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Vocabulary for 99-nen no Ai ~ Japanese Americans - Episode 2
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日(にっ)系(けい)
x4 | Rank #33,114
(of) Japanese descent ; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin ; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
移(い)民(みん)
x3 | Rank #17,694
immigration; emigration ; immigrant; emigrant
の
x422 | 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
世(せ)代(だい)
x1 | Rank #5,196
generation
を
x155 | 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.
超(こ)える
x1 | Rank #1,541
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past ; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
家(か)族(ぞく)
x14 | Rank #543
family
愛(あい)
x1 | Rank #806
love; affection; care ; attachment; craving; desire ; agape ; Ireland
物(もの)語(がたり)
x2 | Rank #1,507
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
ちゃん
x16 | Rank #54
suffix for familiar person
日本(にほん)
x98 | Rank #534
Japan
と
x142 | Rank #6
if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question
アメリカ
x110 | Rank #1,857
(United States of) America; United States; US; USA ; America (land mass); the Americas
に
x318 | 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
別(わか)れる
x4 | Rank #1,528
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from ; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce ; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
年(とし)
x6 | Rank #143
year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age
ぶり
x1 | Rank #1,532
way; manner; style ; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ... ; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...) ; tune; tone
再(さい)会(かい)
x1 | Rank #3,325
meeting again; reunion
兄(けい)妹(まい)
x4 | Rank #4,470
older brother and younger sister
今(いま)
x26 | Rank #68
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more
語(かた)る
x1 | Rank #1,722
to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate ; to recite; to chant ; to indicate; to show
それぞれ
x2 | Rank #1,231
each; respectively
が
x249 | 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
たどる
x1 | Rank #8,178
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace ; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to retrace (e.g. one's memory); to search; to go over ; to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of; to take (a course); to pursue (a path); to meet (a fate)
くる
x23 | Rank #63
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 ...")
人(じん)生(せい)
x2 | Rank #665
(one's) life
それ
x28 | Rank #26
that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you
は
x221 | Rank #2
indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
とても
x2 | Rank #491
very; awfully; exceedingly ; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
過(か)酷(こく)
x1 | Rank #8,122
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
もの
x10 | 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
だった
x12 | Rank #38
was; were
今(いま)から
x2 | Rank #1,629
from now; from this moment; henceforth
前(さき)
x7 | Rank #129
point; tip; end; nozzle ; head (of a line); front ; first; before; ahead (of) ; (the way) ahead; beyond ; future ; previous; prior; former; recent; last ; destination; address; place where you do something ; rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part ; the other party
生(い)きる
x7 | Rank #349
to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
ため
x4 | Rank #193
good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning
渡(わた)る
x1 | Rank #2,083
to cross over; to go across ; to extend; to cover; to range; to span
一人(ひとり)
x5 | Rank #365
one person ; being alone; being by oneself ; being single; being unmarried ; by oneself; alone ; just; only; simply
しかし
x4 | Rank #162
however; but
そこ
x3 | Rank #151
there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you
想(そう)像(ぞう)
x2 | Rank #1,146
imagination; supposition; guess
とは
x9 | Rank #98
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
大(おお)きい
x4 | Rank #503
big; large; great ; loud ; extensive; spacious ; important; decisive; valuable ; older; grown up
違(ちが)う
x7 | 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?
国(くに)
x6 | Rank #411
country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth
働(はたら)き者(もの)
x1 | Rank #24,110
hard worker; hardworking person
日本(にほん)人(じん)
x38 | Rank #2,736
Japanese person
嫌(きら)われ者(もの)
x1 | Rank #33,787
hated person; disliked person; person shunned by others; anathema
で
x127 | Rank #25
without doing ...
では
x6 | Rank #70
then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...
起(お)こる
x3 | Rank #1,148
to occur; to happen
ちょ
x2 | Rank #673
(written) work; book ; (written) by ; clearness; obviousness; conspicuousness
おがや
x1 | Rank #203,419
Okaya ; Ogaya
農(のう)場(じょう)
x35 | Rank #18,262
farm (agriculture)
渡(わた)り歩(ある)く
x1 | Rank #25,904
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
季(き)節(せつ)労(ろう)働(どう)者(しゃ)
x1 | Rank #135,388
seasonal laborer; seasonal labourer
として
x12 | Rank #150
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...
寝(ね)る間(ま)も惜(お)しんで
x1 | Rank #52,196
without sparing time for sleep
働(はたら)く
x8 | Rank #801
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
続(つづ)ける
x1 | Rank #386
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
長吉
x15 | Rank #53,444
Chōkichi ; Chōkitsu ; Nagayoshi
そして
x4 | Rank #117
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
たち
x1 | Rank #3,563
departure; setting off; start ; being used up; being consumed; being burnt out ; passage of time; lapse ; rehearsal ; leading male role in kabuki ; rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; faceoff ; verb prefix conveying emphasis and sometimes formality
写(しゃ)真(しん)花(はな)嫁(よめ)
x1 | Rank #192,065
picture bride
何(なに)
x23 | 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)
とか
x11 | Rank #86
and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever
する
x34 | 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
ええ
x2 | Rank #153
yes; that is correct; right ; um; errr; well ; huh? ; grrr; gah; must I? ; good
べ
x1 | Rank #1,128
word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation ; familiar suffix used after a personal name
写(しゃ)真(しん)
x1 | Rank #637
photograph; photo; picture; photography ; moving picture; movie
一(いち)
x9 | Rank #122
one; 1 ; best ; first; foremost ; beginning; start ; a (single); one (of many) ; ace ; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
枚(まい)
x1 | Rank #1,249
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins) ; counter for portions of gyōza or soba ; counter for ranks ; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank ; counter for fields or rice paddies ; counter for palanquin bearers
から
x82 | 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
呼(よ)び寄(よ)せる
x1 | Rank #11,431
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
花(はな)嫁(よめ)
x1 | Rank #8,246
bride
達(たち)
x35 | Rank #191
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
現(あらわ)れる
x1 | Rank #884
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise ; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
女(じょ)性(せい)
x2 | Rank #563
woman; female ; feminine gender
うち
x36 | Rank #183
inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me
代(か)わりに
x2 | Rank #2,703
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for ; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
訳(わけ)あって
x1 | Rank #35,585
for some (unspecified) reason
姉(あね)
x2 | Rank #719
older sister; elder sister
代(か)わり
x1 | Rank #1,302
substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing ; stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor ; compensation; exchange; return ; another helping; second helping; seconds; refill ; upcoming program; upcoming programme
やる
x21 | Rank #66
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
とも
x19 | Rank #4,335
friend; companion; comrade; pal ; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement; accessory
彼(かの)女(じょ)
x2 | Rank #132
she; her ; girlfriend
人(ひと)柄(がら)
x1 | Rank #14,786
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
触(ふ)れる
x2 | Rank #1,261
to touch; to feel ; to touch (with) ; to experience; to come in contact with; to perceive ; to touch on (a subject); to allude to; to refer to; to mention; to bring up ; to be in conflict with; to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to infringe ; to proclaim; to make known; to spread (e.g. a rumour)
温(あたた)かい
x2 | Rank #3,394
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot ; considerate; kind; genial ; warm (of a colour); mellow ; having enough money
受(う)け入(い)れる
x2 | Rank #1,845
to accept; to receive; to agree
いつか
x3 | Rank #802
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time
自(じ)分(ぶん)
x10 | Rank #89
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you
持(も)つ
x5 | Rank #190
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
ために
x3 | Rank #169
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of
手(て)
x7 | Rank #111
hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope
取(と)り合(あ)う
x1 | Rank #8,193
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands) ; to scramble for; to struggle for; to fight for ; to pay attention to; to take notice of; to listen to; to concern oneself with; to deal with
２(ふた)人(り)
x2 | Rank #254
two persons; two people; pair; couple
見(み)つめる
x1 | Rank #1,633
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
瞳(ひとみ)
x1 | Rank #914
pupil (of the eye) ; one's eyes
ある
x13 | Rank #36
to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about
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