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Greetings Salutations Farewells

Hello! (fam.) やあ! yā!
Hello! (form.) こんにちは! konnichiwa!
Good morning! おはよう! ohayō!
Good afternoon! こんにちは! konnichiwa!
Good evening! こんばんは! konbanwa!
To say hello こんにちはと言うkonnichiwa to iu
Hi! (hello) やあ! yā!
Hi! (hello) やあ! yā!
Greeting (n) 挨拶aisatsu
To greet (vt) 挨拶するaisatsu suru
How are you? 元気? genki ?
How are you? (form.) お元気ですか? wo genki desu ka?
How are you? (fam.) 元気? genki ?
What's new? 調子はどう? chōshi ha dō ?
Bye-Bye! Goodbye! さようなら! sayōnara!
Goodbye! (form.) さようなら! sayōnara!
Bye! (fam.) バイバイ! baibai!
See you soon! じゃあね! jā ne!
Farewell! さらば! saraba !
To say goodbye 別れを告げるwakare wo tsugeru
So long! またね! mata ne!
Thank you! ありがとう! arigatō!
Thank you very much! どうもありがとう! dōmo arigatō!
You're welcome どういたしましてdōitashimashite
Don't mention it! 礼なんていいよrei nante ī yo
It was nothing どういたしましてdōitashimashite
Excuse me! (fam.) 失礼! shitsurei!
Excuse me! (form.) 失礼致します! shitsurei itashi masu!
To excuse (forgive) 許すyurusu
To apologize (vi) 謝るayamaru
My apologies おわび致します! owabi itashi masu!
I'm sorry! ごめんなさい! gomennasai!
To forgive (vt) 許すyurusu
It's okay! 大丈夫です! daijōbu desu!
It's okay! 大丈夫です! daijōbu desu!
Please (adv) お願いonegai
Don't forget! 忘れないで! wasure nai de!
Certainly! もちろん! mochiron!
Of course not! そんなことないよ! sonna koto nai yo!
Okay! (I agree) オーケー! ōkē!
That's enough! もう十分だ! mō jūbun da!

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