JLPT Level N5 Expression List

I have compiled and formatted this Expression list (and added my own definitions) from the now outdated exam
specification book: Test Content Specifications (Revised Edition), The Japan Foundation and Association of
International Education, Japan (2004).
As of 2010, there is no official expression list. This list is an approximate guide (based on past exams) that is likely
to match requirements for the Level N5 exam.
# Expression Definition
1 &|IC7L7lI, Thank you very much
2 LII7, (said before eating a meal)
3 L(lL7|, Welcome (to a store)
4 (I) I/, (when parting) Stay healthy
5 1ILl7, Please (do for me)
6 IeC7L7, Good morning (very polite)
7 'd/7L, Good night (very polite)
8 C77lI Thank you for the meal (very polite)
9 (, It is I who should say so
10 Cd/I7L, May I come in
11 Cd//7L, Sorry
12 /II, Hello (good day)
13 /I/I, Good Evening
14 7e/(7e/(, Farewell
15 l1Ll7lI, Sorry for my rudeness
16 l1Ll7, Sorry for my rudeness
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17 d7|/, Sorry
18 I.7I, Ok, I'll see you later
19 (LL,) LIl7l, (Not at all) you're welcome
20 Ild7l, Nice to meet you
21 (() el, Pleased to meet you
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by Peter van der Woude
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Updated: 2011-4-22
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