勤めます[会社に～]
work [for a company]
Shachō wa aiemushī ni tsutomete irasshaimasu.
→ The president works at IMC.
休みます
go to bed, sleep
Buchō wa mō oyasumi ni narimashita.
→ The department manager has already gone to rest (sleep).
掛けます[椅子に～]
sit on [a chair]
Dōzo, sochira no isu ni okake kudasai.
→ Please, sit on that chair over there.
過ごします
spend (time), pass (time)
Natsuyasumi wa gokazoku to ikaga osugoshi deshita ka.
→ How did you spend your summer vacation with your family?
寄ります[銀行に～]
drop into [a bank]
Shachō wa ginkō ni yotte kara, irasshaimasu.
→ The president will drop into the bank before coming.
いらっしゃいます
be, go, come (respectful equivalent of います、いきます and きます)
Sensei wa kenkyūshitsu ni irasshaimasu.
→ The professor is in the laboratory.
召し上がります
eat, drink (respectful equivalent of たべます and のみます)
Dōzo, kēki o meshiagatte kudasai.
→ Please have some cake.
おっしゃいます
say (respectful equivalent of いいます)
Shachō ga osshatta tōri ni, yarimasu.
→ I will do exactly as the president said.
なさいます
do (respectful equivalent of します)
Shūmatsu wa, nani o nasaimasu ka.
→ What will you do on the weekend?
ご覧になります
see, look at (respectful equivalent of みます)
Kesa no nyūsu o goran ni narimashita ka.
→ Did you watch this morning's news?
ご存じです
know (respectful equivalent of しっています)
Ano nyūsu o gozonji desu ka.
→ Do you know that news?
挨拶
greeting, address
Atarashii shachō ga aisatsu o shimashita.
→ The new president gave a greeting.
灰皿
ashtray
Sumimasen, haizara o onegaishimasu.
→ Excuse me, an ashtray please.
旅館
Japanese-style hotel or inn
Kyōto no furui ryokan ni tomaritai desu.
→ I want to stay at an old Japanese-style inn in Kyoto.
会場
meeting place, hall
Pātī no kaijō wa hoteru no sangai desu.
→ The party venue is on the 3rd floor of the hotel.
バス停
bus stop
Basutei de basu o matte imasu.
→ I am waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
貿易
trade
Ani wa bōeki no shigoto o shite imasu.
→ My older brother is working in trade.
～様
(respectful equivalent of 〜さん)
Mirā sama, irasshaimasu ka.
→ Is Mr. Miller there?
帰りに
on the way back
Kaeri ni depāto e yorimasu.
→ I will drop by the department store on the way back.
たまに
once in a while
Tama ni eiga o mi ni ikimasu.
→ I go to see a movie once in a while.
ちっとも
not at all
Nihongo ga chittomo wakarimasen.
→ I don't understand Japanese at all.
遠慮なく
without reserve, without hesitation
Dōzo, enryo naku meshiagatte kudasai.
→ Please, help yourself without hesitation.
―年―組
class - of -th grade
Musuko wa gonen nikumi desu.
→ My son is in class 2 of the 5th grade.
では
well, then
Dewa, shitsurei itashimasu.
→ Well then, excuse me.
出します[熱を～]
run [a fever]
Kodomo ga netsu o dashimashita.
→ My child ran a fever.
よろしくお伝えください
Give my best regards.
Okusama ni dōzo yoroshiku otsutae kudasai.
→ Please give my best regards to your wife.
失礼いたします
Good-bye. (humble)
Osaki ni shitsurei itashimasu.
→ Excuse me for leaving before you.
ひまわり小学校
Himawari Elementary School (fictional)
Watashi wa Himawari shōgakkō no sensei desu.
→ I am a teacher at Himawari Elementary School.
講師
lecturer
Daigaku de nihongo no kōshi o shite imasu.
→ I am working as a Japanese lecturer at a university.
多くの～
many ~, much ~
Ōku no hito ga atsumarimashita.
→ Many people gathered.
作品
work (of art, etc.)
Kore wa yūmei na gaka no sakuhin desu.
→ This is a work of a famous painter.
受賞します
be awarded a prize
Kare wa nōberushō o jushō shimashita.
→ He was awarded the Nobel Prize.
世界的に
world-wide
Kurosawa Akira wa sekaiteki ni yūmei na kantoku desu.
→ Akira Kurosawa is a world-famous director.
作家
novelist, writer
Shōrai, sakka ni naritai desu.
→ I want to become a writer in the future.
～でいらっしゃいます
be (respectful equivalent of です)
Achira wa Watto sensei de irasshaimasu.
→ That person over there is Mr. Watt.
長男
one's eldest son
Kare wa chōnan desu.
→ He is the eldest son.
障害
handicap, defect
Kare wa shōgai o motte imasu ga, genki desu.
→ He has a disability but he is doing well.
お持ちです
have (respectful)
Kuruma o omochi desu ka.
→ Do you have a car?
作曲
composition (music)
Kare wa piano no kyoku o sakkyoku shimashita.
→ He composed a piano piece.
活動
activity
Borantia katsudō ni sanka shimasu.
→ I will participate in volunteer activities.
それでは
well, so
Sore dewa, kaigi o hajimemasu.
→ Well then, I will start the meeting.
大江健三郎
Oe Kenzaburo (Japanese writer)
Ōe Kenzaburō wa Nihon no sakka desu.
→ Oe Kenzaburo is a Japanese writer.
東京大学
Tokyo University
Ani wa Tōkyō daigaku no gakusei desu.
→ My older brother is a student at Tokyo University.
ノーベル文学賞
Nobel Prize in Literature
Kawabata Yasunari wa nōberu bungakushō o jushō shimashita.
→ Kawabata Yasunari was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
