Japanese Vocabulary Quiz: Verbs

Medical and Daily Activities

• Medical examination is expressed as みます (mimasu).
• Searching for something is referred to as さがします (sagashimasu).
• Being late or delayed in schedule is indicated by おくれます (okuremasu).
• Specific to trains, being late is でんしゃにおくれます (densha ni okuremasu), while being on time is でんしゃにまにあいます (densha ni maniaimasu).

Participation and Engagement

• To perform or undertake an activity, use やります (yarimasu).
• Attending events is noted as さんかします (sankashimasu), with attending a party specifically as パーティーにさんかします (pātī ni sankashimasu).

Applications and Convenience

• The action of applying for something, such as marriage or mediation, is expressed with もうしこみます (moushikomi masu).
• A convenient time is つごうがいい (tsugou ga ii), while an inconvenient time is つごうがわるい (tsugou ga warui).

Health and Well-being

• Feeling good is described as きぶんがいい (kibun ga ii) and feeling unwell as きぶんがわるい (kibun ga warui).

Contextual Vocabulary

• Newspaper company is しんぶんしゃ (shinbunsha).
• Judo is expressed as じゅうどう (jūdō).
• Athletic meets or sports days are referred to as うんどうかい (undoukai).

Locations and Volunteering

• Place or location can be referred to as ばしょ (basho).
• Volunteer work is denoted by ボランティア (borantia).

Dialects and Timing

• Dialect or accent is marked with the suffix ～べん (ben).
• Next time or another time is こんど (kondo).

Intensity and Directness

• Extreme or surprising situations are signified with ずいぶん (zuibun).
• Direct or personal interactions are indicated as ちょくせつ (chokusetsu).

General Terms

• At any time is いつでも (itsudemo), while anywhere is どこでも (dokodemo), and anybody or anyone is だれでも (dare demo).
• Any selection is referred to as なんでも (nandemo).

Comparisons

• To indicate something near the speaker, use こんな～ (konna~); for something near the listener, use そんな～ (sonna~); and for something distanced from both, use あんな～ (anna~).

Special Days and Cleanliness

• Children's Day is celebrated on May 5th as こどものに (Kodomo no Hi).
• The process of organizing is indicated by かたづきます (katazukimasu).

Waste Management

• Rubbish or trash is referred to as ごみ (gomi).
• Putting out the trash is ごみをだします (gomi o dashimasu).
• Types of waste include burnable (もえるごみ, moeru gomi) and non-burnable trash (もえないごみ, moenai gomi).

Weekday Abbreviations

• For the days of the week: Mon-Wed-Fri is expressed as げっすいきん (gessuikin).

Storage and Objects

• Place for items or storage is おきば (okiba).
• Specifications for containers: Side of a box is よこ (yoko), bottle is びん (bin), can is かん (kan).

Everyday Utilities

• Hot water is called おゆ (oyu).
• Gas in a gaseous state is referred to as ガス (gasu).

Communication and Emotions

• To contact someone is れんらくします (renrakushimasu), while feeling embarrassed might lead to the phrase こまったなあ (komattanaa).
• Email is known as でんしメール (denshi mēru).

Cosmic Terms

• Universe or space is referred to as うちゅう (uchuu).
• Adventure and exploration terms include space ship (うちゅうせん, uchūsen) and astronaut (うちゅうひこうし, uchūhikōshi).

Waste Management Practices

• Garbage disposal methods are referred to as ゴミのだしかた (gomi no dashikata).
• Types of paper waste are かみくず (kamikuzu) and kitchen or food scraps are なまゴミ (namagomi).
• Household electrical appliances are noted as かていでんかせいひん (katei denkaseihin).
• Empty containers include あきかん (akikan, for cans) and あきびん (akibin, for bottles).
• Old newspapers are expressed as ふるしんぶん (furushinbun).