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Vocabulary for Shakaijin no Nihongo

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本(ほん)文(ぶん)

| x1 | Rank #14,864

text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter) ; this passage; this sentence

中(ちゅう)

| x3 | Rank #491

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle ; in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among ; during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout ; currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation) ; middle way; moderation ; second volume (of three) ; junior high school; middle school ; China

で

| x291 | Rank #35

at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know

一(いち)部(ぶ)

| x4 | Rank #1,319

one part; one portion; one section ; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

記(き)載(さい)

| x2 | Rank #9,437

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

の

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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

ある

| x64 | Rank #29

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

漢(かん)検(けん)

| x16 | Rank #136,649

The Japan Kanji Aptitude Test

は

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

公(こう)益(えき)財(ざい)団(だん)

| x1 | Rank #110,461

public utility foundation

法(ほう)人(じん)

| x3 | Rank #27,160

corporation; corporate body; company; legal entity; legal person; juridical person

日本(にほん)漢(かん)字(じ)能(のう)力(りょく)検(けん)定(てい)協(きょう)会(かい)

| x2 | Rank #242,027

Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation; JKATF

登(とう)録(ろく)商(しょう)標(ひょう)

| x1 | Rank #89,352

registered trademark

です

| x239 | Rank #18

be; is

はじめに

| x1 | Rank #45,194

first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning ; Introduction; Preface

映(えい)画(が)館(かん)

| x1 | Rank #8,870

movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

外(がい)国(こく)映(えい)画(が)

| x1 | Rank #75,302

foreign cinema; foreign film ; a foreign movie

を

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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.

観(み)る

| x1 | Rank #5,273

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

見(み)る

| x10 | Rank #64

場(ば)合(あい)

| x73 | Rank #473

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

字(じ)幕(まく)版(ばん)

| x2 | Rank #176,684

subtitled version (of a movie)

と

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

日本(にほん)語(ご)

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Japanese (language)

吹(ふ)き替(か)え版(ばん)

| x3 | Rank #118,661

dubbed version (of a film, etc.)

が

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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

する

| x27 | Rank #13

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

あなた

| x10 | Rank #113

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

どちら

| x29 | Rank #823

which way; which direction; where ; which one (esp. of two alternatives) ; who

選(えら)ぶ

| x3 | Rank #459

to choose; to select

か

| x96 | 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

俳(はい)優(ゆう)

| x1 | Rank #8,932

actor; actress; player; performer

なま

| x1 | Rank #20,729

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

声(こえ)

| x5 | Rank #191

voice ; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot ; voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will ; sound ; sense (of something's arrival); feeling ; voice; voiced sound

聞(き)く

| x10 | Rank #93

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

から

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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

絶(ぜっ)対(たい)

| x1 | Rank #225

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally ; absolute; unconditional; unmistakable ; absoluteness

思(おも)う

| x13 | Rank #55

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon ; to think (of doing); to plan (to do) ; to judge; to assess; to regard ; to imagine; to suppose; to dream ; to expect; to look forward to ; to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want ; to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love ; to recall; to remember

もしかしたら

| x4 | Rank #1,097

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

もう

| x9 | Rank #36

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

すでに

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already ; previously; before ; undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place

少(しょう)数(すう)派(は)

| x1 | Rank #23,647

minority group (party); minority

に

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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

| x25 | Rank #34

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

かも知(し)れません

| x9 | Rank #20,784

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

最(さい)近(きん)

| x17 | Rank #392

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now ; nearest; closest

若(わか)い

| x11 | Rank #654

young; youthful ; immature; green ; low (number); small

人(ひと)

| x81 | Rank #100

person; someone; somebody ; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans ; human (Homo sapiens) ; (other) people; others ; character; personality; nature ; capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person ; adult; grown-up ; I; me; one

割(わり)合(あい)

| x3 | Rank #9,810

rate; ratio; percentage; proportion ; comparatively ; contrary to expectations

増(ふ)える

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to increase; to multiply

だ

| x61 | Rank #8

be; is

とか

| x74 | Rank #75

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

その

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

理(り)由(ゆう)

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reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

字(じ)幕(まく)

| x1 | Rank #19,777

subtitles; captioning

つく

| x6 | Rank #203

to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling ; to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye ; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.) ; to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.) ; to take root ; to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with ; to side with; to belong to ; to possess; to haunt ; to be lit; to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.) ; to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided

いく

| x8 | Rank #117

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) ; to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road) ; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along ; to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try ; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by ; to stream; to flow ; to die; to pass away ; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...) ; to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive ; to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

答(こた)える

| x4 | Rank #707

to answer; to reply

も

| x254 | 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

多(おお)い

| x48 | Rank #405

many; numerous; a lot ; large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much ; frequent; common

そうです

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression ; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

たしかに

| x3 | Rank #5,876

surely; certainly

漢(かん)字(じ)

| x35 | Rank #6,578

kanji; Chinese character

読(よ)む

| x16 | Rank #449

to read ; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant ; to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine ; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji) ; to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time) ; to count; to estimate ; to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading

たり

| x4 | Rank #659

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") ; doing such things as... ; expresses a command ; to be ; indicates completion or continuation of an action

慣(な)れる

| x2 | Rank #854

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with ; to become skilled in; to become experienced at ; to become tame; to become domesticated ; to get used to doing

言(こと)葉(ば)

| x149 | Rank #280

language; dialect ; word; phrase; expression; term ; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language ; words; remark; statement; comment ; learning to speak; language acquisition

出(で)会(あ)う

| x2 | Rank #753

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon ; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) ; to emerge and engage (an enemy)

そこ

| x8 | Rank #111

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

目(め)

| x6 | Rank #118

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

止(と)まる

| x1 | Rank #676

to stop (moving); to come to a stop ; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended ; to alight; to perch on

まごまご

| x1 | Rank #39,134

confused; flustered; at a loss

次(つぎ)

| x22 | Rank #192

next; following; subsequent ; stage; station

場(ば)面(めん)

| x8 | Rank #4,044

scene; setting; place (where something happens); scenario; case ; scene (in a movie, play); shot ; state of the market

変(か)わる

| x8 | Rank #261

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary ; to move to ; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

方(ほう)

| x15 | Rank #215

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

画(が)面(めん)

| x1 | Rank #3,969

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.) ; image (on a screen); picture; scene ; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

集(しゅう)中(ちゅう)

| x1 | Rank #1,408

concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention ; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; convergence; focus (of a debate, questions, etc.) ; within a collection of works

できる

| x17 | Rank #88

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

という

| x335 | Rank #72

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

気(き)持(も)ち

| x8 | Rank #202

feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind ; preparedness; readiness; attitude ; thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude ; slightly; a bit; a little

よく

| x40 | Rank #159

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully ; frequently; often ; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ... ; (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

わかる

| x9 | Rank #1,062

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

そう

| x18 | Rank #43

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

いう

| x5 | Rank #130

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

いま

| x23 | Rank #1,891

living room (Western style); sitting room

人(ひと)たち

| x1 | Rank #724

people

社(しゃ)会(かい)人(じん)

| x6 | Rank #7,871

working adult; full-fledged member of society

しごと

| x4 | Rank #34,957

work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment ; work

世(せ)界(かい)

| x19 | Rank #291

the world; society; the universe ; sphere; circle; world ; world-renowned; world-famous ; realm governed by one Buddha; space

へ

| x6 | Rank #70

to; towards; for

飛(と)び込(こ)む

| x1 | Rank #2,501

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive ; to burst in; to barge in

最(さい)初(しょ)

| x7 | Rank #316

beginning; outset; first; onset

ぶつかる

| x1 | Rank #1,767

to bump into; to run into; to collide with; to hit; to strike ; to encounter; to meet with; to come upon; to face; to run up against; to be confronted with ; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict; to be at odds (with) ; to clash (of events); to fall (on); to occur at the same time (as) ; to tackle head-on (a difficulty); to confront boldly