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Vocabulary for U12

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x1995 | Rank #1

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion ; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis ; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

悲(かな)しい

x1 | Rank #1,642

sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful ; sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous

こと

x366 | Rank #13

thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

一(ひとつ)

x9 | Rank #236

one ; for one thing ; only ; (not) even ; just (e.g. "just try it") ; some kind of; one type of

目(もく)次(じ)

x9 | Rank #21,745

table of contents; contents

１(ひと)人(り)

x24 | Rank #410

one person ; being alone; being by oneself ; being single; being unmarried ; by oneself; alone ; just; only; simply

お楽(たの)しみ

x3 | Rank #3,719

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; delight; joy; fun; diversion; hobby ; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

会(あ)う

x7 | Rank #247

to meet; to encounter; to see ; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

脱(だっ)走(そう)

x7 | Rank #9,056

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

は

x1348 | Rank #2

indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis

号(ごう)

x31 | Rank #867

number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group ; sobriquet; pen-name ; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.) ; suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

工(たくみ)

x1 | Rank #7,829

craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter ; craft; craftsmanship; skill; dexterity; design ; plot; scheme; artifice; trick

その

x161 | Rank #28

that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...

年(とし)

x28 | Rank #143

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

通(つう)常(じょう)国(こっ)会(かい)

x1 | Rank #123,315

ordinary session of the Diet

に

x1101 | Rank #5

at (place, time); in; on; during ; to (direction, state); toward; into ; for (purpose) ; because of (reason); for; with ; by; from ; as (i.e. in the role of) ; per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month") ; and; in addition to ; if; although

おる

x16 | Rank #360

to be (animate); to be; to exist ; to be ...-ing ; to (have the audacity to) do

つ

x2 | Rank #1,739

indicates two contrasting actions ; indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

法(ほう)案(あん)

x2 | Rank #18,312

bill (law); measure

が

x985 | Rank #4

indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn

可(か)決(けつ)

x1 | Rank #34,073

approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage

ほとんど

x7 | Rank #904

almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but ; hardly; barely; scarcely; little ; large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)

国(こく)民(みん)

x3 | Rank #3,548

people (of a country); nation; citizen; national ; Democratic Party for the People

無(む)縁(えん)

x2 | Rank #10,515

unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent; divorced from; having nothing to do with one; being foreign to one ; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives ; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

法(ほう)律(りつ)

x2 | Rank #3,312

law

により

x5 | Rank #1,621

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

ごく一(いち)部(ぶ)

x1 | Rank #24,364

very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit

人(ひと)たち

x6 | Rank #851

people

生(せい)活(かつ)

x6 | Rank #962

life; living ; livelihood; (one's) living

一(いっ)変(ぺん)

x1 | Rank #14,194

complete change; about-face

する

x250 | Rank #19

to do; to carry out; to perform ; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) ; to serve as; to act as; to work as ; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ; to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as ; to decide on; to choose ; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ; to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ; to be worth; to cost ; to pass (of time); to elapse

と

x347 | Rank #6

if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question

なる

x111 | Rank #43

to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain ; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) ; to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of ; to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished ; to change (into); to turn (into); to transform ; to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) ; to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make ; to play (the part of); to act as ; to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as ; to be promoted

それでも

x76 | Rank #399

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

話(はなし)

x43 | Rank #101

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

そういえば

x277 | Rank #558

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

そういう

x142 | Rank #188

such; like that; that sort of

で

x333 | Rank #24

without doing ...

あっ

x45 | Rank #35

ah; oh ; hey!

そんな

x151 | Rank #64

such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!

それは

x20 | Rank #417

very; extremely ; that is

ですか

x43 | Rank #81

indicates question

そう

x98 | Rank #44

in that way; thus; such ; so ; so?

いう

x26 | Rank #152

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

言(い)う

x97 | Rank #51

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

です

x244 | Rank #18

be; is

ここ

x284 | Rank #56

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

何(なに)

x228 | Rank #30

what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

よー

x36 | Rank #639

hey; yo; hi ; come on; hey

頭(あたま)

x13 | Rank #268

head ; hair (on one's head) ; mind; brains; intellect ; leader; chief; boss; captain ; top; tip ; beginning; start ; head; person ; down payment; deposit ; top structural component of a kanji ; pair

いる

x98 | Rank #55

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

い

x26 | Rank #134

strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

目(め)

x23 | Rank #179

eye; eyeball ; eyesight; sight; vision ; look; stare; gaze; glance ; notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) ; an experience ; viewpoint ; discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality) ; (an) appearance ; chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) ; spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave

覚(さ)める

x4 | Rank #3,671

to wake; to wake up ; to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia) ; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

か

x330 | Rank #9

indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

ね

x349 | Rank #14

right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

本(ほん)日(じつ)

x1 | Rank #1,575

today; this day

たち

x15 | Rank #126

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

２(ふた)人(り)

x17 | Rank #256

two persons; two people; pair; couple

人(じん)権(けん)

x18 | Rank #19,724

human rights; civil liberties

じんけん

x1 | Rank #120,403

human rights; civil liberties

を

x765 | Rank #3

indicates direct object of action ; indicates subject of causative expression ; indicates an area traversed ; indicates time (period) over which action takes place ; indicates point of departure or separation of action ; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

停(てい)止(し)

x3 | Rank #3,934

stoppage; coming to a stop; halt; standstill ; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); interruption (e.g. of electricity supply); cutting off ; suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition; ban ; suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person

て

x205 | Rank #20

you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...

って

x262 | Rank #15

いただく

x17 | Rank #343

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy ; to eat; to drink ; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) ; to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president) ; to get someone to do something

みなさん

x11 | Rank #2,839

all; everyone; everybody

ようこそ

x5 | Rank #2,519

welcome

親(しん)権(けん)者(しゃ)

x3 | Rank #69,105

legal guardian

同(どう)意(い)書(しょ)

x2 | Rank #28,197

consent form; letter of consent

今日(きょう)

x10 | Rank #115

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

から

x361 | Rank #12

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since ; from (originator); by ; because; since ; out of (constituent, part) ; through (e.g. window, vestibule) ; after; since ; expresses sympathy or warning

君(きみ)たち

x5 | Rank #1,213

you (plural); all of you; you all

過(す)ごす

x5 | Rank #1,453

to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live ; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to carry too far; to carry to excess ; to take care of; to support ; to overdo; to do too much ; to ... without acting on it; to ... without getting involved

ことになる

x4 | Rank #888

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that ; to be the result (of); to be the outcome ; to be the reason (for)

のです

x36 | Rank #342

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

放(ほう)棄(き)

x2 | Rank #6,216

abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender; relinquishing; waiving; giving up

関(かん)する

x5 | Rank #1,880

to concern; to be related

同(おな)じ

x32 | Rank #170

same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent ; anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...

も

x570 | Rank #7

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence) ; both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) ; even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than ; even if; even though; although; in spite of ; further; more; again; another; the other

得(う)る

x9 | Rank #1,065

to be able to ...; can ... ; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

ある

x121 | Rank #36

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about

はあ

x15 | Rank #235

yes; indeed; well ; ha! ; what?; huh? ; sigh

この

x257 | Rank #27

this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")

おっさん

x5 | Rank #1,781

middle-aged man ; Buddhist priest

警(けい)察(さつ)

x4 | Rank #568

police ; police officer ; police station ; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody; vigilante; gatekeeper

わ

x300 | Rank #52

indicates emotion or admiration ; indicates emphasis ; I; me ; wah! ; boo!

帰(かえ)す

x1 | Rank #4,276

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

くださる

x15 | Rank #116

to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

残(ざん)念(ねん)ながら

x7 | Rank #2,812

unfortunately; regrettably

では

x51 | Rank #70

then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...

外(そと)

x21 | Rank #375

outside; exterior ; the open (air) ; other place; somewhere else; outside one's group (family, company, etc.)

通(つう)信(しん)

x1 | Rank #2,923

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

できる

x61 | Rank #98

to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) ; to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable ; to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.) ; to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up ; to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready ; to grow (of a crop); to be produced ; to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character ; to be by nature; to be born ... ; to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone) ; to get pregnant

すべて

x35 | Rank #451

everything; all; the whole ; entirely; completely; wholly; all

我(われ)々(われ)

x41 | Rank #440

通(とお)す

x2 | Rank #1,615

to stick through; to force through ; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse ; to make a path between two points ; to proceed in a logical manner ; to let pass; to allow through ; to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in ; to go through (a middleman) ; to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.) ; to pass (a law, applicant, etc.) ; to force to accept; to force agreement

もらう

x39 | Rank #146

to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected

それ

x273 | Rank #26

that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you

政(せい)府(ふ)

x8 | Rank #3,124

government; administration; ministry

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