| 人 | nin | (counter for people) (1-5) hitori, futari, sannin, yonin, gonin (6-10) rokunin, nanninn/shichinin, hachinin, kunin, juunin |
| お世話になっています | osewa ni natte imasu | much obliged |
| はじめまして | hajimemashite | how do you do, nice to meet you |
| よろしくお願いします | yoroshiku onegai shimasu | please treat me favorably/well, best regards |
| こちらこそ | kochira koso | me too (こそ literally means "also") |
| Honorific | Generic | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| goryoushin 御両親 |
ryoushin 両親 |
two parents |
| oyagosan 親御さん |
oya 親 |
parent |
| otousan お父さん |
(respectively) chichi, chichioya 父、父親 |
father |
| okaasan お母さん |
(respectively) haha, hahaoya 母、母親 |
mother |
| ojiisan お祖父さん |
sohu 祖父 |
grandfather |
| obaasan お祖母さん |
soba 祖母 |
grandmother |
| ojisan 叔父さん、伯父さん |
oji 叔父、伯父 |
uncle (older and younger, respectively) |
| obasan 叔母さん、伯母さん |
oba 叔母、伯母 |
aunt (older and younger, respectively) |
| oniisan お兄さん |
ani 兄 |
older brother |
| oneesan お姉さん |
ane 姉 |
older sister |
| otoutosan 弟さん |
otouto 弟 |
younger brother |
| imoutosan 妹さん |
imouto 妹 |
younger sister |
| oitokosan おいとこさん |
itoko いとこ |
cousin |
| なる | naru | become |
| 読む | yomu | read |
| 書く | kaku | write |
| 貸す | kasu | lend |
| 借りる | kariru | borrow |
| 差し上げる | sashiageru | give (honorific) (in-group POV) |
| 上げる | ageru | give (in-group POV) |
| やる | yaru | give (humble) (in-group POV) |
| 下さる | kudasaru | give (honorific) (out-group POV) |
| くれる | kureru | give (out-group POV) |
| もらう | morau | receive |
| 頂く | itadaku | receive (humble) |
| 遅い | osoi | slow, late |
| 早い | hayai | fast, early |
| 面白い | omoshiroi | interesting |
| つまらない | tsumaranai | boring |
| 先生 | sensei | teacher |
| いつも | itsumo | always |
| 同僚 | douryou | coworker |
| 会議 | kaigi | meeting |
| 過ぎ | sugi | after |
| 次 | tsugi | next |