Irodori Japanese for Life in Japan: Elementary 1 (A2)

to be; to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about; to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)

Godan verb

信しん号ごう

signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

Noun

横おう断だん歩ほ道どう

pedestrian crossing; crosswalk

Noun

角かど

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; sharpness

Noun

交こう差さ点てん

crossing; intersection

Noun

道みち

road; path; street; lane; passage; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory); …

Noun

橋はし

bridge

Noun

道みち案あん内ない

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

Noun

まっすぐ

straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect; straightforward; honest; frank

Na-adjective

左ひだり

left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol; drinker

Noun

曲まがる

to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist; to turn; to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked

Godan verb

右みぎ

right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing); rightist; the better (of two)

Noun

渡わたる

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range; to span

Godan verb

目め

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; gaze; glance; notice; …

Noun

バス停てい

bus stop

Noun

郵ゆう便びん局きょく

post office

Noun

デパート

department store; department

Noun

科か学がく

science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science

Noun

博はく物ぶつ館かん

museum

Noun

市し立りつ

municipal; city

Noun

すぐ

immediately; at once; right away; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; readily; without difficulty; …

Adverb

銀ぎん行こう

bank; banking institution

Noun

神じん社じゃ

Shinto shrine

Noun

駐ちゅう車しゃ場じょう

parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

Noun

交こう番ばん

police box; koban; small neighborhood police station; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

Noun

病びょう院いん

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

Noun

黒くろい

black; dark; blackish; sun-tanned (skin); suspicious; criminal; illicit; darkened and dirty; sooty; covered in dirt; …

I-adjective

白しろい

white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; unmarked; spotless; immaculate; innocent; not guilty; pure

I-adjective

青あおい

blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; grey; unripe; inexperienced

I-adjective

ビル

multi-floor building; multi-storey building

Noun

アジア

Asia

Noun

食しょく材ざい

foodstuff; ingredient

Noun

そちら

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family; your company; that person

Pronoun

北きた口ぐち

north entrance; north exit

Noun

間ま

time; pause; space; room

Noun

そうすると

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

Expression

見みえる

to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to appear; to come

Ichidan verb

帰かえる

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

Godan verb

小こ島じま

small island; islet

Noun

高こう校こう

senior high school; high school

Noun

送おくる

to send; to dispatch; to forward; to transmit; to ship; to remit; to see (someone) off; to escort; to accompany; to take; …

Godan verb

大おおきな

big; large; great

Pre-noun adjectival

入はいる

to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into; …

Godan verb

辺へん

area; vicinity; region; side; edge; circumstances

Noun

ここ

here; this place; this point; now; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

Pronoun

いい

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared; …

I-adjective

駅えき

railway station; train station; counter for railway stations and bus stations

Noun

受うけ付つけ

reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; information clerk; receipt; acceptance

Noun

ホール

hall (dance, concert, etc.); dining area of a restaurant

Noun

会かい社しゃ

company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

Noun

門もん

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

Noun

集しゅう合ごう

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

Noun

では

then; well; so; well then; bye then; at; in; by; with; using

Conjunction

案あん内ない

guidance; leading (the way); showing around; information; notice; notification; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival; invitation; acquaintance; …

Noun

待まち合あわせ

appointment

Noun

イベント

event

Noun

始はじまる

to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

Godan verb

スタッフ

staff; staff member

Noun

前ぜん

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-; former; pre- (e.g. premodern); before

Prefix

分ふん

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

Noun

前まえ

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour); (the) front; frontal part; …

Noun

平へい和わ

peace; harmony

Noun

鳥とり

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

Noun

像ぞう

image; figure; statue; picture; portrait; form; shape; appearance

Noun

それ

that; it; then; that point (in time); that time

Pronoun

何なに

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; what?; …

Pronoun

事じ故こ

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

Noun

今いまから

from now; from this moment; henceforth

Adverb

急いそぐ

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

Godan verb

先さきに

previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently; first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); beforehand; in advance; …

Adverb

始はじめる

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish; to start ...; to begin to ...

Ichidan verb

道みちに迷まよう

to lose one's way; to get lost

Expression

遅おくれる

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times); to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death; to be slow (of a clock or watch)

Ichidan verb

着つく

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

Godan verb

時じ間かん

time; hour; period; class; lesson

Noun

間ま違ちがえる

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

Ichidan verb

待まつ

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need