Wisteria

Glicinija (plural: glicinije)
Visterija (plural: visterije)

fuji

藤（ふじ）、フジ

- Cvijetovi glicinije ne samo da izgledaju predivno nego i mirišu tako dobro.
- fuji no hana wa mikake ga utsukushii dake de naku, kaori mo taihen yoi desu.
- 藤の花は見かけが美しいだけでなく、香りも大変良いです。
- Wisteria flowers are not only beautiful to look at but also smell so good.

Vocabulary:
cvijet glicinije 藤の花 （単数） - a flower of wisteria
cvjetovi glicinije 藤の花 （複数） - flowers of wisteria
cvijet (plural: cvjetovi) 花 - flower(s)

japanska glicinija 日本の藤 (学名：Wisteria floribunda) - Japanese wisteria
kineska glicinija 中国の藤、シナフジ （学名：Wisteria sinensis) - Chinese wisteria

cf.
Japanese varieties of wisteria (藤の種類) NHK趣味の園芸

Night

Noć (plural: noći)

yoru

夜（よる）

- Kad noć padne, ulična svijetla svijetle narandžasto.
- yoru ni naru to, gaitou ga orenji-iro ni kagayaki masu.
- 夜になると、街灯がオレンジ色に輝きます。
- When the night falls, the street lights glow orange.

- Jučer je noćno nebo bilo tako puno zvijezda!
- kinou wa yozora ga manten no hoshi deshita! (= kinou no yozora wa hoshi de ippai deshita!)
- 昨日は夜空が満天の星でした！（= 昨日の夜空は星でいっぱいでした！）
- The night sky was so full of stars yesterday!

Vocabulary:
ulično svjetlo (pl.:ulična svijetla) 街灯（がいとう） - a street light
noćno nebo 夜空（よぞら）- night's sky
sinoć 昨夜（さくや）, 昨日の夜（きのうのよる）- last night

Tram

Tramvaj (plural: tramvaji)

romen densha

路(ろ)面(めん)電(でん)車(しゃ)

- Opasno je prelaziti ulicu odmah ispred tramvaja.
- romen densha no manmae wo yokogitte michi wo wataru no wa kiken desu.
- 路面電車の真ん前を横切って道を渡るのは危険です。
- It's dangerous to walk across a street right in front of a tram.

Light

Svjetlo (plural: svjetla)

hikari, akari

光（ひかり）、明（あか）り

- Vidim svjetla u dvorcu.
- shiro no naka ni akari ga miemasu.
- 城の中に明りが見えます。
- I see the lights in the castle.

- svjetlo sunca
- taiyou no hikari
- 太陽の光
- the light of the sun

Vocabulary:
明

Picture Book

Slikovnica (plural: slikovnice)

ehon

絵（え）本（ほん）

- Naručio/naručila sam slikovnicu o kornjačama sa Amazona.
- [watashi wa] kame ni tsuite no ehon wo amazon de chuumon shimashita.
- （私は）亀についての絵本をアマゾンで注文しました。
- I ordered a picture book about turtles from Amazon.

Book

Knjiga (plural: knjige)

hon

本（ほん）

- Dječak čita knjigu u krevetu.
- otoko no ko ga beddo (no naka) de hon wo yonde imasu.
- 男の子がベッド（の中）で本を読んでいます。
- A boy is reading a book in bed.

- Posudio/posudila sam 5 knjiga iz knjižnice prošli mjesec.
- watashi wa sengetsu, toshokan kara hon wo go satsu kari mashita.
- 私は先月、図書館から本を５冊借りました。
- I borrowed 5 books from the library last month.

Vocabulary:
knjižnica (plural: knjižnice) 図書館（としょかん） - library

Street

Ulica (plural: ulice)

douro, michi

道（どう）路（ろ）, 道（みち）

- Je li ovo jednosmjerna ulica?
- kono douro wa ippou tsuukou desu ka?
- この道路は一方通行ですか。
- Is this a one-way street?

- Idi ovom ulicom i pronaći ćeš knjižnicu.
- kono michi wo zutto iku to toshokan ga arimasu yo.
- この道をずっと行くと図書館がありますよ。
- Go down this street, and you'll find the library.

Party

Zabava (plural: zabave)

paatii

パーティー

- Mnogo mojih prijatelja je došlo na moju rođendansku zabavu.
-　oozei no tomodachi ga watashi no tanjoubi paatii ni kite kuremashita.
- 大勢の友達が私の誕生日パーティーに来てくれました。
- A lot of my friends came to my birthday party.

Dolphin

Delfin (plural: delfini)
Dupin (plural: dupini)

iruka

イルカ

- Želim jahati na leđima delfina do Hrvatske!
- iruka no senaka ni notte kuroachia e ikitai na!
- イルカの背中に乗ってクロアチアへ行きたいな！
- I wish to ride on the back of a dolphin to Croatia!

Coin

The fougar-cox
Originally uploaded by pinkpegasus

Kovanica (plural: kovanice)
Novčić (plural: novčići)

koin, kouka

コイン、硬（こう）貨（か）

- Imate li kovanicu od 5 kuna?
- go kuuna kouka wo omochi desuka?
- ５クーナ硬貨をお持ちですか？
- Do you have a 5-kuna coin?

- Ne, imam samo novčanicu od 20 kuna.
- iie, nijuu kuuna shihei shika motte imasen.
- いいえ、２０クーナ紙幣しか持っていません。
- No, I only have a 20-kuna bill.

Vocabulary:
novčanica (plural: novčanice) 紙幣（しへい）、お札（さつ）- a bill

Short

candles
Originally uploaded by chizuru ohmae

Kratak, kratka, kratko

mijikai

短（みじか）い

- Ova svijeća se skratila. (lit: This candle shortened itself.)
- kono kyandoru wa mijikaku nari mashita.
- このキャンドルは短くなりました。
- This candle got short.

- Ove hlače su kratke.
- kono zubon wa mijikai desu.
- このズボンは短いです。
- These pants are short.

- Rukavi su prekratki za mene.
- watashi ni wa sode ga mijika sugimasu.
- 私には袖が短すぎます。
- The sleeves are too short for me.

Antonym: dug/duga/dugo 長（なが）い　- long

Vocabulary:
svijeća (plural: svijeće) キャンドル、ろうそく - candle
hlače (always plural) ズボン - pants

Draw

Blic tečaj crtanja. Radionicu vodila Maja Maar
Originally uploaded by POGON Zagreb Center
for Independent Culture and Youth

Crtati - verb, imperfective
Nacrtati - verb, perfective

kaku, egaku

描（か）く

- Volim crtati životinje.
- watashi wa doubutsu no e wo kaku no ga suki desu.
- 私は動物の絵を描くのが好きです。
- I like drawing animals.

- Jučer sam otišao/otišla u zološki vrt i nacrtao/nacrtala lavove!
- kinou [wa], doubutsuen e itte, raion no e wo kaki mashita!
- 昨日[は]、動物園へ行って、ライオンの絵を描きました！
- Yesterday, I went to a zoo and drew lions!

- Crtam manga strip o Harry Potteru.
- watashi wa harii pottaa ni tsuite no manga wo kaite imasu.
- 私はハリー・ポッターについての漫画を描いています。
- I'm drawing a manga about Harry Potter.

cf. 書（か）く - to write

Vocabulary:
zološki vrt 動物園（どうぶつえん）- a zoo
描く（かく/kaku, えがく/egaku）- In Japanese, 描く can also mean "to paint a picture".

Study/Learn

DSC00586
Originally uploaded by 温泉たまご

Studirati - verb, imperfective (to study)
Učiti - verb, imperfective (to learn/study)
Naučiti - verb, perfective (to learn)

benkyou suru (to study)
勉（べん）強（きょう）する

manabu (to learn/study)
学（まな）ぶ

- Jučer sam morao/morala učiti povijest, stoga nisam mogao/mogla otići pogledati film.
- kinou wa rekishi no benkyou wo shinakute wa naranakatta node, eiga wo mi ni ikemasen deshita.
- 昨日は歴史の勉強をしなくてはならなかったので、映画を見に行けませんでした。
- I had to study history yesterday, so I couldn't go see a movie.

- Naučio/naučila sam kako pozdraviti ljude na hrvatskom (jeziku).
- watashi wa kuroachia go de no aisatsu no shikata wo manabi mashita.
- 私はクロアチア語での挨拶の仕方を学びました。
- I learned how to greet people in Croatian.

- Studiram japanologiju na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu.
- watashi wa zagurebu daigaku de japanorogii wo benkyou shite imasu.
- 私はザグレブ大学でジャパノロジー（日本学）を勉強しています。
- I study Japanology at the University of Zagreb.

Snow Globe

Frozen snow globe.
Originally uploaded by fallconary615

Snježna kugla (plural: snježne kugle)

sunoo doomu

スノードーム

- Moja snježna kugla je pala sa police, ali se na sreću uopće nije razbila.
- watashi no sunoo doomu ga tana kara ochimashita ga, kouun nimo zenzen kowaremasen deshita.
- 私のスノードームが棚から落ちましたが、幸運にも全然壊れませんでした。
- My snow globe fell from the shelf, but luckily it didn't break at all.

- Moj momak/dečko mi je poklonio snježnu kuglu za rođendan. (Literally: My boyfriend gifted me with a snow globe for birthday.)
- watashi no kare ga, tanjoubi ni sunoo doomu wo kuremashita.
- 私の彼が、誕生日にスノードームをくれました。
- My boyfriend gave me a snow globe as a birthday gift.

Vocabulary:
snijeg (plural: snijegovi) 雪 （ゆき, yuki）- snow
kugla 球（きゅう）、丸い物体 - a sphere, a round object

Kick

キックボクシングの宿題。笑
Originally uploaded by Alive3000

Udariti nogom (lit.- to hit with a leg)

keru

蹴（け）る

- Moj brat je u bijesu udario vrata nogom.
- watashi no otouto (ani) wa, okotte doa wo keri mashita.
- 私の弟（兄）は、怒ってドアを蹴りました。
- My brother kicked the door in anger.

Vocabulary:
tobu + keru →　tobigeri (noun)
leteći udarac nogom 飛び蹴り（とびげり）- flying kick (noun)