磨きます[歯を～]
brush [one's teeth], polish
Shokuji no ato de, ha o migakimasu.
→ After eating, I brush my teeth.
組み立てます
assemble
Setsumeisho no tōri ni, kumitatete kudasai.
→ Please assemble it according to the manual.
折ります
bend, fold, break, snap
Kami o otte, hikōki o tsukurimasu.
→ I fold paper and make an airplane.
気がつきます[忘れ物に～]
notice, become aware of [things left behind]
Eki de wasuremono ni ki ga tsukimashita.
→ At the station, I noticed I had left something behind.
つけます[しょうゆを～]
put [in soy sauce]
Sashimi wa shōyu o tsukete tabemasu.
→ I eat sashimi dipped in soy sauce.
見つかります[鍵が～]
[a key] be found
Kagi ga mitsukarimashita.
→ The key was found.
します[ネクタイを～]
put on, wear [a tie]
Kyō wa nekutai o shite imasen.
→ I am not wearing a tie today.
質問します
ask a question
Sensei ni shitsumon shimasu.
→ I ask the teacher a question.
細い
thin (of small diameter)
Kono sen wa hosoi desu.
→ This line is thin.
太い
thick (of large diameter)
Futoi sen de kaite kudasai.
→ Please write with a thick line.
盆踊り
Bon Festival dance
Obon ni bon'odori o shimasu.
→ We do the Bon dance during Obon.
スポーツクラブ
sports club
Supōtsukurabu ni hairimashita.
→ I joined a sports club.
家具
furniture
Atarashii kagu o kaimashita.
→ I bought new furniture.
キー
key
Kuruma no kī o sagashite imasu.
→ I am looking for the car key.
シートベルト
seat belt
Shītoberuto o shite kudasai.
→ Please fasten your seat belt.
説明書
explanatory pamphlet, instruction book
Setsumeisho o yonde kara, tsukaimasu.
→ I read the manual before using it.
図
figure, drawing
Zu o kaite setsumei shimasu.
→ I draw a diagram to explain.
線
line
Koko ni sen o hiite kudasai.
→ Please draw a line here.
矢印
arrow (sign)
Yajirushi no tōri ni itte kudasai.
→ Please follow the arrow.
黒
black (noun)
Kuro no bōrupen o tsukaimasu.
→ I use a black ballpoint pen.
白
white (noun)
Shiro wa kirei na iro desu.
→ White is a beautiful color.
赤
red (noun)
Aka wa tomare to iu imi desu.
→ Red means stop.
青
blue (noun)
Ao no shatsu o kite imasu.
→ I am wearing a blue shirt.
紺
navy blue, dark blue (noun)
Kon no sūtsu o kaimashita.
→ I bought a navy suit.
黄色
yellow (noun)
Kiiroi hana ga saite imasu.
→ Yellow flowers are blooming.
しょうゆ
soya, soy sauce
Shōyu o kakemasu ka.
→ Would you like soy sauce?
ソース
sauce, Worcestershire sauce
Sōsu o tsukenaide tabemasu.
→ I eat it without sauce.
～か～
~ or ~
Kuro ka ao no pen de kaite kudasai.
→ Please write with a black or blue pen.
ゆうべ
last night
Yūbe wa yoku nemashita ka.
→ Did you sleep well last night?
さっき
a short while ago
Sakki, denwa ga arimashita yo.
→ There was a phone call a little while ago.
茶道
tea ceremony
Sadō o naratte imasu.
→ I am learning the tea ceremony.
お茶をたてます
make green tea
Ocha o tatete mimasen ka.
→ Would you like to try making tea?
お先に
ahead, first
Osaki ni dōzo.
→ Please go ahead.
載せます
place on, load onto
Gohan no ue ni tamago o nosemasu.
→ I put an egg on the rice.
これでいいですか。
Is this all right?
A: Kore de ii desu ka. B: Hai, kekkō desu.
→ Is this okay?
苦い
bitter
Kono kusuri wa nigai desu.
→ This medicine is bitter.
親子どんぶり
bowl of rice with chicken and egg
Oyako donburi o tsukurimasu.
→ I make oyakodon.
材料
material, ingredient
Zairyō o junbi shimasu.
→ I prepare the ingredients.
―分
portion, serving
Sanninbun no ryōri o tsukurimasu.
→ I cook food for three people.
鳥肉
chicken
Toriniku ga suki desu.
→ I like chicken.
―グラム
gram
Niku o nihyaku guramu kudasai.
→ Please give me 200 grams of meat.
―個
counter for small objects
Tamago ga sanko arimasu.
→ There are three eggs.
玉ねぎ
onion
Tamanegi o kirimasu.
→ I cut the onion.
４分の１
one fourth
Tamanegi o yonbun no ichi tsukaimasu.
→ I use one quarter of an onion.
調味料
seasoning, flavoring
Chōmiryō o iremasu.
→ I add the seasoning.
鍋
pan, pot
Nabe ni mizu o iremasu.
→ I put water in the pot.
火
fire, heating
Hi o keshite kudasai.
→ Please turn off the heat.
火にかけます
put on the stove
Nabe o hi ni kakemasu.
→ I put the pot on the heat.
煮ます
cook, boil
Yasai o nimasu.
→ I simmer the vegetables.
煮えます
be cooked, be boiled
Niku ga niemashita.
→ The meat is cooked.
どんぶり
ceramic bowl
Donburi ni gohan o iremasu.
→ I put rice in the bowl.
