| もしもし
môshimoshi | Hello (on the telephone) from stem of verb mousu: lit. I say! I say!. Also used to get someone’s attention. |
| 杉浦
Sugiura | /Family Name - seaside pines/ note i-u => yu vowel combo blending |
| メッセージ
mêsseeji | from English word: Message. Native word would be dengon. |
| 通信
tsuushin | correspondence; report |
| お願いできる
(onegai-dekiru) | can make a request; ask sth of someone /humble-polite/ |
| 致す
itasu /-u; itashita/ | /humble-polite/ do (equivalent to suru) |
| お待たせいたしました
omátase-itashimàshita | /humble-polite/ I’ve caused you to wait |
| 要事で参る
(yoúji de màiru) | /humble-polite/ go,come on business |
| 明日
myôunichi | /polite/ tomorrow |
| 明晩
myôuban | /polite/ tomorrow evening |
| 明朝
myôuchou | /polite/ tomorrow morning |
| 明後日
myôugonichi | /polite/ day after tomorrow |
| 恐れ入ります
osôre-irimasu | (exp) I’m sorry; thank you /humble-polite/ (See notes) |
| お願いいたします
(onegai-itashimasu) | I make a request (of you) /humble-polite/ |
| 失礼
shitsûrei /-na/ | rude; rudeness (na-noun) |
| 失礼いたします
(shitsûrei-itashimasu) | /humble-polite/ excuse me (I commit a rudeness) |
| ご免下さい（ませ）
gomén-kudasài(mase) | excuse me, pardon me. (on the phone) good bye |
| ご免なさい
gomén-nasài | I’m sorry (excuse me) |
| 日本大学
Nihón-dàigaku | University of Japan |
| 筑波大学
Tsúkúba-dàigaku | University of Tsukuba |
| 慶応大学 （慶應）
Keíou-dàigaku | Keio University |
| 早稲田大学
Waséda-dàigaku | Waseda University |
| 吉田
Yoshida | /Family name - reed ricefield/ |
| どちら様
dochira-sama | /polite/ who (lit. mr. which side?) |
| 席
(o)sêki | seat; assigned place |
| 外す
hazusu /-u; hazushita/ | let go; be away from; unfasten (see notes) |
| 外している、外してる
(hazushite (i)ru) | have let go; have unfastened |
| 席を外している
seki (wo) hazushite (i)ru | have left one’s seat, (be away from the desk) |
| 外れる
hazureru /-ru; hazureta/ | be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off |
| 後ほど
nochihodo | /polite/ later (equivalent to ato de) |
| 連絡する
(go)renraku-suru | get in touch, make contact (polite with (go)) |
| ご連絡いたします
([go]rénraku-itashimàsu) | /humble-polite/ get in touch, make contact |
| 野口
Nôguchi | /Family name - field opening/ |
| 所長
shochou | director of a research institute |
| なさる
nâsaru /-aru; nasâtta/ | honorific-polite/ to do (equivalent to suru) |
| 所長に連絡なさる
(shochou ni renraku-nasaru) | /hon.-polite/ get in touch with the institute director |
| 忘れる
wasureru /-ru; wasureta/ | forget (something) |
| 覚える
obóèru /-ru; obôeta/ | commit to memory; learn by heart |
| 記憶
kioku | memory; (~ ga aru) to have a memory/recollection |
| 携帯電話
keitai denwa | cell phone (usu just keitai for short which lit. means portable; something carried in hand) |
| 局番
kyokuban | Telephone exchange number (first 3 digits of number) like an area code. |
| 忘れていた
wasurete ita | I have forgotten |
| ブラウン
Buraun | Brown (name) |
| チャーリー
Chaarii | Charlie (first name) |
| スミス
Sumisu | Smith (family name) |
| ニューヨーク大学
Nyuúyooku dàigaku | New York University |
| 用事で行く
youji de iku | to go on business /direct-style/ |
| そう言ってください
sou itte kudasai | Please tell/say (in) that [way] (what I said) |
| 覚えてください
oboete kudasai | [please] commit [it] to memory |
