Vocabulary for Change 123 - Volume 7
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という
| x11 | Rank #78
called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...
こと
| x8 | Rank #14
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 ...
| x9 | Rank #26
without doing ...
| x1 | Rank #66,349
Conti
| x3 | Rank #6,910
stroke (of a kanji)
| x8 | Rank #153
year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age
11月
| x1 | Rank #8,558
November ; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
10日
| x1 | Rank #8,244
10th day of the month ; ten days
| x1 | Rank #2,651
earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud ; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land ; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud) ; (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
| x364 | 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
| x2 | Rank #2,863
magazine; journal; periodical
Akita Shoten (publisher)
| x2 | Rank #14,515
list price; regular price; established price
| x1 | Rank #4,300
substance; true form; true character ; main part; main unit; body (of a machine) ; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) ; noumenon ; base price; pre-tax price
| x4 | Rank #907
yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle
| x2 | Rank #2,385
ten; 10 ; ten years of age ; book containing a collection of poems
| x2 | Rank #12,642
tax
あー
| x3 | Rank #1,018
ah!; oh!; alas! ; yes; indeed; that is correct ; aah; gah; argh ; hey!; yo! ; uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha
| x10 | Rank #50
ah; oh ; hey!
月斗
| x3 | Rank #173,235
Getto ; Getsuto
| x4 | Rank #41,509
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device ; data; datum
| x228 | Rank #2
indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
ピンチ
| x2 | Rank #4,083
pinch; tough spot; bind; crisis; predicament ; clothespin; clothes peg
| x172 | 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
なる
| x21 | Rank #38
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
| x74 | Rank #6
if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question
まるで
| x3 | Rank #555
quite; entirely; completely; at all ; as if; as though; just like
| x2 | Rank #3,296
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
ひふ
| x3 | Rank #33,506
skin
| x4 | Rank #8,158
-ness (as in "sweetness"); -th (as in "warmth"); a touch of; a tinge of ; place ; alternating between ... and ...; sometimes ... and sometimes ...
| x4 | Rank #300
very; greatly; terribly; awfully ; immense; enormous; great ; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible ; difficult; hard; challenging ; major incident; disaster
| x2 | Rank #130
fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt ; early; soon; earlier than usual ; premature; too soon; too early ; easy; simple; quick; fast ; as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
そんな
| x11 | Rank #52
such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!
| x1 | Rank #1,598
surface ; face (i.e. the visible side of an object) ; front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin ; outside; exterior ; appearance ; public ; first half (of an inning); top (of an inning) ; cover (for tatami mats, etc.) ; foreground ; Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
()
| x1 | Rank #2,133
character (esp. kanji); letter; written text ; handwriting; penmanship ; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
| x2 | Rank #4,317
to fall in love (with); to love
| x3 | Rank #1,781
boy ; juvenile; child
| x2 | Rank #8,805
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
| x2 | Rank #4,051
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled ; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to conform to (standards, rules, etc.); to be consistent with ; to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. the heat)
| x2 | Rank #1,911
boyfriend ; he; him
| x5 | Rank #296
she; her ; girlfriend
| x4 | Rank #356
relation; relationship; connection ; participation; involvement; concern ; influence; effect ; sexual relations; sexual relationship ; related to; connected to
| x1 | Rank #802
expectation; anticipation; hope ; promising; rising; up-and-coming
| x2 | Rank #663
chest; breast ; breasts; bosom; bust ; heart ; lungs ; stomach ; heart; mind; feelings
| x2 | Rank #114,484
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
ながら
| x2 | Rank #1,385
while; during; as ; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding ; all; both ; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears") ; while doing something else (at the same time)
| x2 | Rank #474
to begin; to start; to commence ; to happen (again); to begin (anew) ; to date (from); to originate (in)
excursion; field trip; school trip
| x4 | Rank #362
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
だらけ
| x2 | Rank #1,443
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with ; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
だった
| x9 | Rank #34
was; were
んだ
| x39 | Rank #19
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
けど
| x10 | Rank #42
but; however; although
| x3 | Rank #1,171
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road
| x4 | Rank #1,710
shopping; purchased goods
| x6 | Rank #98
to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over
| x7 | Rank #196
time; hour; moment ; occasion; case ; chance; opportunity; season ; the times; the age; the day ; tense
| x7 | Rank #1,488
departure; departing from ...; leaving at (e.g. 8:30) ; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; datelined ... ; counter for engines (on an aircraft) ; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches); counter for jokes, puns, etc.; counter for ideas, thoughts or guesses ; counter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse
| x1 | Rank #2,265
raw; uncooked; fresh ; natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed ; unprotected (sex); raw; bareback ; live (i.e. not recorded) ; inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude ; impudence; sauciness ; unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer ; blank (e.g. disk); unused ; just a little; somehow; vaguely; partially; somewhat; half-; semi- ; insufficient; incomplete; half-baked; half-hearted; perfunctory
| x20 | Rank #694
long-vowel mark
| x2 | Rank #2,811
conversely; on the contrary
ブログ
| x1 | Rank #9,944
blog
| x3 | Rank #8,553
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
| x3 | Rank #816
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against) ; to compete (against) ; to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist
ストン
| x1 | Rank #25,222
(with a) thump ; (hanging) straight down
| x2 | Rank #9,012
rest; relief; relaxation
| x1 | Rank #520
to continue; to last; to go on ; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken ; to occur again and again ; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin ; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to ; to hold out; to keep; to last
この
| x27 | Rank #25
this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")
| x1 | Rank #2,219
snow; snowfall
| x170 | 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
| x1 | Rank #3,881
registration; accession; register; entry; record
| x3 | Rank #1,003
to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose ; to fade; to discolour ; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes) ; to leave (e.g. a meeting) ; to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky) ; to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive; to be foolish ; to exit (a program loop) ; to go through; to pass through; to give way; to collapse ; to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)
| x13 | Rank #3,141
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
出石
| x1 | Rank #103,684
Izuishi ; Izushi ; Izuishi ; Izushi ; Ideishi ; Deishi
| x1 | Rank #34,292
licentiousness
| x1 | Rank #37,071
brushwood; firewood
| x1 | Rank #853
emptiness; being empty ; not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed ; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere
| x1 | Rank #10,241
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
| x2 | Rank #22,692
Akita (city, prefecture)
| x1 | Rank #4,912
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon) ; naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology ; promoted rook
| x3 | Rank #657
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
レッダ
| x8 | Rank #135,829
Ledda
| x8 | Rank #1,887
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.
| x3 | Rank #90
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you
| x4 | Rank #261
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
| x6 | Rank #112
inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me
ある
| x32 | Rank #33
to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about
| x1 | Rank #32,641
last chapter (book, etc.)
| x1 | Rank #3,465
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
| x4 | Rank #656
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
| x1 | Rank #1,393
one year; some time ago
がんば
| x1 | Rank #14,018
go for it; keep at it
| x3 | Rank #930
before; prior to; ago ; the past; before; previously; former times
| x1 | Rank #13,590
like; similar to ; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that) ; feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
()
| x12 | Rank #87
spirit; mind; heart ; nature; disposition ; intention; mind; will; motivation ; mood; feelings ; consciousness ; care; attention; consideration; worry ; interest ; (the) air; atmosphere ; ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood ; fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
する
| x17 | Rank #15
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
ホント
| x1 | Rank #717
truth; reality; actuality; fact ; proper; right; correct; official ; genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; I look forward to working with you ; please do; please take care of
テス
| x1 | Rank #45,190
Tess
にゃ
| x3 | Rank #1,772
if not ...; unless ... ; have to (do) ; to; for; on; in; at