Night Rain Illusions

Polite Essentials

good morning - ohayo gozaimasu (p) oh-hah-yoh goh-zye-mahss
good day/hello - konnichiwa (p) kohn-nee-chee-wah
good evening - konbanwa (p) kohn-bahn-wah
good night - oyasumi nasai (p) oh-yah-soo-mee nah-sigh
good bye - sayonara (p) sah-yoh-nah-rah
please - kudasai (p) koo-dah-sigh
thank you - arigato gozaimasu (p) ah-ree-gah-toh goh-zye-mahss
you're welcome - do itashimashite (p) doh ee-tah-shee-mahsh-teh
excuse me/ I'm sorry - sumimasen (p) soo-mee-mah-sen
yes - hai (p) hi
no - iie (p) ee-eh

Numbers

zero - zero (p) zeh-roh
one - ichi (p) ee-chee
two - ni (p) nee
three - san (p) sahn
four - yon (p) yohn
five - go (p) goh
six - roku (p) roh-koo
seven - shichi (p) shee-chee
eight - hachi (p) hah-chee
nine - kyu (p) kyoo
ten - ju (p) joo

Key Questions

who - dare (p) dah-reh
what - nan (p) nahn
why - naze (p) nah-zeh
when - itsu (p) ee-tsoo
how - do (p) doh
where - doko (p) doh-koh

Days of the Week

Monday - Getsuyobi (p) geh-tsoo-yoh-bee
Tuesday - Kayobi (p) kah-yoh-bee
Wednesday - Suiyobi (p) soo-ee-yoh-bee
Thursday - Mokuyobi (p) moh-koo-yoh-bee
Friday - Kinyobi (p) keen-yoh-bee
Saturday - Doyobi (p) doh-yoh-bee
Sunday - Nichiyobi (p) nee-chee-yoh-bee

Months

Janurary - Ichigatsu (p) ee-chee-gah-tsoo
February - Nigatsu (p) nee-gah-tsoo
March - Sangatsu (p) sahn-gah-tsoo
April - Shigatsu (p) shee-gah-tsoo
May - Gogatsu (p) goh-gah-tsoo
June - Rokugatsu (p) roh-koo-gah-tsoo
July - Shichigatsu (p) shee-chee-gah-tsoo
August - Hachigatsu(p) hah-chee-gah-tsoo
September - Kugatsu (p) koo-gah-tsoo
October - Jugatsu (p) joo-gah-tsoo
November - Juichigatsu (p) joo-ee-chee-gah-tsoo
December - Junigatsu - (p) joo-nee-gah-tsoo

A
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aibou partner
aida in between, interval, among
akairo red (like the color of blood)
Ane older/elder sister
Ani older/elder brother
anime Japanese animation
anzu apricot
aoi blue, azure, pale
arigato gozaimasu thank you
ashiteru I love you
B
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baka idiot, stupid, fool
bishojou pretty girl
bishounen pretty boy
C
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cha-iro light brown
chikara power, ability, energy, strength
chikuso damn
chichi-oya dad
chiisai little, small, tiny, young
cho (US) trillion, (Br) billion
D
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dai-dai orange
daidokoro kitchen, cuisine
daijobu okay, all right, certainly, surely, safer
demo demonstration
dokoro place, location
dorobo theif, theft
dosei same name/sex
doshite why, how
douitashimashite you're welcome
Do-yobi Saturday
E
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N/A
F
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N/A
G
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gami spirit, deity
gen vision
genso illusion, fantasy
gensôteki fantastic
getsu moon
Getsu-yobi Monday
giniro silver
go five
Go-gatsu May
gokyoudai siblings
gomen nasai I'm sorry, beg your pardon, excuse me
goryoushin parents
goshujin husband
gurei gray
H
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hachi eight
Hachigatsu August
Haha Mom
hai yes haiiro gray
haku White
henshin change, transform
hi/ho/ka fire
hidari left
higashi east
hikari light
hito person
honden rice paddy
hono a big fire or blaze
I
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ichi one
Ichigatsu January
iie no
imoutosan younger sister
inu dog
iroguro dark
itoko cousin
izumi fountain, spring
J
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ja ne see you later
jigoku hell
jima island
jin person
jo place, location
juu ten
Juugatsu October
Juuichigatsu November
Juunigatsu December
K
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kai sea
kaiba seahorse
kaiju monster
kaizoku pirate
kami spirit, deity, god
kanai wife
kanojo girlfriend
kareshi boyfriend
kasei Mars
kawaii cute
Kayobi Tuesday
kenkyu study, research
kenkyujo laboratory, research institute
ki spirit
kiiroi Yellow
kijin an evil person
kin near
kiniro Gold
kinsei Venus
Kinyobi Friday
kita north
kitsune fox
kodomosan child
konbanwa good afternoon
konnichiwa hello/good afternoon
kowaii I'm scared!
kudasai please
kuroi Black
kusari-fundo weighted chain
kusari-gama chain and sickle
kutsu to bear
kyoudai siblings
kyuu nine
Kyuugatsu September
L
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N/A
M
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maboroshi illusions, dreams, false visions
mae in front of
maho magic
mamono devil, demon, evil spirit
manga Japanese comics
matte wait!
megami goddess
metsubushi blinding powder
midori green
migi right
minami south
mizu water
mokusei Jupiter
Mokuyobi Thursday
momoiro pink (usually a peach color)
mono thing, object
murasaki Purple
musukosan son
musumesan daughter
N
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naka in
nakama company, group, clique, bunch, gang, accomplice
nani what
neko cat
ni two
nichi sun
Nichiyobi Sunday
Nigatsu February
nishi west
O
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obaasan grandma
obasan aunt
oh king
ohayo gozaimasu good morning
ojisan uncle
ojiisan old man/grandpa
okaasan Mom
okosan child
okusan wife
onegai please
oni a type of horned demon, devil, or ogre (usually Japanese)
oneesan older sister
oniisan older brother
orenji Orange
oshiri ana asshole
otaku fanatic (usually a manga/anime fanatic)
Otoutosan younger brother
otousan Dad
otoutte through
oyasumi gozaimasu good night
P
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pinku pink
Q
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N/A
R
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reikai spirit world
roku six
Rokugatsu June
ryo dragon
ryoushin parents
S
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sai extreme, the most
saikin the latest, the most recent
san three
Sangatsu March
sayonara goodbye
sekai world
sen one thousand
senshi soldier
senso war
shi gentleman, samurai
shichi seven
Shichigatsu July
shiki ceremony, rites, ritual
shikigami familiar spirits
shima island
shimatte/shimatta shit
shinobi-zue ninja cane
shiroi White
shiseiji bastard (illegitimate child)
shita down/under
shizuka ni shiiro shut up
shojo girl
shonen boy, pure
shuko claws
shuriken throwing cane
shuui around
sô concept, thought
Sobo grandma
Sofu grandpa
soto out/outside
Sueyobi Wednesday
sugoi amazing
suisei Mercury
sumimasen excuse me/I'm sorry
T
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tai retreat, withdraw
taikutsu tedious, boring
takara treasure, riches
takaramono stuff pirates like; something someone “treasures”
tamashii soul, spirit
tanuki raccoon dog
tatakai warm
tengoku heaven
tetsubishi caltrops
tsuma wife
tokoro place, location
tonari next to
tori bird
U
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ue up/over
urusei shut up
ushiro behind
usui light
V
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N/A
W
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Warui bad, evil, wrong; also way of casually saying sorry.
X
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N/A
Y
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yami dark
yaro bastard (idiotic man)
yohn four
Yongatsu April
yojimbo bodyguard
yugi to play; game
yujo a deep friendship
yurei ghost
Z
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zoku theif, burglar