Vocabulary for Monthly Magazine Home
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この
x243 | Rank #27
this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")
ドラマ
x16 | Rank #3,239
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; play ; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle; tragedy
x2181 | Rank #2
indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
x11 | Rank #5,008
fiction
です
x1047 | Rank #18
be; is
x1 | Rank #24,251
home delivery
マン
x1 | Rank #14,633
man
x6 | Rank #58,561
substitution ; material ; price ; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something ; shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
x56 | Rank #140
man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
x3 | Rank #49,110
monthly income
x107 | Rank #3,244
10,000; ten thousand ; myriad ; everything; all ; various
x91 | Rank #495
yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle
x1 | Rank #58,774
office job; clerical work
x3 | Rank #6,022
part-time job; side job ; part-time worker
x5 | Rank #938
the past; bygone days ; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret) ; past (tense); preterit; preterite ; previous life
x8 | Rank #1,933
(period of) a year ; during the era (of)
x3667 | 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
Republic of Korea; South Korea
x1 | Rank #109,378
worker
average monthly salary
x1 | Rank #13,130
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
()
x2 | Rank #522
five; 5
x32 | Rank #7,240
1000 yen
では
x224 | Rank #70
then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...
x425 | Rank #4,748
house; residence; dwelling ; family; household ; lineage; family name
x14 | Rank #7,482
price; value; cost
x8 | Rank #25,933
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters ; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters ; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters ; cubic tsubo (approx. 6 cubic metres)
x55 | Rank #143
year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age
x22 | Rank #8,249
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately
x44 | Rank #767
to work; to labor; to labour ; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play ; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice ; to be conjugated
x9 | Rank #711
even if ...; even supposing that ... ; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
x18 | Rank #1,711
value; worth; merit
x7 | Rank #5,418
rising; ascending; climbing
x2239 | 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 #9,465
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival ; to outweigh; to preponderate
もの
x83 | Rank #78
thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly
ある
x220 | Rank #36
to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about
x17 | Rank #2,309
market; fair
x4 | Rank #92,841
town house
x1 | Rank #27,069
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
x2782 | 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.
x44 | Rank #325
everything; all; the whole ; entirely; completely; wholly; all
x119 | Rank #408
to buy; to purchase ; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize ; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour) ; to accept; to take on; to take up ; to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
x922 | Rank #21
I; me
とは
x66 | 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
x8 | Rank #2,299
cheap; inexpensive ; calm; peaceful; quiet
x1 | Rank #59,825
to sell at a high price
x871 | 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
のです
x37 | Rank #342
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
いわば
x1 | Rank #5,709
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
x71 | Rank #491
money ; metal
public facilities; utilities
x2 | Rank #37,262
attraction; lure; invitation
x2709 | 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
x5 | Rank #2,529
decision; determination
バイオ
x1 | Rank #23,577
bio- ; biotechnology
x1 | Rank #13,135
industry ; livelihood; occupation
x1 | Rank #13,760
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
x14 | Rank #1,270
success; achievement ; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
x13 | Rank #2,134
plot of land; lot; soil ; locality; region; place
x14 | Rank #827
to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised ; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in ; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade ; to get out (of water); to come ashore ; to increase ; to improve; to make progress ; to be promoted; to advance ; to be made (of profit, etc.) ; to occur (esp. of a favourable result) ; to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
x1083 | 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
x3 | Rank #34,470
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
x7 | Rank #12,246
subway; metro; underground (railway)
x2 | Rank #2,406
development; exploitation (of resources)
x5 | Rank #5,132
project
x3 | Rank #1,754
underground; below the ground ; world of the dead; the grave ; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret; illegal; in hiding
x1 | Rank #65,320
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
まで
x152 | Rank #59
until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely
x2 | Rank #49,737
the price of land
x8 | Rank #1,067
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
x511 | Rank #1,597
representation; representative; delegate; delegation ; exemplification; typification; being representative of; being typical of; representative example; exemplar; model ; leader ; switchboard number; main number
こう
x28 | Rank #208
in this way; like this; so; thus ; this (much); so ; uh; er; mm; well
なる
x181 | 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
こと
x561 | 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 ...
x8 | Rank #2,029
knowing; being aware (of) ; (an) acquaintance
だった
x152 | Rank #40
was; were
x137 | Rank #22
yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during
でしょ
x345 | Rank #131
it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?
x7 | Rank #3,248
purchase; buying
x10 | Rank #2,373
double; twice (as much) ; times (as much); -fold ; 1-nth; 1 to n; 1 in n
x17 | Rank #368
not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more ; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than ; the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing ; since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ... ; that's all; that is the end; the end
はい
x469 | Rank #50
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
forced eviction; deport
どう
x244 | Rank #68
how; in what way; how about
x236 | Rank #88
eh?; what?; oh? ; yes; that's correct ; strengthens a question, assertion, etc. ; hey
x70 | Rank #132
to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over
x408 | Rank #52
indicates emotion or admiration ; indicates emphasis ; I; me ; wah! ; boo!
から
x622 | 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
わよ
x33 | Rank #331
emphatic sentence-ending particle
x15 | Rank #1,088
uncle ; old man; mister ; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
まだ
x63 | Rank #102
still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
x77 | Rank #302
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat ; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss ; to speak (a language)
x5 | Rank #1,380
to touch; to feel ; to get involved (with); to approach ; to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
x896 | Rank #11
at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know
x51 | Rank #116
to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor
x120 | Rank #76
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
それ
x292 | Rank #26
that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you
だめ
x59 | Rank #200
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken ; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless ; cannot; must not; not allowed ; neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game ; no!; stop!