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Japanese Vocabulary

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7日 Nah-noh-kah
7th day, seven days
noun
クリスマスツリー Koo-ree-soo-mah-soo Tsoo-ree
Christmas Tree
noun
カスタム kah-soo-tah-moo
custom
noun
文章 boon-shoh
sentence, writing, text
noun
boon
sentence
noun
関西 Kahn-sai
Kansai region
noun
針供養 Hah-ree Koo-yoh
Needle Mass (memorial service)
noun
行われる Oh-koh-nah-wah-reh-roo
to be held/to take place
verb
雅子皇后 mah-sah-koh koh-goh (long 'o' sounds)
Empress Masako
noun
忘年会 boh-nen-kai
year-end party
noun
年賀状 nen-gah-joh
New Year's card
noun
〜なければなりません nah-keh-reh-bah nah-ree-mah-sen
must do, have to do
grammatical pattern
東北地方 toh-ho-koo chee-hoh
Tohoku region
noun
清水寺 kee-yoh-mee-zoo-deh-rah
Kiyomizu Temple
noun
漢字 kahn-jee
Chinese character
noun
サンドイッチ sahn-doh-eech-chee
sandwich
noun
こたつ koh-tah-tsoo
kotatsu
noun
年末 nen-maht-soo
year-end
noun
ジャンボ jahn-boh
Jumbo (large)
adjective
宝くじ tah-kah-rah-koo-jee
lottery ticket
noun
世田谷 Seh-tah-gah-yah
Setagaya
noun
ぼろ市 Boh-roh-ee-chee
Boro-ichi flea market
noun
中国地方 choo-go-koo chee-hoh
Chugoku region
noun
デパート deh-PAH-toh
department store
noun
おせち料理 oh-SEH-chee RYOH-ree
Osechi cuisine (traditional Japanese New Year's food)
noun
賑わっています nee-gee-WAHT-teh-ee-mahs
is bustling / is busy / is lively
verb
浅草 Ah-sah-koo-sah
Asakusa (place name)
noun
浅草寺 Sen-soh-jee
Senso-ji Temple
noun
羽子板市 Hah-goh-ee-tah-ee-chee
Hagoita Fair / Battledore Fair
noun
ブリ BOO-ree (like 'boo' in 'book', 'ree' in 'reel')
yellowtail (fish)
noun
AH-boo-rah (like 'ah' in 'father', 'boo' in 'book', 'rah' in 'bra')
fat, oil (animal fat)
noun
のる NOH-roo (like 'no' in 'know', 'roo' in 'room')
to ride, to get on; to be on, to be contained
verb
大掃除 Oh-soh-jee
big house cleaning, year-end cleaning
noun
大晦日 Oh-mee-so-kah
New Year's Eve
noun
少しずつ Soo-koh-shee zoo-tsoo
little by little, gradually
adverb
冬至 Toh-jee
Winter Solstice
noun
ゆず湯 Yoo-zoo-yoo
yuzu bath
noun
クリスマスケーキ koo-ree-soo-mah-soo kay-kee
Christmas cake
noun
M-1グランプリ Em-wan Goo-rahn-poo-ree
M-1 Grand Prix
noun
優勝 yoo-shoh
victory, championship
noun
コンビ kohn-bee
duo, pair (often for comedy acts)
noun
大阪万博 Oh-sah-kah Bahn-pah-koo
Osaka Expo
noun
1月3日 ee-chee-gah-tsoo meek-kah
January 3rd
noun
フライドチキン foo-RY-doh CHEE-keen
fried chicken
noun
バケツ bah-KET-soo
bucket
noun
数週間前 soo-SHOO-kahn MA-eh
weeks ago; a few weeks ago
adverbial noun
福袋 foo-koo-boo-koo-roh
lucky bag
noun
空気 koo-kee
air
noun
乾燥する kahn-soh soo-roo
to dry, to be dry
verb
ひく hee-koo
to catch (a cold), to pull
verb

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