Appendices

Vocabulary

Y

ya

A, B, etc., such as

yachin

rent (of a house, room)

Yakiniku

Korean barbecue

Yakitori

Yakitori (Japanese food)

yaku ni tachimasu

to be useful for, be helpful for

yakushimasu / yakusu

to translate

yakusoku

appointment, engagement, promise

yakyuu

baseball

yama

mountain

Yamanote-sen

Yamanote line

yamemasu / yameru

to stop doing, cancel, resign, quit, give up (plan, idea)

yamimasu / yamu

to stop (rain, snow, noise)

yappari

as I thought, as I told you, after all

yarimasu / yaru

to do, play, perform, take place

yasai

vegetables

yasashii

kind, tender, gentle

yasashii

easy

yasemasu / yaseru

to lose weight

yasete imasu

be slim, be skinny

yasui

inexpensive, cheap

yasui (-yasui)

(fp) easy to do, tend to do

yasumi

a holiday, a day off, vacation, a rest, break / be closed

yasumimasu / yasumu

to take a day off, break, rest

yatto

finally, at last

yattsu

eight

yo

particle, used when telling a new information or giving friendly sound

yobimasu / yobu

to call, hail

yobun

extra, surplus

Yoga

yoga

yokatta

ta form of ii

yokatta (-ba yokatta)

(fp) expressing regret; should have done

Yokohama

place name

yoku

often, frequently / well, fully, carefully

yoku

ku form of ii

yomi-kaki

reading and writing

yomi-kata

how to read

yomimasu / yomu

to read

yon

four

yoo (volitional form + to shita kedo)

(fp) I tried to do, but

yoo (volitional form + to shita toki)

(fp) just about to do

yoo (-yoo desu)

(fp) it seems, it looks

yoo (-yoo desu)

(fp) expressing figurative, like

yoo ni (-yoo ni narimasu)

(fp) expressing change; become

yoo ni (-yoo ni shimasu)

(fp) expressing effort, I try to do

yoo ni (-yoo ni)

(fp) expressing purpose, for, in order to

yoo ni (-yoo ni)

(fp) expressing indirect command

yoobi

days of the week

yoofuku

clothes, suit, dress

yooji

something to do, errand

Yooroppa

Europe

yooshoku

Western food

yori (-yori)

(fp) comparative pattern

yoroshii

fine, all right (formal)

yoroshiku (minasan ni yoroshiku)

Give my best regards to everyone, say hello to everyone

yoroshiku onegai shimasu

please, thank you

yoru

night, evening

yoruto (-ni yoruto)

according to

yotei

a schedule, plan

yotei (-yotei desu)

(fp) expressing plan, schedule; be expected

yotte (-ni yotte)

depend on, be based on, rely on, according to

yotte (-ni yotte)

by (someone, something)

yottsu

four

yoyaku (shimasu)

(to) reservation, booking

yoyakukin

deposit

yubi

finger

yubiwa

(finger) ring

yuki

snow

yuki-matsuri

snow festival

yukkuri

slowly

yukkuri (shimasu)

(to) take it easy, feel easy

yuubinkyoku

post office

yuumei

famous, well-known

yuuryoo

be charged, not free

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