数えます
count
Isu ga ikutsu aru ka, kazoete kudasai.
→ Please count how many chairs there are.
測ります、量ります
measure, weigh
Nimotsu no omosa o hakarimasu.
→ I weigh the luggage.
確かめます
confirm, make sure
Pasupōto ga aru ka dō ka, tashikamete kudasai.
→ Please check whether you have your passport.
合います[サイズが~]
[the size] fit
Kono kutsu wa saizu ga au ka dō ka, haite mimasu.
→ I will try on these shoes to see whether they fit.
出発します
depart
Nanji ni shuppatsu suru ka, oshiete kudasai.
→ Please tell me what time we will depart.
到着します
arrive
Hikōki wa jūji ni tōchaku shimashita.
→ The airplane arrived at ten o'clock.
酔います
get drunk
Basu ni yoimashita kara, kusuri o nomimasu.
→ I got carsick on the bus, so I will take medicine.
危険[な]
dangerous
Koko de asobu no wa kiken desu.
→ It is dangerous to play here.
必要[な]
necessary
Biza ga hitsuyō ka dō ka, taishikan ni kikimasu.
→ I will ask the embassy whether a visa is necessary.
宇宙
space, universe
Uchū e itte mitai desu.
→ I would like to try going into space.
地球
earth
Chikyū wa marui desu.
→ The Earth is round.
忘年会
year-end party
Bōnenkai ni shusseki suru ka dō ka, mada wakarimasen.
→ I still do not know whether I will attend the year-end party.
新年会
New Year's party
Raishū, shinnenkai o shimasu.
→ We will hold a New Year's party next week.
二次会
second party
Nijikai wa karaoke e ikimashita.
→ We went to karaoke for the after-party.
大会
mass meeting, convention
Supīchi taikai de ichiban ni narimashita.
→ I came in first in the speech contest.
マラソン
marathon
Marason taikai ni sanka shimasu.
→ I will participate in a marathon.
コンテスト
contest
Shashin no kontesuto ni ōbo shimasu.
→ I will enter a photography contest.
表
face, front
Kami no omote ni namae o kaite kudasai.
→ Please write your name on the front of the paper.
裏
back (side)
Kotae wa kami no ura ni arimasu.
→ The answer is on the back of the paper.
返事
reply
Tegami o dashimashita ga, mada henji ga kimasen.
→ I sent a letter, but I have not received a reply yet.
申し込み
application
Mōshikomi wa ashita made desu.
→ The application for this class is until tomorrow.
本当
truth, fact
Sono hanashi ga hontō ka dō ka, wakarimasen.
→ I do not know whether that story is true.
間違い
mistake
Kono shorui ni machigai ga nai ka, shirabete kudasai.
→ Please check whether this document contains any mistakes.
傷
defect, wound, scratch
Ashi ni kizu ga arimasu.
→ I have a wound on my leg.
ズボン
trousers
Nagai zubon o hakimasu.
→ I wear long trousers.
長さ
length
Hashi no nagasa o hakarimasu.
→ I measure the length of the bridge.
重さ
weight
Kono nimotsu no omosa wa nijikkiro desu.
→ This luggage weighs 20 kilograms.
高さ
height
Ano biru no takasa wa dono kurai desu ka.
→ How tall is that building?
大きさ
size, scale
Heya no ōkisa o hakatte kudasai.
→ Please measure the size of the room.
[-]便
flight, flight number
Jei-eru hyakunanabin wa mō tsukimashita ka.
→ Has flight JL107 arrived yet?
―号
train number, typhoon number, etc.
Taifū kyūgō ga kite imasu.
→ Typhoon number 9 is approaching.
―個
(counter for small objects)
Tamago ga nanko aru ka, kazoete kudasai.
→ Please count how many eggs there are.
―本(―ぽん、―ぼん)
(counter for long objects)
Bīru o sanbon nomimashita.
→ I drank three bottles of beer.
―杯(―ぱい、―ばい)
- glass or cup of (counter for full cups, glasses, etc.)
Ocha o mō ippai nomimasu.
→ I will have another cup of tea.
―キロ
- kilograms, kilometers
Koko kara eki made nikiro desu.
→ It is two kilometers from here to the station.
―グラム
- grams
Satō o hyakuguramu irete kudasai.
→ I put in 100 grams of sugar.
―センチ
- centimeters
Shinchō wa hyakurokujū senchi desu.
→ I am 160 centimeters tall.
―ミリ
- millimeters
Ame ga gojū miri furimashita.
→ Fifty millimeters of rain fell.
~以上
not less than ~, over ~
Hatachi ijō no hito wa hairemasu.
→ People aged 20 or older may enter.
~以下
not more than ~, under ~
Jūhassai ika wa sanka dekimasen.
→ People aged 18 or younger cannot participate.
さあ
well, let me see (used when unsure of something)
A: Tanaka san wa kimasu ka. B: Sā, kuru ka dō ka wakarimasen.
→ A: Is Mr. Tanaka coming? B: Well, I do not know whether he is coming.
ゴッホ
Van Gogh (Dutch painter)
Gohho no e wa yūmei desu.
→ Van Gogh's paintings are famous.
雪祭り
snow festival
Yukimatsuri wa itsu aru ka, shitte imasu ka.
→ Do you know when the snow festival is held?
のぞみ
Nozomi (high-speed Shinkansen train)
Nozomi ni notte, Tōkyō e ikimasu.
→ I will take the Nozomi to Tokyo.
JL
JL (Japan Airlines airline code)
Jei-eru no hikōki o yoyaku shimashita.
→ I booked a JL flight.
どうでしょうか。
How is ~? (polite way of saying どうですか)
Tenki wa dō deshō ka.
→ How is the weather?
クラス
class
Kurasu de pātī o shimasu.
→ We will have a party in the classroom.
テスト
test, examination
Tesuto ga itsu aru ka, sensei ni kikimasu.
→ I will ask the teacher when the test is.
成績
performance, score, result
Nihongo no seiseki ga ii desu.
→ My Japanese grade is good.
ところで
by the way
Mō sugu natsuyasumi desu ne. Tokorode, dokoka ikimasu ka.
→ Summer vacation is coming soon. By the way, are you going anywhere?
いらっしゃいます
come (respectful equivalent of きます)
Shachō wa itsu irasshaimasu ka.
→ When will the company president come?
様子
situation, condition, appearance
Mite kimashita. Kaigi wa mada tsuzuite iru yōsu desu.
→ I went to look. It appears that the meeting is still going on.
事件
incident, case
Kinō, eki de jiken ga arimashita.
→ There was an incident at the station yesterday.
オートバイ
motorcycle
Atarashii ōtobai o kaimashita.
→ I bought a new motorcycle.
爆弾
bomb
Furui bakudan ga mitsukarimashita.
→ An old bomb was found.
積みます
load, pile up
Kuruma ni nimotsu o tsumimasu.
→ I load the luggage into the car.
運転手
driver
Takushī no untenshu ni ikisaki o iimasu.
→ I tell the taxi driver my destination.
離れた
remote
Machi kara hanareta tokoro ni sumitai desu.
→ I want to live in a quiet, remote place away from the town.
が
but
Ame ga futte imasu ga, dekakemasu.
→ It is raining, but I will go out.
急に
suddenly
Kyū ni yōji ga dekimashita.
→ Something urgent suddenly came up.
動かします
start, operate, move
Omoi ishi o ugokashimashita.
→ I moved a heavy stone.
一生懸命
with all one's effort
Isshōkenmei renshū shimashita.
→ I practiced as hard as I could.
犯人
suspect, criminal
Hannin wa doko ni iru ka, wakarimasen.
→ I do not know where the culprit is.
手に入れます
obtain, get
Atarashii jōhō o te ni iremashita.
→ I obtained some new information.
今でも
even now
Ima demo kare o oboete imasu.
→ I remember her even now.
噂します
gossip
Hito no uwasa o shite wa ikemasen.
→ You must not gossip about other people.