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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 2
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | 非常に | ひじょうに | hijou ni | very much |
| 2 | とても | totemo | very | |
| 3 | 極めて | きわめて | kiwamete | extremely |
| 4 | 随分 | ずいぶん | zuibun | very |
| 5 | 沢山 | たくさん | takusan | very |
| 6 | 本当に | ほんとうに | hontou ni | really |
| 7 | 大体 | だいたい | daitai | mostly |
| 8 | 大分 | だいぶ | daibu | considerably; greatly |
| 9 | 丁度 | ちょうど | choudo | just; exactly |
| 10 | かなり | kanari | fairly | |
| 11 | 相当に | そうとうに | soutou ni | pretty |
| 12 | 僅かに | わずかに | wazuka ni | slightly; barely |
| 13 | ほぼ | hobo | about; roughly | |
| 14 | 少し | すこし | sukoshi | a little bit |
| 15 | まあまあ | maamaa | so-so | |
| 16 | 中々 | なかなか | nakanaka | quite |
| 17 | そこそこ | sokosoko | reasonably | |
| 18 | 余り | あまり | amari | (not) very |
| 19 | たいして | taishite | (not so) much | |
| 20 | 全然 | ぜんぜん | zenzen | (not) at all |
| 21 | いつも | itsumo | Always | |
| 22 | ずっと | zutto | Always (continuously) | |
| 23 | よく | yoku | Often | |
| 24 | 通常 | つうじょう | tsuujou | Usually |
| 25 | 度々 | たびたび | tabitabi | Often |
| 26 | 時々 | ときどき | tokidoki | Some |
| 27 | たまに | tama ni | Sometimes | |
| 28 | あまり | amari | Rarely (negative form) | |
| 29 | 滅多に | めったに | metta ni | Rarely (negative form) |
| 30 | 決して | けっして | kesshite | Never (negative form) |
| 31 | 絶対に | ぜったいに | zettai ni | Definitely |
| 32 | 必ず | かならず | kanarazu | Without exception |
| 33 | 是非 | ぜひ | zehi | Without fail |
| 34 | 確かに | たしかに | tashika ni | Certainly |
| 35 | やはり | yahari | As expected | |
| 36 | きっと | kitto | Surely; undoubtedly | |
| 37 | 恐らく | おそらく | osoraku | Probably |
| 38 | もしかしたら | moshikashitara | Perhaps; maybe | |
| 39 | 多分 | たぶん | tabun | Maybe |
| 40 | 今 | いま | ima | Now |
| 41 | 今すぐに | いますぐに | ima sugu ni | Right now |
| 42 | 先に | さきに | saki ni | Previously |
| 43 | 前に | まえに | mae ni | Previously |
| 44 | 後で | あとで | ato de | Later |
| 45 | まだ | mada | Yet | |
| 46 | また | mata | Still | |
| 47 | すぐ | sugu | Soon | |
| 48 | すでに | sudeni | Already | |
| 49 | 先ほど | さきほど | saki hodo | Just now |
| 50 | 暫く | しばらく | shibaraku | For a while |
| 51 | 結局 | けっきょく | kekkyoku | Eventually |
| 52 | 今日 | きょう | kyou | Today |
| 53 | 明日 | あした | ashita | Tomorrow |
| 54 | 明後日 | あさって | asatte | The day after tomorrow |
| 55 | 昨日 | きのう | kinou | Yesterday |
| 56 | 一昨日 | おととい | ototoi | Two days ago |
| 57 | 今朝 | けさ | kesa | This morning |
| 58 | 今夜 | こんや | konya | Tonight |
| 59 | 毎日 | まいにち | mainichi | Daily; every day |
| 60 | 毎週 | まいしゅう | maishuu | Weekly |
| 61 | 毎月 | まいげつ | maigetsu | Monthly |
| 62 | 固く | かたく | kataku | Hardly; firmly |
| 63 | 優しく | やさしく | yasashiku | Softly |
| 64 | 明るく | あかるく | akaruku | Brightly |
| 65 | 暗く | くらく | kuraku | Darkly; grimly |
| 66 | 高く | たかく | takaku | Highly |
| 67 | 低く | ひくく | hikuku | Low |
| 68 | ゆっくり | yukkuri | Slowly | |
| 69 | 遅く | おそく | osoku | Tardily |
| 70 | 早く | はやく | hayaku | Quickly |
| 71 | 静かに | しずかに | shizuka ni | Quietly |
| 72 | うるさく | urusaku | Loudly | |
| 73 | 簡単に | かんたんに | kantan ni | Easily |
| 74 | 丁寧に | ていねいに | teinei ni | Carefully; politely |
| 75 | 特に | とくに | toku ni | Especially |
| 76 | 一緒に | いっしょに | issho ni | Together |
| 77 | そのまま | sono mama | as it is; without change | |
| 78 | ぶつぶつ | butsu butsu | grumble; complain | |
| 79 | もぐもぐ | mogu mogu | mumble | |
| 80 | ペラペラ | pera pera | fluently | |
| 81 | ペコペコ | peko peko | very hungry; starving | |
| 82 | ちびちび | chibi chibi | little by little | |
| 83 | むしゃむしゃ | musha musha | (munch) ravenously | |
| 84 | ズルズル | zuru zuru | slowly; slurp | |
| 85 | パリパリ | pari pari | crunchy; crispy | |
| 86 | いそいそ | iso iso | cheerful | |
| 87 | いらいら | ira ira | irritated, annoyed | |
| 88 | ふわふわ | fuwa fuwa | soft; fluffy | |
| 89 | モチモチ | mochi mochi | springy; doughy; chewy | |
| 90 | くらくら | kura kura | feel dizzy; giddy | |
| 91 | むしむし | mushi mushi | hot and humid |
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