- いく (行く) – to go
- かえる (帰る) – to go back; to return
- きく (聞く) – to listen; to hear / to ask
- のむ (飲む) – to drink
- はなす (話す) – to speak; to talk
- よむ (読む) – to read
- あう (会う) – to meet; to see (a person)
- ある – there is... (inanimate)
- かう (買う) – to buy
- かく (書く) – to write
- とる (撮る) – to take (a picture)
- まつ (待つ) – to wait
- わかる – to understand
- およぐ (泳ぐ) – to swim
- のる (乗る) – to ride; to board
- やる – to do; to perform
- はいる (入る) – to enter
- もつ (持つ) – to carry; to hold
- やすむ (休む) – to be absent from; to rest
- あそぶ (遊ぶ) – to play; to spend time pleasantly
- いそぐ (急ぐ) – to hurry
- かえす (返す) – to return (a thing)
- けす (消す) – to turn off; to erase
- しぬ (死ぬ) – to die
- すわる (座る) – to sit down
- たつ (立つ) – to stand up
- たばこをすう (たばこを吸う) – to smoke
- つかう (使う) – to use
- てつだう (手伝う) – to help
- うたう (歌う) – to sing
- かぶる – to put on (a hat)
- はく – to put on (items below waist)
- しる (知る) – to get to know
- すむ (住む) – to live
- はたらく (働く) – to work
- ふとる (太る) – to gain weight
- おきる (起きる) – to get up
- たべる (食べる) – to eat
- ねる (寝る) – to sleep; to go to sleep
- みる (見る) – to see; to look at; to watch
- いる – (a person) is in...; stays at...
- でかける (出かける) – to go out
- あける (開ける) – to open (something)
- しめる (閉める) – to close (something)
- おしえる (教える) – to teach; to instruct
- わすれる (忘れる) – to forget; to leave behind
- おりる (降りる) – to get off
- かりる (借りる) – to borrow
- シャワーをあびる (シャワーを浴びる) – to take a shower
- つける – to turn on
- めがねをかける – to put on (glasses)
- きる (着る) – to put on (clothes above waist)
- やせる – to lose weight
- くる (来る) – to come
- する – to do
- べんきょうする (勉強する) – to study
- でんわする (電話する) – to call
- つれてくる (連れてくる) – to bring (a person)
- もってくる (持ってくる) – to bring (a thing)
- けっこんする (結婚する) – to get married
- いい – good
- はやい (早い) – early / (速い) – fast
- あたらしい (新しい) – new
- ふるい (古い) – old (things)
- あつい (暑い) – hot (weather) / (熱い) – hot (objects)
- さむい (寒い) – cold (weather)
- いそがしい (忙しい) – busy
- おおきい (大きい) – large
- ちいさい (小さい) – small
- おもしろい (面白い) – interesting; funny
- つまらない – boring
- やさしい – easy (problem); kind (person)
- むずかしい (難しい) – difficult
- かっこいい – good-looking
- こわい (怖い) – frightening
- たのしい (楽しい) – fun
- やすい (安い) – inexpensive; cheap
- ながい (長い) – long
- みじかい (短い) – short (length)
- せがたかい (背が高い) – tall (stature)
- せがひくい (背が低い) – short (stature)
- あたまがいい (頭がいい) – bright; smart; clever
- かわいい – cute
- すき(な) (好き) – fond of; to like
- きらい(な) (嫌い) – disgusted with; to dislike
- だいすき(な) (大好き) – very fond of; to love
- だいきらい(な) (大嫌い) – to hate
- きれい(な) – beautiful; clean
- げんき(な) (元気) – healthy; energetic
- しずか(な) (静か) – quiet
- にぎやか(な) – lively
- ひま(な) (暇) – not busy; free (time)
- たいへん(な) (大変) – tough (situation)
- しんせつ(な) (親切) – kind
- べんり(な) (便利) – convenient