| 習ったことがある
narâtta koto ga âru | have learned (before) |
| 通勤 ・ 通勤する
tsuukin / tsuukin-suru | going to work / commute to work |
| 通園
tsuuen | going to nursery or kindergarten |
| 通学 ・ 通学する
tsuugaku / tsuugaku-suru | go/commute to school |
| 通院 ・ 通院する
tsuuin (-suru) | go/commute to an institution or hospital |
| 来られる ・ 来れる
ko(rá)rêru /-ru; korâreta~kôreta/ | can come |
| 歩いても来られる ・ 歩いても来れる
arûite mo ko(rá)rêru | can come also/even having walked |
| 来ることがある
kûru koto ga âru | there are occasions when [I] come; [I] sometimes come |
| 徒歩で行く
(toho de iku) | go by walking/on foot
(no-adj, not a suru verb) |
| 就職する
shuushoku-suru | find or seek employment |
| 務める
tsutómèru /-ru; tsutômeta/ | to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) (X ni ~) |
| 働く
hataraku /-u; hataraita/ | to work (i.e. work at X; X de ~) |
| 就職したいというの
shuúshoku-shitài to iû no | the thing described as wanting to find employment |
| 話せる
hanásèru /-ru; hanâseta/ | can speak |
| 日本語が話せる
nihóngo ga hanasèru | can speak Japanese |
| 活かす ・ 生かす
ikâsu /-u; ikâshita/ | bring to life; make the most of, bring into use / bring to (back into) life |
| 英語と日本語を活かした仕事
eiḡo to nihonḡo wo ikâshita shiḡoto | work that has brought English and Japanese into use |
| 読むことも出来る
yômu koto mo dekîru | can also read (reading is also possible) |
| 多少
tashou | more or less, somewhat |
| 読める
yomêru /-ru; yômeta/ | can read |
| 読み書き
yômîkaki | reading and writing |
| 習う
narâu /-u; narâtta/ | learn, study, take lessons |
| 習ったことがある
narâtta koto ga âru | have learned before |
| 使える
tsukaeru /-ru; tsukaeta/ | can use |
| 使えることは使え宇r
tsukáeru kotò wa ‘tsukaeru | can use, at least (i.e., you could say I can use (in some sense), but not as well as i could..) |
| 始める
hajimeru /-ru; hajimeta/ | begin [something] |
| 始まる
hajimaru /-u; hajimatta/ | [something] begins |
| 始められる ・ 始めれる
hajime(ra)reru /-ru; hajime(ra)reta/ | can begin [something] |
| 今度
kôndo | this time; this next time |
| セミナー
sêminaa | seminar (unlike zemi, this one is based on English) |
| アメリカ経済について
Amérika-kèizai ni tuite | concerning the American economy |
| 三週間ほど先
sań-shùukan-hodo saki | about three weeks ahead (from now) |
| ほしい ・ 欲しい
hoshîi /-katta/ | want; is wanted |
| してほしい
shité hoshìi | want to have it done / want [you] to do it |
| してほしいということだ
shité hoshìi to iú kotò da | it's a fact described as wanting to have it done |
| やっと ・ 漸と
yatto | finally, with some effort; barely, only just |
| 専門
senmon / gosenmon | specialization / (your) specialty |
| 専門的
senmon-teki /na/ | specialized |
| 何とか
nân to ka | somehow |
| 通訳
tsûuyaku | interpreter; interpretation |
| 翻訳
honyaku | translation |
| 訳する ・ 訳す
yaku suru (yaku-shite, yaku-shinai) / yakusu (yakushite, yakusanai) | to translate |
| 付けることが出来る
tsukêru koto ga dekiru | can attach (lit. the act of attaching is possible) |
| 探せる
saḡaseru /-ru; saḡaseta/ | can look for; can track down |
| 人が探せる
hito ḡa saḡaseru | can track down a person |
| 保育園
hoikuen | preschool/nursery school |
| 幼稚園
youchien | kindergarten |
| 読み書きが必要なことはない
yômîkaki ga hitsúyou na kotò wa nâi | there are no times when reading-writing is necessary |
| 失業派遣
shitsúgyou hòken | unemployment insurance |
| コネ ・ コネクション
konê/ konékushòn | (social) connections and contacts (used to find jobs, etc.) |
| Xに務めている
X ni tsutomete (i)ru | be employed by X, work for X |
| 頭の働く人
atama no hataraku hito | bright/cleaver person (person who's head 'works') |
| お金を活かして使う
okane wo ikashite tsukau | use money wisely (put it to good use) |
| 英訳
eiyaku | English translation |
| 誤訳
goyaku | a misstranslation |
| 行くことがある
ikú kotò ga âru | sometimes go; there are occasions when I go |
| 行くことが出来る
ikú kotò ga dekiru | able to go; (act) of going is possible |
| 行くことがない
ikú kotò ga nâi | neve go; there are no occasions when I go |
| あまり暑くて頭が働かない
amari atsukute atama ga hatarakanai | it being too hot, I can't think well (head doesn't work) |
| 働いている人の中には、会社に勤めずにフリーランスの仕事をしている人もいる
hataraite iru hito no naka ni wa, kaisha ni tsutomezu ni furiiransu no shigoto wo shité iru hitò mo iru | among those who work, there are also people who are doing freelance work without being employed at a company. |
| 初めに
hajime ni | first off, first of all; in/at the beginning |
| 今晩の花火は何時に始まるでしょうか
konban no hanabi wa nan-ji ni hajimaru deshou ka | I wonder what time the fireworks this evening will begin? |
| 時間ですから授業を始めます
jikan desu kara jugyou wo hajimemasu | It is time, so I will begin class. |
| しないでほしい
shinâide hoshii | I want[ you] to not do it, for it to be done / I'd like for [you] not to do it |
