Japan
Japan    July, 1986.     3200 miles



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Japanese Vocabulary




  • Japanese Vocabulary

  • Birru ----- Beer
  • Nama Birru ----- Draft Beer
  • Birru mo ippon ----- One more beer
  • Kampai ----- Cheers (Prost)
  • Oishii ----- Delicious


  • Kudasai ----- Please
  • Dozo ----- Please (take this)
  • Domo ----- Thanks
  • Arrigato ----- Thanks
  • Domo Arrigato ----- Thank You
  • Domo Arrigato gozaimasite ----- Thank You very much
  • Doitashmashite ----- You’re Welcome
  • Sumi masen ----- Excuse me
  • Suimasen ----- I’m sorry
  • Gomen nasai ----- I’m sorry


  • Ikura desu ka ----- How much does it cost?
  • Kore wan an desu ka ----- What is this?
  • Doku ___ desu ka ----- Where is ___
  • Anata no namae wan an desu ka ----- What is your name?
  • Koko doko ----- Where the hell am I?
  • Wakari masen ----- I don’t understand (know)
  • Wakari masu ka ----- Do you understand (know)?
  • Wakari mas(u) ----- I understand
  • Aishite masu ----- I love you
  • Suki desu I like
  • Onegaishimasu ----- Please give me


  • Watashino kao ni swatte kudasaiv Please sit on my face
  • Shakuhachi ----- Play the Flute (Blowjob)
  • Omanko ----- Pussy


  • Ohio gozaimas(u) ----- Good Morning
  • Konnichi wa ----- Good Day
  • Konba(n) wa ----- Good Evening
  • Oyasmi nasai ----- Good Night


  • Gaijin ----- Foreigner
  • Minshuku ----- Japanese Family Hotel
  • Ryokan ----- Inn
  • Onsen ----- Hot Springs
  • Ofuro ----- Bath


  • Noren ----- Japanese Door Hanging
  • Yukata ----- Japanese Bathrobe
  • Hashi ----- Chop Sticks
  • Toire ----- Toilet
  • Ocha ----- Tea
  • Tomodachi ----- Friend
  • Honto ----- True


  • Densha ----- Train
  • Ekki ----- Train Station
  • Onaji mono ----- Same Again
  • Gohan ----- Rice (cooked)
  • Gawa ----- River
  • Ofuton ----- Bed
  • Tamago ----- Egg
  • Nama ----- Raw
  • Yakatori ----- Japanese shish-kabobs
  • Kaigon ----- Beach
  • Daisuki ----- I love (it)
  • Atsui ----- Hot
  • Samui ----- Cold
  • Mizu ----- Water
  • Yushoku ----- Supper
  • Ban-Gohan ----- Supper
  • Chushoku-Gohan ----- Lunch
  • Hiru-Gohan ----- Lunch
  • Kyo ----- Today
  • Ashita ----- Tomorrow
  • Kino ----- Yesterday
  • Kara-oke ----- Sing along (Empty Orchestra)
  • Kara-te ----- Empty Hand


  • Oki ----- Big
  • Chuo ----- Medium
  • Chisai ----- Small
  • Mo ----- More


  • Kangi ----- Japanese writing style
  • Hiragana ----- 2nd level phonetic alphabet
  • Katakana ----- 3rd level phonetic alphabet
  • Romangi ----- English Alphabet


  • Ichiban ----- Number One
  • ichi ----- one
  • ni ----- two
  • san ----- three
  • shi ----- four
  • go ----- five
  • roku ----- six
  • shichi or nana ----- seven
  • hachi ----- eight
  • kyu ----- nine
  • ju ----- ten
  • hyaku ----- 100
  • sen ----- 1000



  • Mileage


  • Ueno – Marioka ----- Shin 535 Km
  • Marioka – Akita ----- 135
  • Akita – Naoetsu ----- 393
  • Naoetsu – Nagano ----- 71
  • Nagano – Matsumoto ----- 63
  • Matsumoto – Takayama ----- Car 100
  • Takayama – Nagoya ----- 180
  • Nagoya – Gifu – Nagoya ----- 60
  • Nagoya – Okayama ----- Shin 367
  • Okayama – Uno ----- 33
  • Uno – Takamatsu ----- Hover 18
  • Takamatsu – Matsuyama ----- 194
  • Matsuyama – Oita ----- Ferry 130
  • Oita – Tosu ----- 163
  • Tosu – Nagasaki ----- 125
  • Nagasaki – Hakata ----- 154


  • Hakata – Yokohama – Hakata ----- 2384
  • Hakata – Nagasaki ----- 154


  • Total ----- 5261 Km = 3157 miles





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