Answers are not given for oral or handwriting exercises or those that explore personal circumstances.
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Let’s say and write Japanese words! |
1·5 |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
1·9 |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. |
1·13 |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
1·16 |
1. eye 2. ear 3. mouth 4. nose 5. foot 6. head |
1·17 |
1. c 2. b 3. d 4. a |
1·18 |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
1·20 |
1. 2. 3. 4. |
1·22 |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
1·23 |
1. Tokyo 2. Kyoto 3. Osaka |
1·24 |
1. 2. 3. for example |
1·25 |
1. shi and tsu 2. n and so 3. ku and ke 4. ku and wa 5. ku and ta 6. ro and ko 7. ru and re 8. chi and te |
1·26 |
1. test 2. camera 3. necktie 4. hotel |
1·31 |
1. 2. 3. 4. |
1·34 |
1. mouth 2. mountain 3. river 4. fire 5. moon 6. tree |
2 |
Getting to know someone |
2·1 | |
2·2 | |
2·3 |
1. e 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. a |
2·4 |
1. Italia Italy 2. Supein Spain 3. Roshia Russia 4. Indo India 5. Doitsu Germany 6. Furansu France 7. Tai Thailand 8. Kenia Kenya 9. Chiri Chile |
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2·5 |
1. Meirin-san wa Pekin kara desu. 2. Yumiko-san wa Tky kara desu. 3. Tmasu-san wa Kanada kara desu. 4. Emir-san wa igirisu kara desu. |
2·7 |
1. Itaria-jin 2. Kanada-jin 3. Firipin-jin 4. Indo-jin |
2·8 |
1. Takeshi-san wa Nihon-jin desu. 2. Hjon-san wa kankoku-jin desu. 3. Buraun sensei wa Kanada-jin desu. 4. Chen-san wa Chgoku-jin desu. 5. Meirin-san mo Chgoku-jin desu. 6. Jji-san wa Amerika-jin ja arimasen. (or Jji-san wa Amerika-jin ja nai desu.) |
2·10 |
1. Ano onna no hito wa Nihon-jin desu. 2. Ano otoko no hito wa Chgoku-jin desu. 3. Ano hito wa Kankoku-jin desu. 4. Ano kodomo wa Furansu-jin desu. |
2·11 |
1. Mori-san wa bengoshi desu. 2. Ano hito wa Nihon-go no gakusei desu. 3. Ano hito wa Nihon-jin no gakusei desu. 4. Ano onna no hito wa sensei desu. 5. Ano onna no hito wa Nihon-go no sensei desu. |
2·12 |
1. Mr. Brown is a Japanese language teacher at a high school. 2. Mr. Tanaka works at an automobile factory. 3. Mike is a sales representative at a department store. |
2·13 |
1. Ishida-san wa daigaku no gakusei desu. (or Ishida-san wa daigakusei desu.) 2. Tani-san wa byin de hataraite imasu. 3. Ueda-san wa Nihon no kk no eigo no sensei desu. |
2·14 |
1. Chinese 2. Japanese 3. works for a bank in Tokyo 4. teaches English in a high school in Yokohama 5. studies economics in a college in the United States |
2·15 |
1. onsan 2. chichi 3. Nihon-jin 4. Nihon-go no gakusei 5. Ken |
2·16 |
1. Watashi wa gakusei desu. I am a student. 2. Haha wa kangoshi desu. My mother is a nurse. 3. Chen-san wa Chgoku-jin ja arimasen. Mr. Chen is not Chinese. 4. Chen-san no oksan wa Kankoku-jin desu. Mr. Chen’s mother is Korean. 5. Ano hito wa dare desu ka. Who is that person over there? 6. Ano hito wa Yamada-san no imtosan desu. That person is Ms. Yamada’s younger sister. or Yamada-san no imto-san wa ano hito desu. Ms. Yamada’s younger sister is that person over there. |
2·17 |
1. True 2. False 3. True 4. False |
2·19 | |
2·20 |
1. Sensei. Ohay gozaimasu. 2. Oksan. Ohay. 3. Itte kimasu. 4. J, shitsurei shimasu. Saynara. |
2·21 | |
2·22 |
1. A, sumimasen. 2. Dmo arigat gozaimasu. 3. Dmo sumimasen. 4. e. 5. e. |
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2·24 | |
2·25 |
1. Are 2. Kono 3. sore 4. Ano hito |
2·26 |
1. key 2. wallet 3. sunglasses 4. computer |
2·27 |
1. A. Whose umbrella is this? B. That’s Ken’s umbrella. 2. A. Whose is that? B. That’s Jane’s. 3. A. Whose car is that car? B. That’s Mr. Tanaka’s. 4. A. Which one is Mr. Smith’s? B. That one. 5. A. What is that car? B. That’s Toyota’s Corolla. |
2·28 |
1. Kono 2. sore 3. Kore 4. dare 5. nan 6. Yamada-san no (It’s rude to refer to a person by using a demonstrative pronoun.) |
2·29 |
1. Are wa chichi no hon desu. 2. Kore wa watashi no desu. 3. Ano gakusei wa dare desu ka. 4. Sore wa nan desu ka. 5. Ken-san no wa dore desu ka. |
2·30 | |
3 |
Using numbers |
3·5 |
1. j-go 2. san-j-hachi 3. go-j-roku 4. nana-j-nana 5. hachi-j-ky |
3·6 |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
3·7 |
1. 2. 3. |
3·14 |
1. I don’t know. ( chotto is added to make the expression soft.) 2. Then it’s okay. (or Never mind.) |
3·15 |
1. nan-ji 2. dmo |
3·16 |
1. nan-ji 2. hachi-ji |
3·17 |
1. Gozen roku-ji san-j-go-fun 2. Gogo ichi-ji |
3·18 |
1. Getsuybi 2. Shi-gatsu tsuitachi 3. gogo ku-ji 4. gozen ni-ji san-jup-pun (or gozen ni-ji han) 5. sen-ky-hyaku-ky-j-hachi-nen |
3·19 | |
3·22 |
1. ikura 2. kudasai |
3·23 |
1. futa-ri (2) 2. ni-dai (2) 3. futa-tsu (2) 4. go-satsu (5) 5. san-biki (3) 6. ip-piki (1) |
3·24 |
1. Inu ga ni-hiki imasu. 2. Kitte ga ni-mai arimasu. 3. Kuruma ga san-dai arimasu. 4. Nto o san-satsu kudasai. 5. Banana o ni-hon kudasai. 6. Banana o ni-hon to ringo o mit-tsu kudasai. |
4 |
Around town |
4·1 |
1. torimasu 2. urimasu 3. hajimarimasu 4. tsukurimasu 5. yomimasu 6. nomimasu 7. kaimasu 8. kakimasu 9. oyogimasu 10. hakobimasu 11. machimasu 12. hanashimasu |
4·2 |
1. kaemasu 2. kimasu 3. tabemasu 4. nemasu |
4·3 |
1. kaerimasu 2. kirimasu 3. hashirimasu 4. shaberimasu |
4·4 |
1. tsukuru, tsukurimasu 2. yomu, yomimasu 3. kaku, kakimasu 4. nomu, nomimasu 5. iku, ikimasu 6. benky-suru, benky-shimasu 7. kuru, kimasu |
4·5 |
1. tabemasu 2. kaerimasu 3. nemasu |
4·6 |
1. narimasu 2. urimasu 3. torimasu 4. kikimasu 5. arukimasu 6. kashimasu 7. hanashimasu 8. aimasu 9. araimasu 10. machimasu 11. mochimasu 12. yasumimasu 13. sumimasu 14. shinimasu 15. erabimasu 16. hakobimasu |
4·7 |
1. u verb 2. u verb 3. ru verb 4. ru verb 5. ru verb 6. ru verb 7. u verb 8. ru verb 9. ru verb 10. ru verb |
4·8 |
1. e 2. f 3. a 4. d 5. g 6. h 7. b 8. c |
4·9 |
1. ikimasen 2. kimasu 3. ikimasu 4. kaerimasu ka |
4·10 |
1. doko ni 2. dokoka ni 3. doko ni mo ikimasen |
4·11 |
1. Ky wa hon’ya ni ikimasu. 2. Ashita wa doko ni mo ikimasen. 3. Ashita wa dokoka ni ikimasu ka. 4. Ky wa doko ni ikimasu ka. |
4·12 |
1. I often go to restaurants. 2. I sometimes go to a department store. 3. I go to a park once in a while. 4. I don’t go to a library very often. 5. I never go to karaoke. |
4·13 |
1. ikimasu 2. ikimasen 3. ikimasu |
4·14 |
1. Why don’t we go to see a movie tonight? 2. Why don’t we go for camping? 3. Why don’t we go shopping on Saturday? 4. Why don’t we go to buy a Japanese dictionary tomorrow? 5. Why don’t we visit (go for fun) Okinawa next year? 6. Why don’t we visit Mike’s home next week? 7. Around what time shall we go? |
4·15 |
1. Ky wa sp ni ikimasu ka. 2. Ashita wa dokoka ni ikimasu ka. 3. Rainen Nihon ni ikimasen ka. 4. Resutoran ni wa yoku ikimasu ka. 5. Toshokan ni wa amari ikimasen. 6. Ken ni ikimash. |
4·16 |
1. kuruma de |
2. basu to densha de |
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3. aruite |
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4. takush de |
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5. jitensha de |
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4·17 |
1. 45 minutes 2. 25 minutes 3. bus and subway |
4·18 |
1. tonight, around 7 PM 2. Takeshi, George, Takako, and Yukiko 3. It’s great, indeed, right? 4. Certainly fine! |
5 |
Talking about activities |
5·1 |
1. I will read a magazine. 2. I will write a letter. 3. I will watch a movie. 4. I will play a game. 5. I will play the piano. |
5·2 |
1. ni 2. o 3. o 4. o 5. o 6. o 7. o 8. ni |
5·3 |
1. ni 2. de 3. de, ni 4. ni 5. de 6. de 7. de, de |
5·4 |
1. de, o 2. o, de 3. de, ni 4. de 5. de 6. o |
5·5 | |
5·7 |
1. o 2. ga 3. ga, o, ga 4. o |
5·8 |
1. o 2. to 3. to 4. to, o 5. to, o |
5·9 |
1. Mika’s mother 2. breakfast on weekends 3. Sunday lunch |
5·10 |
1. tabemashita 2. tabemasen 3. hanashimasu 4. hanashimasen 5. shimasendeshita |
5·11 |
1. nomanai 2. utawanai 3. minai 4. hashiranai 5. tsukuranai 6. konai 7. shinai 8. ikanai 9. oyoganai 10. asobanai 11. matanai 12. hanasanai |
5·12 |
1. Rainen Nihon ni iku tsumori desu. 2. Daigakuin ni wa ikanai tsumori desu. 3. Nichiybi ni sji to sentaku to kaimono o suru tsumori desu. 4. Konban wa nenai tsumori desu. |
5·13 |
1. katakana ga kakeru 2. katakana de namae ga kakeru 3. kanji ga yomeru 4. Nihon-go ga hanaseru 5. NIhon-go de hanaseru 6. tenpura ga tsukureru 7. kuruma ga unten dekiru |
5·15 |
1. kaite 2. katte 3. itte 4. itte 5. katte 6. tonde 7. yonde 8. oyoide 9. shite 10. kite |
5·16 |
1. Haitte kudasai. 2. Suwatte kudasai. 3. Yasunde kudasai. 4. Kono tegami o yonde kudasai. 5. Mata kite kudasai. 6. Tabako o suwanai de kudasai. 7. Shaberanai de kudasai. 8. Shizuka ni shite kudasai. |
5·17 |
1. My younger sister is watching TV now. 2. My older brother swims for one hour every morning. 3. Mr. Tanaka has not come yet. 4. My father has gone to Osaka. 5. My older sister is already married. 6. My younger brother has been playing a game since this morning continuously. |
5·19 |
1. She runs, plays tennis, and practices karate. 2. He cooks. 3. Takako is going to Ken’s house. |
6 |
Talking about people and things and their locations |
6·1 |
1. d 2. e 3. a 4. c 5. b |
6·2 |
1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a 5. f 6. e |
6·3 |
1. arimasu 2. imasu 3. imasu 4. irasshaimasu 5. arimasu |
6·4 |
1. Fujisan wa doko ni arimasu ka. 2. Yamada-san no uchi ni wa inu ga imasu. 3. Tanaka-san wa doko ni imasu ka. 4. Tanaka-san wa toshokan ni imasu. 5. Asoko ni Mear-san ga imasu yo. |
6·5 |
1. terebi 2. reizko 3. beddo 4. isu 5. tsukue |
6·7 |
1. Maiku-san no uchi ni wa terebi ga san-dai arimasu. 2. Mori-san no uchi ni wa niwa ga arimasen. 3. Mear-san no uchi ni wa chikashitsu ga arimasu. 4. Jji-san no apto ni wa sentakuki to kanski ga arimasen. |
6·8 |
1. three 2. one 3. five |
6·10 |
1. Honbako wa tsukue no yoko ni arimasu. 2. Tsukue wa mado no mae ni arimasu. 3. Jisho wa tsukue no hikidashi no naka ni arimasu. 4. Sof wa tsukue to beddo no aida ni arimasu. |
6·11 |
1. Ybinkyoku wa daigaku no minami ni arimasu. 2. Resutoran wa byin to hon’ya no aida ni arimasu. 3. Gink wa shiyakusho no tonari ni arimasu. 4. Watashi no apto wa shgakk no chikaku ni arimasu. |
6·12 |
1. in the center of the town 2. on Sakura Street 3. five minutes by bicycle |
6·13 |
1. Kono tri o massugu itte kudasai. 2. Ano ksaten o hidari ni magatte kudasai. 3. Basu-t o sugite kudasai. 4. Ano hashi o watatte kudasai. 5. Mit-tsu-me no kado o migi ni magatte kudasai. |
6·14 | |
6·15 |
1. I have two younger sisters. 2. I have two younger sisters and one younger brother. 3. Do you have siblings, Ms. Yamada? (or Does Ms. Yamada have siblings?) 4. I don’t have siblings. 5. My older brother has a fiancé. 6. Mr. Chen has 30 cousins. |
6·16 |
1. none 2. only child 3. one 4. three |
6·17 |
1. I have three classes today. So I will not go to work. 2. I have no job today. So why don’t we go shopping together? 3. I have an interview and an exam tomorrow. So I cannot go anywhere today. |
6·18 |
1. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 2. Fridays 3. from 5 PM to 10 PM |
6·20 |
1. March 11, 2011 2. Pacific Ocean’s open sea, near Tohoku Region 3. a huge tsunami, fires, and a nuclear power plant accident |
7 |
Describing things |
7·1 |
1. Atarashii desu. (It’s new.) 2. Kirei desu. (She is pretty.) 3. Nigiyaka desu. (It’s crowded and lively.) 4. Muzukashii desu. (It’s difficult.) 5. Oishii desu. (It’s delicious.) |
7·2 |
1. furui desu 2. kitanai desu 3. takai desu 4. akarui desu 5. kii desu |
7·3 |
1. e, atarashiku arimasen. (or e, atarashiku nai desu.) No, it is not new. 2. e, shizuka ja arimasen. (or e, shizuka ja nai desu.) No, it is not quiet. 3. e, hiroku arimasen. (or e, hiroku nai desu.) No, it is not spacious. |
7·4 | |
7·5 |
1. donna 2. d 3. Donna |
7·6 |
1. e, shinsetsu ja arimasen. (or e, shinsetsu ja nai desu.) 2. e, yasashiku arimasen. (or e, yasashiku nai desu.) 3. e, majime ja arimasen. (or e, majime ja nai desu.) 4. e, shizuka ja arimasen. (or e, shizuka ja nai desu.) |
7·7 |
1. mm 2. zenzen 3. chotto 4. totemo |
7·9 |
1. se ga takai 2. yasete imasu 3. kami ga mijikai desu 4. se ga hikui desu |
7·11 | |
7·12 |
1. Yes 2. No 3. Chinese |
7·14 |
1. Hokkaido has delicious food, hot springs, and ski areas. It is cool in summer and cold in winter. There is a famous Snow Festival in Sapporo. 2. Yes. 3. Kyoto has old temples and shrines. |
7·16 |
1. oishikatta desu was delicious 2. mazukatta desu was bad taste 3. amakatta desu was sweet 4. shiokarakatta desu was salty 5. kaori ga yokatta desu had nice aromas |
7·17 |
1. oishiku arimasendeshita (or oishiku nakattadesu) was not delicious 2. mazuku arimasendeshita (or mazuku nakattadesu) was not bad taste 3. suppaku arimasendeshita (or suppaku nakattadesu) was not sour 4. nigaku arimasendeshita (or nigaku nakattadesu) was not bitter 5. karaku arimasendeshita (or karaku nakattadesu) was not spicy |
7·18 |
1. katta desu 2. takaku arimasendeshita (or takaku nakatta desu) 3. yokatta desu |
7·19 |
1. I hate vegetables. However, my older sister loves vegetables. 2. Ms. Yamada is good at playing the piano. 3. My older brother is not good at talking with people. 4. My older sister is good at playing tennis. She plays tennis with her friend every morning. |
7·21 |
1. car and smartphone 2. in his friend’s car 3. McDonald’s restaurant |
7·23 |
1. kite 2. haite 3. kabutte 4. shite |
7·24 |
1. Kono kto wa naga-sugimasu. 2. Kono doresu wa jimi-sugimasu. 3. Kono nekkuresu wa taka-sugimasu. |
7·25 |
1. Watashi wa kuro to aka ga suki desu. 2. Kono doresu o kite mimashita. 3. Kono sukto o haite mite kudasai. 4. St o kai-sugimashita. |
7·26 |
1. We don’t have a black one. We have a green one. 2. Please try it on. 3. But it’s a little too small. |
7·27 |
1. jzu ni skillfully 2. shizuka ni quietly 3. hayaku early 4. majime ni seriously 5. yoku well |
7·28 |
1. You are a bit noisy. Could you study a bit more quietly, please? 2. I cannot read it. Please write neatly. In addition, please write a bit bigger. 3. The class is from 9 AM. Please come a bit earlier. 4. I thought about it thoroughly. However, I plan not to do (take) this job. 5. Could you be a bit more serious? |
7·29 |
1. Shizuka ni shite kudasai. 2. Heya o kirei ni shite kudasai. 3. Ashita hayaku kite kudasai. 4. Yoku yonde kudasai. |
7·30 |
1. dochira no h 2. dare 3. nani 4. dore (because it’s a list of items) 5. yori 6. hodo 7. to onaji gurai |
7·32 |
1. Chichi wa haha hodo yasashiku arimasen. 2. Chgoku-go to Nihon-go to, dochira no h ga kantan desu ka. 3. Kuruma to hikki to, dochira no h ga anzen desu ka. 4. Katakana wa hiragana to onaji gurai kantan desu. 5. Watashi wa chichi yori se ga takai desu. |
8 |
Making connections |
8·1 |
1. iku 2. nonda 3. tabenakatta 4. takakatta 5. kirei datta 6. sushi ja nakatta |
8·2 |
1. nonde ita 2. nomenai (potential form) 3. nomi-tai 4. tabe-sugita 5. kite-miru |
8·3 |
1. Watashi wa Nihon-go wa kantan da to omoimasu. 2. Watashi wa kanji wa kakenai to omoimasu. (or Watashi wa kanji ga kakeru to omoimasen.) 3. (Watashi wa) kono st wa ki-sugiru to omoimasu. 4. (Watashi wa) ano resutoran no tabemono wa oishikatta to omoimasu. 5. Haha wa kono doresu wa takas-sugiru to omotte imasu. |
8·4 |
1. Kin kita otoko no hito wa Nihon-jin deshita. The man who came (here) yesterday was Japanese. 2. Haha ga tsukutta tenpura wa oishikatta desu. The tempura my mother made was delicious. 3. Tanaka-san wa kin kite ita yfuku o ky mo kite imasu. Mr. Tanaka is wearing the clothes that he was wearing yesterday today also. |
8·5 |
1. Asoko de kh o nonde iru hito wa watashi no tomodachi desu. 2. Watashi ga kyonen katta kuruma wa yoku arimasen. (or … … yoku nai desu.) 3. Ano inu wa watashi ga sensh ken de mita inu desu. |
8·6 |
1. Raigetsu kekkon suru n desu. 2. O-kane ga nai n desu. (Remember that aru is a slightly irregular u verb in that its nai form is just nai.) 3. Kaisha o yameta n desu. 4. Watashi no chichi wa kankoku-jin na n desu. |
8·7 |
1. Dshite hoteru o kyanseru shita n desu ka. Why did you cancel the hotel (reservation)? 2. Dshite kaigi ni denai n desu ka. Why are you not attending the conference? 3. Dshite Yamada-san no kuruma o kawanakatta n desu ka. Why didn’t you buy Ms. Yamada’s car? 4. Dshite Kankoku-go o benky shite iru n desu ka. Why are you studying Korean? |
8·8 |
1. Kanji ga muzukashii kara desu. It is because kanji is hard. 2. O-kane ga nai kara desu. It is because I don’t have money. 3. Totemo takakatta kara desu. It is because it was very expensive. 4. Amari kirei ja nakatta kara desu. It is because it was not very pretty. |
8·10 |
1. Nihon ni itta koto ga arimasu ka. 2. Kurejittokdo o nakushita koto ga arimasu ka. 3. Herikoput ni notta koto ga arimasu ka. 4. Miyazaki Hayao no anime o mita koto ga arimasu ka. |
8·12 |
1. Mike, have you been to Japan? 2. He was saying that it was very small. 3. I am thinking of staying there also. (I’d like to stay there also.) |
8·13 |
1. It will probably be cloudy all day today. 2. It will probably rain tomorrow afternoon. 3. It will probably snow tomorrow evening. 4. It will probably be clear this weekend. |
8·14 |
1. de 2. ari 3. seki 4. itai |
8·15 |
1. yes 2. yes 3. no 4. possibly pneumonia |
8·16 |
1. Kin wa terebio mite shukudai o shite nemashita. I watched TV and did my homework yesterday. 2. Ashita wa sji o shite kaimono o shite ryri o shimasu. I will go shopping and cook tomorrow. 3. Maiku-san wa atama ga yokute yasashikute kakkoiidesu. Mike is smart, kind, and good-looking. 4. Mear-san wa kirei de atama ga ii desu. Mary is pretty and smart. 5. Kono resutoran no sushi wa takaku nakute oishii desu. This restaurant’s sushi is not expensive and delicious. |
8·17 |
1. ja nakute 2. abinai de 3. konakute 4. suwanai de 5. okirarenakute |
8·18 |
1. Watashi ni kiite katte kudasai. 2. Te o arawanai de tabenai de kudasai. 3. Atama ga itakute kusuri o nomimashita. |
8·19 |
1. Oishiku arimasendeshita ga tabemashita. 2. Mika-san wa kirei desu ga ijiwaru desu. 3. Nihon-go no shiken o uketai n desu ga d omoimasu ka. 4. San-ky wa muzukashii desu kara yon-ky o ukeru tsumori desu. 5. Ashita uchi ni Tanaka-san ga kimasu ga Yamada-san mo kimasen ka. |