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# 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

# Lesson 1

I


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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 toone's own job)

teacher, instructor (can use when referring toone's own job)

student

company employee employee of ~ Company (used with acompany'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


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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


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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


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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 expressingsympathy)

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


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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


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express next

You're welcome./Don't mention it. platform ~, ~th platform

# Lesson 6

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


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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 eator drink.)

trip, tour souvenir, present

# Lesson 8

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) cold (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


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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


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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)


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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?


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Are you going out?

I'm just going to ~. So long. (lit. Go and come back.) So long. (lit. I'm going andcoming back.)

and, furthermore Australia# Lesson 12

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) sashimi (sliced raw fish)

sushi (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)


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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.


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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.


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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)


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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)


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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

climb [a mountain](I) stay [at a hotel] (I) clean (a room) (III)

wash (clothes) (III) practice (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 bymen) 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 informalequivalent 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


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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 ordrinking)

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)

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