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Japanese Vocabulary List: Daily Life Words
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
| 起きる | okiru | get up |
| 眠る | nemuru | to sleep |
| 浴びる | abiru | to bathe |
| 洗う | arau | to wash |
| 泣く | naku | to cry |
| 笑う | warau | to laugh, to smile |
| 死ぬ | shinu | to die |
| 行く | iku | to go |
| 来る | kuru | to come |
| 帰る | kaeru | to back home |
| 食べる | taberu | to eat |
| 飲む | nomu | to drink |
| 買う | kau | to buy |
| 売る | uru | to sell |
| 払う | harau | to pay |
| 言う | iu | to say |
| 話す | hanasu | to talk |
| 問う | tou | to ask |
| 答える | kotaeru | to answer |
| 歩く | aruku | to walk |
| 読む | yomu | to read |
| する | suru | to do |
| 電話する | denwa suru | to call (phone) |
| 書く | kaku | to write |
| 使う | tsukau | to use |
| 料理する | ryouri suru | to cook |
| 運転する | unten suru | to drive |
| 携帯電話 | keitai denwa | handphone |
| パソコン | pasokon | personal computer |
| テレビ | terebi | television |
| カメラ | kamera | camera |
| インターネット | intaanetto | internet |
| 友達 | tomodachi | friends |
| 家族 | kazoku | family |
| 男 | otoko | man |
| 女 | onna | woman |
| 子供 | kodomo | children |
| 父 | chichi | father |
| 母 | haha | mother |
| 姉 | ane | elder sister |
| 兄 | ani | elder brother |
| 妹 | imouto | younger sister |
| 弟 | otouto | younger brother |
| 風 | kaze | wind |
| 空 | sora | sky |
| 月 | tsuki | moon |
| 星 | hoshi | star |
| 水 | mizu | water |
| 木 | ki | tree |
| 川 | kawa | river |
| 山 | yama | mountain |
| 土 | tsuchi | soil |
| 火 | hi | fire |
| 家 | uchi | home |
| 部屋 | heya | room |
| 台所 | daidokoro | kitchen |
| トイレ | toire | toilet |
| 学校 | gakkou | school |
| 大学 | daigaku | university |
| 自転車 | jitensha | bicycle |
| 自動車 | jidousha | car |
| 本 | hon | book |
| 鉛筆 | enpitsu | pencil |
| ボールペン | boorupen | ballpoint |
| 店 | mise | shop, store |
| 制服 | seifuku | uniform |
| 鞄 | kaban | bag |
| 靴 | kutsu | shoes |
| 靴下 | kutsushita | socks |
| 果物 | kudamono | fruits |
| 野菜 | yasai | vegetables |
| 食べ物 | tabemono | food |
| 飲み物 | nomimono | beverage |
| お皿 | osara | dish |
| 椅子 | isu | chair |
| 机 | tsukue | desk |
| 体 | karada | body |
| 頭 | atama | head |
| 手 | te | hand |
| 脚 | ashi | foot, feet |
| 速い | hayai | fast |
| 遅い | osoi | slow |
| 大きい | ookii | big |
| 小さい | chiisai | small |
| 嬉しい | ureshii | happy |
| 悲しい | kanashii | sad |
| 好き | suki | like |
| 嫌い | kirai | hate |
| 欲しい | hoshii | want |
| 黒い | kuroi | black |
| 赤い | akai | red |
| 青い | aoi | blue |
| 白い | shiroi | white |
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Daily conversations in Japanese
Phrases for phone calls in Japanese
