

2: ee, deraremasu. kaigi wa suiyobi desu ne?

1: ee, so desu. johnson san, tsuyaku ga irimasu ka?

2: ee, onegai shimasu. tabun, kaigi wa nagaku kakaru deshou, soshite, daiji na kaigi desu kara

1: tokoro de, kaigi no ato pati ga arimasu. johnson san no okusan mo deraremasu ka?

2: kanai wa ainiku, rai shu fukuoka e shuchcho o shimasu

1: so desu ka, zan'nen desu ne?

onaka ga sukimashita

= I'm hungry / the stomach became empty

tokoro de

= by the way (often used to introduce a new / displeasing topic)

uketsuke

= reception desk

kiite kudasai

= please ask (alternate)

kiite mite kudasai

= please ask and see

ofisu

= office

biru

= building

koban

= police box

Unit 3.17
1: ohayo gozaimasu, kyo wa daiji na kaigi ga arimasu ne?

2: ee, kokusai bu no hito wa mina demasu ka?

1: iie, yamada san wa deraremasen, osaka ni shuchcho o shimashita kara

2: kyo, kaigi no ato suzuki san no ofisu ni ikanakute wa ikemasen

1: suzuki san no ofisu wa shinjuku biru ni arimasu ne?

2: mae wa shinjuku biru ni arimashita, demo ima wa meiji biru ni arimasu

nodo ga kawakimashita

= I'm thirsty / the throat became dry

utsurimashita

= moved / has moved

o kake ni narimasen ka

= won't you sit down / become seated (alternate use of o kake)

dareka

= someone

donata (ga)

= who (alternate, more polite)

(to) omoimasu

= think

hanashite imashita

= speaking / were in the process of speaking

koto (o)

= about / matter

amerika no koto

= about America / America's matter

Unit 3.18
1: ah, jones san, kon'nichi wa

2: kon'nichi wa, kyo wa samui desu ne?

1: ee, honto ni. jones san, watashitachi wa ima amerika no koto o hanashite imashita

2: amerika no koto, dareka amerika ni irasshaimasu ka?

1: ee, watashi no musuko ga ryoko o shimasu

2: musuko san wa hitori de?

1: iie, tomodachi to ikimasu

2: sore wa ii desu ne?

umaku ikimashita

= it went well

furui

= old

machi

= town

atarashii

= new

(o) tera

= temple

yumei

= famous (o tera de yumei desu - famous for its temples)

kondo

= next time / this time / when I get the chance / etc

Unit 3.19
1: jones san, nara wa dou deshita ka?

2: totemo yokatta desu yo, furui machi wa ii desu ne?

1: ee, watashi mo furui machi ga suki desu. o tera o mimashita ka?

2: ee, sukoshi, nara wa o tera de yumei desu ne?

1: ee, tokoro de, kaigi wa dou deshita ka?

2: umaku ikimashita, atarashii o kyaku sama ni aimashita

1: sore wa yokatta desu ne?

deguchi

= exit

iriguchi

= entrance

eki'in

= station employee

kaisatsuguchi

= ticket gate

kitte mimashou

= let's ask and find out

densha

= train

mittsume no eki de

= at the third station

norikaete kudasai

= please transfer / to change to another vehicle

Unit 3.20
1: smith san wa, nani de kaisha ni ikimasu ka?

2: uchi kara eki made basu de ikimasu, soshite kaisha made densha de kimasu. yamada san wa?

1: watashi wa uchi kara eki made jitensha de ikimasu, soshite kaisha made densha de kimasu. jitensha wa eigo de
nanto iu masu ka?

2: bicycle to iu masu

jitensha

= bicycle

asobi

= play

asobi ni ikimasen ka

= won't you come to have a good time / chat?

jitsu (wa)

= to tell the truth / as for the truth

owarimashita

= has been completed / is finished

chodo

= just (chodo owarimashita - has just been finished)

sore wa shirimasen deshita

= I didn't know that

kaeranakute wa ikemasen

= I have to go back

Unit 3.21
1: ohayo gozaimasu

2: ohayo gozaimasu, kirei na hana desu ne?

1: ee, smith san wa hana ga suki desu ka?

2: ee, mochiron, kono hana wa nihongo de nanto iu masu ka?

1: sakura to iu masu

2: ah, sakura desu ka, sakura wa yumei desu ne?

1: amerika ni mo sakura ga arimasu ka?

2: ee, washington no sakura wa totemo yumei desu

hana

= flower / flowers

sakura

= cherry blossoms

omachi shite imashita

= I've been waiting eagerly / impatiently to see you

ojama shimasu

= I'm going to interfere / I'm sorry to bother you

dozo o kake kudasai

= please have a seat

tsumaranai mono

= a very little thing / a dull thing / a petty thing (mono - thing)

kore, tsumaranai mono desu ga, dozo

= this is a very little thing, but please... (accept this)

(o) hana mi

= flower viewing

o hana mi ni ikimashou ka

= shall we go for flower viewing

hima ga nai n desu

= as you may or may not know, I won't have free time

Unit 3.22
1: kon'nichi wa

2: kon'nichi wa jackson san, dozo o hairi kudasai

1: hai, ah, kirei na hana desu ne, kore wa sakura desu ne?

2: ee, jackson san wa kyo ueno koen ni kimasu ne?

1: ee, koen o sanpo shimasu

2: ueno koen wa, ima sakura ga totemo kirei desu yo

bijutsukan

= art museum

hima na toki

= in your free time (toki = when / time, alternate)

itta koto ga arimasu

= have been / have ever been (itta - went, koto ga aru - have done)

da so desu

= I heard (expresses hearsay)

konde imasu

= is crowded / are crowded

toku ni

= especially

heijitsu

= weekdays

Unit 3.23
1: james san, hima na toki nani o shimasu ka?

2: so desu ne, yoku tenisu o shimasu. tanaka san wa?

1: watashi mo tokidoki tenisu o shimasu, demo yoku bijutsukan e mo ikimasu

2: bijutsukan, amerika de wa watashi mo tokidoki ikimashita

motte kimashita

= brought (have came)

(o) kashi

= sweets (o kashi mo dozo - have some sweets also please)

itta toki

= when I went

teien

= traditional formal garden

iku toki

= when I go

tsurete ikimasu

= take someone with me / take with me and go

dozo kite kudasai

= please come

Unit 3.24
1: daniel san, itsu kyoto kara kaerimashita ka?

2: sen shu no kinyobi desu. takusan shashin o torimashita yo

1: ja, itsuka misete kudasai ne?

2: ee, kyo motte kimashita, dozo

1: kirei na niwa desu ne?

2: ee, kore wa yumei na o tera desu

itsuka misete kudasai ne

= please show me someday, won't you

shite arimasu

= something has been made

sama

= polite "san" used by employees

(o) nimotsu

= luggage / baggage

kani / kagi

= key

kai

= floor (ni kai - 2nd floor)

dekite imasen

= is not ready / has not been ready

Unit 3.25
1: irasshaimase

2: johnson to mou shimasu, yoyaku ga shite arimasu

1: johnson sama desu ne, hai, kyo to ashita desu ne?

2: ee, so desu

1: johnson sama no o heya wa ni kai no sakura desu. hai, o heya no kani desu

(o) isha (san)

= doctor

kudasai masen ka

= wouldn't you (alternate, itte kudasai masen ka - wouldn't you go)

katte kite

= buy and come back

wouldn't you go to the pharmacy, buy some medicine and come back
yakkyoku e itte kusuri o katte kite kudasai masen ka

kori

= ice

dou desu ka

= how are you feeling (alternate)

narimashita

= has become / became

yoku

= better (alternate, yoku narimashita - it has become better)

tenisu koto

= tennis court

Unit 3.26
1: johnson san, eki no chikaku ni atarashii kissaten ga arimasu yo, gozonji desu ka?

2: iie, shirimasen. sono kissaten no namae wa?

1: sutabakusu to iu masu

2: suzuki san wa mo ikimashita ka?

1: iie, mada desu. kondo issho ni ikimashou ka?

2: ee, zehi ikimashou

toraberazu cheku

= travelers checks

genkin

= cash

yoshi

= form / paper

kinyu shite kudasai

= please fill it out / make an entry please do

sain o shite kudasai

= please sign / signature please do

-man

= ten thousand (ichi man en - ten thousand yen)

satsu

= bill / paper currency

koka

= coins (koka o sukoshi kudasai - give me some coins please)

Unit 3.27
1: irasshaimase

2: ano, toraberazu cheku o genkin ni kaeraremasu ka?

1: hai, kaeraremasu yo. toraberazu cheku wa doru desu ka?

2: hai, doru desu

1: o ikura gurai deshou ka?

2: go hyaku doru onegai shimasu

1: ja, kono yoshi ni kinyu shite kudasai, soshite, koko ni sain o shite kudasai

2: okane wa, ichi man en satsu to sen en satsu de kudasai

x shitara

= I should x

doko ni kinyu shitara ii desu ka

= where at should I enter, is it good

shumi

= hobby

yomi masu

= read

shosetsu

= novels

suiri

= mystery

ongaku

= music

kurashikku

= classical

supotsu

= sports

chugakko

= middle school

chugakko no toki

= middle schools time / when I was in middle school

Unit 3.28
1: james san no shumi wa nan desu ka?

2: yoku hon o yomi masu, toku ni suiri shosetsu o yoku yomi masu

1: nihon no suiri shosetsu o yomi masu ka?

2: ee, sen shu matsumoto seicho no shosetsu o yomi mashita

1: so desu ka, matsumoto seicho wa yumei desu ne?

2: ee, ito san no shumi wa?

1: so desu ne, kurashikku ongaku ga suki desu

matsumoto seicho

= a famous Japanese writer

nemashita

= went to bed / slept

okimashita

= got up

asa gohan

= breakfast / morning meal

undo (o)

= exercise

jogingu (o)

= jogging

cd o kikimasu

= I listen to a CD

erai desu ne

= I'm impressed

Unit 3.29
1: mada ju ji desu ne, demo onaka ga sukimashita

2: asa gohan o tabemasen deshita ka?

1: ee, kesa jikan ga arimasen deshita

2: kinou o no ban nanji goro nemashita ka?

1: kinou wa konsato ni ikimashita kara, ju ni ji ni nemashita, soshite kesa wa shichi ji han ni okimashita

2: watashi wa mai nichi go ji han goro okimasu, soshite kaisha ni wa hachi ji goro ikimasu

1: hachi ji, zuibun hayai desu ne?

2: ee, shigoto no mae nihongo o benkyou shimasu

1: erai desu ne

(o) miyage

= souvenir

katte imasen

= have not bought

kawanakute wa ikemasen

= I have to buy

tokei

= watch / clock

omocha

= toy (omocha no kuruma - toys car / toy car)

nekutai

= tie / necktie

asa no roku ji

= mornings six o'clock / six o'clock in the morning

Unit 3.30
1: james san, mou sugu amerika e kaerimasu ne?

2: ee, rai shu no suiyobi ni tachimasu

1: mo o miyage o kaimashita ka?

2: iie, mada katte imasen. tsuma ni wa nani ga ii deshou ka?

1: so desu ne, kimono wa dou desu ka?

2: sore wa ii desu ne, demo kimono wa takai deshou

1: ee, ja yukata wa dou desu ka, yukata wa amari takaku arimasen yo

tsuma

= my wife (alternate)

yukata

= an informal cotton kimono usually worn in the summer

(o) sewa

= assistance / care / inconvenience

iro-iro

= much / everything (alternate)

iro-iro o sewa ni narimashita

= I have received much of your assistance / thank you for everything

(o) tsutae kudasai

= please give / please tell

yoroshiku o tsutae kudasai

= please give my regards (yoroshiku - regards, alternate)

jusho

= address

sore made ni wa

= by that time

jozu ni natte iru deshou

= will have become skilled

Unit 4
Not yet released (in the works...)

Appendix

Appendix
achira - 1.24
agemasu - 1.14
ai ni - 2.28
aida - 2.06
aimashita - 2.03
aimasu - 1.26
ainiku - 2.03
aisukurimu - 3.05
aite imasu - 1.25
akai - 2.03
amari - 2.01
ame - 2.30
amerika no kuruma - 1.22
amerikajin - 1.01
anata - 1.01
anata ni - 1.15
anata no - 1.06
ano - 2.02, 2.20
aoyama - 2.04
arigato - 1.02
arimasen - 1.14
arimashita - 2.16
arimasu - 1.14
aruite - 2.05
asa - 2.01
asa gohan - 3.28
asa no roku ji - 3.29
ashita - 1.11
ashita no ban - 1.11
asobi - 3.20
asobi ni ikimasen ka - 3.20
asoko - 1.04
atama - 3.13
atarashii - 3.18
atatakai - 3.11
ato de - 1.06
atsui - 2.12
atsukatta - 3.01
ban gohan - 1.11
basu - 2.05
basu tei - 2.06
benkyou shite imasu - 2.17
biiru - 1.07
bijutsukan - 3.22
biru - 3.16
boru-pen - 3.05
bu - 3.02
burraku de - 2.10
byoin - 2.18
cha - 2.03
cheku - 3.26
chigaimasu - 3.11
chigatte imashita - 3.11
chiisai - 1.21
chikai - 2.19
chikaku ni - 2.26
chikatetsu - 2.22
chizu - 2.29
chizu keki - 2.26
chizu o kakimashou ka - 2.29

chodo - 3.20
chokoreto - 2.25
chotto - 1.10
chotto matte - 1.23
chotto sumimasen - 2.20
chugakko - 3.27
chugakko no toki - 3.27
chugoku - 2.03
chugokujin - 2.03
da so desu - 3.22
daigaku sei - 2.17
daiji - 3.14
daijobu deshou - 3.14
daijobu desu - 2.23
dare - 1.08
dareka - 3.17
de - 1.06
de gozaimasu - 3.08
deguchi - 3.19
dekakete orimasu - 3.10
dekimasu - 2.22
dekite imasen - 3.24
demasu - 2.11, 3.15
demo - 1.03
densha - 3.19
denwa - 2.16
denwa bango - 2.16
denwa cho - 2.16
denwa o kakemasu - 2.19
denwa o shimasu - 3.09
depato - 1.25
deraremasu - 3.15
deshou - 3.12
desu - 1.01
do itashimashite - 1.16
do iu - 1.28
dochira - 3.02
dochira no hou ga ii desu ka - 3.04
dochira no hou ga yasashii desu ka - 3.05
doko - 1.04
doko ee - 1.15
doko ni kinyu shitara ii desu ka - 3.27
doko no daigaku - 2.17
domo - 1.03
donata 3.17
donna tokoro - 2.28
dono - 3.05
dono gurai - 2.04
dono gurai kakarimasu ka - 3.14
dono gurai mae - 3.12
dono hon o sagashite iru desu ka - 3.05
dono kurai - 2.04
dore - 1.24
doru - 1.13
doshite - 1.25
dou desu ka - 3.25
doyobi - 2.09
dozo kite kudasai - 3.23
dozo o daiji ni - 3.13
dozo o hairi kudasai - 1.19
dozo o kake kudasai - 3.21
dozo yoroshiku - 1.19

Appendix (continued...)
e iku n desu ne - 2.27
ee - 1.04
eiga - 2.08
eiga no ato - 2.09
eiga no mae - 2.09
eigo - 1.01
eiji shinbun - 2.14
eki - 1.04
eki no mae ni - 2.29
eki'in - 3.19
en - 1.12
enichi - 3.07
enjinia - 3.02
erai desu ne - 3.28
fukuoka - 3.07
fun - 2.07
furui - 3.18
futari - 1.21
futari to mo - 2.05
fuyu - 2.30
gakko - 3.03
gasorin - 1.22
gatsu - 2.11
genkin - 3.26
getsuyobi - 2.07
ginko - 2.16
go - 1.10
go fun - 2.22
go kazoku - 1.22
go shujin - 1.18
gochiso - 2.15
gochiso sama deshita - 2.15
gogo - 2.01, 2.09
gongo - 2.01
goro - 2.08
gorufu - 2.25
gozaimasu - 1.02
gozonji - 3.01
guai ga warui n desu - 2.18
gurai - 2.17
hachi - 1.09
hachi gatsu - 2.11
hai - 1.01
hai dozo - 1.13
hajimarimasu - 2.09
hajimemashite - 1.19
han - 3.09
hana - 3.21
hana mi - 3.21
hana mi ni ikimashou ka - 3.21
hanashimasen - 1.06
hanashimashita - 1.30
hanashimasu - 1.04
hanashite imashita - 3.17
happyaku - 2.21
hataraite imasu - 2.10
haya sugimasu - 1.17
hayaku - 2.11
heijitsu - 3.22
heya - 2.26

hidari - 1.24
hikoki - 2.27
hima - 2.11
hima ga nai n desu - 3.21
hima na toki - 3.22
hiru - 3.09
hiru gohan - 1.08
hiru yasumi ni - 3.12
hito - 2.02
hitori - 1.21
hitori de - 1.28
hitori desu - 1.28
hon - 1.08
honto - 1.21
honto ni - 1.21
hoshii - 1.07
hoshii n desu ga - 1.16
hoshiku arimasen - 1.07
hoteru - 1.08
hou - 2.25
hutsuka - 1.26
hyaku - 1.27
i shukan - 1.29
ichi - 1.09
icho do - 2.05
ii - 1.02
iie - 1.01
ikanakute wa ikemasen - 2.27
ikemasu - 2.05
ikimashita - 1.30
ikimashou - 2.05
ikimasu - 1.23
ikitai desu - 2.02
ikitaku arimasen - 2.08
iku - 1.24
iku toki - 3.23
iku tsumori desu - 3.03
ikuchu - 2.15
ikura - 1.12
ima - 1.06
ima sugu - 2.26
imasen - 1.20
imasu - 1.20
imi - 1.28
ippai - 2.03
ippon - 1.13
iranai deshou - 3.15
irasshai - 2.29
irasshaimase - 1.19
irasshaimasu - 2.10
iriguchi - 3.19
irimasen - 2.10
irimasu - 2.11
iro-iro - 3.30
iro-iro o sewa ni narimashita - 3.30
iru n desu ga - 3.14
isha - 3.25
isogashii - 2.24
issho ni - 2.02
issho ni itte mo ii desu ka - 2.27
itadakemasen ka - 2.14, 2.30
itadakimasu - 2.14, 2.30

Appendix (continued...)
itai desu - 1.27
itai n desu - 3.13
ito - 1.08
itsu - 1.06
itsuka - 2.28
itsuka misete kudasai ne - 3.24
itsumo - 2.03
itta koto ga arimasu - 3.22
itta toki - 3.23
itte kimasu - 1.15
itte kudasai - 1.23
iu masu - 1.30
iya - 1.03
ja - 1.11
ja arimasen - 1.02
ja mata - 1.02
ja, mata itsuka - 2.28
ji - 1.09
jikan - 1.28
jikan ga arimasen - 1.28
jikan ga kakarimasu - 2.29
jitensha - 3.20
jitsu - 3.20
jogingu - 3.28
jozu - 1.02
jozu ni natte iru deshou - 3.30
ju - 1.11
ju go ban no basu - 3.10
ju kyu - 1.14
jubun - 1.16
junbi - 3.14
jusho - 3.30
ka - 1.01
kaemasen - 1.15
kaemasu - 1.15
kaeranakute wa ikemasen - 3.20
kaeraremasu - 2.25
kaerimasen - 1.27
kaerimasu - 1.27
kaeritai desu - 1.27
kaeritaku arimasen - 1.27
kagi - 3.24
kai - 3.24
kaigi - 2.24
kaimasen deshita - 1.29
kaimashita - 1.29
kaimasu - 1.08
kaimono - 1.17
kaisatsuguchi - 3.19
kaisha ni imasu - 2.24
kaisha no hito - 2.04
kaitai n desu ga - 2.19
kaiwa - 1.10
kakari - 2.14
kake ni narimasen ka - 3.17
kaketai n desu ga - 2.16
kakete mimasu - 3.11
kakimasu - 2.18
kamaimasen - 2.24
kamakura - 2.01

kanada - 2.06
kanai - 1.18
kanari - 2.23
kani - 3.24
kanpai - 2.03
kara - 1.25, 2.02
kashi - 3.23
katta desu - 3.07
katte imasen - 3.29
katte kite - 3.25
kawakimashita - 3.17
kawanakute wa ikemasen - 3.29
kayobi - 2.07
kaze - 3.14
kazoku - 1.21
kazoku ni ai ni - 2.28
kedo - 2.24
keizai - 2.17
keki - 2.15
kekko desu - 1.05
kesa - 1.30
kiite - 1.11
kiite kudasai - 3.16
kiite mite kudasai - 3.16
kikimasu - 3.28
kimasu - 2.03
kinou - 1.29
kinyobi - 2.08
kinyu shite kudasai - 3.26
kiosuku - 2.22
kirei - 2.13
kirei deshita - 3.10
kirin - 3.05
kiro - 1.22
kissaten - 2.24
kite - 3.23
kitte - 2.18
kitte mimashou - 3.19
koban - 3.16
kochira - 2.12
kodomo - 1.20
koen - 1.04
kohi - 1.18
koka - 3.26
koko - 1.04
koko de matte imasu - 2.21
koko sei - 2.17
kokusai - 3.02
kon ban - 1.11
kon ban wa - 1.13
kon getsu - 3.09
kon shu - 2.12
kon'nichi wa - 1.03
konde imasu - 3.22
kondo - 3.18
kono - 1.30
kono ato - 2.10
konpyuta - 2.22
konsato - 2.09
kore - 1.24
kore mo johnson san no desu ka - 3.05
kori - 3.25

Appendix (continued...)
kotaete - 1.22, 2.01
koto - 2.13, 3.17, 3.25
koto ga arimasu - 3.22
kotoba - 1.30
ku arimasen - 1.07
kudasai - 1.11
kudasai masen ka - 3.25
kurashikku - 3.27
kurejitto kado - 3.08
kurikaeshite - 1.11
kuruma - 1.22
kusuri - 3.13
kyaku sama - 3.14
kyo - 1.11
kyo nen - 3.01
kyu - 1.09
kyuko - 2.20
kyushu - 2.27
machi - 3.18
mada - 1.03, 2.12
mada desu - 2.01
mada mada desu - 3.03
mada yoyaku shite imasen - 3.06
made - 2.06
mae - 1.28
magatte - 2.18
mai - 2.20
mai nichi - 2.15
maiku - 3.15
man - 3.26
mantan - 1.23
mantan ni shite - 1.23
massugu - 1.23
matsumoto seicho - 3.28
matte - 1.23
mazu - 3.15
menyu - 2.03
messeji - 3.12
michi - 1.24
migi - 1.24
mijikai - 2.04
mikka - 1.26
mimashita - 3.05
mina - 2.21
miruku - 2.10
misete - 3.24
mittsume no eki de - 3.19
miyage - 3.29
mizu - 1.18
mo - 1.25, 2.24
mo hitori - 2.05
mo ichi do - 1.10
mo ichi do iute kudasai - 2.01
mochiron - 2.06
modotte kimasu - 2.25
mokuyobi - 2.11
mono - 3.21
moshi moshi - 1.12
moshi yokereba - 2.08
motte imasen - 1.13

motte imasu - 1.13

motte kimashita - 3.23
motto - 1.18
mou sugu - 3.08
musuko - 2.14
musume - 2.14
muzukashii - 3.03
n desu ga - 1.16
nagai - 2.04
nagaku kakaru deshou - 3.14
nagano - 2.28
naka - 3.09
nakute wa ikemasen - 3.06
namae - 2.04
nan - 1.20
nan ban sen - 2.20
nan de - 2.07
nan desu ka - 1.16
nana sen - 1.12
nanbante - 1.07
nani - 1.07
nani ga arimasu ka - 1.19
nani o nasatte imasu ka - 3.04
nanika - 1.05, 3.12
nanika messeji ga arimashita ka - 3.12
nanimo - 1.30
nanji - 1.09
nanto - 1.30
naraimashita - 3.03
narimashita - 3.25
nasatte - 3.04
natsu - 2.30
natte iru deshou - 3.30
ne - 1.02
nekutai - 3.29
nemashita - 3.28
nen - 2.04
netsu - 3.13
netsu ga aru n desu - 3.13
ni - 1.08, 2.26
ni san - 1.26
ni shimasu - 3.04
nichi - 1.26
nichiyobi - 2.27
nihon - 1.03
nihon no hon - 1.18
nihon no kuruma - 1.22
nihongo - 1.01
nihonjin - 1.03
nimotsu - 3.24
nin - 1.20
niwa - 3.09
no hou ga chikai desu - 2.26
no hou ga ii desu - 2.25
no hou ga suki desu - 2.25
nodo - 3.13
nodo ga kawakimashita - 3.17
nomi ni - 2.08
nomimasen - 1.05
nomimasu - 1.05
nomimono - 3.04
nomitagatte iru - 1.18

Appendix (continued...)
nomitai desu - 1.10
nomitaku arimasen - 1.10
nomumono - 1.29
norikaete kudasai - 3.19
noto - 3.05
notte kudasai - 3.10
o sugimasu - 1.16
o tomodachi - 3.04
ofisu - 3.16
ohayo - 1.02
oishii - 2.15
ojama shimasu - 3.21
okane - 1.13
okane o kae ni - 2.26
okii - 1.20
okimashita - 3.28
oko san - 2.14
okusan - 1.18
omachi shite imashita - 3.21
omise - 1.25
omocha - 3.29
omoimasu - 3.17
omoshiroi - 2.13
onaka - 3.13
onaka ga sukimashita - 3.16
onegai shimasu - 1.08
ongaku - 3.27
onna no ko - 1.20
onsen - 3.08
orimasu - 2.12
orite kudasai - 3.10
osaka made kudasai - 2.20
osoi - 1.25
osoku arimasen - 1.25
osoku natte sumimasen - 2.29
otaku - 3.09
otearai - 1.21
otoko no ko - 1.20
owarimashita - 3.20
pati - 2.29
rai getsu - 3.06
rai nen - 3.02
rai shu - 2.12
resutoran - 1.07
rita - 1.22
roku - 1.11
roppyaku - 2.20
ryokan - 3.09
ryoko - 2.08
ryoko o shitai desu - 2.13
sa - 2.03
sagashite iru n desu ga - 2.17
sai - 2.15
sain o shite kudasai - 3.26
sake - 1.07
sakura - 3.21
sama - 3.24
samui - 2.12
samukatta desu - 3.01
samuku arimasen deshita - 3.07

san - 1.08, 1.10

san furanshisuko - 2.14
san zen - 1.12
sanbyaku - 2.19
sanpo shimasu - 3.12
sapporo - 3.05
sato - 1.08, 2.10
satsu - 3.26
sen - 1.12
sen getsu - 3.09
sen shu - 3.04
senbei - 2.11
sewa - 3.30
shashin - 3.02
shichi - 1.11
shichi gatsu - 2.11
shigai kyoku ban - 3.11
shigoto - 1.26
shigoto wa - 3.02
shika - 2.27
shikoku - 2.27
shimasen deshita - 2.02
shimashita - 2.01
shimasu - 1.08
shimatte imasu - 1.25
shinakute wa ikemasen - 3.06
shinjuku - 1.04
shinkansen - 2.27
shiriai - 2.23
shirimasen - 2.01
shiroi - 2.03
shita - 3.05
shitai - 1.17
shitara - 3.27
shite arimasu - 3.24
shite imasu - 2.24
shitsurei shimasu - 2.02
shitte imasu - 2.01
sho sho omachi kudasai - 2.18
shokuji o shimashou - 2.08
shokuji o shimasu - 2.07
shosetsu - 3.27
shuchcho o shimasu - 2.09
shujin - 1.18
shukan - 1.29
shumatsu - 2.29
shumi - 3.27
so - 1.02
so desu - 1.05
soba - 3.05
soi - 2.22
sono - 2.06
sono ato - 2.06
sono kado - 2.18
sono mae - 2.06
sore - 1.28
sore desu - 3.05
sore kara - 1.24
sore made ni wa - 3.30
sore to mo - 1.09
sore wa ikemasen ne - 2.19
sore wa shirimasen deshita - 3.20

Appendix (continued...)
soro soro - 2.02
soro soro shitsurei shimasu - 2.02
soshite - 1.12
sousuruto - 2.18
sugoshitai desu - 1.28
sugu - 2.22
sugu kimasu - 2.23
suiri - 3.27
suiyobi - 2.23
suki - 1.29
sukimashita - 3.16
sukoshi - 1.01
sumimasen - 1.01, 2.30
sunde imasu - 1.19
supotsu - 3.27
suru koto - 2.13
sutabakusu - 2.25
suzuki - 1.08
suzushii - 3.11
tabemasen - 1.05
tabemasen deshita - 1.29
tabemashita - 1.29
tabemashou - 2.08
tabemasu - 1.05
taberaremasen - 1.15
taberaremasu - 1.15
tabetai desu - 1.10
tabetaku arimasen - 1.10
tabun - 1.26
tachimasu - 3.09
taishikan - 3.10
taka sugimasu - 1.17
takai - 1.18
takakatta desu - 3.07
takaku arimasen - 1.18
takaku arimasen deshita - 3.07
takusan - 1.14
takushii - 1.26
tanaka - 1.08
tazunete - 1.23
teburu - 3.05
tegami - 2.07
teien - 3.23
tempura - 2.01
tenichi - 3.08
tenisu - 2.22
tenisu koto - 3.25
tenisu o shimasu - 2.23
tenki - 1.02
tera - 3.18
tetsudai - 3.15
ti-shatsu - 2.06
to - 1.08
to issho - 1.20
to issho ni - 1.27
to iu imi masu - 1.28
to iu masu - 1.30
to iute kudasai - 1.22
to iute mite kudasai - 1.25
to kotaete kudasai - 1.22

to kotaete mite kudasai - 2.01

to mou shimasu - 2.02
to tazunete kudasai - 1.23
toi - 1.23
toire - 1.21
tokei - 3.29
toki - 3.22
tokidoki - 2.04
tokoro - 1.06
tokoro de - 3.16
toku arimasen - 1.23
toku ni - 3.22
tokyu - 2.20
tomarimasu - 3.07
tomodachi - 1.26
toraberazu cheku - 3.26
torimasu - 2.11
toronto - 2.06
totemo - 2.01
tsugi - 1.10
tsugou ga warui n desu - 2.22
tsukimashita - 1.30
tsuma - 3.30
tsumaranai mono - 3.21
tsumetai - 2.12
tsurete ikimasu - 3.23
tsuri - 2.20
tsutae - 3.30
tsuyaku - 3.14
uchi - 2.05
ue - 3.05
ueno - 1.04
ugokanai n desu - 2.21
uketsuke - 3.16
umaku ikimashita - 3.18
undo - 3.28
utsurimashita - 3.17
wa - 1.09
wa dou deshita ka - 3.09
wa dou desu ka - 2.04
wa ikaga desu ka - 2.30
wakarimasen - 1.01
wakarimashita - 1.09
wakarimasu - 1.01
watashi - 1.01
watashi mo - 1.06
watashi ni - 1.15
watashi no - 1.06
watashitachi - 1.19
watashitachi no - 1.21
watashite - 2.14
yakkyoku - 2.19
yasashii - 3.03
yasumi - 2.11
yo - 1.10, 1.25
yobitai n desu ga - 2.18
yokatta desu - 3.07
yokka - 1.28
yoku - 1.03, 3.25
yoku arimasen - 2.13
yoku ryoko o shimasu - 2.09
yomi masu - 3.27

Appendix (continued...)
yon sen - 1.12
yori - 2.20
yoroshiku o tsutae kudasai - 3.30
yoshi - 3.26
youkan 2.17
yoyaku - 3.06
yubinkyoku - 2.17
yukata 3.30

yuki - 2.20, 2.30

yuki ga furimasu - 2.30
yukkuri 1.17
yumei - 3.18
zan'nen desu ne - 2.13
zehi - 2.02
zen zen - 1.15
zenbu de - 2.19
zuibun - 2.24

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