ee-een kye)
■ The advisory committee is meeting tomorrow at ten. 諮問委員会は、明日十 時からです。Shimon iinkai wa asu jū ji kara désu. (she-moan ee-een kye wah ah-sue juu jee kah-rah dess.)
advisory council 諮問機関 shimon kikan (she-moan kee-kahn); 審議会 shingi kai (sheen-ghee kye)
advocate 支持者 shijisha (she-jeeshah)
aerial; antenna アンテナ antena (ahntay-nah)
aesthetics 美学 bigaku (bee-gah-kuu)
■ Aesthetics is very important in Japanese culture. 美学は日本の文化に とって大変重要なものです。Bigaku wa Nihon no bunka ni totte taihen jūyō na mono désu. (bee-gah-kuu wah nee-hone no boon-kah nee toe-tay tie-hane juu-yoe nah moe-no dess.)
affect; influence 影響する eikyō suru (eh-ee-k’yohh sue-rue)
■ That will have no affect. それは影響 しません。Sore wa eikyō shimasen. (soe-ray wah eh-ee-k’yohh she-mahsin.)
affidavit 宣誓供述書 sensei kyōjutsu sho (sen-say k’yoe-jute-sue show)
affiliate 系列会社 keiretsu gaisha (kay-rate-sue guy-shah); 関連会社 kanren gaisha (kahn-rayn guy-shah)
affiliated company 系列会社 keiretsu gaisha (kay-rate-sue guy-shah)
■ Do you have any affiliated companies in the U.S.? アメリカに 系列会社がありますか。Amerika ni keiretsu gaisha ga arimasu ka? (ahmay-ree-kah nee kay-rate-sue guyshah gah ah-ree-mahss kah?)
affiliation 提携 teikei (tay-kay); 関係 kankei (kahn-kay)
affirm; confirm 確立する kakuritsu suru (kah-kuu-ree-t’sue sue-rue); 確 認する kakunin suru (kah-kuu-neen sue-rue)
affluent; wealthy 裕福な yūfuku na (yuuu-fuu-kuu nah)
afford お金がある okane ga aru (ohkah-nay gah ah-rue); 余裕がある yoyū ga aru (yoe-yuu gah ah-rue)
after-hours trading 時間外取引 jikan gai torihiki (jee-kahn guy toe-reehe-kee)
after-sale service アフターサービス afutā sābisu (ah-fuu-tah sah-be-sue)
■ After-sale service is very important to customers. お客さんへのアフターサ ービスは大切です。O-kyakusan ee no no afutā sābisu wa taisetsu désu. (okyack-sahn eh no ahf-tah sah-bee-sue wah tie-say-t’sue dess.)
after-tax income 税引後所得 zeibiki go shotoku (zay-bee-kee go show-toe-kuu)
after-tax loss 税引後損失損失 zeibiki go sonshitsu (zay-bee-kee go soan-sheet-sue)
after-tax profit 税引後利益 zeibiki go rieki (zay-bee-kee go ree-eh-kee)
after-tax real rate of return 税引後利 益率 zeibiki go rieki ritsu (zay-beekee go ree-ay-kee ree-t’sue); 実質収益 率 jisshitsu shūeki ritsu (jeesh-sheet-sue shuu-ay-kee ree-t’sue)
against 反対する hantai suru (hahn-tie); 反 han (hahn)
■ I am against it. 反対です。Hantai désu. (hahn-tie dess.)
against all risks (insurance) 全危険担 保で zen kiken tanpo de (zen kee-ken tahn-poe day)
agency (government)（行政）機関 (gyosei) kikan ((g’yoe-say) kee-kahn)
agency fee 代理店手数料 dairi ten tesūryō (dye-ree-ten tay-sue-rio)
agenda 協議事項 kyōgi jikō (k’yoeghee jee-koe)
agent; agency (company) 代理店 dairiten (dye-ree-ten)
agent (person) 代理人 dairinin (dyeree-neen)
aging population 高齢化 kōrei ka (koe-ray kah)
■ The aging population is a serious problem for any developed country. 先進国では、高齢化が深刻な問題で す。Senshin koku de wa kōrei-ka ga shinkoku na mondai désu. (sane-sheen koh-kuu day wah kohh-ray-e kah gah sheen-koh-kuu na mone-die dess.)
aging society and declining birth-rate 少子高齢化（問題）shoshi koreika (mondai) (show-she koe-ray kah moan-dye)
agree 賛成する sansei suru (sahn-say sue-rue); 同意する dōi suru (doe-ee sue-rue)
■ I cannot agree to that. それには 賛成できません。Sore ni wa sansei dekimasen. (so-ray nee wah sahnsay day-kee-mah-sen.)
agreement; treaty 協定 kyōtei (k’yoetay); commercial agreement 商業協 定 shōgyō kyōtei (show-g’yoe k’yoetay); contract 契約（書）keiyaku (sho) (kay-yah-kuu show)
■ I have reached an agreement with Shinwa Bōeki. 進和貿易との契約がの契約がが 成立しました。Shinwa Bōeki to no keiyaku ga seiritsu shimashita. (sheen-wah boe-eh-kee toe kay-yahkuu gah say-ree-t’sue she-mahshtah.)
agricultural land 農地 nōchi (no-chee)
■ Agricultural land in Japan is rapidly decreasing. 日本の農地は急速に減 少しています。Nihon no nōchi wa kyūsoku ni genshōshite imasu. (nee-hone no no-chee wah cue-so-kuu nee gayn-show-shtay-mahss.)
agricultural products 農産物 nōsanbutsu (no-sahn-boot-sue)
agriculture 農業 nōgyō (no-g’yoe)
■ Agriculture is an important industry in Japan. 農業は日本で重要な産業です。 Nōgyō wa Nihon de jūyō na sangyō désu. (no-g’yoh wah Nee-hone day juu-yoh nah sahn-g’yoh dess.)
agriculture and forestry 農林 nōrin (no-reen)
aid; assistance 援助 enjo (en-joe); 世 話 sewa (say-wah); to aid 援助する enjo suru (en-joe sue-rue)
aim; purpose; goal 目的 mokuteki (moh-kuu-tay-kee)
■ Please explain your aim. 意図を説 明してください。 Ito wo setsumei shite kudasai. (ee-toe oh sate-sue-may-ee kuu-dah-sie.)
air 空気 kūki (kuuu-kee); in the open air 外で/に soto de/ni (soh-toh day/ nee)
■ The air in here smells bad. ここの空 気はひどいにおいがする。Koko no kūki wa hidoi nioi ga suru.
