A list of 129 Japanese words (or thereabouts) suggested as a basic first set by the online Japanese course 'Japanese is Possible' (Google to find).
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| 6449028 | anata | you (pronoun) | |
| 6449029 | hito | person (noun) | |
| 6449030 | muzukashii | hard, difficult (adj) | |
| 6449031 | atarashii | new (adj) | |
| 6449032 | tsumetai | cold (adj) | |
| 6449033 | hitsuyou | necessary (adj) | |
| 6449034 | kisama | you (pronoun, extremely disrespectful) | |
| 6449035 | mijikai | short (adj, as e.g. hair) | |
| 6449036 | hayai | fast (adj) | |
| 6449037 | dare | who? (interrogative) | |
| 6449038 | samui | cold (adj) | |
| 6449039 | sagasu | search (for) (verb) | |
| 6449040 | muri | hopeless, impossible (adj) | |
| 6449041 | tomaru | stop (verb) | |
| 6449042 | kuru | come (verb) | |
| 6449043 | tasukeru | rescue (verb) | |
| 6449044 | mukau | face, head for (verb) | |
| 6449045 | mono | thing, object (concrete) (noun) | |
| 6449046 | okaasan | mother (noun) | |
| 6449047 | iru | exist (animate objects) (noun) | |
| 6449048 | minna | everyone | |
| 6449049 | kotae | answer (noun) | |
| 6449050 | iku | go (verb) | |
| 6449051 | boushi | hat (noun) | |
| 6449052 | osu | push (verb) | |
| 6449053 | kare | he (pronoun) | |
| 6449054 | makoto | truth (noun) | |
| 6449055 | erabu | choose (verb) | |
| 6449056 | otousan | father (noun) | |
| 6449057 | tsuzukeru | continue (verb) | |
| 6449058 | yukkuri | slowly, leisurely (adverb) | |
| 6449059 | uta | song (noun) | |
| 6449060 | temee | you (rude) (pronoun) | |
| 6449061 | kuchi | mouth (noun) | |
| 6449062 | terebi | TV (noun) | |
| 6449063 | kanarazu | without a doubt (adverb) | |
| 6449064 | ningen | human (noun) | |
| 6449065 | obake | ghost (noun) | |
| 6449066 | hidoi | terrible, awful (adj) | |
| 6449067 | korosu | kill (verb) | |
| 6449068 | densha | train (noun) | |
| 6449069 | itsumo | always (adverb) | |
| 6449070 | bakemono | monster (noun) | |
| 6449071 | heya | room | |
| 6449072 | motsu | have (verb) | |
| 6449073 | kage | shadow (noun) | |
| 6449074 | warui | bad (adj) | |
| 6449075 | chiisai | small (adj) | |
| 6449076 | kikoeru | be heard (verb) | |
| 6449077 | nomu | drink (verb) | |
| 6449078 | inu | dog (noun) | |
| 6449079 | doko | where? (interrogative) | |
| 6449080 | hashiru | run (verb) | |
| 6449081 | miru | see, watch (verb) | |
| 6449082 | pasokon | computer (noun) | |
| 6449083 | onna | woman (noun) | |
| 6449084 | hontou | true (adj) | |
| 6449085 | akai | red (adj) | |
| 6449086 | ikutsu | how many? (interrogative) | |
| 6449087 | chikara | power (noun) | |
| 6449088 | omae | you (pronoun) | |
| 6449089 | kiku | listen (verb) | |
| 6449090 | arigatou | thanks (casual) (excl) | |
| 6451767 | chikai | near (adj) | |
| 6451768 | tamesu | test (verb) | |
| 6451769 | okane | money (noun) | |
| 6451770 | amai | sweet, naive (adj) | |
| 6451771 | kanojo | she (neutral) (pronoun) | |
| 6451772 | furui | old (adj) | |
| 6451773 | kumo | cloud (noun) | |
| 6451774 | kokoro | heart (noun) | |
| 6451775 | tooi | far (adj) | |
| 6451776 | ame | rain (noun) | |
| 6451777 | kesshite | never (adverb) | |
| 6451778 | kuruma | car (noun) | |
| 6451779 | taberu | eat (verb) | |
| 6451780 | ooki | big (adj) | |
| 6451781 | mise | store (noun) | |
| 6451782 | tekagen suru | hold back (verb) | |
| 6451783 | ki | energy, spirit (noun) | |
| 6451784 | mitsukeru | find (takes o particle) (verb) | |
| 6451785 | asa | morning (noun) | |
| 6451786 | ai | love | |
| 6451787 | tabemono | food, food item (noun) | |
| 6451788 | kami | 1. god 2. hair (noun) | |
| 6451789 | sore | that (independent) (close to listener) (demonstrative pronoun) | |
| 6451790 | akai | red (adj) | |
| 6451791 | atsui | hot (adj) | |
| 6451792 | noru | ride (verb) | |
| 6451793 | osoi | slow (adj) | |
| 6451794 | nante | such a thing as (particle) | |
| 6451795 | kuroi | black (adj) | |
| 6451796 | chi | blood (noun) | |
| 6451797 | neko | cat (noun) | |
| 6451798 | hon | book (noun) | |
| 6451799 | iku | go (verb) | |
| 6451800 | nani | what? (interrogative) | |
| 6451801 | jibun | oneself, yourself (pronoun) | |
| 6451802 | tataku | hit (verb) | |
| 6451803 | itsu | when? (interrogative) | |
| 6451804 | hanasu | speak (verb) | |
| 6451805 | shiroi | white (adj) | |
| 6451806 | otoko | man (noun) | |
| 6451807 | tsukeru | attach (verb) | |
| 6451808 | aruku | walk (verb) | |
| 6451809 | toru | take (verb) | |
| 6451810 | utau | sing (verb) | |
| 6451811 | nagai | long (adj) | |
| 6451812 | aoi | blue (adj) | |
| 6451813 | atama | head (noun) | |
| 6451814 | tsukiau | hang around, date (verb) |
