| number | bangou |
| telephone number | denwa bangou |
| Hello (on the phone) | Moshimoshi |
| umm | anou |
| well, then | ja, dewa |
| Welcome! | Irrasshaimase! |
| here | koko ni |
| Japanese-style dinner | kaiseki |
| Which date in which month? | Nan-gatsu nan-nichi desu ka? |
| Your name, please. ("o" signifies object of verb) | Dewa onamae o douzo. |
| a bow (in greeting) | eshaku |
| train | densha |
| rapid train | shinkansen |
| privately operated train | chikatetsu |
| time | jikan |
| hour | -ji |
| minute | -fun |
| a.m. | gozen |
| p.m. | gogo |
| what time? | nanji |
| where to? | dokomade |
| bound for | -yuki |
| fare ticket | kippu |
| limited express | tokkuu |
| seat | zaseki |
| used for counting thin items (e.g., fare ticket) | -mai |
| sales counter | uriba |
| boarding area | noriba |
| platform/track | hoomu |
| number suffix (e.g., track #2) | -ban |
| go (to) | ikimasu (always takes the particle ni following the location word and before the verb) |
| boxed meal | ekiben |
| We're now departing! | Hassha shimasu! |
| hot springs | onsen |
| bath | ofuro |
| weekend | shuumatsu |
| open-air bath | rotenburo |
| there is (polite form of saying "yes, we have...") | gozaimasu |
| there isn't (polite form for "no, we don't have....) | gozaimasen |
| I'm sorry | moushiwake |
| bath for men | otoko-yu |
| bath for women | onna-yu |
| particle meaning "also" or "either," replacing wa or ga | mo |
| money | okane |
| morning | asa |
| noon | hiru |
| evening | ban |
| meal (at time of day--breakfast, lunch, dinner) | gohan (asagohan, hirugohan, bangohan) |
| from (referring to time, e.g., from ...until...) | kara |
| I see/All right | Wakarimashita polite form of Wakarimasu ("mashita" is past tense of "masu"; the past tense is the polite verb form |
| Good evening | Konbanwa |
| Hello | Konnichiwa |
| Good-bye | Sayounara |
| police | keisatsu |
| ambulance | kyuukyuusha |
| fire | kaji |
| Help! | Tasukete! |
| sick person | byounin |
| hospital | byouin |
| medicine | kusuri |
| drugstore | kusuri-ya |
| painful (mild to moderate) | itai |
| painful (severe) or breathing problem | kurushii |
| tooth | ha |
| dentist | haisha |
| chest | mune |
| stomach | onaka |
| head | atama |
| My head hurts, My tooth hurts, etc | Atama ga itai, Ha ga itai, etc. |
| fever (I'm running a fever.) | netsu (Netsu ga arimasu.) |
| I feel nauseous (like vomiting) | Kimochi ga warui. |
| okay/permitted (Are you okay?) | daijoubu (Daijoubu desu ka?) |
| not okay (... is not permitted) | dame (...wa dame desu.) |
| is/are/am not | ja arimasen |
| go to (location word) | ikimasu (used w/ ni after location word) |
| person (American) | jin (Amerika-jin) |
| oh my! | maa |
| I forgot/inadvertently left (something...at) | wasuremashita (Location) ni (thing) o wasuremashita.) |
| suitcase | suutsukeesu |
| once more (i.e., Please repeat.) | mou ichido |
| I don't understand. | wakarimasen |
| slowly | yukkuri |
| in English (in English, please) | Eigo de (Eigo de, onegaishimasu.) |
| Have a safe trip! (i.e., Take care.) | Kiotsukete! (Dewa/soredewa kiotsukete) |
| used like "ja" in "ja mata" | soredewa (dewa) |
| again | mata |
| well then | dewa |
| you too | anata mo |
| regards,best,favorably | yoroshiko |
| beginning | hajime |
| savoring tea | kissa |
| hot | hotto |
| iced | aisu |
| latte | rate |
| How much is this? | Kore wa ikura desu ka? |
| dollar | doru |
| neighborhood (around here) | chikaku (kono chikaku) |
| to (location) | made (as in docomade) |
| earthquake | jishin |
| police | kaisatsu |
| Be well. | Ja ogenki de. |
| bath for men | otoko-yu |
| bath for women | onna-yu |
