Appendices

Vocabulary

Y

A, B, etc., such as

やちん

rent (of a house, room)

やきにく

Korean barbecue

やきとり

Yakitori (Japanese food)

やくに たちます

to be useful for, be helpful for

やくします/やくす

to translate

やくそく

appointment, engagement, promise

やきゅう

baseball

やま

mountain

やまのてせん

Yamanote line

やめます/やめる

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

やみます/やむ

to stop (rain, snow, noise)

やっぱり

as I thought, as I told you, after all

やります/やる

to do, play, perform, take place

やさい

vegetables

やさしい

kind, tender, gentle

やさしい

easy

やせます/やせる

to lose weight

やせています

be slim, be skinny

やすい

inexpensive, cheap

やすい(-やすい)

(fp) easy to do, tend to do

やすみ

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

やすみます/やすむ

to take a day off, break, rest

やっと

finally, at last

やっつ

eight

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

よびます/よぶ

to call, hail

よぶん

extra, surplus

ヨガ

yoga

よかった

ta form of ii

よかった (-ば よかった)

(fp) expressing regret; should have done

よこはま

place name

よく

often, frequently / well, fully, carefully

よく

ku form of ii

よみかき

reading and writing

よみかた

how to read

よみます/よむ

to read

よん

four

よう (volitional form + と した けど)

(fp) I tried to do, but

よう (volitional form + と した とき)

(fp) just about to do

よう (-ようです)

(fp) it seems, it looks

よう (-ようです)

(fp) expressing figurative, like

ように (-ように なります)

(fp) expressing change; become

ように (-ように します)

(fp) expressing effort, I try to do

ように (-ように)

(fp) expressing purpose, for, in order to

ように (-ように)

(fp) expressing indirect command

ようび

days of the week

ようふく

clothes, suit, dress

ようじ

something to do, errand

ヨーロッパ

Europe

ようしょく

Western food

より (-より)

(fp) comparative pattern

よろしい

fine, all right (formal)

よろしく (みなさんに よろしく)

Give my best regards to everyone, say hello to everyone

よろしく おねがいします

please, thank you

よる

night, evening

よると (-に よると)

according to

よてい

a schedule, plan

よてい (-よていです)

(fp) expressing plan, schedule; be expected

よって (-に よって)

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

よって (-に よって)

by (someone, something)

よっつ

four

よやく (します)

(to) reservation, booking

よやくきん

deposit

ゆび

finger

ゆびわ

(finger) ring

ゆき

snow

ゆきまつり

snow festival

ゆっくり

slowly

ゆっくり (します)

(to) take it easy, feel easy

ゆうびんきょく

post office

ゆうめい

famous, well-known

ゆうりょう

be charged, not free

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