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ie 家 house
apāto アパート apartment
manshon マンション condominium

ryō 寮 dormitory

depāto デパート department store
sūpā スーパー supermarket

mōru モール shopping mall
konbini コンビニ convenience store

eki 駅 station
eki-biru 駅ビル station building

ginkō 銀行 bank
byōin 病院 hospital

kōen 公園 park
gakkō 学校 school

toshokan 図書館 library
eigakan 映画館 movie theater

sābisu eria サービスエリア service area
gasorin sutando ガソリンスタンド gas station

singō 信号 traffic light
kado 角 corner

hashi 橋 bridge
ōdan-hodō 横断歩道 pedestrian crossing

hodō-kyō 歩道橋 pedestrian bridge

GRAMMAR NOTE X deshō to Indicate Probablity

Deshō is a tentative form of desu and indicates probability or the likelihood of
something happening. It replaces desu and can occur after an adjective or a
noun.
Oishi’i deshō. It’s probably tasty.

Nihon-jin deshō. She’s probably a Japanese.

When the particle ka is added to deshō, it becomes even less sure. For this
reason, deshō ka sounds more polite than desu ka in asking questions. Note the