今いまnow意味いみmeaning, significance妹いもうとyounger sister (humble)嫌いやdisagreeable, detestable, unpleasant入口いりぐちentrance居るいる(humble) to be (animate), to exist要るいるto need入れるいれるto put in色いろcolor色々いろいろvarious上うえabove (up, top, etc.), over, on top of後ろうしろback, behind, rear薄いうすいthin, weak歌うたa song歌ううたうto singうちうちhome生まれるうまれるto be born海うみsea, beach売るうるto sell (v.t.)うるさいうるさいnoisy上着うわぎcoat, jacket絵えa painting映画えいがmovie, film映画館えいがかんmovie theater, cinema英語えいごEnglish (language)ええええyes駅えきstationエレベーターエレベーターelevator～円～えんYen鉛筆えんぴつpencilお～お～honorable ~ (honorific)美味しいおいしいdelicious, tasty多いおおいmany大きいおおきいbig, large大きなおおきなbig大勢おおぜいgreat number of peopleお母さんおかあさんmother (formal)お菓子おかしconfections, sweets, snackお金おかねmoney起きるおきるto get up (e.g., from sleeping)置くおくto put奥さんおくさん(someone else's) wife (hon.)お酒おさけsakeお皿おさらplate, dish伯父; 叔父さんおじさんuncle, middle-aged manおじいさんおじいさんgrandfather, male senior citizen教えるおしえるto teach, to inform, to instruct押すおすto push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport)遅いおそいslowお茶おちゃ(green) teaお手洗いおてあらいtoilet, restroom, bathroom (lit., a place to wash one's hands)お父さんおとうさんfather (formal)弟おとうとyounger brother男おとこman, male男の子おとこのこboy一昨日おとといthe day before yesterdayおととしおととしyear before last大人おとなadultお腹おなかstomach同じおなじsame, identicalお兄さんおにいさん(someone else's) older brother (formal)お姉さんおねえさんolder sister (formal)伯母さん; 叔母さんおばさんauntおばあさんおばあさんgrandmother, female senior-citizenお風呂おふろa bathお弁当おべんとうa boxed lunch覚えるおぼえるto learn, to commit to memory, to remember, to memorizeおまわりさんおまわりさんpoliceman (friendly term)重いおもいheavy面白いおもしろいinteresting, amusing泳ぐおよぐto swim降りるおりるto get off終るおわるto finish, to close音楽おんがくMusic女おんなwoman, female女の子おんなのこgirl～回～かいcounter for occurrences (~ times)～階～かいcounter for stories (floors) of a building外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner会社かいしゃcompany, corporation階段かいだんstairs買い物かいものshopping買うかうto buy返すかえすto return something帰るかえるto go back, to go home, to return顔かおface (body part)かかるかかるit takes (amount of time, money) (v.i.)鍵かぎa lock書くかくto write学生がくせいstudent～か月～かげつ(number of) months掛けるかけるto put on (e.g., glasses)かけるかけるto dial/call (e.g., phone)傘かさumbrella, parasol貸すかすto lend風かぜwind, breeze風邪かぜcold, flu方かた-- honorific form for 人 (ひと) --家族かぞくfamily, members of a family片仮名かたかなkatakana～月～がつmonth of year学校がっこうa schoolカップカップcup家庭かていhome角かどcorner (e.g., desk, pavement)かばんかばんbag, basket花瓶かびん(flower) vaseかぶるかぶるto wear, to put on (e.g., a hat on the head)紙かみpaperカメラカメラcamera火曜日かようびTuesday辛いからいhot and spicy体からだbody借りるかりるto borrow, to owe～がる～がるfeel軽いかるいlight, non-serious, minorカレーカレーcurry (abbr. for curry and rice)カレンダーカレンダーcalendar川; 河かわriver～側～がわ~ side可愛いかわいいcute, adorable漢字かんじkanji木きtree, wood, timber黄色きいろyellow黄色いきいろいyellow消えるきえるto vanish, to disappear聞くきくto hear, to listen, to ask北きたnorthギターギターguitar汚いきたないdirty, unclean, filthy喫茶店きっさてんcafé切手きってpostal (postage) stamps切符きっぷa ticket昨日きのうyesterday九きゅうnine牛肉ぎゅうにくbeef牛乳ぎゅうにゅうmilk今日きょうtoday, this day教室きょうしつclassroom兄弟きょうだいsiblings (humble), brothers and sisters去年きょねんlast year嫌いきらいdislike切るきるto cut着るきるto put on (clothes above your waist)綺麗きれいpretty, clean, tidyキロ; キログラムキロ; キログラム(abbr.) kilo (kilogram)キロ; キロメートルキロ; キロメートル(abbr.) kilo (kilometer)銀行ぎんこうbank金曜日きんようびFriday薬くすりmedicine下さいください(with te-form verb) please do for me果物くだものfruit口くちjob opening靴くつshoes, footwear靴下くつしたsocks国くにcountry曇りくもりcloudiness, cloudy weather曇るくもるto become cloudy, to become dim暗いくらいdark, gloomy～くらい; ぐらい～くらい; ぐらいapproximate (quantity)クラスクラスa classグラムグラムgram来るくるto come車くるまcar, vehicle黒くろblack黒いくろいblack警官けいかんpolice officer今朝けさthis morning消すけすto erase, to delete, to turn off power結構けっこうsplendid結婚けっこん (する)marriage (get married)月曜日げつようびMonday玄関げんかんentrance (to a house or a building)元気げんきhealth(y), energetic～個～こcounter for small items (e.g., fruits, cups)五ごfive～語～ごword, language公園こうえんa park交差点こうさてんintersection紅茶こうちゃblack tea交番こうばんpolice box声こえvoiceコートコートcoatコーヒーコーヒーcoffeeここここhere, this place午後ごごafternoon, P.M.九日ここのかnine days九つここのつnine things午前ごぜんmorning, A.M.答えるこたえるto answer, to replyこちらこちらthis person (polite)こっちこっちthis personコップコップa tumbler今年ことしthis year言葉ことばlanguage子供こどもchild(ren)このこのthis御飯ごはんrice (cooked)コピーするコピーするto copy困るこまるto be bothered, to have difficultyこれこれthis one～ころ; ～ごろ～ころ; ～ごろabout, toward, approximately (time)今月こんげつthis month今週こんしゅうthis weekこんなこんなsuch, like this今晩こんばんtonight, this eveningさあさあcome now, well～歳～さい~ years old財布さいふwallet魚さかなfish先さきfuture咲くさくto bloom作文さくぶんessay差すさすto raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (e.g., umbrella)～冊～さつcounter for books雑誌ざっしmagazine, journal砂糖さとうsugar寒いさむいcold (in reference to weather)さ来年さらいねんyear after next