Vocabulary for Kafka no Tokyo Zetsubo Nikki - Episode 1
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カラン
x2 | Rank #15,214
water outlet; tap; faucet
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if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question
あなた
x1 | Rank #1,130
you ; dear; honey
x94 | 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
x1 | Rank #2,696
meeting; rendezvous; encounter ; meeting for the first time; coming across ; confluence
x1 | Rank #473
about; on; regarding; concerning ; per; for every
x1 | Rank #315
to teach; to instruct ; to tell; to inform; to show ; to preach
かふか
x23 | Rank #32,179
overload
x1 | Rank #358
for the first time ; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ... ; first time; (one's) first
x2 | Rank #1,093
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon ; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) ; to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
x6 | Rank #143
year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age
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I; me
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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
プラハ
x1 | Rank #48,339
Prague (Czech Republic)
x1 | Rank #1,140
university; college ; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators) ; the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
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without doing ...
x1 | Rank #24,087
lecture; address; speech
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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 #809
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
とき
x3 | Rank #177
time; hour; moment ; occasion; case ; chance; opportunity; season ; the times; the age; the day ; tense
x2 | Rank #183
he; him ; boyfriend
x1 | Rank #1,165
guest; visitor ; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger ; counter for containers used to entertain guests
として
x3 | Rank #148
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...
x1 | Rank #2,397
to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try
x48 | 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
x4 | Rank #89
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 ...")
のです
x1 | Rank #342
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
そこ
x1 | Rank #154
there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you
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
x1 | Rank #440
we
x1 | Rank #3,637
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
x2 | Rank #679
to begin; to start; to commence ; to happen (again); to begin (anew) ; to date (from); to originate (in)
とは
x1 | 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 #313
what kind of; what sort of; what
x1 | Rank #1,039
person; character; figure; personage; man; woman ; one's character; one's personality ; able person; talented person
ですか
x2 | Rank #81
indicates question
x1 | Rank #2,958
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
x1 | Rank #16,776
nervous; highly strung; sensitive ; fussy; worried about petty things
x5 | Rank #71
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
x1 | Rank #436
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
x1 | Rank #5,457
simple; plain
です
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be; is
x14 | Rank #2,523
despair; hopelessness
する
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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
ために
x3 | Rank #168
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of
x1 | Rank #823
to be born
x7 | Rank #140
man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
x1 | 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
x25 | 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
x1 | Rank #6,590
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; mingling; mixing; coming together ; alternating current; AC
ある
x7 | Rank #36
to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about
x20 | 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
はい
x9 | 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
x2 | Rank #1,188
to live; to get along ; to spend (time)
x1 | Rank #2,416
sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at intervals ; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
x1 | Rank #14,842
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
x14 | Rank #10
hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey
x7 | Rank #197
how; in what way; by what means ; why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for ; cannot possibly ; no way
100
x2 | Rank #1,049
hundred; 100
x1 | 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
x2 | Rank #19,781
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
のに
x4 | Rank #103
although; despite; even though; and yet ; whereas; while ; if only; I wish ; in order to
x3 | Rank #130
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!
しかし
x2 | Rank #162
however; but
すべて
x1 | Rank #451
everything; all; the whole ; entirely; completely; wholly; all
x1 | Rank #6,506
things; everything
には
x11 | 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)
x2 | Rank #7,735
to have meaning; to be meaningful
ように
x1 | Rank #82
like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may
x1 | Rank #3,492
years later
いる
x7 | Rank #2,669
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
にも
x2 | Rank #186
also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
きっと
x2 | Rank #273
surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent) ; sternly; severely ; having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight ; suddenly; abruptly; instantly
x1 | Rank #1,678
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
かしゃ
x6 | Rank #60,710
pardon; extenuation; excuse ; borrowing ; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
x1 | Rank #32,077
chirp; cheep
x26 | Rank #74
I; me ; you ; manservant
x1 | Rank #2,602
long ago; a long time ago; already
x3 | Rank #551
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
()
x2 | Rank #179
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 #2,185
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
まま
x2 | Rank #211
as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) ; with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as ; as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to ; sic
なぜか
x1 | Rank #1,951
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
x1 | Rank #610
to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack ; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out ; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning) ; to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen ; to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open ; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start ; to open (ports, borders, etc.) ; to open (an account) ; to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop ; to open (a file, etc.)
x1 | Rank #657
moment; second; instant
x2 | Rank #2,909
one day ; all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night ; first day of the month
x1 | Rank #7,358
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
x1 | Rank #83,457
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
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
x1 | Rank #2,138
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation ; moving picture
x1 | Rank #599
by the way; incidentally; well; now ; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
なんら
x1 | Rank #14,075
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever ; what kind of
x1 | Rank #38,072
productivity
ない
x10 | Rank #1,614
dead
x5 | Rank #10,392
one; 1 ; best ; first; foremost ; beginning; start ; a (single); one (of many) ; ace ; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
()
x7 | Rank #251
day; days ; sun; sunshine; sunlight ; (the) day; daytime; daylight ; date; deadline ; (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood) ; case (esp. unfortunate); event
x1 | Rank #7,877
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt
x12 | Rank #8
be; is
だから
x3 | Rank #57
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already