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 わかりません

 wakarimasen

わかりません (wakarimasen) = I don't understand


Someone is speaking to you in Japanese, and they aren't using any of the hundred Japanese
words you're learning now. Let them know you don't understand what they're saying with this
word. Follow it up with another word on this list: "eigo!" Then they'll know you don't understand
and you're asking for English.


 やめて
 yamete

やめて！ (yamete!) = Stop it!


Maybe somebody is messing with you and you want them to stop (yakuza?). You could say this.


 英語
 eigo

英語 (eigo) = English
Sometimes you just need someone who speaks some English. Even though all Japanese people
learn English in school, very few Japanese people are any good at speaking it. Still, it doesn't
hurt to try.


 服
 fuku

服 (fuku) = Clothes
Maybe you're at a hot springs and can't find your clothes. Hey, it's possible.


 死にそう
 shinisou

死にそう (shinisou) = Seems Like I'm Going To Die


When things get really serious, you may need to pull out all the stops.


 警察
 keisatsu

警察 (keisatsu) = Police
If something really bad happens, these are the people you want to ask for.

そうにもない (sou nimo nai): impossible, unlikely

ただ～のみだ (tada~nomi da): can do nothing but

た拍子に (ta hyoushi ni): the instant

ためしがない (tameshi ga nai): (something) is never the case

たりとも (taritomo): (not) even, (not) any

た瞬間に (ta shunkan ni): the moment

てっきり (tekkiri): surely, certainly

たところで (ta tokoro de): even if one does something

てからというもの (te kara to iu mono): after, since

てかなわない (te kanawanai): can’t stand, unable to

てまで (te made): even

てみせる (te miseru): I’ll definitely

てもどうにもならない (temo dou nimo naranai): it’s no use

ても始まらない (temo hajimaranai): it’s no use

ても差し支えない (temo sashitsukaenai): can, it’s okay if

てしかるべきだ (te shikaru beki da): should

ってば (tteba): I said, I told you to

てやまない (te yamanai): always, never stop

と相まって (to aimatte): together with


とあれば (to areba): if, if it’s the case that

とあって (to atte): because of

とばかりに (to bakari ni): as if, as though

といえども (to ie domo): even, even if

といい～といい (to ii~to ii): and, or

といったらない (to ittara nai): very, extremely

という (to iu): all, every

というか (to iu ka): or, or more precisely

というか～というか (to iu ka~to iu ka): (I’m not sure if it’s) A or B

というところだ/といったところだ (to iu tokoro da/to itta tokoro da): approximately, about

というもの (to iu mono): during a period of time

というわけだ (to iu wake da): this means

というわけではない (to iu wake dewa nai): it’s not that, it doesn’t mean that

といわず (to iwazu): not just, both

ときたら (tokitara): when it comes to, concerning

ときている (to kite iru): because

ところがある (tokoro ga aru): there is

ところから (tokoro kara): from the fact that

とみられる (to mirareru): to be regarded as, to be expected to

とみるや (to miru ya): at the sight of, upon seeing

ともなく (tomonaku): to do something without thinking about it

ともなると/ともなれば (tomo naru to/tomo nareba): when, once (something happens)

ともすれば (tomo sureba): apt to, prone to


と思いきや (to omoikiya): I thought

とりわけ (toriwake): especially

とされる (to sareru): is considered

とっさに (tossa ni): at once, right away

としたって/としたところで (to shitatte/to shita tokoro de): even if

として～ない (toshite~nai): not even one

とて (tote): even if, even though

とても～ない (totemo~nai): cannot possibly

とは (towa): [indicates word or phrase being defined]

とはいえ (towaie): nonetheless, although

とはいうものの (towa iu mono no): having said that, be that as it may

つ～つ (tsu~tsu): [indicates two contrasting actions]

はおろか (wa oroka): let alone, not to mention

はさておき (wa sateoki): setting aside

や否や (ya ina ya): the moment that, as soon as

やしない (yashinai): not (emphatic negative)

(よ)うが/(よ)うと (you ga/you to): no matter how/what

(よ)うが～まいが/(よ)うと～まいと (you ga~mai ga/you to~mai to): whether or not

(よ)うか～まいか (you ka~mai ka): whether or not

(よ)うものなら (you mono nara): if one chooses to

(よ)うにも～ない (you nimo~nai): even if one tries to do something, it can’t be done

ようによっては (you ni yotte wa): depending on

ゆえに (yue ni): therefore, consequently


ざる (zaru): not, -un

ずじまい (zu jimai): never

ずくめ (zukume): entirely, completely

ずとも (zu tomo): even without doing

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