| ねむい | 眠い | sleepy, drowsy |
| ねむる | 眠る | to sleep |
| のこる | 残る | to remain, to be left |
| のど | | throat |
| のりかえる | 乗り換える | to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train) |
| のりもの | 乗り物 | vehicle |
| は | 葉 | leaf |
| ばあい | 場合 | case, situation |
| パート（タイム） | | part time (esp female part time employees) |
| ばい | 倍 | twice, double |
| はいけん・する | 拝見 | (hum) (pol) seeing, look at |
| はいしゃ | 歯医者 | dentist |
| ～ばかり | | just did ～, only |
| はこぶ | 運ぶ | to transport, to carry |
| ～はじめる | ～始める | to start doing ～, the beginning of ～ |
| はじめる | 始める | to start, to begin |
| ばしょ | 場所 | place, location |
| はず | | it should be so |
| はずかしい | 恥ずかしい | shy, ashamed, embarrassed |
| パソコン | | (personal) computer |
| はつおん | 発音 | pronunciation |
| はっきり | | clearly, plainly, distinctly |
| はなみ | 花見 | cherry-blossom viewing, flower viewing |
| パパ | | papa, father |
| はやし | 林 | woods, forester |
| はらう | 払う | to pay |
| ばんぐみ | 番組 | program (eg. TV) |
| はんたい | 反対 | oppose, opposition, resistance |
| ハンバーグ | | hamburger (meat, no bun) |
| ひ | 日 | sun, sunshine, day |
| ひ | 火 | fire, flame, blaze |
| ピアノ | | piano |
| ひえる | 冷える | to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down |
| ひかる | 光る | to shine, to glitter |
| ひかり | 光 | light |
| ひきだし | 引き出し | drawer, drawing out |
| ひげ | | beard |
| ひこうじょう | 飛行場 | airport |
| ひさしぶり | 久しぶり | after a long time |
| びじゅつかん | 美術館 | art gallery, art museum |
| ひじょうに | 非常に | very, extremely, exceedingly |
| びっくりする | | to be surprised |
| ひっこす | 引っ越す | to move, to change residence |
| ひつよう | 必要 | necessary, essential |
| ひどい | | cruel, awful |
| ひらく | 開く | to open (eg. a festival) |
| ビル | | (abbr) building, bill |
| ひるま | 昼間 | daytime, during the day |
| ひるやすみ | 昼休み | lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period |
| ひろう | 拾う | to pick up, to find, to gather |
| ファックス | | fax |
| ふえる | 増える | to increase, to multiply |
| ふかい | 深い | deep, profound, thick |
| ふくざつ | 複雑 | complexity, complication |
| ふくしゅう | 復習 | review, revision |
| ぶちょう | 部長 | head of a section |
| ふつう | 普通 | (1) generally, ordinarily, usually, (2) train that stops at every station |
| ぶどう | | grapes |
| ふとる | 太る | to grow fat (stout, plump), to become fat |
| ふとん | 布団 | bedding (Japanese style), futon |
| ふね | 舟 | ship, boat |
| ふべん | 不便 | inconvenience |
| ふむ | 踏む | to step on, to tread on |
| プレゼント | | present, gift |
| ぶんか | 文化 | culture, civilization |
| ぶんがく | 文学 | literature |
| ぶんぽう | 文法 | grammar |
| べつ | 別 | distinction, different |
| ベル | | bell |
| へん | 変 | strange, odd, peculiar |
| へんじ | 返事 | reply, answer |
| ぼうえき | 貿易 | trade (foreign) |
| ほうそう・する | 放送 | broadcast, broadcasting |
| ほうりつ | 法律 | law |
| ぼく | 僕 | (male) I, manservant |
| ほし | 星 | star |
| ほど | | degree, extent |
| ほとんど | | mostly, almost |
| ほめる | | to praise |
| ほんやく | 翻訳 | translation (written) |
| まいる | 参る | (1) (hum) to go, to come |
| まける | 負ける | to lose, to be defeated |
| まじめ | | diligent, serious |
| まず | | first (of all), to start with |
| または | | or, otherwise |
| まちがえる | 間違える | to err, to make a mistake |
| まにあう | 間に合う | (1) to be in time for |
| ～まま | | as it is |
| まわり | 周り | surroundings, circulation |
| まわる | 回る | to go around, to revolve |
| まんが | 漫画 | comic, cartoon |
| まんなか | 真中 | middle, centre |
| みえる | 見える | to be seen, to be in sight |
| みずうみ | 湖 | lake |
| みそ | 味噌 | miso, bean paste |
| みつかる | 見つかる | (uk) to be found, to be discovered |
| みつける | 見つける | to discover, to find |
| みな | 皆 | everyone, everybody |
| みなと | 港 | harbour, port |
| むかえる | 迎える | to go out to meet |
