Vocabulary for The Business of Drugs - Episode 1
viewing words 1-100 from 1158 total
| x1 | Rank #5,239
original ; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive; one-of-a-kind; custom
| x1 | Rank #23,974
documentary
かつて
| x1 | Rank #1,598
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex- ; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
その
| x10 | Rank #24
that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...
()
| x12 | Rank #4,362
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
| x185 | Rank #2
indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
ほぼ
| x1 | Rank #1,634
almost; roughly; approximately; about; around
| x1 | Rank #15,890
harmless
でした
| x8 | Rank #285
was, were
| x1 | Rank #4,533
present age; present day; today ; modern era; modern times
| x231 | 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
| x52 | Rank #49,106
cocaine
| x44 | Rank #6
if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question
いう
| x2 | Rank #127
to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
| x3 | Rank #55,240
Freud ; Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939; Austrian neurologist)
| x19 | Rank #154
year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age
| x3 | Rank #41,625
disco; discotheque
| x29 | Rank #69
such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?
| x3 | Rank #68,603
Wall Street
hedonism
| x3 | Rank #48,065
crack
エル
| x3 | Rank #19,627
ell (unit of length, approx. 45 inches)
そして
| x2 | Rank #156
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
| x3 | Rank #1,085
the present; present time; now ; as of ; present tense ; this world; this life ; to actually exist; to exist right now; to exist right in front of one
| x3 | Rank #2,134
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
| x5 | Rank #4,421
transactions; dealings; business
| x3 | Rank #2,280
around the world; throughout the world
| x45 | Rank #8
at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know
| x6 | Rank #7,943
illegal; illicit; unlawful
ですが
| x4 | Rank #428
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
| x1 | Rank #5,908
century ; era ; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
| x1 | Rank #16,948
best; greatest; first
| x11 | Rank #1,585
to earn (income); to make (money) ; to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to play (for time) ; to work hard (at one's job); to labor; to labour; to toil
| x6 | Rank #6,504
business
です
| x89 | Rank #21
be; is
| x151 | 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 #11,433
to shake; to waver; to tremble
| x1 | Rank #400
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
| x2 | Rank #795
father
economist
| x27 | Rank #25
without doing ...
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
| x3 | Rank #905
country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth
| x3 | Rank #3,106
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) major ; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on; doing exclusively; sticking to
| x4 | Rank #507
origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees
| x5 | Rank #34,774
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
| x3 | Rank #69,513
analyst; assayer
| x3 | Rank #76,208
amaryllis
| x3 | Rank #43,443
fox; fox fur
| x3 | Rank #27
I; me
Oxford University
| x2 | Rank #51,423
international law; law of nations
| x169 | 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.
| x3 | Rank #1,855
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
simultaneous terrorist attacks (esp. the Sep. 11 attacks)
| x1 | Rank #383
to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire) ; to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake ; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
| x3 | Rank #295
the world; society; the universe ; sphere; circle; world ; world-renowned; world-famous ; realm governed by one Buddha; space
| x1 | Rank #6,590
to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble ; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
のです
| x8 | Rank #459
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
テロ
| x3 | Rank #9,432
terror; terrorism
| x1 | Rank #5,629
background; scenery; backdrop; setting ; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context ; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
| x3 | Rank #859
understanding; comprehension; appreciation ; sympathy
なる
| x6 | Rank #40
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
そこ
| x3 | Rank #120
there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you
| x1 | Rank #965
the past; bygone days ; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret) ; past (tense); preterit; preterite ; previous life
から
| x38 | 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
| x4 | Rank #207
next; following; subsequent ; stage; station
| x1 | Rank #1,358
attack; assault; raid; onslaught; offensive ; criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation
| x1 | Rank #42,873
algorithm
| x1 | Rank #1,362
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms) ; to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program) ; to braid; to plait ; to grapple; to wrestle ; to unite; to join; to link up; to form an alliance ; to set (e.g. type) ; to issue (e.g. money order)
それ
| x10 | Rank #23
that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you
| x1 | Rank #641
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes) ; to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
| x1 | Rank #24,700
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative ; maker; builder; constructor
| x1 | Rank #4,294
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) ; to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) ; to conduct a religious service
| x1 | Rank #36,384
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
など
| x3 | Rank #316
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth ; or something ; the likes of ; for example; for instance; for one
による
| x2 | Rank #863
by means of; due to; because of; according to
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
| x1 | Rank #11,476
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
くる
| x5 | Rank #49
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive ; to come back; to do ... and come back ; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue ; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from ; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
| x2 | Rank #10,062
battle; war; fight; conflict ; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) ; contest; competition; match; game
()
| x1 | Rank #124
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
| x1 | Rank #872
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail ; to call for; to summon; to invite ; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife) ; to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)
| x23 | Rank #21,468
(United States of) America; USA; US
| x1 | Rank #24,715
longest ; oldest
| x4 | Rank #2,257
war ; fighting; fierce competition
| x137 | 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
| x5 | Rank #60
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
でも
| x6 | Rank #38
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do
もっと
| x1 | Rank #173
(some) more; even more; longer; further
| x2 | Rank #465
long (distance, length) ; long (time); protracted; prolonged
ある
| x15 | Rank #34
to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about
| x2 | Rank #13,483
medicines; drugs
| x1 | Rank #10,772
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
| x2 | Rank #4,381
funds; capital
かかる
| x4 | Rank #344
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) ; to hang ; to come into view; to arrive ; to come under (a contract, a tax) ; to start (engines, motors) ; to attend; to deal with; to handle ; to have started to; to be on the verge of ; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover ; to (come) at ; to be fastened
| x4 | Rank #1,879
crowd of people; great number of people ; in great numbers
| x2 | Rank #522
life; life force ; lifetime; lifespan ; most important thing; foundation; core ; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love) ; fate; destiny; karma
| x1 | Rank #836
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp ; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzle
| x13 | Rank #16
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 ...