Appendices

Vocabulary

M

maakaa

marker (pen)

maaketingu

marketing

maaketto

market

machi

town, city

machiawase

arrangement to meet, appointment to meet and go

machigaemasu / machigaeru

to make a mistake

machimasu / matsu

to wait

mada

not yet (in the negative expression) / still (in the positive expression)

made

till, until, to

madeni

by (time)

mado

window

mae

in front, on the opposite side of

mae

before, ago, former, previous

mae ni (-mae ni)

(fp) before

maemotte

beforehand, in advance

magarimasu / magaru

to turn, curve

mai (-mai)

counter for flat objects

maiasa

every morning

maiban

every night

mainen

every year

mainichi

every day

maishuu

every week

maitoshi

every year

maitsuki

every month

mairimasu / mairu

humble form of ikimasu and kimasu

mama (-ta mama)

(fp) leave something as it is, without change

mamorimasu / mamoru

to keep, follow (rules)

man

ten thousand

manga

comics, cartoon

maniaimasu / maniau

to be in time for

manyuaru

manual

marude

as if, just like

marui

round

-mashoo

(fp) expressing volition; let's do

-masen ka?

expressing invitation; won't you do? or offering; would you like?

-mashoo ka?

(fp) expressing invitation; shall we do? or offering; shall I do

massugu

straight

mata

again

mata ashita

see you tomorrow

mata ato de

later / see you later

mata kondo

next time

mawashimasu / mawasu

to turn, roll, round, spin

mayoimasu / mayou

to get lost

mazui

nasty, bad-tasting

meekaa

maker

meeru

email

megane

(eye) glasses

Meguro

place name

Meiji-doori

Meiji street

meishi

business card

Mekishiko

Mexico

memo (shimasu)

(to make) a memo

memorii kaado

memory card

menbaa

member

mensetsu

interview (for a job, a post)

menyuu

menu

meshiagarimasu / meshiagaru

respectful of tabemasu

mezamashi-dokei

alarm clock

mi ni ikimasu

to go to watch

michi

road, street, way / direction

miemasu / mieru

can see, be visible, be in sight

migi

right

migi-ashi

right leg

mijikai

short

mikka

3rd. of the month / 3 days

mimasu (-te mimasu)

(fp) try to do and see how it is

mimasu / miru

to watch, look, see

minami

South

minasan

everyone, all, you

minasan ni yoroshiku

give my best regards to everyone, say hello to everyone

minna

everyone, everything, all

miruku

milk

mise

store, shop, restaurant

misemasu / miseru

to show

misete kudasai

please show me

misu

mistake

mitai (-mitai desu)

(fp) it seems, it looks

mitai (-mitai desu)

(fp) expressing figurative, like, resembling

mitsukarimasu / mitsukaru

to be found, be discovered

mitsumori

quote, quotation, estimate

mittsu

three

mizu

water

mizu-umi

lake

mo

also, too

mo

showing surprise by amount

mo (-te mo ii desu ka?)

(fp) asking permission; may I do?

mochimasu / motsu

to hold, carry, have

mochiron

of course

modorimasu / modoru

to come back

moku-yoobi

Thursday

mokuzoo

wooden (house), built of wood

mono

things, object, substance, matter

mono

person (humble)

moo

already

moo ichido

one more time, again

mooshimasu (-to mooshimasu ga)

used when giving one's name (polite)

mooshiwake gozaimasen

I'm so sorry (formal)

moosugu

soon

moraimasu / morau

to receive, get, be given

moraemasu (-te moraemasu ka?)

(fp) polite request, cloud you do for me

moraimasu (-te moraimasu)

(fp) have someone do something with kindness

moraitai (-te moraitai)

(fp) I want someone to do, I hope that

moraitai (-te moraitai-n desu ga)

(fp) polite request, would you please do

moshi

used with a conditional pattern and emphasizes "if"

moshimoshi

Hello (used on the phone)

motteikimasu / motteiku

to take something to

motteimasu / motteiru

to have, own, carry with

mottekimasu / mottekuru

to bring

motto

more, farther

mukae ni ikimasu

to go to pick someone up

mukaimasu / mukau

to go toward

mukashi

old times, in the past

mukoo

over there, there (place you are talking), other side, other party

muri

impossible

muryoo

free of charge

musuko

son

musume

daughter

muttsu

six

muzukashii

difficult, hard, tough

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