Vocabulary for Monthly Magazine Home - Episode 5
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この
| x25 | Rank #25
this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")
ドラマ
| x1 | Rank #3,060
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; play ; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle; tragedy
| x149 | Rank #2
indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
| x1 | Rank #8,109
fiction
です
| x35 | Rank #21
be; is
| x14 | Rank #75
a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
| x10 | Rank #6,988
name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
| x26 | Rank #5,163
reporter; journalist
さん
| x9 | Rank #22
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker
| x4 | Rank #797
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump ; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
| x2 | Rank #902
to arrive at; to reach ; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable ; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
| x4 | Rank #690
to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued; to become exhausted; to grow weary ; to become worn out (of a well-used object) ; to starve
| x1 | Rank #3,309
operation (of a machine); running; working ; driving (a vehicle) ; use (of capital, funds, etc.); management; investment
のに
| x30 | Rank #93
although; despite; even though; and yet ; whereas; while ; if only; I wish ; in order to
| x2 | Rank #394
to sleep (lying down) ; to go to bed; to lie in bed ; to lie down ; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) ; to lie flat (e.g. of hair) ; to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.) ; to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
なら
| x10 | Rank #56
if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow
こと
| x41 | 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 ...
| x85 | 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
ある
| x29 | Rank #32
to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about ; to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
| x10 | Rank #160
it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?
| x37 | Rank #27
I; me
ので
| x11 | Rank #140
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
| x3 | Rank #129
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 ...
| x1 | Rank #1,231
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down ; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount ; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold ; to be granted; to be issued; to be given ; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.) ; to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
| x13 | Rank #137
to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor
はい
| x19 | Rank #58
yes; that is correct ; understood; I see; OK; okay ; present; here ; pardon?; what's that?; come again? ; now; here; here you go ; giddy-up; giddap
| x1 | Rank #625
thank you
| x2 | Rank #3,528
see you tomorrow
さっき
| x1 | Rank #253
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
| x2 | Rank #5,725
cruel; merciless; pitiless; brutal; atrocious; inhuman ; tragic; horrible; terrible; dreadful; miserable; ugly; horrifying
すぎる
| x1 | Rank #307
to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...
| x2 | Rank #3,544
apology
| x1 | Rank #5,230
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
する
| x23 | 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
| x27 | 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 ...
って
| x25 | Rank #18
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 ...
いい
| x9 | Rank #29
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem
| x72 | Rank #11
hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey
| x1 | Rank #2,187
what's the matter?; what's wrong? ; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
| x81 | Rank #10
indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way
| x2 | Rank #377
previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently ; first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier ; beforehand; in advance; ahead of time
| x1 | Rank #728
to apologize; to apologise ; to refuse; to decline ; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by); to be at a loss
なんて
| x3 | Rank #80
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
ええ
| x2 | Rank #187
yes; that is correct; right ; um; errr; well ; huh? ; grrr; gah; must I? ; good
| x13 | Rank #96
to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
| x44 | Rank #68
indicates emotion or admiration ; indicates emphasis ; I; me ; wah! ; boo!
| x1 | Rank #1,863
about this time; about now
| x4 | Rank #798
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
| x262 | Rank #1
indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; indicates a confident conclusion ; indicates emotional emphasis ; indicates question
| x1 | Rank #1,232
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion ; sympathy
| x179 | 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.
| x1 | Rank #998
to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill ; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift ; to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away ; to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire) ; to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute ; to cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place ; to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill) ; to forfeit (a pawn) ; to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly ; to exile; to banish
だろう
| x3 | Rank #83
seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
| x18 | Rank #20
don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?
| x1 | Rank #5,092
comment
| x10 | Rank #380
to write; to compose; to pen ; to draw; to paint
やる
| x9 | Rank #54
to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study ; to send; to dispatch; to despatch ; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) ; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer ; to make (a vehicle) go faster ; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise ; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke ; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ; to ease (one's mind) ; to harm; to injure; to kill
| x3 | Rank #1,637
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
| x1 | Rank #8,692
new; fresh ; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object ; new customer
| x2 | Rank #8,218
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
| x1 | Rank #4,800
notice; notification
| x177 | 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
| x4 | Rank #395
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
| x4 | Rank #158
time ; hour ; period; class; lesson
| x1 | Rank #19,282
make good use of; make the most of
| x5 | Rank #30
greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
ずっと
| x2 | Rank #186
continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout ; much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal ; far (away); long (ago, before, after) ; straight; directly
| x2 | Rank #73,202
mentor ; mentoring
として
| x2 | Rank #152
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from ... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that ...; trying to ...
| x2 | Rank #58,177
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
| x3 | Rank #1,300
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
| x7 | Rank #479
another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside ; another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al. ; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside ; except; but; other than; apart from ; besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
| x3 | Rank #8,440
channel
| x125 | 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
| x1 | Rank #276
to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary ; to move to ; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
| x47 | Rank #6
if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question
| x9 | Rank #59
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
| x2 | Rank #5,397
recommendation; referral; endorsement
| x2 | Rank #685
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
なぜ
| x4 | Rank #381
why; how; for what reason
| x2 | Rank #47,036
capital; principal
| x3 | Rank #907
to collect; to assemble; to gather
ながら
| x3 | Rank #200
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)
べき
| x3 | Rank #351
should; must; ought to
| x12 | Rank #10,817
real estate
| x6 | Rank #631
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 #466
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
| x2 | Rank #2,335
knowledge; information
| x1 | Rank #2,698
to pile up; to stack ; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack ; to acquire; to accumulate
| x5 | Rank #330
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best ; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) ; to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
どの
| x2 | Rank #755
which; what (way)
ように
| x8 | Rank #95
like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may
| x2 | Rank #175
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak
| x3 | Rank #470
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if (one) doesn't have ... ; if not ...; unless ... ; have to ...; must ...
| x10 | Rank #242
all; entire; whole; altogether
| x1 | Rank #3,042
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
| x1 | Rank #9,757
bullet (from a rifle)
| x5 | Rank #123
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
| x1 | Rank #3,006
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; usage; use ; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment; management