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This is an organized list of some Japanese vocabulary phrases. It includes greetings, family members, numbers, occupations, places, food and drinks, nature, and daily life. It is presented as a list.

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1. Greetings and Common Expressions おはようございます (ohayoo gozaimasu) – Good morning. こんにちは (konnichiwa) – Hello. こんばんは (konbanwa) – Good evening. さようなら (sayoonara) – Goodbye. ありがとうございます (arigatoo gozaimasu) – Thank you. いいえ (iie)...

1. Greetings and Common Expressions おはようございます (ohayoo gozaimasu) – Good morning. こんにちは (konnichiwa) – Hello. こんばんは (konbanwa) – Good evening. さようなら (sayoonara) – Goodbye. ありがとうございます (arigatoo gozaimasu) – Thank you. いいえ (iie) – Don’t mention it./No problem. すみません (sumimasen) – Excuse me./I’m sorry. はい (hai) – Yes. 2. Family Members My Family (From youngest to oldest) こども (kodomo) – Child. いもうと (imooto) – (My) younger sister. おとうと (otooto) – (My) younger brother. あね (ane) – (My) elder sister. あに (ani) – (My) elder brother. つま (tsuma) – (My) wife. おっと (otto) – (My) husband. はは (haha) – (My) mother. ちち (chichi) – (My) father. かぞく (kazoku) – Family. Someone Else’s Family (From youngest to oldest) おこさん (okosan) – (Someone else’s) child. いもうとさん (imootosan) – (Someone else’s) younger sister. おとうとさん (otootosan) – (Someone else’s) younger brother. おねえさん (oneesan) – (Someone else’s) elder sister. おにいさん (oniisan) – (Someone else’s) elder brother. おくさん (okusan) – (Someone else’s) wife. ごしゅじん (goshujin) – (Someone else’s) husband. おかあさん (okaasan) – (Someone else’s) mother. おとうさん (otoosan) – (Someone else’s) father. 3. Numbers and Counters (In ascending order) ひとり (hitori) – One person. ふたり (futari) – Two people. さんにん (san-nin) – Three people. よにん (yo-nin) – Four people. ごにん (go-nin) – Five people. ろくにん (roku-nin) – Six people. ~にん (~nin) – Counter for people. ~さい (~sai) – Years old. 4. Occupations and Titles がくせい (gakusee) – Student. きょうし (kyooshi) – Teacher/instructor. せんせい (sensee) – Teacher/instructor. かいしゃいん (kaishain) – Company employee. こうむいん (koomuin) – Civil servant. しゅふ (shufu) – Housewife/homemaker. 5. Places きょうしつ (kyooshitsu) – Classroom. くに (kuni) – Country. にほん/にっぽん (Nihon/Nippon) – Japan. とうきょう (Tookyoo) – Tokyo. 6. Food and Drinks (Grouped by type) Beverages おちゃ/ちゃ (ocha/cha) – Tea/Japanese tea. こうちゃ (koocha) – English tea. ぎゅうにゅう/ミルク (gyuunyuu/miruku) – Milk. みず (mizu) – Water. Foods ごはん/ライス (gohan/raisu) – Cooked rice. さかな (sakana) – Fish. にく (niku) – Meat. たまご (tamago) – Egg. やさい (yasai) – Vegetable. くだもの (kudamono) – Fruit. みそしる (misoshiru) – Miso soup. てんぷら (tenpura) – Tempura. 7. Nature and Daily Life (Arranged by relevance/time of day) あさ (asa) – Morning. ひる (hiru) – Daytime/noon. よる (yoru) – Evening/night. そら (sora) – Sky. うみ (umi) – Sea/ocean. やま (yama) – Mountain. ふじさん (Fujisan) – Mt. Fuji. Objects とけい (tokee) – Clock. いす (isu) – Chair. つくえ (tsukue) – Desk. いぬ (inu) – Dog. ねこ (neko) – Cat. 8. Describing People (Gender/Age/Relations) おとこのこ (otoko-no-ko) – Boy. おんなのこ (onna-no-ko) – Girl. おとこ (otoko) – Man/male. おんな (onna) – Woman/female. おとこのひと (otoko-no-hito) – Man/male. おんなのひと (onna-no-hito) – Woman.

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