| まだ | mada | still |
| もう | mou | already |
| 階 | kai | (counting or naming floors, e.g. "one floor" OR "first floor") (1-5) ikkai, nikai, sangai, yonkai, gokai (6-10) rokkai, nanakai/shichikai, hakkai/hachikai, kyuukai, jukkai/jikkai |
| 回 | kai | (counting number of times/repetitions) (1-5) ikkai, nikai, sankai, yonkai, gokai (6-10) rokkai, nanakai/shichikai, hakkai/hachikai, kyuukai, jukkai/jikkai |
| 度 | do | (counting number of times/repetitions) |
| 台 | dai | (counting machines or vehicles) (1-5) ichidai, nidai, sandai, yondai, godai (6-10) rokudai, nanadai/shichidai, hachidai, kyuudai, juudai |
| 題 | dai | (counting problems, e.g. on a homework assignment or exam) |
| 軒 | ken | (counting buildings/shops) (1-5) ikken, niken, sangen, yonken, goken (6-10) rokken, nanaken/shichiken, hakken/hachiken, kyuuken, jukken/jikken |
| 知る | shiru | know |
| 勉強する | benkyou suru | study |
| 練習する | renshuu suru | practice |
| 聞く | kiku | hear/listen; ask |
| 曲がる | magaru | turn |
| 真っ直ぐ | massugu | straight (ahead) (literally: "really/truly" and "straight") |
| すぐ | sugu | soon; immediately |
| 新しい | atarashii | new |
| 古い | hurui | old |
I tried to group them by meaning or similarity of pronunciation for ease of studying, but at some point there's only so much order you can impose on a giant list.
| 事 | koto | (intangible) thing |
| 物 | mono | (tangible) thing |
| 地図 | chizu | map (literally: "ground" and "image") |
| 本屋 | honya | bookstore |
| 花屋 | hanaya | flower shop |
| 魚屋 | sakanaya | fish store |
| 文房具屋 | bunbouguya | stationary store |
| 八百屋 | yaoya | |
| 喫茶店 | kissaten | coffeeshop; café |
| 売店 | baiten | shop |
| 店 | mise | shop |
| スーパー | suupaa | supermarket |
| デパート | depaato | department store |
| 学校 | gakkou | school (literally: "learn" and "school") |
| 高校 | koukou | high school (literally: "high/tall" and "school") |
| 大学 | daigaku | university (literally: "big" and "learn") |
| 大学院 | daigakuin | graduate school (literally: "big," "learn," and "institution") |
| ビル | biru | building |
| 建物 | tatemono | building |
| 地下 | chika | basement; underground (literally: "ground" and "under") |
| 図書館 | toshokan | library |
| 郵便局 | yuubinkyoku | post office (literally: "mail/post," "convenient," and "office") |
| 劇場 | gekijou | theater (literally: "opera/play" and "venue") |
| 映画館 | eigakan | movie theater (literally: "project," "picture," and "building") |
| 公園 | kouen | park (literally: "public" and "park") |
| 病院 | byouin | hospital (literally: "sick" and "institution") |
| ホテル | hoteru | hotel |
| 旅館 | ryokan | inn (literally: "travel" and "building") |
| トイレ | toire | restroom/washroom (literally: "toilet") |
| 手洗い | tearai | washroom/restroom (literally: "hand" and "wash") |
| 寺 | tera | (Buddhist) temple |
| 神社 | jinja | Shinto shrine (literally: "god/spirit" and "society") |
| 教会 | kyoukai | church (literally: "teach" and "assembly") |
| 駅 | eki | station |
| 空港 | kuukou | airport |
| 飛行機 | hikouki | airplane (literally: "fly," "move," and "machine") |
| タクシー | takushii | taxi |
| バス | basu | bus |
| 電車 | densha | train (literally: "electric" and "vehicle") |
| 地下鉄 | chikatetsu | subway (literally: "ground," "under," and "iron") |
| 汽車 | kisha | steam train (literally: "steam" and "vehicle") |
| 自転車 | jitensha | bicycle (literally: "self," "move," and "vehicle") |
| 新幹線 | shinkansen | bullet train |
| 町 | machi | town |
| 道 | michi | street, road |
| 角 | kado | street corner |
| 交差点 | kousaten | intersection |
| 突き当たり | tsukiatari | end (of a street) |
| 信号 | shingou | traffic light (literally: "trust" and "mark/symbol") |
| ユーターン | yuutaan | U-turn |
| 出口 | deguchi | exit |
| 入り口 | iriguchi | entrance |
| 前 | mae | in front |
| 後ろ | ushiro | behind |
| 表 （おもて） | omote | front side |
| 裏 （うら） | ura | reverse side |
| 間 | aida | between |
| 辺 | hen | vicinity; side |
| 方 | hou | direction |
| 向こう | mukou | opposite/other side |
| 向こう側 | mukougawa | other/opposite side |
| 手前 | temae | this side (literally: "hand" and "front") |
| そば | soba | next to, beside; near, close |
| 隣 | tonari | next to; neighbor |
| 左隣 | hidaridonari | left side |
| 右 | migi | right |
| 右隣 | migidonari | right side |
| 東 | higashi | east |
| 西 | nishi | west |
| 南 | minami | south |
| 北 | kita | north |
| 中国 | chuugoku | China |
| 韓国 | kankoku | Korea |
| オーストラリア | oosutoraria | Australia |
| インド | indo | India |
| アメリカ, 米国 | amerika, beikoku | America ("beikoku" is literally "rice" and "country") |
| カナダ | kanada | Canada |
| イギリス, 英国 | igirisu, eikoku | England ("eikoku" is literally "English" and "country") |
| フランス | huransu | France |
| ドイツ | doitsu | Germany |
| イタリア | itaria | Italy |
| スペイン | supein | Spain |
| ロシア | roshia | Russia |
| 言語 | gengo | language (append the second kanji, "go," to the country names to indicate the corresponding language) |
| ルーヴル | ruuvuru | Louvre |
| かも知れません | ka mo shiremasen | maybe, possibly |
| やっぱり | yappari | as I thought; of course |
| もちろん | mochiron | of course; certainly |
| なるほど | naruhodo | that's right; indeed |
| こっち | kocchi | (informal form of "kochira") |