# Preliminary Chapter . Let's begin. Let's finish (the lesson). Let's take a break. Do you understand? Yes, I do No, I don't Once more. Fine. / Good. That's not OK. / That's wrong. name exam homework question answer example

# Daily Greetings and Expressions Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. Good night. Good-bye. Thank you very much Excuse me. / I'm sorry. Please.

# Numerals 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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we you that person, he, she that person, he, she (polite) ladies and gentlemen, all of you Mr., Ms. (title of respect added to a name) (suffix often added to a child's name instead of ~ ) (suffix often added to a boy's name) (suffix meaning "a national of"; e.g, , an American.) teacher, instructor (not used when referring to one's own job) teacher, instructor (can use when referring to one's own job) student company employee employee of ~ Company (used with a company's name; e.g., IMC bank employee medical doctor researcher, scholar engineer university hospital electricity, light who who (polite) ~ years old how old how old (polite) yes no Excuse me, but May I have your name? How do you do? (lit. I am meeting you for the first time.) Pleased to meet you. (lit. Please be nice to me.) This is Mr./Ms. ~. I came (come) from ~.

# Lesson 2 this (thing here) that (thing over there) that (thing over there) this ~, this ~ here that ~, that ~ near you

that ~, that ~ over there book dictionary magazine newspaper notebook pocket notebook business card card telephone card pencil ballpoint pen mechanical pencil, propelling pencil key watch, clock umbrella bag, briefcase casette tape tape recorder television radio camera computer automobile, car desk chair chocolate coffee the English language the Japanese language ~ language what so No, it isn't. You are wrong. I see./Is that so? well...(used to show hesitation) It's nothing./It's a token of my gratitude. Please./Here you are. (used when offering someone something) Well, thanks. Thank you very much I hope for your kind assistance hereafter. I am pleased to meet you.(response to ) # Lesson 3 here, this place there, that place near you that place over there

where, what place? this way, this place (polite ) that way, that place near you (polite ) that way, that place over there (polite ) which way, where (polite ) classroom dining hall, canteen office conference room, assembly rooms reception desk lobby room toilet staircase elevator, lift escalator country work house, home telephone, telephone call shoes necktie wine tobacco, cigarette department, counter (in a department store) basement ~th floor what floor ~yen how much hundred thousand ten thousand Excuse me. (polite ) Please show me [~]. well, then, in that case Give me [~], please.

# Lesson 4 get up, wake up sleep, go to bed work take a rest, take a holiday study finish department store bank post office

library art museum now ~o'clock ~minute half what time what minute a.m., morning p.m., afternoon morning daytime, noon night, evening the day before yesterday yesterday today tomorrow the day after tomorrow this morning this evening, tonight rest, a holiday, a day off lunchtime every morning every evening every day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday what day of the week number what number from ~ up to ~, until ~ and (used to connect nouns) your place That's tough, isn't it? (used when expressing sympathy) well, let me see Please. (lit. ask for a favor) Certainly (sir, madam). the number being inquired about Thank you very much. # Lesson 5

go

come go home, return school supermarket station airplane ship electric train subway, underground the Shinkansen, the bullet train bus taxi bicycle on foot person, people friend he, boyfriend, lover she, girlfriend, lover family alone, by oneself last week this week next week last month this month next month last year this year next year ~th month of the year what month first day of the month second, two days third, three days fourth, four days fifth, five days sixth, six days seventh, seven days eigth, eight days ninth, nine days tenth, ten days fourteenth, fourteen days twentieth, twenty days twenty fourth, twenty four days ~th day of the month, ~days which day of the month, how many days when birthday local (train) rapid

express next You're welcome./Don't mention it. platform ~, ~th platform # Lesson 6

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eat drink smoke [a cigarette] see, look at, watch hear, listen read write, draw, paint buy take [a photograph] do meet [a friend] a meal, cooked rice breakfast lunch supper bread egg meat fish vegetable fruit water tea, green tea black tea milk juice beer alcohol, Japanese rice wine video movie CD, compact disk letter report photograph store, shop restaurant garden homework do homework tennis soccer, football play soccer cherry-blossom viewing

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go cherry-blossom viewing what together a little while, a little bit always, usually sometimes after that, and then yes That's good. I see. Yes? See you [tomorrow].

# Lesson 7 cut, slice send give receive lend borrow teach learn make [a telephone call] hand, arm chopsticks spoon knife fork scissors fax word processor personal computer punch stapler Scotch tape, clear adhesive tape eraser paper flower, blossom shirt present, gift baggage, parcel money ticket Christmas (my) father (my) mother (someone else's) father (someone else's) mother already

not yet from now on, soon What a nice [~]! Excuse me./Anybody home?/May I come in? (an expression used by a visitor) How nice of you to come. (lit. Welcome.) Do come in. Thank you./May I? (lit. I'm afraid I will be disturbing you.) Won't you have [~]?/Would you like to have [~]? (used when offering something) Thank you./I accept. (said before starting to eat or drink.) trip, tour souvenir, present

# Lesson 8 cold handsome beautiful, clean quiet lively famous kind healthy, sound, cheerful free (time) convenient fine, nice, wonderful big, large small, little new old (not of age) good bad hot cold (referring to temperature) (referring to touch, as a drink) difficult easy expensive, tall, high inexpensive low interesting delicious, tasty busy enjoyable white black red

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blue cherry (blossom) mountain town, city food car, vehicle place dormitory study life work, business do one's job, work how what kind of ~ which one (of three or more) very not so (used with negatives) and (used to connect sentences) ~, but ~ How are you? Well let me see. (pausing) Have you got used to the life in Japan? Won't you have another cup of [~]? No, thank you. It's already ~ [, isn't it?] It's almost time to leave now. Please come again.

# Lesson 9 () () () understand have like dislike good at poor at dish (cooked food), cooking drinks sport play sports baseball play baseball dance dance music song classical music

jazz concert karaoke Kabuki (traditional Japanese musical drama) picture, drawing letter, character Chinese characters Hiragana script Katakana script the Roman alpahabet small change ticket time something to do, errand appointment, promise (someone else's) husband (my) husband (someone else's) wife (my) wife child well, much mostly, roughly many, much a little, a few not at all (used with negatives) early, quickly, fast because ~ why I'm sorry (to hear that)./That's a pity. I am sorry. hello (used on phone) oh Won't you join me (us)? [~] is a bit difficult. (an euphemism used when declining an invitation) So you cannot (come)? Please ask me again some other time. (when refusing an invitation indirectly, considering someone's feelings)

# Lesson 10 exist, be (referring to animate things) exist, be (referring to inanimate things) various man woman boy girl dog

cat tree

thing film battery box switch refrigerator table bed shelf door window mailbox, postbox building park coffee shop bookstore ~ store a fixed place to catch taxis, trains, etc. prefecture on, above, over under, below, beneath front, before back, behind right [side] left [side] in, inside outside next, next door near, vicinity between, among ~, ~, and so on the most ~ () the top the ~th shelf () is the counter for shelves I am sorry/ excuse me chilli sauce the back spice corner # Lesson 11 have [a child] stay, be [in Japan] take (referring to time or money) take a day off [work] one (used when counting things) two (used when counting things)

three (used when counting things) four (used when counting things) five (used when counting things) six (used when counting things) seven (used when counting things) eight (used when counting things) nine (used when counting things) ten (used when counting things) how many one person two people ~ people counter for machines, cars, etc. counter for paper, stamps, etc. ~ times apple mandarin orange sandwich curry [and rice] ice cream postage stamp post card envelope special delivery registered mail airmail sea mail parents brothers and sisters (my) elder brother (someone else's) elder brother (my) elder sister (someone else's) elder sister (my) younger brother (someone else's) younger brother (my) younger sister (someone else's) younger sister foreign country ~hours ~weeks ~months ~years about ~ how long in total all, everything only ~ Welcome./May I help you? (a greeting to a customer or a guest entering a shop, etc.) Nice weather, isn't it?

coming back.)

Are you going out? I'm just going to ~. So long. (lit. Go and come back.) So long. (lit. I'm going and and, furthermore Australia

# Lesson 12 , sashimi sushi () easy, simple near far fast, early slow, late many [people], much few [people], a little warm cool sweet hot (taste), spicy heavy light prefer[coffee] season spring summer autumn, fall winter weather rain, rainy snow, snowy cloudy hotel airport sea, ocean world party festival examination sukiyaki (beef and vegetables hot pot) (sliced raw fish) (vinagered rice topped with raw fish) tempura (seafood and vegetables deep fried in batter) flower arrangement practice flower arrangement maple, red leaves of autumn which one (between two things)

both by far for the first time I'm home. Welcome home. That's amazing. but (I'm) tired. # Lesson 13

enjoy oneself, play swim go to meet, welcome get tired send [a letter] enter [a coffee shop] go out [of a coffee shop] marry, get married do shopping have a meal, dine take a walk [in a park] hard, tough, severe, awful want (something) lonely wide, spacious narrow, small (room, etc.) municipal office, city hall swimming pool river economy fine arts fishing () fish, angle skiing () ski meeting, conference () hold a conference registration () register weekend about (time) something somewhere, some place (I'm) hungry. (I'm) full. (I'm) thirsty.

I agree with you. Let's do that. (used when agreeing to someone's suggestion) May I take your order? set meal bowl of rice topped with beef Please wait [a moment.] separately

# Lesson 14 turn on(II) turn off(I) open(II) close, shut(II) hurry(I) wait(I) stop, park(II) turn [to the right](I) hold(I) take, pass(I) help (with a task)(I) call(I) speak, talk(I) show(II) tell [an address](II) start, begin(II) rain (I) copy (III) air conditioner passport name address map salt sugar how to read, way of reading how to ~, way of ~ing slowly, leisurely immediately again later a little more ~ more, another ~ Sure. / Certainly right (used when encouraging some course of action) Oh!(in surprise or in wonder) Turn right at the signal.

go straight I'd like to pay with this. change # Lesson 15

stand up(I) sit down(I) use(I) put(I) make, produce(I) sell(I) get to know(I) be going to live(I) do research(III) know know don't know live live [in Osaka] research materials, data catalog timetable clothes product software speciality, field of study dentist, dentist's barber, barber's (theatre) ticket agency single, unmarried especially remember, recollect (I) someones family be (honorific equivalent of (I) senior high school # Lesson 16 ride, get on [a train](I) get off [a train](II) change (trains, etc.)(II) take [a shower](II)* put in, insert(II) take out, withdraw(I)

enter [university](I) graduate from [university](II) quit or retire from [a company], stop, give up(II) press, push(I) young long short bright, light dark (depressed) tall (referring to person) clever, smart body head hair face eye ear mouth tooth stomach leg, foot service jogging ( ) jog shower green, greenery Buddhist temple Shinto shrine foreign student number ~ in what way, how which ~ (used for three or more) [No,] I still have a long way to go. Are you making a withdrawal? ( ) first of all cash dispensing card personal identification number, PIN next, as a next step amount of money confirmation confirm button # Lesson 17

memorise(II) forget(II) lose(I)

hand in [ a report](I) pay(I) give back, return(I) go out(II) take off (clothes, shoes, etc.)(I) take (something) (lit. grab and go)(I) bring (something) (lit. grab and come)(III) worry(III) work overtime(III) go on a business trip(III) take [medicine](I) take [a bath](I) important, precious all right dangerous question, problem, trouble answer no smoking [health] insurance card cold fever illness, disease medicine bath jacket, outerwear underwear doctor (used when addressing a medical doctor) a few days a few ~ (~ is a counter suffix) before ~, by ~ (indicating time limit) therefore, so What's the matter? (I) have a pain [in my ~}. throat Take care of yourself. (said to people who are ill)

# Lesson 18 be able to, can (II) wash (I) play (stringed instrument or piano, etc.) (I) sing (I) collect, gather (II) throw away (II) exchange, change (II) drive (III) reserve, book (III) visit some place for study (III)

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piano ~ meter international ~ cash hobby diary prayer pray section chief department chief president of a company animal horse Really! (used when expressing surprise) That must be interesting. not easily (used with negatives) ranch, stock farm Really? by all means

# Lesson 19 practice (III) () climb [a mountain](I) stay [at a hotel] (I) clean (a room) (III) wash (clothes) (III) become (I) sleepy strong weak be in good condition be in bad condition condition golf sumo wrestling pinball game play pachinko tea ceremony day, date once not once, never (used with negatives) gradually soon Thank you. (used when expressing gratitude for help received.) Bottoms up./Cheers! actually, to tell the truth diet

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go on a diet many times but, however excessive, impossible good for one's health cake # Lesson 20

need, require [a visa] (I) check, investigate (II) repair, correct repair phone I (an infomal equivalent of used by men) you (an informal equivalent of used by men) Mr. (an informal equivalent of used by men) yes (an informal equivalent of ) no (an informal equivalent of ) salaried worker, office worker word, language commodity prices kimono (traditional Japanese attire) visa the beginning the end this way, this place (an informal equivalent of ) this way, that place (an informal equivalent of ) this way, that place over there (an informal equivalent of ) which one (between two things), which way, where (an informal equivalent of ) the other day all together ~, but (an infomal equivalent of ) Are you going back to your country? What will you do? What shall I do? if you like various

# Lesson 21 think(I) say (I)

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be enough, be sufficient (II) win (I) lose, be beaten (II) [a festival] be held, take place (I) be useful (I) wasteful inconvenient the same awful, great (expresses astonishment or admiration) prime minister president politics news speech make a speech game, match side job work part time opinion talk, speech, what one says, story talk, tell a story humor waste design transportation, traffic rush hour recently, these days probably, perhaps, maybe surely really not so much (used with negatives) about ~, concerning ~ There is no other choice. / It can't be helped. It's been a long time (since I last saw you). / Long time no see. How about drinking ~ or something? I've got to watch it. of course

# Lesson 22 put on [a shirt, etc] (II) put on [shoes, trousers, etc] (I) put on [a hat, etc] (I) put on [glasses] (II) be born (II) coat suit sweater

hat, cap glasses often Congratulations. (used on birthdays, at weddings, New Year's Day, etc.) this (polite equivalent of ) house rent Let me see. kitchen with a dining area Japanese-style room Japanese-style closet Japanese-style matress and quilt apartment

# Lesson 23 () ask [the teacher] (I) turn (I) pull (I) change (II) touch [a door] (I) [change] come out (II) [a watch] move, work (I) walk [along a road] (I) cross [a bridge] (I) pay attention [to cars], take care (II) move (house) (III) electrician person of ~ shop size sound machine knob breakdown breakdown road, way crossroad traffic light corner bridge parking lot, car park the -th (indicating order) New Year's Day That was delicious. (Said after eating or drinking) building alien registration card # Lesson 24

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give (me) (II) take (someone) (I) bring (someone) (III) escort [someone], go with (I) introduce (III) show around, show the way (III) explain (III) make [coffee] (II) grandfather, old man grandmother, old woman preparation prepare meaning sweets, snacks all by oneself besides station wagon box lunch

# Lesson 25 () () think, consider (II) arrive [at the station] (I) study abroad (III) grow old (I) countryside, hometown embassy group chance hundred million if ~ however ~, even if ~ transfer be transferred to another office thing, matter thing about ~ Let's have a drink together. Thank you for everything you have done for me. do one's best Best of luck. (said when expecting a long separation)