カテゴリー: Everyday Japanese

狐

KITSUNE

fox / fox spirit (supernatural trickster in Japanese folklore)

一石二鳥

ISSEKI NICHOU

killing two birds with one stone / one stone, two birds

良い

II / YOI

good / fine / OK / nice

初詣

HATSUMOUDE

first shrine or temple visit of the New Year

花火

HANABI

fireworks

お茶漬け

OCHAZUKE

ochazuke — rice with tea or broth poured over it

あんこ

ANKO

anko — sweet red bean paste

洋服

YOUFUKU

Western-style clothing / clothes (general)

八百屋

YAOYA

greengrocer / vegetable shop

テレビ

TEREBI

television / TV

テーブル

TEEBURU

table

タクシー

TAKUSHII

taxi / cab

正月

SHOUGATSU

New Year / New Year's holiday period

市民

SHIMIN

citizen / resident / townsperson

プール

PUURU

swimming pool

お弁当

OBENTOU

bento / packed lunch / lunchbox

お祭り

OMATSURI

festival / matsuri

ニュース

NYUUSU

news

クラス

KURASU

class / classroom / grade level

紅茶

KOUCHA

black tea / red tea

喫茶店

KISSATEN

old-style Japanese coffee shop / tearoom / cafe

カメラ

KAMERA

camera

言う

IU

to say / to speak / to be called

一生懸命

ISSHOU KENMEI

with all one's might / earnestly / as hard as one can

ホテル

HOTERU

hotel

外国人

GAIKOKUJIN

foreigner / non-Japanese person

映画館

EIGAKAN

movie theater / cinema

動物園

DOUBUTSUEN

zoo