思います
think
Ashita wa ame ga furu to omoimasu.
→ I think it will rain tomorrow.
言います
say
Tanaka san wa kaigi ni denai to iimashita.
→ Mr. Tanaka said he would not attend the meeting.
勝ちます
win
Kinō no sakkā no shiai wa Nihon ga kachimashita.
→ Japan won the soccer match yesterday.
負けます
lose, be beaten
Tsugi no shiai wa makenai to omoimasu.
→ I think we will not lose the next match.
あります[お祭りが~]
[a festival] be held, take place
Raigetsu, Kyōto de omatsuri ga arimasu.
→ There will be a festival in Kyoto next month.
役に立ちます
be useful
Kono hon wa shigoto no yaku ni tachimasu.
→ This book is useful for my work.
動きます
move, work
Kono tokei wa ugokimasen.
→ This watch doesn't work.
やめます [会社を~]
quit, leave [a company]
Kaisha o yamemashita.
→ I left the company.
気をつけます
be careful, take care
Kuruma ni ki o tsukete kudasai.
→ Please watch out for cars.
留学します
study abroad
Rainen, Nihon e ryūgaku shimasu.
→ Next year, I will study in Japan.
無駄[な]
wasteful
Muda na kaimono o shinaide kudasai.
→ Please do not make wasteful purchases.
不便[な]
inconvenient
Koko wa kōtsū ga fuben da to omoimasu.
→ I think transportation is inconvenient here.
すごい
awful, great (expresses astonishment or admiration)
Watto sensei wa nihongo ga jōzu desu ne. Sugoi desu.
→ Mr. Watt is good at Japanese. That's amazing.
ほんとう
truth, true
Sore wa hontō desu ka.
→ Is that true?
うそ
lie, falsehood
Uso o iwanaide kudasai.
→ Please don't tell a lie.
自動車
automobile, car
Jidōsha de kaisha e ikimasu.
→ I go to the company by car.
交通
transportation, traffic
Tōkyō wa kōtsū ga benri desu.
→ Transportation is convenient in Tokyo.
物価
prices, cost of living
Nihon wa bukka ga takai desu.
→ Prices are high in Japan.
放送
broadcast
Kono bangumi wa maishū hōsō saremasu.
→ This program is broadcast every week.
ニュース
news
Konban no nyūsu o minakereba narimasen.
→ I must watch tonight's news.
アニメ
anime, Japanese animation
Nihon no anime ga suki desu.
→ I like Japanese anime.
マンガ
manga, comic
Kono manga wa omoshiroi desu.
→ This manga is interesting.
デザイン
design
Kono kutsu no dezain wa suteki desu ne.
→ The design of these shoes is nice, isn't it?
夢
dream
Shōrai no yume wa nan desu ka.
→ What is your dream for the future?
天才
genius
Kare wa tensai da to omoimasu.
→ I think he is a genius.
試合
game, match
Konban, Nihon to Betonamu no shiai ga arimasu.
→ Tonight, there is a match between Japan and Vietnam.
意見
opinion
Kaigi de iken o iimashita.
→ I gave my opinion in the meeting.
[お]話
talk, speech, what one says, story
Omoshiroi ohanashi o kikimashita.
→ I heard an interesting story.
地球
Earth
Chikyū wa marui desu.
→ The Earth is round.
月
moon
Tsuki ga kirei desu ne.
→ The moon is beautiful, isn't it?
最近
recently, these days
Saikin, isogashii desu ka.
→ Have you been busy recently?
多分
probably, perhaps, maybe
Ashita wa tabun ii tenki deshō.
→ It will probably be nice weather tomorrow.
きっと
surely
Mirā san wa kitto kimasu yo.
→ Mr. Miller will surely come.
本当に
really
Haha no ryōri wa hontō ni oishii desu.
→ My mother's cooking is really delicious.
そんなに
not so much (used with negatives)
Kono mondai wa sonnani muzukashikunai desu.
→ This problem is not that difficult.
~について
about ~, concerning ~
Nihon no keizai ni tsuite kangaete imasu.
→ I am thinking about the Japanese economy.
久しぶりですね。
Long time no see.
Hisashiburi desu ne.
→ Long time no see.
~でも飲みませんか。
How about drinking ~ or something?
Tsukareta deshō. Bīru demo nomimasen ka.
→ You must be tired. How about drinking a beer or something?
もちろん
of course
A: Pātī ni ikimasu ka. B: Mochiron ikimasu.
→ A: Are you going to the party? B: Of course I'm going.
帰らないと…。
I have to go home now...
Mō osoi desu kara, kaeranai to...
→ It's already late, so I have to go home...
アインシュタイン
Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
Ainshutain wa yūmei na kagakusha desu.
→ Einstein is a famous scientist.
ガガーリン
Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968)
Gagarin wa uchū e ikimashita.
→ Gagarin went into space.
ガリレオ
Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)
Garireo wa yūmei na kagakusha desu.
→ Galileo was a famous scientist.
キング牧師
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968)
Kingu bokushi wa yūmei na hito desu.
→ Reverend King is a famous person.
フランクリン
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
Furankurin wa yūmei na hito desu.
→ Franklin is a famous person.
かぐや姫
Princess Kaguya
Kaguya-hime no hanashi o shitte imasu ka.
→ Do you know the story of Princess Kaguya?
天神祭
Tenjin Festival (in Osaka)
Tenjin Matsuri wa Ōsaka no yūmei na omatsuri desu.
→ Tenjin Matsuri is a famous festival in Osaka.
吉野山
Mount Yoshino (in Nara Prefecture)
Yoshinoyama wa Nara-ken ni arimasu.
→ Mount Yoshino is in Nara Prefecture.
カンガルー
kangaroo
Ōsutoraria de kangarū o mimashita.
→ I saw a kangaroo in Australia.
キャプテン・クック
Captain James Cook (1728-79)
Kyaputen Kukku wa yūmei na hito desu.
→ Captain Cook is a famous person.
ヨーネン
Yonen (fictitious company name)
Yōnen wa kaisha no namae desu.
→ Yonen is the name of a company.