Curtain

Zavjesa (plural: zavjese)

kaaten

カーテン

- Molim te navuci zavjese i upali svjetlo.
- kaaten wo shimete, denki wo tsukete kudasai.
- カーテンを閉めて、電気をつけて下さい。
- Please close the curtains and turn on the light.

Ice Rink

Klizalište (plural: klizališta)

[aisu] sukeeto rinku, [aisu] sukeeto jou

[アイス]スケートリンク、

[アイス]スケート場（じょう）

- I got a free lesson at an ice skating rink.
- [watashi wa] aisu sukeeto jou de muryou ressun wo uke mashita.
- [私は]アイススケート場で無料レッスンを受けました。
- Dobio/dobila sam besplatnu lekciju na klizalištu.

Vocabulary:
klizanje na ledu アイススケート - ice skating
besplatna lekcija 無料レッスン - a free lesson

Meteor Shower

Meteorski pljusak (plural: meteorski pljuskovi)
Meteorski roj (plural: meteorski rojevi)

ryuuseigun

流（りゅう）星（せい）群（ぐん）

- Zaspao/zaspala sam čekajući meteorski pljusak.
- ryuuseigun wo matte iru uchi ni neitte shimai mashita.
- 流星群を待っているうちに寝入ってしまいました。
- I fell asleep while waiting for a meteor shower.

Vocabulary:
pljusak にわか雨 - a rain shower
tuš シャワー - a bath shower
roj 群れ - a swarm

Major meteor showers:

• Quadrantid meteor shower (= the Quadrantids)
  しぶんぎ座流星群 Meteorski pljusak Quadrantidi
• Perseid meteor shower (= the Perseids)
  ペルセウス座流星群 Meteorski pljusak Perseidi
• Geminid meteor shower (= the Geminids)
  ふたご座流星群 Meteorski pljusak Geminidi

Flip-flops

Japanka (plural: japanke)

zouri

草（ぞう）履（り）

- Izgubio sam [jednu] japanku u moru.
- watashi wa zouri no katahou wo umi no naka de nakushi mashita.
- 私は草履の片方を海の中でなくしました。
- I lost one of my flip-flops in the sea.

- Which flip-flops am I going to wear today?
- kyou wa dono zouri wo hakou kana?
- 今日はどの草履を履こうかな。
- Koje ću japanke obući danas?

Half

Polovica (plural: polovice) - noun
Pola - adverb

hanbun

半（はん）分（ぶん）

- Prereži ovu lubenicu napola.
- kono suika wo hanbun ni kitte kudasai.
- このスイカを半分に切ってください。
- Cut this watermelon in half.

Space

Prostor (plural: prostori)

kuukan

空（くう）間（かん）

- Tako je puno praznog prostora u sredini, da bi mogao dronom letjeti tamo.
- chuuou ni, doroon demo tobaseru gurai hiroi kuukan ga arimasu.
- 中央に、ドローンでも飛ばせるぐらい広い空間があります。
- There is so much open space in the center where I could even fly a drone.

Shadow

Sjenka (plural: sjenke)　

kage

影

- Uslikao je svoju sjenku.
- kare wa jibun no kage wo shashin ni tori mashita.
- 彼は自分の影を写真に撮りました。
- He took a picture of his shadow.

Bow

Luk (plural: lukovi)

yumi

弓（ゆみ）

- Ovaj japanski luk je viši nego ja.
- kono nihon no yumi wa watashi (no shinchou) yori take ga nagai desu.
- この日本の弓は私（の身長）より丈が長いです。
- This Japanese bow is taller than me.

Vocabulary:
strijela (plural: strijele) 矢（や） - an arrow
streličarstvo 弓術（きゅうじゅつ）、アーチェリー - archery
japansko streličarstvo 弓道（きゅうどう） - Japanese art of archery, Kyūdō
streličar/streličarka 射手（いて） - an archer/archeress

Sculpture

Kip (plural: kipovi)

choukoku

彫（ちょう）刻（こく）

- Je li ovaj kip čuven?
- kono choukoku wa yuumei desu ka?
- この彫刻は有名ですか。
- Is this sculpture famous?

- Da, jeste. Zove se Smrt Abelova.
- hai, sou desu. "aberu no shi" to ii masu.
- はい、そうです。「アベルの死」といいます。
- Yes, it is. It's called La mort d'Abel (The Death of Abel).

www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/death-of-abel/AQENs9UnCeYKNQ

Green Beans

Mahuna (plural: mahune)

sayaingen

さやいんげん

- Ne volim prekuhane mahune.
- [watashi wa] ni sugita sayaingen ga kirai desu.
- [私は] 煮すぎたさやいんげんが嫌いです。
- I don't like overcooked green beans.

- Izrežite mahune na komade duge oko 3 cm.
- sayaingen wo san senchi [meetoru] gurai no nagasa ni kitte kudasai.
- さやいんげんを３センチ[メートル]ぐらいの長さに切ってください。
- Cut the green beans into 3 cm lengths.

Paper Napkin

Papirna salveta (plural: papirne salvete)

kami napukin

紙（かみ）ナプキン

- Napravili smo mali padobran od papirne salvete.
- boku tachi wa kami napukin de omocha no parashuuto wo tsukuri mashita.
- 僕たちは紙ナプキンでおもちゃのパラシュートを作りました。
- We made a toy/little parachute with a paper napkin.

Paper towel

Papirni ubrus (plural: papirni ubrusi)
- lit. paper napkin
Kuhinjski ručnik (plural: kuhinjski ručnici)
- lit. kitchen towel

kitchin taoru

キッチンタオル

- Kupio/kupila sam četiri role kuhinjskih ručnika.
- [watashi wa] yon hon no kitchin taoru wo kai mashita.
- [私は] 四本のキッチンタオルを買いました。
- I bought 4 rolls of paper towels.

- Dodaj mi papirni ubrus, molim te.
- [watashi ni] sono kitchin taoru wo totte kudasai.
- （私に）そのキッチンタオルを取ってください。
- Pass me the paper towel, please.

Ladle

Kutlača (plural: kutlače)

hishaku

柄杓（ひしゃく）、杓（ひしゃく）

- Pitam se čemu služe ove kutlače.
- korera no hishaku wa nan no tame ni tsukawareru no darou ka.
- これらの柄杓は何のために使われるのだろうか。
- I wonder what these ladles are used for.

cf. 手水舎（ちょうずや、てみずや）
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dzuya

Flip

Okretati - verb, imperfective
Okrenuti - verb, perfective

uragaesu, hikkurikaesu

裏（うら）返（がえ）す、ひっくり返（かえ）す

- Lako je okretati hranu sa štapićima za jelo.
- hashi de tabemono wo uragaesu no wa kantan desu.
- 箸で食べ物を裏返すのは簡単です。
- It's easy to flip food with chopsticks.

Woodpecker

Djetlić (plural: djetlići)

kitsutsuki

キツツキ

- Djetlić je kljucao drvo.
- kitsutsuki ga ki wo tsutsuite imashita.
- キツツキが木をつついていました。
- A woodpecker was pecking on a tree.

Vocabulary:
drvo 木 - a tree
kljucati つつく - to peck

Dough

Tijesto (plural: tijesta)

kiji

生（き）地（じ）

- Završio/završila sam miješanje tijesta za kruh.
- [watashi wa] pan kiji wo kone owari mashita.
- [私は]パン生地をこね終わりました。
- I've finished kneading the bread dough.

Vocabulary:
こねる - to knead
miješati 混ぜる（まぜる） - to mix

The word "tijesto" is the root for "tjestenina" (pasta).

Cutting Board

Daska za rezanje (plural: daske za rezanje)

manaita

まな板（いた）

- Starinske daske za rezanje su najbolje!
- mukashi nagara no manaita ga ichiban ii desu!
- 昔ながらのまな板が一番いいです！
- Old-fashioned cutting boards are the best!

- Ne volim jeftine daske za rezanje. Pretanke su.
- watashi wa yasui manaita ga suki dewa arimasen. usu sugi masu [kara].
- 私は安いまな板が好きではありません。薄すぎます[から]。
- I don't like cheap cutting boards. They're too thin.

Vocabulary:
rezati 切る（きる） - to cut
starinski/starinska/starinsko 昔ながらの（むかしながらの）、昔風の（むかしふうの）- old-fashioned

Ironing Board

Daska za peglanje (plural: daske za peglanje)
Daska za glačanje (plural: daske za glačanje)

airon dai

アイロン台（だい）

- Gdje smo stavili dasku za peglanje?
- airon dai wo doko ni oitakke?
- アイロン台をどこに置いたっけ？
- Where did we put the ironing board?

Vocabulary:
pegla (plural: pegle), glačalo (plural: glačala) アイロン - an iron
daska (plural: daske) 板（いた） - a board/plank
glačati アイロンをかける - to iron

Root

Korijen (plural: korjeni, korjenovi, korjenje)

ne, nekko

根（ね）、根（ね）っ子（こ）

- Pokušaj ne oštetiti korjenje kad presađuješ.
- uekaeru toki ni ne wo kizu tsukenai youni shite [kudasai].
- 植えかえる時に根を傷つけないようにして[ください]。
- Try not to damage the roots when replanting.

- Korijen je bio puno duži nego što sam očekivao/očekivala!
- omotta yori mo nekko ga zutto nagakatta desu!
- 思ったよりも根っこがずっと長かったです！
- The root was much longer than I thought!

Slope

Kosina (plural: kosine)

saka

坂（さか）

- Naša škola je na vrhu duge kosine/uzbrdice.
- watashi tachi no gakkou wa, nagai saka no ue ni arimasu.
- 私たちの学校は、長い坂の上にあります。
- Our school is on top of a long slope.

- Kuglica od riže se otkotrljala niz kosinu.
- omusubi ga saka wo korogari ochimashita.
- おむすびが坂を転がり落ちました。
- A rice ball rolled down a slope.

Vocabulary:

• uzbrdica (plural: uzbrdice) 上り坂 （のぼりざか）- a slope that goes up a hill
• nizbrdica (plural: nizbrdice) 下り坂 （くだりざか）- a slope that goes down a hill

Deer

Jelen (plural: jeleni)

shika

鹿（しか）

- Jelen je iznenada pobjegao.
- sono shika wa totsuzen nige mashita.
- その鹿は突然逃げました。
- The deer suddenly ran away.

- Nara Park je poznat po svojim jelenima.
- nara kouen wa shika de yuumei desu.
- 奈良公園は鹿で有名です。
- The Nara Park is famous for its deer.

Vocabulary:
srna 雌鹿（めじか） - a doe [deer]
lane 子鹿（こじか） - a fawn [deer]
srnetina 鹿肉（しかにく） - [deer] venison

Fireworks

Vatromet (plural: vatrometi)

hanabi

花（はな）火（び）

- Gledali smo predivan vatromet nakon utakmice.
- watashi tachi wa shiai no ato de kireina hanabi wo mi mashita.
- 私たちは試合の後で綺麗な花火を見ました。
- We watched beautiful fireworks after the game.

Blueberry

Borovnica (plural: borovnice)

buruuberii

ブルーベリー

- Pojeo/pojela sam puno borovnica, i sad mi je jezik skroz plav!
- buruuberii wo takusan tabeta node, watashi no shita ga massao desu!
- ブルーベリーをたくさん食べたので、私の舌が真っ青です！
- I ate a lot of blueberries, and now my tongue is all blue!

Vocabulary:
jagoda (plural: jagode) 苺 - strawberry
malina (plural: maline) ラズベリー - raspberry
kupina (plural: kupine) ブラックベリー - blackberry
brusnica (plural: brusnice) クランベリー - cranberry
ribizla (plural: ribizle) カシス, クロスグリ - blackcurrant

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)

Ceiling

Kenninji
Originally uploaded by Mariko Kato

Strop (plural: stropovi)
Plafon (plural: plafoni)

tenjou

天（てん）井（じょう）

- Hagrid je udario svoju glavu od strop u Harrijevoj sobi.
- haguriddo wa harii no heya de, tenjou ni atama wo butsuke mashita.
- ハグリッドはハリーの部屋で、天井に頭をぶつけました。
- Hagrid hit his head on the ceiling in Harry's room.

Vocabulary:

• plafonjera 天井灯（てんじょうとう） - a ceiling light
• luster シャンデリア - a chandelier

Note: Plafonjera is a light device attached directly to the ceiling, as opposed to luster which hangs.

Postage Stamp

The Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč
Originally uploaded by croatian101

Poštanska marka (plural: poštanske marke)

[yuubin] kitte

[郵（ゆう）便（びん）]切（きっ）手（て）

- Skupljam poštanske marke.
- watashi wa kitte wo atsumete imasu.
- 私は切手を集めています。
- I collect postage stamps.

- Idem u poštu kupiti poštanske marke.
- [私は]切手を買いに郵便局へ行ってきます。
- [watashi wa] kitte wo kai ni yuubinkyoku e ittekimasu.
- I'm going to the post office to buy postage stamps.

Vocabulary:

• memorijalna poštanska marka 記念切手（きねんきって）、特殊切手（とくしゅきって）- a commemorative postage stamp
• pošta 郵便局（ゆうびんきょく）- a post office
• markica: a diminutive of marka

Reflection

golden trumpet
Originally uploaded by beak_bird

Refleksija (plural: refleksije)
Odraz (plural: odrazi)

hansha, utsutta kage

反（はん）射（しゃ）、映（うつ）った影（かげ）

- Mislila sam da sam vidjela duha, ali to je bio samo odraz moje majke u ogledalu.(♀)
- yuurei wo mita to omoimashita ga, sore wa tanni kagami ni utsutta haha no kage deshita.
- 幽霊を見たと思いましたが、それは単に鏡に映った母の影でした。
- I thought I saw a ghost, but it was just a reflection of my mother in a mirror.

Vocabulary:
duh (plural: duhovi) 幽霊（ゆうれい）、お化（ば）け - ghost
ogledalo (plural: ogledala) 鏡（かがみ）- mirror

Listen/Hear

- I Can Hear It! -
Originally uploaded by Anna Marie Gearhart

Slušati - verb, imperfective (to listen/obey)
Poslušati - verb, perfective (to listen/obey)
Čuti - verb, imperfective (to hear)

聞（き）く (to listen/hear)
聞（き）こえる (to hear)

- Volim slušati njen prelijepi glas.
- boku wa kanojo no utsukushii koe wo kiku no ga daisuki desu.
- 僕は彼女の美しい声を聞くのが大好きです。(♂)
- I love to listen to her beautiful voice.

- Čujem zvuke mora.
- umi no oto ga kikoeru.
- 海の音が聞こえる。
- I hear the sound of the sea.

- Slušaj svoju majku!
- [anata no] okaasan no iu koto wo kikinasai!
- [あなたの] お母さんのいうことを聞きなさい！
- Listen to your mother!(= Obey your mother!)

cf. 聞

Kiosk

red'n'white
Originally uploaded by regular gonzales

Kiosk (plural: kiosci)

baiten

売（ばい）店（てん）

- Kupio/kupila sam novine sa kioska na Trgu bana Jelačića.
- watashi wa ierachitchi hiroba no baiten de shinbun wo kaimashita.
- 私はイェラチッチ広場の売店で新聞を買いました。
- I bought a newspaper at a kiosk in the Ban Jelačić Square.

Vocabulary:
novine (always plural) 新聞 (しんぶん) - newspaper

Thread

Threads
Originally uploaded by kayla coo

Konac (plural: konci)
Nit (plural: niti)

ito

糸（いと）

- Iskoristio/iskoristila sam crni konac da ušijem dugme.
- watashi wa botan wo nuitsukeru tame ni kuroi ito wo tsukai mashita.
- 私はボタンを縫いつけるために黒い糸を使いました。
- I used black thread to sew a button.

Electrical Wire

birds on a wire.
Originally uploaded by Kerry Ball

Električni kabl (plural: električni kablovi)

densen

電（でん）線（せん）

- Mnogo ptica sjedi na električnim kablovima.
- tori ga takusan densen ni tomatte imasu.
- 鳥がたくさん電線に留まっています。
- Many birds are sitting on the electrical wires.

Vocabulary:
ptica (plural: ptice) 鳥（とり）- bird

Cemetery

All Saints' Day
Originally uploaded by N-Sarn

Groblje (plural: groblja)

bochi, hakaba

墓（ぼ）地（ち）、墓（はか）場（ば）

- Moj mali brat kaže da je vidio duha na groblju.
- watashi no otouto wa, sono bochi de yuurei wo mita to iimasu.
- 私の弟は、その墓地で幽霊を見たと言います。
- My little brother says he saw a ghost at the cemetery.

Vocabulary:
grob (plural: grobovi) 墓（haka）、お墓（ohaka） - grave
duh (plural: duhovi) 幽霊（yuurei）、お化け（obake） - ghost

Acorn

どんぐり坊や達
Originally uploaded by SABU=CAT

Žir (plural: žirevi)

donguri

どんぐり、ドングリ

- Veliki hrastovi iz malih žireva narastu.
- ookina kashi no ki mo chiisana donguri kara sodachimasu.
- 大きなカシの木も小さなドングリから育ちます。
- Great oaks from little acorns grow.　

Meatball

114/365 Making the Meatballs
Originally uploaded by lfstar68

Mesna okruglica (plural: mesne okruglice)

nikudango, miitobooru

肉（にく）だんご、ミートボール

- Pravim mesne okruglice za večeru.
- [watashi wa] yuushoku no tame ni nikudango wo tsukutte imasu.
- [私は]夕食のために肉だんごを作っています。
- I'm making meatballs for dinner.

cf. dinner

Tree

sam spenser's 'bloom'
at the wapping project.
Originally uploaded by growin' Up

Drvo (plural: drveća, drva)

ki

木（き）

- Je li ono drvo kišobrana?!
- are wa kasa no ki desuka?!
- あれは傘の木ですか？！
- Is that a tree of umbrellas?!

Rabbit

カゴ入りウサギ様
Originally uploaded by
3477dc0da6aa697545eb833b0f8b149d

Zec (plural: zečevi)

usagi

兎（うさぎ), ウサギ

- Prvi put u životu sam vidio/vidila divljeg zeca.
- watashi wa umarete hajimete yasei no usagi wo mimashita.
- 私は生まれて初めて野生のウサギを見ました。
- I saw a wild rabbit for the first time in my life.