| ノート
nôoto | notebook, exercise book |
| 五冊
gô-satsu | five bound volumes (counter) |
| それから
sore kara | after that, next |
| さんまい
sâň-mai | three thin flat objects (counter) |
| ふうとう
fuutou | envelope |
| ボールペン
boorupeň | ballpen |
| こんなボールペン
(konna boorupeň) | This kind of ballpoint pen |
| ペン
pêň | pen |
| 鉛筆
eňpitsu | pencil |
| シャーペン
sháapèn | mechanical pencil (wasei-eigo: sharp pencil) |
| 筆
fudê | writing brush |
| 少々
shôushou | a small [amount]; just a minute(ex) |
| お待ちください
omáchi-kudasài | please wait |
| 待ちます、待って
(máchimàsu /matte/) | to wait |
| 笑います、笑って
(waráimàsu /waratte/) | 笑いますto laugh |
| 聞きます、聞いて
(kíkimàsu /kiite/) | to hear;to ask (these are homonyms) |
| ちょうど ・ 丁度
choudo | exactly;just right |
| 同じ
onaji /na or no/ | same |
| けど ・ が
/predicate + kedo/ /predicate + ga/ | /predicate/ but; however |
| 一本
îṕ-pòň | one long; cylindrical object |
| 二本
nî-hoň | two long, cylindrical objects (counter) |
| 三本
sâň-boň | three long, cylindrical objects (counter) |
| 何本
naň-boň | how many long, cylindreical objects? |
| あの・あのー
anoo | uh, umm; excuse me (attention getter) |
| 黒いのも
(kurôi no mo) | back ones too;even black ones |
| 毎度
maido | every time |
| お釣り
otsuri | change (from overpayment) |
| また ・ 又
mata | again Mr. Lerner's Life in Japan; Mata=incredulity? |
| またまた！
(matá matà!) | (Exp) you must be kidding! (someone is pulling your leg) |
| 紙
kamî | paper |
| 便箋
biňseň | stationery, writing paper, etc. |
| どんなの
(dôňna no) | what kind of one(s)? |
| そんなの
(soňna no) | that kind of one(s) [thing] |
| あんなの
(aňna no) | that kind of one(s) [over there] |
| こんなの
(koňna no) | this kind of thing |
| 何冊
nân-satsu | how man books/bound volumes? |
| 何枚
nân-mai | how many flat objects? |
| 五冊
gô-satsu | 5 bound volumes/books |
| 七枚
nanâ-mai / shichî-mai | 7 flat objects (2 ways) |
| 少々お待ちください
shoushou omachi-kudasai | please wait a moment /polite/ |
| 六本
roṕ-pòn | 6 long/cylindrical objects |
| 八冊
has-satsu | 8 bound volumes/books |
| 消しゴム
keshigomu | an eraser |
