ROMAJI ENGLISH EXPLANATION

"atchi" (over there)

"ah so desuka"
(see "so desuka")
"aishiteru" (i love you)
"amai" (sweet)
"anata" (you, hubby dearest)
"ano" (well, er...)
"aparto" (apartment)
"arigato" (thanks)
"arigato gozaimasu"
(polite form of thank you)
"asa" (morning)
"ashita" (tomorrow)
"atashi" (i, feminine form)
"baka" (fool)
"bento" (lunch box)
"betsuni" (it's nothing)
"boku" (i, masculine form)
"bouken" (adventure)
"byouin" (hospital)
"chigau" (different or not like that)
"chotto" (awhile)
"chotto matte kudasai"
(please wait awhile, polite form)
"chotto matte ne"
(please wait awhile)
"chotto ne" (nothing)
"dai" (big)
"dai gomi" (large rubbish truck)
"daijoubu" (all right, ok)
"dakara" (therefore)
"dame" (no good, hopeless)
"demo" (but)
"demo ne" (but)
"denwa" (phone)
"deshou" (i hope, i guess)
"desu" (polite phrase, "please", usually it's "desu ka")
"dokidoki" (throb, beat)
"doko" (where)
"doku desu" (i am here)
"domo arigato" (see "arigato")
"doumo" (thanks, literally, it means "indeed")
"doushita" (why/ how/ for what reason)
"doushite" (why/ how/ for what reason)
"douzo" (please)
"fusanka" (obstetrics and gynaecology)
"futari" (two of us/you)
"ganbatte" (try our best)
"gekkan" (monthly publication)
"genki" (healthy, well)
"gomen" (sorry)
"gomen nasai" (i'm sorry)
"gomi" (rubbish)
"gochisousa mashita"
(same as gochisousama")
"gochisousama" (thank you for a good meal)
"gojuunotou" (5-story pagoda)
"haha" (mother)
"hai" (yes)
"haji" (first)
"hajimete" (first time)
"hisashiburi" (it's been a long while)
"hitori" (alone)
"hontou" (really, truely)
"iie" (no)
"ii no" (no need)
"ima" (now)
"irasshai" (welcome)
"iroiro" (various)
"issho ni" (together)
"itadakimasu" (a phase you say before eating)
"itte kimasu" (i'm leaving. see you later)
"itte rasshai" (see you later)
"iya" (yes or no, depends on context)
"iyo" (ok)
"jaa" (bye, see you tomorrow, short for "jaa matane")
"jaa ne" (see you later, short for "jaa matane")
"kachou" (section chief)
"kagi" (key)
"kanpai" (cheers! or toast that means, 'drink up')
"kawaii" (cute)
"kekkon" (marriage, wedding)
"keitai" (mobile phone)
"kinou" (yesterday)
"kirei" (pretty)
"kitanai" (disgraceful)
"kiwotsukete" (take care, be careful)
"kochira" (this way)
"kodomo" (child)
"konbanwa" (good evening)
"kore" (this)
"koto" (matter, thing, reason)
"kou" (red)
"kyou" (today)
"masutai" (proprietor, barkeep)
"mate" (wait)
"moshi moshi" (hello, use for phone calls)
"nan" (what)
"nanda" (what)
"nan de" (what)
"nante" (how?)
"nani" (what)
"natsukashii" (yearn)
"ne" (short for "so dene" - isn't that so)
"ne" (sound for getting attention, like 'hey'!)
"neko" (cat)
"nyo" (wife, woman)
"obachan" (grandmother)
"ohayo" (good morning)
"ohayo gozaimasu"
(good morning, polite form)
"oideyasu" (welcome; used in shops, etc)
"ojisan" (uncle; middle aged gentleman)
"okaeri" (welcome home; used by a person in the house to someone returnin
g home)
"okaeri nasai" (same as okaeri, but more polite form)
"okasan" (mother)
"okusan" (wife)
"omedeto" (congratulations)
"omiyage" (native product present)
"onechan" (elder sister)
"onegai" (short for "onegaishimasu")
(formal introduction, means "please", probably means "pleased to meet you")
"onichan" (elder brother, children's preference)
"onisan" (elder brother)
"onsen" (hot spring spa)
"ore" (i)
"otanjou omedetou"
(happy birthday)
"oto" (man)
"otosan" (father)
"otsukare" (short form of "otsukare sama deshita")
"otsukare deshita"
(short form of "otsukare sama deshita")
"otsukare sama deshita"
(you worked hard - good for you; a greeting for one who is comin
g off work)
"oyaji" (old man, grandpa)
"oyasumi" (good night)
"oyasumi nasai" (good night, polite form)
"oyo" (ok)
"piasu"! (pierced earrings)
"ramen" (chinese noodles)
"ryoko" (travel)
"saigo" (last)
"saki" (earlier, before)
"sakura" (cherry blossom)
"samishika" (lonely)
"san-nen" (3 years)
"sanjuu" (thirty)
"sayonara" (goodbye)
"senpai" (senior)
"setsu" (season)
"shimbum" ("shinbun", or newspaper)
"shitsurei" (excuse me)
"so" (really)
"so da" (similar to "so desuka")
"so da na" (similar to "so desuka")
"so da ne" (similar to "so desuka")
"so dena" (that is so)
"so desuka" (is that really, or that is so)
"so ka" (short for "so desuka")
"so na" (short for "so dena")
"sore" (in addition)
"sugoi" (terrific)
"suma" (short for "sumimase")
"sumi ma" (short for "sumimasen")
"sumimase" (excuse me, sorry)
"sumimase mashita"
(see "sumimase")
"tadaima" (here i am; i'm home)
"taiyaki" (sweet red bean paste cakes shaped like fish)
"tamago" (eggs)
"tashikani" (certainly, doubtless)
"terebashi" (telepathy)
"to" (and)
"tomodachi" (friend)
"uso" (lie)
"wa" (where)
"waka ta" (short for "wakari mashita")
"wakari mashita"(i understand)
"wakarinai" (hard to understand)
"watashi" (i)
"yappari" (as i thought, still)
"yo kata" (very good)
"yoroshiku" (please remember me)
"yoru" (night)
"yuki" (snow)
"zenbu" (everything)
"zet tai" (absolutely)
"zutto" (always, forever)