The First 100 Essential Japanese Words

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This text of the first 100 essential words in Japanese is not scripture, but it gives you a good one hundred words to start your study with.

1. mon - gateway
2. After- ato,go
3. Again - mata, futatabi
4. All - subete,zenbu
5. Almost - hotondo 
6. Also - mo
7. Always - itsumo
8. And -so^shite,ya, ka
9. Because - nazenaraba
10. Before - mae, mae ni
11. Big - okii
12. But - shikashi,ga,keredomo,kedo
13. (I) can - (watakushi wa)dekiru
14. (I) come -(watakushi wa) kuru
15. Either/or - dochira ka
16. (I) find - mitsukeru
17. First - saisho
18. For - no tame ni
19. Friend -tomodachi, yu^jin
20. From - kara
21. (I) go - iku
22. Good - yoi, ii
23. Good-bye - dewa mata, sayo^nara, ja mata ne
24. Happy(happiness) - shiawase
25. (I) have - (watakushi wa) motsu
26. He - kare
27. Hello - konnichiwa (lit. good afternoon)
28. Here - koko
29. How - do^ yatte
30. I - watakushi,ware(old style), ore(male), boku(young male), washi(old man), watashi(female)
31. (I) am - iru(to exist)
32. If - moshi
33. In - naka ni
34. (I) know - shitte iru
35. Last - saigo^
36. (I) like - suki
37.a little -, sukoshi, chikotto
38. (I) love - ai suru
39. (I) make - tsukuru
40. Many - takusan
41. One - hitotsu
42. More - motto
43. Most - mottomo 
44. Much - takusan, ippai
45. My - watakushi no, etc.
46. New - atarashii
47. No - iie, chigau
48. Not - dewa nai
49. Now - ima
50. Of - no 
51. Somtimes - toki doki
52. On - ue 
53. One - ippon, ichidai, 
54. Only- dake
55. Or - ka
56. Other - hoka no
57. Our - watakushi tachi no
58. Out - soto
59. Over - owari
60. People - hitobito
61. Place - tokoro, bashou
62. Please - o negai shimasu, kudasai
63. Same - onaji
64. (I) see, to see - miru, (naruhodo)
65. She - kanojo
66. So - so
67. Some -ikutsuka no
68. Sometimes, occasionally - tama ni, toki doki
69. Still - shizuka na
70. Such - so no yo^ na
71. (I) tell - iu, tsutaeru
72. Thank you - domo arigatou gozaimasu
73. That - sore
74. The - no equivalent
75. Their - karera no
76. Them - karera
77. Then - sore kara
78. There is - aru
79. They -karera
80. Thing - nanika,
81. (I)think - so^ omou 
82. This - kore
83. Time - jikan, toki
84. To - ni 
85. Under - shita
86. Up - ue
87. Us - watakushi tachi, etc.
88. (I) use - tsukau
89. Very - tottemo
90. We - watakushi tachi
91. What - nani
92. When - itsu
93. Where - doko
94. Which - dore
95. Who - dare
96. Why - naze
97. With - to, to tomo ni
98. Yes - hai
99. You - anata
100. Your - anata no

Some words have no basic equivalent in both languages. Next lens will explore why?

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