Appendices

ba (-ba ii)

(fp) giving an advice, suggestion; it will be fine if it is, it will be enough if it is

ba (-ba yokatta)

(fp) expresses the speaker's regret; I should have done

ba (-ba yokatta noni)

(fp) you should have done

baagen seeru

bargain sale

baai (-baai)

(fp) in case of, when

baiku

motorcycle, motorbike

bakari (noun + bakari)

(fp) only

bakari (-te bakari)

(fp) only doing, keep doing

bakari (-ta bakari)

(fp) have just done

ban

night, evening

ban (-ban)

number, No. / a counter for order or rank

ban-gohan

dinner

bangoo

number

bangumi

TV program

baraetii

variety

Bari

Bali island

basho

place, spot, location, venue

basu

bus

battaa

batter

Beikoku

USA

benkyoo (shimasu)

(to) study, learn, learning

benkyoo (benkyoo ni narimasu)

be good for study

benri

convenient, handy, useful

Berugii

Belgium

bessoo

summer house, villa

Betonamu

Vietnam

betsu

difference, another

bideo

video, video tape, camcorder

biiru

beer

bijutsukan

art museum

bikkuri (shimasu)

(to) be surprised, be shocked

biru

building

Biwako

Lake Biwa

biyooin

hair salon

booeki-gaisha

trading company

bookaru

vocal

boonasu

bonus

boonenkai

year-end party

booru

ball

boorupen

ballpoint pen

botan

button

buchoo

director of a department

bukka

prices, commodity price, cost of living

bunka

culture

buraindo

blind

Burajiru

Brazil

busho

post, division, department

butsukarimasu / butsukaru

to hit, clash, bump into, run into

byooin

hospital, clinic

byooki

illness, sickness