Vocabulary for Zipang - Episode 8
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x1 | Rank #21,082
21st century
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beginning (of a century, etc.)
Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
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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
x1 | Rank #4,837
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
みらい
x6 | Rank #5,832
(distant) future ; future existence; world beyond the grave; the world to come ; future (tense)
x82 | Rank #2
indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
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
x2 | Rank #25,205
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
だが
x5 | Rank #109
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
x1 | Rank #28,997
Pacific Ocean
x1 | Rank #176
above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...
にて
x1 | Rank #1,806
at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; and then; so
x1 | Rank #2,308
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
x1 | Rank #13,664
storm; windstorm; gale
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
x1 | Rank #1,765
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up ; to involve; to drag into
x1 | Rank #143
year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age
x1 | Rank #4,770
June ; sixth month of the lunar calendar
x1 | Rank #6,898
4th day of the month ; four days
x2 | Rank #72,466
Midway (island)
x2 | Rank #23,195
area of sea; waters
x1 | Rank #3,666
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
Pacific War (1941-1945)
x1 | Rank #40,198
middle
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to; towards; for
x1 | Rank #7,857
to throw out ; to drop; to toss; to dump ; to abandon; to neglect; to leave behind; to give up ; to dismiss; to fire; to expel
x12 | Rank #474
we
()
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name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
x1 | Rank #31,462
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
この
x18 | Rank #27
this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")
x4 | Rank #982
period; epoch; era; age ; the times; those days ; oldness; ancientness; antiquity ; antique; period piece
おる
x1 | Rank #370
to be (animate); to be; to exist ; to be ...-ing ; to (have the audacity to) do
x10 | Rank #31
what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
x77 | 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
x7 | Rank #18
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
べき
x4 | Rank #302
should; must; ought to
なの
x3 | Rank #97
that's the way it is; yes ; is that so?; is it?
x25 | 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
x1 | Rank #936
answer; reply; response ; answer; solution; result
x1 | Rank #5,701
still; even now; to this day
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to be found; to be discovered
x6 | Rank #4,599
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
x1 | Rank #160,244
black-market goods
x1 | Rank #4,328
price; cost
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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
ここ
x2 | Rank #58
here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
x1 | Rank #494
number; amount
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Sunday ; nth day (of the month) ; counter for days ; Japan
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at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know
x2 | Rank #39,135
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
x2 | Rank #611
splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent; fine ; sufficient; satisfactory; enough; fine; all right; OK ; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough; fine (as in "I'm fine"); no, thank you ; rather; quite; fairly; pretty; surprisingly; quite a bit; fairly well ; structure; construction; framework; architecture
こと
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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 ...
x2 | Rank #46
is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?
x3 | Rank #962
darkness; the dark ; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness ; hidden place; secrecy; oblivion ; black market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels
x5 | Rank #4,257
food
x1 | Rank #1,571
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink) ; to be washed away; to be carried ; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray ; to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate ; to be heard (e.g. music); to be played ; to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair) ; to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted ; to be called off; to be forfeited ; to disappear; to be removed
x1 | Rank #19,543
regulation; control
x1 | Rank #1,626
perfect; complete; flawless
x1 | Rank #922
evidence; proof
だろ
x1 | Rank #161
seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
x1 | Rank #300
someone; somebody
x3 | Rank #2,068
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
x1 | Rank #31,531
to buy up
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if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question
x1 | Rank #42,339
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
x1 | Rank #31,849
merchant; trader; shrewd businessman ; expert (in a trade or profession); professional ; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
x1 | Rank #71,167
making money; making a profit
x1 | Rank #906
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.) ; to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to plan to make one's own ; to aim for; to set up as a goal
x1 | Rank #174
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?
らしい
x2 | Rank #231
seeming ...; appearing ... ; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...
x1 | Rank #3,162
funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous ; strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; wrong; unusual; eccentric ; wrong; unsuitable; improper; inappropriate; unbecoming ; suspicious
x1 | Rank #110,017
military scrip
x2 | Rank #10,377
commissioned officer
x1 | Rank #14,144
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself ; military occupation; possession; capture; seizure
x1 | Rank #2,832
half a year; six months
x1 | Rank #2,217
the other day; a few days ago
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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
x1 | Rank #26,050
large-scale
x1 | Rank #14,236
outflow; effluence; efflux; spillage; spill; discharge; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding (e.g. of ink into paper) ; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
うわさ
x1 | Rank #2,471
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
x5 | Rank #21
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 ...
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?
なんせ
x1 | Rank #9,139
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see; particularly
x1 | Rank #71,674
overseas Chinese
x2 | Rank #217
companion; partner; company ; other party; addressee; counterparty ; opponent (sports, etc.)
です
x23 | Rank #19
be; is
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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 ...
x1 | Rank #1,082
still; much more; (not) yet ; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
x1 | Rank #2,620
bottom; sole
x1 | Rank #283
to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight ; to look; to seem; to appear ; to come
x6 | Rank #11
hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey
津田
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Tsushida ; Tsuda
一馬
x1 | Rank #13,166
Ichima ; Kazuma
x1 | Rank #30,867
human nature; human heart; human spirit; kindness; sympathy ; public feeling; people's sentiments ; consciousness; awareness
x1 | Rank #13,826
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
となる
x1 | Rank #931
to become; to be
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force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy ; capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty ; efficacy; effect ; effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions ; power; authority; influence; good offices; agency ; support; help; aid; assistance ; stress; emphasis ; means; resources
だけ
x6 | Rank #45
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
では
x7 | Rank #70
then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...