hi nichi sun day ki moku tree wood hon hon moto root origin book nippon nihon Japan (the country) higashi tou azuma east kyou kei capital capital district hane wings ta da rice paddy chikara ryoku riki power strength otoko dan male man onna jo female woman (o)kaa(san) bo mother hito jin nin person species mankind mai mai every ko child su(ku) su(ki) to love loved liked oki(i) ou dai big chii(sai) ko shou o small ta(tsu) ritsu tachi to stand standing ichi one ni two san three go five juu ten kyou to join together to unite kyouryoku cooperation kawa gawa river mizu sui mizu water oumizu flood i(reru) hai(ru) nyuu to put in to enter kuchi guchi kou mouth opening naka naka chuu middle inside chuuritsu neutral nitchuu in the daytime jochuu housemaid ou exact middle chuuou middle center utsu(su) utsu(ru) ei to reflect an image on to be reflected on ga picture boundary eiga movie nihonga Japanese-style painting furui ko old shina shina hin goods chuukohin secondhand goods ku district section ward machi machi chou town section of a ward chou unit of measure i(u) to say shin trust haka(ru) kei to count to measure shita tongue hana(su) wa to talk katsu life energy go language ue a(garu) a(geru) jo up above atop to go up to give to put up shita ge down below beneath to go down to put down to give jooeichuu Now Playing gesui sewage yama san mountain tani tani ya valley ishi seki stone abura yu oil sekiyu petroleum tsuki getsu gatsu moon month yuu yuube evening soto hoka gai outside outdoors besides na mei name meijin famous person ooi ta many aka(rui) mei bright hika(ru) hika(ri) kou rays of light to shine to sparkle haya(i) early fast quick asa morning tsuchi to do earth place doboku civil engineering de(ru) de shutsu to come out deguchi exit iriguchi entrance u(mu) u(mareru) to give birth to be born nama raw draft (for beer) sei life kome bei uncooked rice America shiro(i) haku white hayashi woods mori forest ka fruit result (fruit of your effort) ka confectionary-related kashi candy yasu(mu) kyuu to rest karada tai body te hand tomo yuu friend-related tomodachi friend hidari sa left ku koo -build -builder daiku carpenter jinkou man-made migi u right (the direction) niku meat a(ru) yuu to have to exist yuumei famous sun measure of distance measure of justice mura son village mamo(ru) shu to guard to protect tera ji temple shi poem toki ji time hour mo(tsu) ji to have to hold to own tsu(ku) tsu(keru) to attach to be attached u(keru) ju to receive uketsuke receptionist uketsukechuu For Rent arasou sou struggle dispute kyou together kyouritsuu cooperative joint common mana(bu) gaku to learn shi branch (as in office) shiji support eda branch of a tree ka(ku) sho to write written things koto ji thing happening affair kouji construction koujichuu Under Construction jinji personnel (department) jiji current events han against anti- hango irony hankyou anti-communist saka hill to(maru) to(meru) shi to stop to be stopped chuushi suspended cancelled ashi leg foot tada(shii) sei shou righteous correct upright legitimate kokoro shin heart shoshin faint-hearted timidity cautiousness kokorozuke tip (advice) tip (gratuity) shinjuu double suicide oto on in sound ashioto footstep boin vowel shiin consonant iso(gu) kyuu to hurry sudden urgent emergency i mind spirit feelings thoughts me eye bou -hat boushi hat mi(ru) to see mihon sample mimi ear to(ru) to take ha teeth ke mo -hair hana nose ji -self nara(u) shuu to learn minirai apprentice on-the-job-trainee kou public matsu pine tree watakushi shi I private mine shiritsu privately operated wa peaceful placid tranquil harmony yamato Japan (o)nii(san) older brother zei -tax setsu thoery opinion story shousetsu novel setsumei explanation setsumeisho instruction sheet i(ku) kou to go kyuukou express kai gai avenue ma(tsu) tai to wait mawasu mawaru kai to turn to rotate counter for times kuruma sha car cart ko -shed shako garage gun military beigun American Army gunjin military person hako(bu) un to transport to carry fate destiny luck oku(ru) sou to send unsou moving omo(i) juu heavy ugo(ku) dou to move jidousha automobile undou exercise political movement hatara(ku) dou to work kai shell (seashell) ka(u) bai to buy uru bai to sell baibai trade yo(mu) doku to read in -employee kouin factory hand yen yen (formal) yen yen (normal) mon gate suimon sluice gate nyuumon elementary primer ki(ku) bun to ask to hear aida kan ma interval space space between time between jikan time chuukan midway nihonma Japanese-style room seki kan barrier kantou Eastern Japan kansai Western Japan zeikan Customs House a(keru) hira(ku) kai to open to(jiru) hei to close to door uma ba horse basha carriage mokuba wooden horse (carousel or Trojan) ichibariki One horsepower baniku Horsemeat eki station ben bin mail departure convienence feces tori bird shima to island nishi sei sai west nishinihon far west Japan you day-of-week itaru to arrive (archaic) shitsu room washitsu Japanese-style room ya tradesman's shop nikuya Butcher's shop sakanaya fish monger mise ten shop shoten bookstore honten main store shiten branch store baiten stall at station or park fu anti- not- in- un- fuben inconvenient fumei unclear ushi gyuu cow cattle koushi calf gyuuniku beef mono butsu things articles monogatari stories tales meibutsu souvenier urimono for sale kaimono shopping toku special- tokkyuu special express nyuu milk gyuunyuu cow's milk hitsuji you sheep youmou wool you ocean seiyou The West seiyoujin Westerner touyoujin Easterner taiseiyou Atlantic Ocean youhinten Western goods store youma Western-style room yougashi Western-style sweets umi kai sea nihonkai Japan Sea kaijou maritime utsukushi bi beautiful bijin beautiful woman buta ton pig ie ka house yasui an peace cheap inexpensive yasumono inferior goods yasuuri rummage sale sakana fish ito thread keito woolen thread izumi sen natural spring sara plate, dish on warm onsen hot springs taionkei thermometer onshitsu greenhouse hothouse sen line kousen light beams fuyu winter owaru owari to end ending inu dog koinu puppy inugoya doghouse ki -ware or -vessel doki earthenware ban -number to guard ichiban the best number one bannin watchman monban gatekeeper take bamboo dai -ordinal daiichi first hyaku hundred yado shuku hotel yadoya hotel geshuku boardinghouse sen chi thousand man ten thousand hiku in to pull inryoku gravity ya arrow shi(ru) chi to know chimei well-known chijin acquaintance chiji governor i doctor sake shu alcohol nihonshu Japanese sake youshu Western liquor sakaba bar (traditional) sakaya liquor store shuka chinese restaurant that serves liquor katana knife sword wa(keru) wa(karu) fun to divide into parts minute to understand juubun enough (note special pronounciation) ri profit rimawari yearly interest paid on bonds furi unprofitable rikou clever smart shrewd betsu to separate separate tokoro sho jo place ba jou place where things happen kouba factory koujou factory undoujou playground o(ru) setsu to bend to turn to fold to crease sasetsu left turn usetsu right turn chikai kin nearby close kinjo neighborhood kinjitsu koukai Opening Soon kintou Middle East atara(shii) shin new shinbun newspaper shinjuku new hotel (place name in Tokyo) shitsu shichi nature quality character to pawn shitsumon question hinshitsu quality of goods shichiya pawn shop ka(waru) dai yo to replace replacement substitute renewal daishoya scribe taxi-dai taxi fare kindai modern times ka(su) ka(shi) to lend to rent kashishitsu uketsukechuu office for rent shiki style method ceremony nihonshiki japanese style amerikashiki american style youshiki western style shikijou ceremony hall hi ka fire-related kaji fire "Fire!" kazan volcano honou en flame ya(ku) ya(keru) to bake to burn to roast yuuyake sunset yakuniku Japanese food yakiba crematorium en smoke aki autumn akita Japanese dog breed nai nashi mu nothing musen wireless musensha taxi with a radio mukuchi taciturn silent kuro(i) koku black aka aka(i) seki red sekigaisen infrared ray ao ao(i) blue green doku poison iro color things erotic irome make eyes at abu(nai) ki dangerous ka ke change from one form to another keshou makeup shou to apply paint to to apply powder to to embellish keshouhin makeup keshoushitsu powder room kagaku chemistry hana ka flower hanaya flower shop hanabi fireworks ikebana Japanese flower arranging kita hoku north hokkai north sea (of Japan) kura(beru) hi to compare hibiya park in Tokyo naga(i) chou long senior (long service) ekichou station chief shitenchou branch manager koujouchou factory manager choujo eldest daughter chounan eldest son a hunchback less-than-best waru(i) aku bad waruguchi malign slander akka to worsen oo king Sannou Mountain King (hotel name) Keiou Capital King (department store name) Keiousen Railroad line that runs west from Shinjuku tama jewel round object juuendama 10-yen coin medama eyeball medamayaki sunny side up eggs tamago egg tamago egg (archaic writing) Akadama Red-ball Wine oldest domestic wine kuni koku country nation oukoku kingdom kokuou king kyouwakoku republic gaikoku foreign country gaikokujin foreigner gaijin foreigner beikoku America beikokujin American chuugoku China chugoku region of Japan around Hiroshima takara hou treasure kokuhou national treasure houseki jewels (more elegant than tama) touhou Eastern Treasure moviehouse chain zen all zennihon All-Japan zenbei All-America zenkoku all-nation zentai entirely anzen daiichi Safety First sei saintly holy seijin saint seisho Bible holy book shu lord master (go)shujin husband shuryoku main force chuu to pour to concentrate chuui pay attention be careful beware su(mu) juu to live to dwell juusho address Sumitomo Living Friend (financial firm) chu to stop or stay chuusha park your car chuushajou parking lot taka(i) kou high expensive high-quality Takashimaya Tall-Island-Shop (department store name) Takamatsu High-pine (city on Shikoku) Koochi Lofty-Wisdom (prefecture on Shikoku) miya gu shrine place Miyamoto Shrine-origin (family name) Miyakawa Shrine-river (family name) Miyashita Below-shrine (family name) Oomiya Big-shrine (Tokyo area) Ninomiya Second-shrine (town on the Tokkaido) uchi nai entered inside within during among naikai inland sea kokunai domestic Nihon Kokunai Japan's (former) domestic airways ona(ji) dou same Kyoudou Together-Same (news service name) ta(beru) shoku to eat food meal yuushoku supper dinner shokuhin food (at a store) shokki tableware cutlery shokujin cannabilism no(mu) in to drink beverage nomimizu drinking water (potable water) nomimono beverages tsugi ji next jichou assistant chief jikai next time Playing Next kan bureaucrat government employee choukan chief of a government bureau jikan assistant chief kan -meeting hall public building betsukan bekkan annex honkan main building shinkan new building kaikan meeting hall Tokyo Kaikan Tokyo Hall au kai to meet meeting kaijou meeting place kaishoku banquet dinner party kaichou meeting chief kaiin members of the meeting member kaiwa conversation kyoukai association society Nichibei Kyoukai Japan-America Society sha place where people meet to undertake a social project kaisha company firm shain employee shakai society kabushiki kaisha corporation (abbreviated K.K.) kabu tree-stump stock (as in shares) kabunushi stockholder shou business shouten shop shoutengai shopping district shousha trading company shounin merchant shouhin trade goods kami shin jin god jinja shinto shrine jinguu important shinto shrine kin prohibition chuushakinshi No Parking tachiirikinshi Keep Out kinen No Smoking usetsukinshi No Right Turn matsuri festival tano(shii) gaku raku enjoyment music gakki musical instrument ongaku music Yuurakuchou