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Japanese Vocabulary

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年末年始 nen-mat-soo nen-shee
year-end and New Year's period
noun
yoo-kee
snow
noun
太平洋側 Tie-hey-yoh-gah-wah
Pacific Ocean side
noun
曇り Koo-moh-ree
cloudy
noun
晴れ Hah-reh
sunny
noun
太平洋 Tie-hay-yoh
Pacific Ocean
noun
気象庁 kee-show-choh
Meteorological Agency
noun
日本海側 nee-hon-kai-gah-wah
Sea of Japan side
noun
外国人 guy-koh-koo-jeen
foreigner
noun
観光客 kahn-koh-kyah-koo
tourist
noun
クマ koo-ma
bear
noun
出没 shoo-tsoo-bo-tsoo
appearance, frequent visits, sighting
noun
お正月 oh-shoh-gah-tsoo
New Year's Day; New Year's period
noun
箱根駅伝 hah-koh-neh eh-kee-den
Hakone Ekiden (Hakone Relay Race)
noun
新幹線 Sheen-kahn-sen
Shinkansen (bullet train)
noun
帰省 Kee-say
homecoming; returning home (to one's parents' home)
noun
ラッシュ Rah-shoo
rush (hour/period)
noun
満席 Mahn-seh-kee
full (seats); fully booked
noun
指定席 shee-tay-seh-kee
reserved seat
noun
除夜 JOH-yah
New Year's Eve
noun
KAH-neh
bell
noun
コミケ KOH-mee-keh
Comiket
noun
ニューイヤー nyoo ee-yah
New Year
noun
駅伝 eh-kee-den
ekiden (long-distance relay race)
noun
初売り hah-TSOO-ree
first sale of the year
noun
流星群 RYOO-say-goon
meteor shower
noun
ソニー soh-nee
Sony
noun
新型 shin-gah-tah
new model / new type
noun
EV ee-vee
EV (Electric Vehicle)
noun
いちご ee-chee-goh
strawberry
noun
スイーツ swee-tsoo
sweets / desserts
noun
北海道 hoh-kaii-doh
Hokkaido
noun
雪景色 yoo-kee-geh-shee-kee
snowy scenery
noun
大相撲 Oh-zoo-moh
Grand Sumo
noun
初場所 Ha-tsoo Bah-shoh
January Tournament (Sumo)
noun
成人式 say-jin-shee-kee
Coming of Age ceremony
noun
共通 kyoh-tsoo
common, shared
noun
テスト teh-soo-toh
test, exam
noun
受験生 joo-ken-say
examinee, test taker
noun
健康 ken-koh
health
noun
foo-koo
fortune, luck
noun
イチゴ EE-chee-go
strawberry
noun
公園 koh-ehn
park
noun
oo-meh
plum (tree, fruit)
noun
大河ドラマ TIE-gah doh-RAH-mah
Taiga drama (long-running historical drama series)
noun
主演俳優 shoo-EN HAH-yoo
lead actor
noun
相撲 soo-moh
Sumo wrestling
noun
アニメ Ah-nee-meh
anime (Japanese animation)
noun
ゴールデングローブ賞 Gore-den Gloh-boo Shoh
Golden Globe Award
noun
温泉 ohn-SEN
hot spring
noun

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