Matsumoto Seichou Drama Special: San Oku Yen Jiken - Vocabulary

part; portion; share ; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for) ; one's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position ; one's duty; one's part ; condition; state (of affairs); extent; rate (as in "at this rate") ; in proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree ; content (e.g. alcohol); percentage ; equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)

頃(ころ)

x6 | Rank #613

(approximate) time; around; about; toward ; suitable time (or condition) ; time of year; season

府(ふ)中(ちゅう)

x4 | Rank #36,569

provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office ; public place of imperial rule

工(こう)場(じょう)

x6 | Rank #2,917

factory; plant; mill; workshop

の

x609 | 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

人(じん)

x13 | Rank #244

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) ; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... ; man; person; people

に

x337 | 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

支(し)給(きゅう)

x2 | Rank #17,734

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

ボーナス

x3 | Rank #9,799

bonus

円(えん)

x90 | Rank #524

yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle

を

x313 | 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.

積(つ)む

x2 | Rank #3,809

to pile up; to stack ; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack ; to acquire; to accumulate

銀(ぎん)行(こう)

x5 | Rank #2,835

bank; banking institution

現(げん)金(きん)輸(ゆ)送(そう)車(しゃ)

x8 | Rank #44,105

armoured car (for transporting valuables); security van

が

x311 | 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

府中刑務所

x1 | Rank #102,636

Fuchuu Prison

裏(うち)

x2 | Rank #1,090

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

中(うち)

x19 | Rank #119

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

うち

x6 | 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

差(さ)しかかる

x2 | Rank #43,668

to come near (to); to approach ; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to approach (e.g. a climax) ; to overhang; to hang over

その時(とき)

x10 | Rank #821

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

後(うし)ろ

x1 | Rank #759

back; behind; rear

から

x78 | 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

来(く)る

x19 | Rank #90

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 ...")

白(しろ)バイ

x11 | Rank #38,900

motorcycle police ; white-colored police motorcycle

停(てい)止(し)

x2 | Rank #4,102

stoppage; coming to a stop; halt; standstill ; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); interruption (e.g. of electricity supply); cutting off ; suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition; ban ; suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person

合(あい)図(ず)

x1 | Rank #3,998

sign; signal; cue

する

x31 | 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

警(けい)察(さつ)官(かん)

x7 | Rank #3,610

police officer; policeman; policewoman

は

x328 | Rank #2

indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis

東(ひがし)

x4 | Rank #1,757

east

署(しょ)

x6 | Rank #3,398

station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

緊(きん)急(きゅう)

x3 | Rank #3,886

urgency; emergency

連(れん)絡(らく)

x5 | Rank #619

contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message ; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting ; connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation; link

で

x130 | Rank #10

at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know

今(いま)

x12 | Rank #68

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

支(し)店(てん)

x8 | Rank #10,235

branch office; branch store

長(なが)の

x6 | Rank #9,876

long; eternal

家(け)

x19 | Rank #645

house; family

爆(ばく)破(は)

x4 | Rank #7,124

destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

この

x49 | Rank #27

this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")

車(くるま)

x36 | Rank #723

car; automobile; vehicle ; wheel; castor; caster

にも

x10 | Rank #187

also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

爆(ばく)発(はつ)物(ぶつ)

x4 | Rank #25,772

explosive (material)

仕(し)掛(か)ける

x4 | Rank #2,356

to start; to begin; to commence ; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from ; to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines) ; to make a meld call

ある

x39 | Rank #36

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about

という

x22 | Rank #61

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

ので

x21 | Rank #115

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

見(み)せる

x7 | Rank #389

to show; to display ; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ... ; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining ; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised ; to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor ; to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others ; to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...

くださる

x9 | Rank #125

to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

と

x150 | Rank #6

if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question

言(い)う

x28 | Rank #50

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

爆(ばく)発(はつ)

x3 | Rank #1,995

explosion; detonation; blast; blowing up; eruption ; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

ぞ

x12 | Rank #59

adds force or indicates command

叫(さけ)ぶ

x1 | Rank #1,825

to shout; to cry; to scream; to shriek; to yell; to exclaim ; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

名(な)

x2 | Rank #432

name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

慌(あわ)てる

x2 | Rank #1,357

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic ; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

降(お)りる

x3 | Rank #1,734

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down ; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount ; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold ; to be granted; to be issued; to be given ; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.) ; to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

隙(すき)

x2 | Rank #2,073

gap; opening; room; space ; break; interval; spare moment; spare time ; unguarded moment; carelessness; weak spot; chink in one's armor; flaw; fault ; chance; opportunity

いや

x13 | Rank #76

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

犯(はん)人(にん)

x38 | Rank #541

offender; criminal; culprit

奪(うば)う

x4 | Rank #930

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp ; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzle

逃(とう)走(そう)

x2 | Rank #6,645

flight; desertion; escape

世(よ)にいう

x1 | Rank #88,001

what is called; what they call; so-called

事(じ)件(けん)

x67 | Rank #414

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

である

x8 | Rank #229

be; is

警(けい)視(し)庁(ちょう)

x2 | Rank #4,488

Metropolitan Police Department

挙(あ)げる

x3 | Rank #3,430

to raise; to elevate ; to do up (one's hair) ; to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.) ; to land (a boat) ; to deep-fry ; to show someone (into a room) ; to give ; to send someone (away) ; to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll ; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve

捜(そう)査(さ)

x14 | Rank #1,348

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

その後(あと)

x1 | Rank #1,487

after that; afterwards; thereafter

年(ねん)間(かん)

x2 | Rank #2,065

(period of) a year ; during the era (of)

続(つづ)く

x1 | Rank #755

to continue; to last; to go on ; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken ; to occur again and again ; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin ; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to ; to hold out; to keep; to last

逮(たい)捕(ほ)

x7 | Rank #2,254

arrest; apprehension; capture

には

x32 | Rank #37

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

至(いた)る

x2 | Rank #2,636

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain ; to lead to (a place); to get to ; in the extreme case of ; to come; to arrive; to result in

被(ひ)害(がい)

x1 | Rank #2,618

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

遭(あ)う

x1 | Rank #2,431

to meet; to encounter; to see ; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

３(さん)分(ぷん)

x1 | Rank #5,673

three minutes

すなわち

x1 | Rank #4,236

that is (to say); namely; i.e. ; precisely; exactly; just; nothing but; neither more nor less ; (and) then

アメリカ

x35 | Rank #1,857

(United States of) America; United States; US; USA ; America (land mass); the Americas

保(ほ)険(けん)会(がい)社(しゃ)

x11 | Rank #32,422

insurance company

支(し)払(はら)う

x2 | Rank #6,147

to pay

て

x54 | 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 ...

いる

x25 | Rank #55

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

松本清張

x1 | Rank #103,460

Matsumoto Seichō (1909.12.21-1992.8.4)

事(じ)実(じつ)

x3 | Rank #856

fact; truth; reality

着(ちゃく)目(もく)

x1 | Rank #47,449

attention; giving one's attention; focusing