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.
足ります
be enough, be sufficient
Okane ga tarimasen kara, kaemasen.
→ I don't have enough money, so I can't buy it.
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.
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.
同じ
the same
Watashi no iken wa Satō san to onaji desu.
→ My opinion is the same as Ms. Sato's.
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.
首相
prime minister
Nihon no shushō o shitte imasu ka.
→ Do you know the Prime Minister of Japan?
大統領
president
Rainen, atarashii daitōryō ni narimasu.
→ Next year, there will be a new president.
政治
politics
Seiji ni kyōmi ga arimasen.
→ I have no interest in politics.
ニュース
news
Konban no nyūsu o minakereba narimasen.
→ I must watch tonight's news.
スピーチ
speech
Kekkonshiki no supīchi wa yokatta desu.
→ The speech at the wedding was good.
試合
game, match
Konban, Nihon to Betonamu no shiai ga arimasu.
→ Tonight, there is a match between Japan and Vietnam.
アルバイト
side job
Gakusei no toki, resutoran de arubaito o shimashita.
→ When I was a student, I did a part-time job at a restaurant.
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.
ユーモア
humor
Kare wa yūmoa ga arimasu kara, ninki ga arimasu.
→ He is popular because he has a sense of humor.
無駄
waste
Sore wa jikan no muda da to omoimasu.
→ I think that is a waste of time.
デザイン
design
Kono kutsu no dezain wa suteki desu ne.
→ The design of these shoes is nice, isn't it?
交通
transportation, traffic
Tōkyō wa kōtsū ga benri desu.
→ Transportation is convenient in Tokyo.
ラッシュ
rush hour
Rasshu no densha wa taihen desu.
→ Trains during rush hour are terrible.
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.
仕方がない
There is no other choice./It can't be helped.
Netsu ga arimasu kara, kesseki wa shikata ga arimasen.
→ I have a fever, so being absent can't be helped.
しばらくですね。
It's been a long time (since I last saw you)./Long time no see.
Shibaraku desu ne. Ogenki desu ka.
→ Long time no see. How are you?
～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?
見ないと…。
I've got to watch it.
A: Ashita no tenki wa dō desu ka. B: Sā, nyūsu o minaito...
→ A: How is the weather tomorrow? B: Well, I have to watch the news (to find out)...
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.
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.
