Please practice every day Lesson 1 それから (so-re-ka-ra) = and then/after that (used for joining sentences together) しています (shi-te-i-ma-su) = doing してください (shi-te-ku-da-sa-i) = please do 結婚 (ke-kkon) = marriage (けっこん) 洗濯 (sen-taku) = laundry (せんたく) 掃除 (sou-ji) = cleaning; dusting; sweeping; scrubbing (そうじ) 掃除する (sou-ji-su-ru) = (to) clean up; (to) dust; (to) sweep; (to) scrub (suru-verb) (そうじする) 家の掃除 (ie-no-sou-ji) = housework (いえのそうじ) Lesson 2 すぐに (su-gu-ni) = immediately シャワー (sha-waa) = shower/showers どうやって = how; in what way; by what means 読む (yo-mu) = to read (よむ) 読んでいます (yo-n-de-i-ma-su) = I am reading (よんでいます) 浴びる (a-bi-ru) = (1) to take (a shower); to dash over oneself (e.g. water); (あびる) 帰る (kae-ru) = (1) to go home; to return (to origin); to come home; to go back (かえる) Lesson 3 開ける (a-ke-ru) = (1) to open (a door, etc.); to unlock; (あける) 開け (a-ke) = open (あけ) 飲む (no-mu) = to drink; to gulp; to swallow (のむ) 食べる (ta-be-ru) = to eat (たべる) 座る (suwa-ru) = (1) to sit; to squat; (2) to assume (a position) (すわる) 座って (suwa-tte) = sit (down) (すわって) 書く (ka-ku) = to write; to compose; to pen (かく) Lesson 4 閉める (shi-me-ru) = to close; to shut 閉め (shi-me) = close (しめ) 電気 (den-ki) = electricity/the light/lights (でんき) つける (tsu-ke-ru) = (13) to turn on (light) (v1, vt) (uk) (verb with plenty of meanings) 立つ (ta-tsu) = (1) to stand up; to stand; to raise (たつ) 早い (haya-i) = early (adjective) (はやい) Lesson 5 帰る (kae-ru) = to go home; return (to origin); to come home; to go back (かえる) ちょっと (cho-tto) = a little bit 少し (suko-shi) = little while / little bit (すこし) もう少し (suko-shi) = a little while more / a little bit more (すこし) 待つ (ma-tsu) = (1) to wait; (2) to await; to look forward to; (まつ) 消す (ke-su) = (2) to turn off (power); to erase; to delete (けす) 勤める (tsuto-me-ru) = (1) to work (for); to be employed (at); (...) (v1, vt) (つとめる) Lesson 6 ドア (do-a) = door ゆっくり = slowly 携帯電話 (kei-tai-den-wa) = mobile/cell phone (けいたいでんわ) 話をします (hanashi-o-shi-ma-su) = we are going to talk (はなしをします) 台 (dai) = counter for machines and furniture (だい) 持っています (mo-tte-i-ma-su) = to have/possess, to hold/carry (in my hand) (もっています)