101 Japanese Set Phrases and Power Words

By Clay Boutwell and Yumi Boutwell

Give your Japanese a boost by learning 101 Japanese Set Phrases and Power Words!
Every language has phrases and expressions that are used on an everyday basis. Every single entry in the book is a phrase or a form of a phrase that is used daily in Japanese.
Learning these power words and phrases will greatly improve your conversational skills.
* Every entry has at least one example sentence
* Usage and variations are explained in plain English
* Listen to the sound files for pronunciation help

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kotoba Inc
• Release date: Jan 6, 2022

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Contents

INTRODUCTION 2

ESSENTIAL POWER WORDS 10

元気です genki desu (I'm) fine. 11

大丈夫です daijoubu desu (I'm) okay. 12

がんばって ganbatte Do your best; keep at it 13

いいですね ii desu ne It's good. 14

もちろん mochiron Of course; certainly; naturally 16

本当に hontou ni Really 17

ちょっと chotto A little 18

ちょっと待って chotto matte Wait a minute 20

すみません sumimasen Excuse me; pardon me 21

GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS 23

よろしくおねがいします yoroshiku onegaishimasu I look forward to working with you 24

今度、会いましょう kondo, aimashou Let's meet again 25

おかえりなさい okaerinasai Welcome back 26

またね mata ne See you again 28

どうぞごゆっくり douzo go yukkuri Please take it easy 29

いかがですか ikaga desu ka Would you care for … ? 30

失礼します shitsurei shimasu Excuse me 31

いってらっしゃい itterasshai Have a good day 33

いらっしゃいませ irasshaimase Welcome! 34

それじゃ sore ja Well then… 35

CHANGING THE SUBJECT 36

とにかく tonikaku Anyhow; at any rate; anyway 37

ところで tokorode By the way; incidentally 38

それから sore kara And then 39

SHOW 'EM YOU ARE LISTENING 40

そうですか sou desu ka I see… 41

そうですね sou desu ne Isn't it?; that's right. 42

そうなんだ sou nan da Is that so?; I see 43

あのう anou Umm; errr… 44

えっと etto Let me see… 45

なるほど naruhodo I see 46

かもしれない kamoshirenai Might; perhaps 47

たいへんですね taihen desu ne That must be hard 48

SIGNS OF GRIEF OR CONFUSION 49

いやだ iya da No!; disagreeable; unpleasant 50

うそでしょ う uso deshou You're kidding, right? 51

困っています komatte imasu Troubled; worried 52

疲れています tsukarete imasu I'm tired 53

眠い nemui Sleepy 54

おかしい okashii Funny; strange 55

あれ？ are? Huh? 56

やばい yabai Not good; terrible; dangerous 57

へんだ hen da That's strange 58

とんでもない tondemo nai Unthinkable; outrageous; terrible 59

気持ち悪い kimochi warui Feel bad; disgusting 60

しょうがない shou ga nai Can't be helped; that's the way it is 61

どうしようもない dou shiyou mo nai There is no other way 62

おかしいな okashii na That's strange 63

もうだめ（だ） mou dame (da) It's over; no more 65

ぜったい zettai Absolutely; without fail 66

やめて（ください） yamete (kudasai) Stop it 67

まさか masaka It can't be; you don't say! 68

けっこう kekkou Fairly 69

もうけっこうです mou kekkou desu That's enough 70

いかん ikan Unsatisfactory 71

めんどくさい mendokusai Bothersome 72

ひどい hidoi Terrible 73

どうして？ doushite Why? 74

まあまあ maa maa So so 75

信じられない shinjirarenai I can't believe it 76

まあね maa ne Yeah, I guess; well, I must admit 78

恥ずかしい hazukashii Ashamed; shy 79

きつい kitsui Harsh; demanding; tough 80

よくわかりません yoku wakarimasen I don't get it 81

いい加減にしろ ii kagen ni shiro Behave yourself 82

悪かった warukatta My bad 83

ごめんなさい gomen nasai Sorry 84

SIGNS OF AGREEMENT OR JOY 86

興奮してます koufun shitemasu I'm so excited 87

すごい sugoi Amazing; cool 88

もちろん mochiron Of course; certainly; naturally