診ます
check
Chōshi ga warui n desu. Oishasan ni mite moraitai desu.
→ I don't feel well. I'd like to have a doctor examine me.
探します
look for, search
Nanika sagashite iru n desu ka.
→ Are you looking for something?
遅れます[時間に~]
be late [for an appointment, etc.]
Basu ga konakatta n desu. Sorede, jikan ni okuremashita.
→ The bus didn't come. So I was late.
やります
do
Kono shigoto wa watashi ga yarimasu.
→ I'll do this job.
参加します[パーティーに~]
attend [a party]
Ashita no pātī ni sanka shimasu ka.
→ Will you attend tomorrow's party?
申し込みます
apply for, enter for
Shiken o mōshikomitai n desu ga, dō sureba ii desu ka.
→ I'd like to apply for the exam. What should I do?
都合がいい
convenient (concerning time)
Itsu tsugō ga ii desu ka.
→ When is convenient for you?
都合が悪い
inconvenient (concerning time)
Ashita wa chotto tsugō ga warui desu.
→ Tomorrow is a little inconvenient for me.
気分がいい
feel well
Kyō wa kibun ga ii desu.
→ I feel well today.
気分が悪い
feel ill
Chotto kibun ga warui n desu. Yasunde mo ii desu ka.
→ I feel a little sick. May I rest?
新聞社
newspaper publishing company, newspaper office
Chichi wa shinbunsha de hataraite imasu.
→ My father works at a newspaper company.
柔道
judo
Jūdō ga dekimasu ka.
→ Can you do judo?
運動会
athletic meeting
Raishū, undōkai ga arimasu.
→ There will be an athletic meet next week.
場所
place
Ohanami no basho o oshiete itadakemasen ka.
→ Could you tell me the place for cherry-blossom viewing?
ボランティア
volunteer
Borantia ni sanka shita koto ga arimasu ka.
→ Have you ever participated in volunteer work?
~弁
~ dialect
Sore wa Ōsakaben desu ne.
→ That's the Osaka dialect, isn't it?
今度
next time, another time
Kondo, asobi ni kite kudasai.
→ Please come and visit next time.
ずいぶん
pretty, very
Zuibun nigiyaka desu ne.
→ It's quite lively, isn't it?
直接
directly
Chokusetsu sensei ni hanashite kudasai.
→ Please speak directly to the teacher.
いつでも
any time
Itsu demo denwa shite kudasai.
→ Please call me anytime.
どこでも
anywhere
Doko demo neru koto ga dekimasu.
→ I can sleep anywhere.
誰でも
anybody
Dare demo sanka dekimasu.
→ Anyone can participate.
何でも
anything
Nan demo tabemasu.
→ I eat anything.
こんな~
~ like this
Konna kutsu ga hoshii desu.
→ I want shoes like these.
そんな~
~ like that (near the listener)
Sonna hanashi, shirimasen deshita.
→ I didn't know a story like that.
あんな~
~ like that (far from both)
Anna ie ni sumitai desu.
→ I want to live in a house like that.
NHK
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Enueichikē no nyūsu o mimasu.
→ I watch the news on NHK.
子どもの日
Children's Day
Gogatsu itsuka wa kodomo no hi desu.
→ May 5 is Children's Day.
エドヤストア
Edoya Store (fictional store)
Edoyasutoa de kaimono o shimasu.
→ I shop at Edoya Store.
片付きます[荷物が~]
[boxes] be put in order
Hikkoshi no nimotsu ga katazukimashita.
→ The moving boxes have been put in order.
ごみ
garbage, trash, dust
Gomi wa doko desu ka.
→ Where is the garbage?
出します
put out [the trash]
Gomi o dasanakereba narimasen.
→ I have to put out the garbage.
燃えます
[trash] burn
Kyō wa moeru gomi no hi desu.
→ Today is the day for burnable garbage.
月・水・金
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Gessuikin ni nihongo o benkyō shimasu.
→ I study Japanese on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
置き場
place where something is put
Jitensha no okiba wa doko desu ka.
→ Where is the bicycle parking area?
横
side
Tsukue no yoko ni gomi o okanaide kudasai.
→ Please don't put garbage beside the desk.
瓶
bottle
Bin to kan wa betsu no gomibako ni irete kudasai.
→ Please put bottles and cans in separate trash bins.
缶
can
Jūsu no kan o sutemasu.
→ I throw away the juice can.
[お]湯
hot water
Oyu ga demasen.
→ There is no hot water.
ガス
gas
Gasu gaisha ni renraku shimasu.
→ I contact the gas company.
~会社
~ company
Kare wa denryoku gaisha no shain desu.
→ He is an employee of an electric power company.
連絡します
contact
Okureru toki, renraku shite kudasai.
→ Please contact me when you're going to be late.
困ったなあ。
What shall I do?
Okane ga nai n desu. Komatta nā.
→ I have no money. What a problem.
電子メール
electronic mail
Denshimēru no adoresu o oshiete itadakemasen ka.
→ Could you tell me your e-mail address?
宇宙
space, universe
Uchū e ikitai desu.
→ I want to go into space.
怖い
be afraid of
Obake ga kowai desu.
→ I'm afraid of ghosts.
宇宙船
spaceship
Uchūsen ni notte mitai desu.
→ I'd like to ride in a spacecraft.
別の
another
Betsu no o misete kudasai.
→ Please show me another one.
宇宙飛行士
astronaut
Shōrai, uchū hikōshi ni naritai desu.
→ I want to become an astronaut in the future.
土井隆雄
Takao Doi, Japanese astronaut
Doi Takao san wa uchū hikōshi desu.
→ Mr. Takao Doi is an astronaut.