level: PART B
Questions and Answers List
level questions: PART B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 大使館 taíshìkaň | embassy |
| アメリカ大使館 Amérika-taishìkan | American embassy |
| 虎ノ門 Toranomon | (a business district in Minato, Tokyo) Lit: "Tiger's Gate," was the name of the southernmost gate of Edo Castle. Now home of many corporate headquarters |
| どこ （何処） dôko | where? |
| 虎ノ門のどこ Toranomon no dôko | Where in Toranomon? What part of Toranomon? |
| でしょう deshòu | /tentative of desu/ might be, probably will be |
| ホテル hôteru | (western style) hotel |
| 大蔵ホテル Oókura-hòteru | Hotel Okura |
| そば ・ 側 sôba | nearby; next to |
| すぐ側 sûḡu sôba | immediate vicinity |
| 向こう側 mukouḡawa | opposite side, other side |
| ここ （此処） koko | here |
| 図書館 toshôkan | library |
| ここの図書館 kokó no toshòkaň | the library here |
| 建物 tatêmono | building |
| 隣 (o)tonari | next door; adjoining place; neighbor |
| 左 hidari | left |
| 左隣 hidáridònari | next door on the left |
| 右 miḡi | right |
| 右隣 miḡidonari | next door on the right |
| お世話様 Osewasama | (thank you) for your assistance |
| 旅館 ryokan | Japanese-style inn |
| Xでしょうかねぇ X deshòu ka nêe | I wonder if it's X |
| 領事官 ryoújìkaň | consulate |
| あそこ asoko | that place (over there), there |
| そこ soko | that place, there |
| 郵便局 yúubìňkyoku | post office |
| 左の方 hidári no hòu | the left side, the left direction |
| 映画館 eíḡàkan | movie theater |
| 会館 kaikan | hall (assembly/meeting/general purpose, etc.), center (building) |
| 公園 kouen | (public) park |
| 病院 byouin | hospital |
| 寺 terâ / otera | Buddhist temple |
| 神社 jîňja | Shinto shrine (temple of native Japanese religion) |
| 教会 kyoukai | church (i.e. Christian) |
| スタンド [gasorin] sutando | gas station |
| 商店街 shoútengài | shopping arcade/street (often street covered with roof) |
| 警察署 keisatsusho | police station |
| 消防署 shoubousho | fire station |
| バス停 (basutei) | bus stop |
| 乗り場 nóribà | boarding area |
| 美容院 biyôuin | beauty salon (note carefully pronunciation difference with 'hospital') |
| 駅のそば êki no sôba | beside the station |