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Japanese Vocabulary

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しない shee-nai
do not do (if we do not)
verb
ラストオーダー rah-soo-toe oh-dah
last order
noun
間に合わない mah-nee-ah-wah-nai
won't be in time for, will miss
verb
レビュー reh-byoo
review
noun
イマイチ ee-mah-ee-chee
mediocre, not great, so-so
na-adjective/adverb
盛り付け moh-ree-tsu-keh
presentation, arrangement (of food)
noun
完璧 kahn-peh-kee
perfect, flawless, impeccable
na-adjective/noun
完全に kahn-zen nee
completely
adverb
断つ tah-tsoo
to sever, to cut off, to abstain
verb
食べられません tah-beh-rah-reh-mah-sen
cannot eat
verb
ラムシャンク rah-moo shahn-koo
lamb shank
noun
リゾット ree-zoh-toh
risotto
noun
けど keh-doh
but, although
conjunction
結局 keh-kkyoh-koo
in the end, after all, finally
adverb
深刻 shin-KOH-koo
serious/grave
adjective/noun
食事制限 shoh-koo-jee sey-ghen
dietary restrictions
noun
必ず kah-nah-rah-zoo
always/without fail
adverb
高級 koh-kyoo
High-end, luxury
Na-adjective/Noun
ステーキハウス stey-kee hah-oo-soo
Steakhouse
Noun
評判 hyoh-bahn
Reputation, public estimation
Noun
持つ moh-tsoo
To hold, to possess, to maintain
Verb
シンプル sheen-poo-roo
simple
na-adjective
洗練する sen-ren soo-roo
to refine, to sophisticate
verb
作り出す tsoo-koo-ree-dah-soo
to create, to produce
verb
ファーマーズマーケット fah-MAH-zuu-MAH-keht-toh
farmer's market
noun
寄る YOH-roo
to stop by, to drop in
verb
映画 ay-gah
movie/film
noun
遅れる oh-koo-ray-roo
to be late
verb
だから dah-kah-rah
since/so/because
conjunction
軽い kah-roo-ee
light
adjective
どちら doh-chee-rah
where
pronoun
済ませる soo-mah-say-roo
to finish/to get done
verb
働く hah-tah-rah-koo
to work
verb
助け tah-soo-keh
help, aid, rescue
noun
ほしい hoh-shee
want (desirable)
adjective
サイズ sa-ee-zoo
size
noun
小さい chee-sigh
small
i-adjective
過ぎる soo-gee-roo
to exceed, too much (used as a suffix)
verb
試着室 shee-chah-koo-sh'tsoo
fitting room
noun
二つ foo-TAHT-soo
two (items)
noun
払います hah-rah-ee-mahss
to pay, I will pay (polite form)
verb
牛乳 gyoo-nyoo
milk
noun
レシート reh-SHEE-toh
receipt
noun
レジ reh-jee
Checkout/Register
noun
セール say-roo (with a long 'e')
Sale, discount
noun
割引 wah-ree-bee-kee
discount; reduction
noun
koo-roh
black
noun
かご kah-goh
basket
noun
カート KAH-toh
cart
noun
あんなに ahn-nah-nee
that much; so
adverb

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