Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese. Florence Sakade
business; mochi(iru), to use
用意 yōi, preparation
用心 yōjin, heed, care, caution
用事 yōji, business
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YŌ, term used for days of the week
木曜日 mokuyōbi, Thursday
土曜日 doyōbi, Saturday
水曜日 suiyōbi, Wednesday
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RAI; ku(ru), to come; kita(ru), to arrive, next; kita(su), to cause, to induce
来年 rainen, next year
以来 irai, since, from that time
将来 shōrai, the future
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RI, Japanese linear unit (2.44 miles); sato village, country, one’s native home (usually as viewed by a woman married into another family)
郷里 kyōri, one’s native place, home
村里 murazato, village
一里 ichiri, one ri
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RI, reason, logic
理解 rikai, understanding
整理 seiri, arrangement, adjustment
料理 ryōri, cooking
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WA; hanashi, story; hana(su), to speak
世話 sewa, aid
電話 denwa, telephone
会話 kaiwa, conversation
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AKU, badness, evil; waru(i), bad, evil
悪口 warukuchi, evil talk, gossip
悪人 akunin, bad man, villain
悪路 akuro, bad road
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AN; yasu(i), cheap, inexpensive
安心 anshin, peace of mind
安全 anzen, safe
不安 fuan, uneasiness
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AN; kura(i), dark
真っ暗 makkura, pitch dark
暗号 angō, code, cryptograph
暗記 anki, memorization
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I, to heal, to cure
医者 isha, physician, doctor
医学 igaku, medical science
医院 i-in, medical practitioner’s office
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I; yuda(neru), to entrust with
委員 i-in, committee, delegate
委員長 i-inchō, chairman of a committee
委任 i-nin, charge, trust, commission
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I, mind, heart, attention, care
注意 chūi, care, attention
意見 iken, opinion, admonition
意味 imi, meaning
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IKU; haguku(mu), brood over (one’s chicks), soda(teru), to bring up, to educate, to raise; soda(tsu), to grow up
教育 kyōiku, education
体育 tai-iku, physical education
育児 ikuji, upbringing of a child
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IN, member, official, personnel
満員 man’in, no vacancy, full house
一員 ichi-in, (one) member
職員 shokuin, staff, personnel
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IN, temple, academy, board, suffix for “institution”
病院 byōin, hospital
美容院 biyōin, beauty shop
下院 ka-in, House of Representatives, Lower House
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IN; no(mu), to drink
飲料水 inryōsui drinking water
飲み水 nomimizu, drinking water
飲み物 nomimono, drinks
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UN, luck; hako(bu), to carry, to transport
運良く un’yoku, luckily
運動 undō, exercise, motion
運命 unmei, fate
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EI; oyo(gu), to swim
水泳 suiei, swimming
平泳ぎ hira-oyogi, breast stroke
水泳大会 suiei taikai, swimming meet
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EKI, station
駅前 ekimae, in front of the station
駅長 ekichō, station master
駅員 eki-in, station employee
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