Vocabulary for Zipang - Episode 1
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x1 | Rank #1,455
terrible; dreadful ; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific ; to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
x3 | Rank #72
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?
x5 | Rank #526
Japan
x97 | 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
x3 | Rank #612
sea; ocean; waters
とは
x2 | Rank #97
indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as
x1 | Rank #364
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; wholly; entirely; completely; totally ; extremely; very
x3 | Rank #163
to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) ; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken ; to become abnormal; to go wrong ; isn't it?; wasn't it?
x1 | Rank #5,217
anywhere; for all time; to the ends of the earth ; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; to the bitter end; to the utmost ; persistently; stubbornly ; in all respects; on every point ; thoroughly; exhaustively
x1 | Rank #2,646
blue; azure ; green ; green light (traffic) ; black (horse coat color) ; blue 5-point card ; immature; unripe; young
x1 | Rank #5,829
one color ; one kind ; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
x33 | Rank #8
be; is
x1 | Rank #10,778
daddy; father; husband
x5 | Rank #90
-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now
x6 | Rank #22
yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during
フッ
x2 | Rank #311
hah (derisively); pooh ; pfft (of something disappearing); poof ; huff; puff
ねえ
x3 | Rank #92
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 ...
x3 | Rank #357
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada ; husband ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him
x53 | Rank #2
indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
x1 | Rank #2,673
to swim ; to struggle through (a crowd) ; to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life) ; to totter; to lose one's balance
x3 | Rank #41
ah; oh ; hey!
あれ
x2 | Rank #159
that; that thing ; that person ; then; that time ; that place (over there) ; down there (i.e. one's genitals) ; period; menses
x4 | Rank #9,201
battleship
でしょ
x1 | Rank #131
it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?
すごい
x1 | Rank #203
terrible; dreadful ; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific ; to a great extent; vast (in numbers) ; awfully; very; immensely
どこ
x1 | Rank #136
where; what place ; how much (long, far); what extent
x2 | Rank #470
country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth
x24 | 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
なぁ
x4 | Rank #244
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?
x26 | Rank #17
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 #38,339
cruiser (warship)
そうだ
x2 | Rank #121
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression ; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
x3 | Rank #420
the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago ; the past ten years; the past decade
x3 | Rank #2,610
Japanese person
こんな
x5 | Rank #99
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
x3 | Rank #1,892
south
x3 | Rank #986
island ; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
x20 | Rank #11
at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know
x21 | 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
x7 | Rank #1,237
war ; fighting; fierce competition
x46 | 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.
する
x8 | 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
んだ
x9 | Rank #16
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
x2 | Rank #6,562
our country; our land; one's own country
x1 | Rank #2,538
first; new
x3 | Rank #39,093
aegis (mythical shield) ; Aegis (system); Aegis (missile guidance system)
x2 | Rank #42,643
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
x1 | Rank #5,507
development; growth; expansion; extension; flourishing ; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; progression; unfolding ; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
もので
x1 | Rank #6,023
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
x1 | Rank #27,044
stern (of a warship)
x47 | 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
ヘリ
x1 | Rank #70,924
helicopter
x1 | Rank #15,511
(aircraft) hangar
x59 | 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 #3,444
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
こと
x16 | 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 ...
x1 | Rank #1,929
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
x1 | Rank #3,918
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
x7 | Rank #21
I; me
x2 | Rank #6,915
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something) ; executive officer (navy)
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
みらい
x4 | Rank #4,827
(distant) future ; future existence; world beyond the grave; the world to come ; future (tense)
この
x10 | Rank #27
this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")
x4 | Rank #335
three; 3
x3 | Rank #718
number (in a series) ; (one's) turn ; watch; guard; lookout ; rank; standing; position ; bout; match ; pieces (in a collection)
x5 | Rank #2,984
warship
やつ
x1 | Rank #201
fellow; guy; chap ; thing; object ; he; she; him; her
x2 | Rank #1,051
unexpected; surprising
x20 | Rank #6
if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question
さま
x1 | Rank #4,491
Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms ; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ; state; situation; appearance; manner
なる
x8 | 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
x2 | Rank #640
isn't it? ; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...; shouldn't we ...
x1 | Rank #511
such; this sort of; like this
x1 | Rank #220
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment ; work
だから
x2 | Rank #57
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already
x1 | Rank #16,229
clearing one's throat; cough
x1 | Rank #1,304
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
x8 | Rank #959
ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; seaplane ; tank; tub; vat; trough ; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
x2 | Rank #120,403
Aegis system
には
x4 | Rank #38
to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)
x1 | Rank #10,392
one; 1 ; best ; first; foremost ; beginning; start ; a (single); one (of many) ; ace ; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
()
x1 | Rank #33,849
pawn
x2 | Rank #915
to advance; to go forward ; to precede; to go ahead (of) ; to make progress; to improve ; to deepen; to heighten ; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead ; to do of one's own free will
x3 | Rank #2,666
function; facility; faculty; feature
x1 | Rank #14,244
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
x1 | Rank #17,601
up to now; so far ; traditional; conventional; usual; existing
では
x5 | Rank #70
then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...
x1 | Rank #1,857
impossible
だった
x3 | Rank #40
was; were
x2 | Rank #2,923
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
x1 | Rank #5,088
radio wave; reception; signal ; saying strange things
x1 | Rank #29,021
jamming
x1 | Rank #31,874
short distance; short range; short-haul
x1 | Rank #5,001
limit; restriction
x1 | Rank #4,367
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
x2 | Rank #1,534
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
x1 | Rank #22,315
short distance
から
x7 | 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
x2 | Rank #1,266
strange; weird; odd; curious ; wonder; mystery; miracle; excellence ; cleverness; adroitness; knack; skill
x2 | Rank #198
language; dialect ; word; phrase; expression; term ; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language ; words; remark; statement; comment ; learning to speak; language acquisition