物事
Things / Everything / Matters
Monogoto o reisei ni kangueru.
→ Think about things calmly.
学校で多くの物事を学ぶ
Learn many things at school
Kodomotachi wa gakkō de ooku no monogoto o manabu hitsuyō ga aru.
→ Children need to learn many things at school.
人物
Person / Character / Figure
Kare wa hijō ni seijitsu na jinbutsu da.
→ He is a very sincere person.
有名な人物
Famous person / Figure
Rekishijō no yūmei na jinbutsu ni tsuite shiraberu.
→ Researching famous figures in history.
物理
Physics
Kōkō de butsuri no jugyō o ukeru.
→ Taking physics classes in high school.
物理の試験
Physics exam
Ashita no butsuri no shiken no tame ni benkyō suru.
→ Studying for tomorrow's physics exam.
食物
Food
Shokumotsu kara eiyō o sesshu suru.
→ Absorbing nutrients from food.
カロリーの高い食物
High-calorie food
Saikin wa karorī no takai shokumotsu o hikaete iru.
→ Recently, I have been avoiding high-calorie foods.
作物
Crops / Produce
Taifū de nōsaku butsu ga ookina higai o uketa.
→ The crops suffered great damage from the typhoon.
この地域の主要な作物は米です
The main crop in this region is rice
Kono chiiki no shuyō na sakumotsu wa kome desu ga, saikin wa kudamono mo tsukurarete imasu.
→ The main crop in this region is rice, but fruits have also been grown recently.
書物
Books / Writings
Toshokan ni wa kichō na shomotsu ga takusan aru.
→ There are many valuable books in the library.
古い書物を読む
Read old books
Furui shomotsu o yomu koto de, mukashi no chie o shiru.
→ Learning ancient wisdom by reading old books.
生き物
Living thing / Creature
Chikyūjō no subete no ikimono o taisetsu ni suru.
→ Cherish all living things on Earth.
生き物の世話をする
Take care of a creature / animal
Mainichi, ie de katte iru ikimono no sewa o suru.
→ I take care of the creatures kept at home every day.
生物
Living thing / Organism
Umi no naka ni wa michi no seibutsu ga takusan iru.
→ There are many unknown organisms in the sea.
入れ物
Container / Receptacle
Amatta ryōri o tekitō na iremono ni ireru.
→ Putting leftover food into a suitable container.
プラスチックの入れ物
Plastic container
Kono purasuchikku no iremono wa denshi renji de tsukaeru.
→ This plastic container can be used in the microwave.
物音
Sound / Noise
Soto de ayashii monooto ga shita node, mado o akete mita.
→ I heard a suspicious sound outside, so I opened the window to check.
物音が聞こえる
Hear a sound / noise
Shizuka na yoru ni, tooku de monooto ga kikoeru.
→ In the quiet night, I can hear a sound in the distance.
物置
Storage room / Shed
Tsukawanaku natta kagu o monooki ni hakobu.
→ Moving unused furniture to the storage room.
物置にしまう
Put away in storage
Fuyu no kōto o monooki ni shimau.
→ Putting the winter coat away in storage.
物語
Story / Tale
Kodomo no koro ni yonda fushigi na monogatari o omoidasu.
→ I remember a mysterious story I read when I was a child.
物語を読む
Read a story
Neru mae ni kodomo ni monogatari o yomu.
→ Reading a story to my child before sleeping.
生年月日
Date of birth
Shorui ni seinen gappi o kinyū suru.
→ Entering the date of birth on the document.
生年月日を聞く
Ask for date of birth
Tetsuzuki no tame ni, anata no seinen gappi o kiku hitsuyō ga aru.
→ I need to ask for your date of birth for the procedure.
月日
Time / Days / Years
Tsukihi ga tatsu no wa hontō ni hayai.
→ Time really flies fast.
月日が流れる
Time passes / Years go by
Tsukihi ga nagarete, machi mo sukkari kawatte shimatta.
→ Time has passed, and the town has changed completely.
元日
New Year's Day (Jan 1st)
Ganjitsu wa kazoku zen'in ga atsumatte shokuji o suru.
→ On New Year's Day, the whole family gathers to eat.
後日
Later date / Another day
Shōsai wa gojitsu oshirase shimasu.
→ I will inform you of the details at a later date.
後日、また連絡します
I will contact you again later
Kyō wa isogashii node, gojitsu, mata renraku shimasu.
→ I am busy today, so I will contact you again later.
日時
Date and time
Jikai no kaigi no nichiji o kakunin suru.
→ Confirming the date and time of the next meeting.
パーティーの日時を決める
Decide the date and time of the party
Minna no tsugō o kiite kara, pātī no nichiji o kimeru.
→ I will decide the date and time of the party after asking everyone's availability.
今日
Today / Nowadays
Konnichi no Nihon no shakai o kangueru.
→ Thinking about Japanese society today.
今日の日本の社会を考える
Think about today's Japanese society
Konnichi no Nihon no shakai o kangueru ue de, shōshi kōreika wa sakerarenai mondai da.
→ When thinking about Japanese society today, the aging population and declining birthrate is an unavoidable issue.
日中
Daytime / During the day
Nicchū wa atsui ga, yoru ni naru to suzushiku naru.
→ It is hot during the day, but it gets cool at night.
明日の日中は家にいません
I won't be home during the day tomorrow
Ashita no nicchū wa ie ni imasen node, yoru ni mata kite kudasai.
→ I won't be home during the day tomorrow, so please come again at night.
日光
Sunlight
Heya ni nikkō ga sashikomu.
→ Sunlight shines into the room.
日光を浴びる
Bathe in sunlight / Sunbathe
Kenkō no tame ni, mainichi nikkō o abiru yō ni shite iru.
→ For my health, I try to bathe in sunlight every day.
日の出
Sunrise
Kaigan de hinode o miru.
→ Watching the sunrise at the coast.
日の入り
Sunset
Fuyu wa hinoiri ga hayai.
→ Sunset is early in winter.
来日
Coming to Japan / Arrival in Japan
Ooku no kankōkyaku ga rainichi shite iru.
→ Many tourists are coming to Japan.
先月、来日しました
I came to Japan last month
Sengetsu, rainichi shimashita. Nihon no seikatsu ni mo naremashita.
→ I came to Japan last month. I have gotten used to life in Japan.
年間
Yearly / Annual / For a year
Nenkan no uriage mokuhyō o tateru.
→ Setting an annual sales target.
年間の予定を立てる
Make a yearly schedule
Toshihajime ni nenkan no yotei o tateru.
→ Making a yearly schedule at the beginning of the year.
年月
Months and years / Time
Nagai nengetsu o kakete kansei saseru.
→ Completing it over a long period of time.
長い年月がたつ
A long time passes
Nagai nengetsu ga tatsu to, kioku mo usurete iku.
→ As a long time passes, memories fade away.
年中
All year round / Throughout the year
Koko wa nenjū atsui basho da.
→ This is a place that is hot all year round.
年中暑い場所
Place hot all year round
Betonamu no Hōchimin wa, nenjū atsui basho toshite shirarete iru.
→ Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam is known as a place that is hot all year round.
年度
Fiscal year / Academic year
Kon'nendo no yosan'an o teishutsu suru.
→ Submitting the budget proposal for this fiscal year.
来年度の予算
Next fiscal year's budget
Rainendo no yosan ni tsuite hanashiau.
→ Discussing the budget for the next fiscal year.
少年
Boy / Juvenile
Kare wa shōnen no koro kara sakkā ga suki datta.
→ He has liked soccer since he was a boy.
青少年
Youth / Young people
Seishōnen no ikusei ni chikara o ireru.
→ Putting effort into the development of youth.
青年
Young man / Youth
Kare wa shōrai yūbō na seinen da.
→ He is a promising young man.
背の高い青年
Tall young man
Asoko ni tatte iru se no takai seinen wa dare desu ka.
→ Who is that tall young man standing over there?
中年
Middle-aged
Chūnen ni natte, tairyoku no otoroe o kanjiru.
→ Becoming middle-aged, I feel a decline in physical strength.
中年女性
Middle-aged woman
Chūnen josei muke no zasshi.
→ A magazine aimed at middle-aged women.
年代
Generation / Era / Decade
Senkyūhyaku kyūjū nendai no fasshon ga ryūkō shite iru.
→ 1990s fashion is trending.
同じ年代
Same generation
Kare to wa onaji nendai na node, hanashi ga au.
→ I get along well with him because we are from the same generation.