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All - Zenbu
Always - Itsumo
Always number one - Itsumo ichiban
Amazing - Sugoi
Angel - Tenshi
Are you Japanese? - Nihon-no ka?

Be in the lead - Senta ni tatsu
Beautiful boy - Bishounen
Beautiful girl - Bishoujo
Book - Hon
Boy - Shonen

Can I take a picture of you? - Anata no shashin o totemo ii desu ka?
Cherry / Cherry blossom - Sakura
Chinese bellflower - Kikyou
Clear / Bright - Akira
Cold (like the weather) - Samui
Cotton - Wata
Cup / Glass - Kappu
Cute - Kawaii

Dandelion - Tanpopo
Demon - Yasha
Did you listen - Kikimashita?
Did you look? - Mimashita?

Earth - Do
English - Eigo
Everyone - Minna

Fire - Hi / Ka
Friend - Tomodachi
Fun - Tanoshii

Gold - Kin

Heaven - Tengoku
Hmm... - Eto...
Hot - Atsui
Huh? - Na?

I am going to Japan - Nihon he ikimasu
I feel sleepy - Nemui desu
I listened - Kikimashita
I looked - Mimashita
I will never forgive you - Zettai yurusenai
I'm sorry for the short email - Mijikai e-mail de gomen nasai
I'm tired - Tsukaremashita

Lead / First place - Sento
Learn Japanese - Nihon-go wo benkyoushimasu
Lightning - Rai
Long life - Bansai
Look into my eyes - Boku no mewo mitte

Mirror - Kagome
Moon - Getsu



Never surrender - Kesshite akiramenai
New - Atarashii
Noisy - Urusai
Number one - Ichiban

Ogre - Oni
Old - Furui

Pencil - Enpitsu
Phone - Denwa
Phone number - Denwa bango

Shadow - Kage
Sit - Osuwari
Sit down - Suwatte
Small - Chibi
Sun - Nichi
Sunny - Hare

The only flower in the world - Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana
The room is empty - Heya wa kara desu
The world - Sekai
Tree - Ki / Moku
Twins - Futago

Umbrella - Kasa

Warm - Atatakai
Water - Sui / Mizu
Were you tired? - Tsukaremashita?
What - Nani?
What's always on your mind? - Anata wa itsumo nani wo sinpaishite iruno desu ka?
What's happening? - Nanka atta no?
Wind - Kaze
Wind scar - Kaze no kizu
Wing - Tsubasa
World - Sekai

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