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Vocabulary for NHK Special - Episode 2
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私(わたし)たち
x3 | Rank #311
we; us
が
x112 | 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
暮(く)らす
x2 | Rank #1,243
to live; to get along ; to spend (time)
国(くに)
x11 | Rank #411
country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth
日本(にほん)
x16 | Rank #534
Japan
の
x303 | 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
ルーツ
x3 | Rank #25,164
roots; origin
に
x135 | 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
秘(ひ)める
x2 | Rank #5,964
to hide; to keep to oneself
謎(なぞ)
x6 | Rank #1,377
riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery ; enigmatic; mysterious
今(いま)
x6 | Rank #68
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more
古(こ)代(だい)
x15 | Rank #4,713
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
史(し)
x5 | Rank #8,770
history
空(くう)白(はく)
x6 | Rank #11,995
blank space (in a document) ; blank; void; gap; vacuum ; whitespace
迫(せま)る
x4 | Rank #2,215
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent ; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
発(はっ)見(けん)
x5 | Rank #1,417
discovery; detection; finding
相(あい)次(つ)ぐ
x2 | Rank #21,429
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
古(こ)墳(ふん)
x7 | Rank #55,089
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
から
x27 | 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
見(み)つかる
x6 | Rank #813
to be found; to be discovered
は
x98 | Rank #2
indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
これまで
x3 | Rank #991
so far; up to now; hitherto ; that's enough (for today); it ends here
例(れい)の
x1 | Rank #1,733
the usual; as it always is ; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); aforementioned; you-know-(who, what, etc.) ; in the usual way
ない
x7 | Rank #35
nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not
盾(たて)
x2 | Rank #2,248
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
形(かたち)
x6 | Rank #851
form; shape; figure ; visage
を
x179 | 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
x21 | 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
銅(どう)鏡(きょう)
x2 | Rank #85,598
bronze mirror
そして
x5 | Rank #117
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
東(ひがし)アジア
x15 | Rank #70,646
East Asia
最(さい)大(だい)
x5 | Rank #2,012
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
という
x18 | Rank #61
called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...
巨(きょ)大(だい)
x6 | Rank #1,479
huge; gigantic; enormous
鉄(てっ)剣(けん)
x8 | Rank #69,356
iron sword
です
x25 | Rank #19
be; is
で
x45 | Rank #10
at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know
史(し)上(じょう)空(くう)前(ぜん)
x2 | Rank #91,169
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
技(ぎ)術(じゅつ)革(かく)新(しん)
x5 | Rank #72,208
technological innovation
起(お)きる
x2 | Rank #579
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
のです
x11 | Rank #350
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
満(み)ちる
x3 | Rank #3,430
to fill; to become full (of); to be filled (with); to brim (with) ; to wax (of the moon) ; to rise (of the tide); to flow; to come in ; to expire (of a period of time); to mature; to come to an end
起(き)源(げん)
x1 | Rank #24,829
origin; beginning; source; rise
シリーズ
x1 | Rank #4,693
series
ミステリー
x3 | Rank #11,115
mystery
第(だい)１(いち)
x1 | Rank #1,918
first; foremost; number one ; most important ; best; greatest; most ; above all; besides; in any case; to begin with
集(しゅう)
x1 | Rank #3,308
collection; compilation
では
x9 | Rank #70
then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...
邪馬台国
x3 | Rank #88,001
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
女(じょ)王(おう)
x4 | Rank #2,123
queen ; female champion
卑弥呼
x7 | Rank #52,061
Himiko ; Himiko (queen of Yamatai) ; Himeko ; Pimiku
争(あらそ)い
x1 | Rank #3,969
fight; dispute; feud; conflict; struggle; strife; discord; argument; quarrel; controversy ; competition; contest; rivalry
乱(みだ)れる
x2 | Rank #5,091
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to be disheveled; to be dishevelled ; to be discomposed; to be upset; to get confused; to be disturbed ; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
立(た)て直(なお)す
x1 | Rank #8,140
to put back up; to stand back up ; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to reorganize; to rearrange; to put right; to recover; to put back on its feet ; to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate; to revise
挑(ちょう)戦(せん)
x2 | Rank #2,767
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
描(えが)く
x3 | Rank #854
to draw; to paint; to sketch ; to depict; to describe ; to picture in one's mind; to imagine ; to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
今(こん)回(かい)
x4 | Rank #401
this time; now
死(し)後(ご)
x1 | Rank #9,108
after death
史(し)上(じょう)初(はつ)
x2 | Rank #40,302
first in history
となる
x6 | Rank #931
to become; to be
ヤマト王(おう)権(けん)
x51 | Rank #88,534
Yamato court
率(ひき)いる
x4 | Rank #4,522
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
倭(わ)
x21 | Rank #56,392
sum ; harmony; peace ; Japan; Japanese-style
物(もの)語(がたり)
x1 | Rank #1,507
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
韓(かん)国(こく)
x6 | Rank #7,251
South Korea; Republic of Korea ; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
驚(おどろ)き
x2 | Rank #2,801
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
巻(ま)き起(お)こす
x1 | Rank #19,940
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy) ; to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
しかない
x1 | Rank #640
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ... ; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...
と
x72 | Rank #6
if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question
考(かんが)える
x8 | Rank #200
to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on) ; to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration ; to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect ; to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan ; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine ; to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise ; to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
て
x23 | 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 ...
くる
x6 | 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 ...")
前(ぜん)方(ぽう)後(こう)円(えん)墳(ふん)
x15 | Rank #92,883
keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus
見(み)える
x3 | Rank #283
to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight ; to look; to seem; to appear ; to come
壮(そう)大(だい)
x3 | Rank #14,486
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
グローバル
x7 | Rank #29,851
global
戦(せん)略(りゃく)
x12 | Rank #4,845
strategy; tactics
資(し)源(げん)
x4 | Rank #12,986
resources
なき
x1 | Rank #3,896
weeping; lamenting
小(しょう)国(こく)
x1 | Rank #21,082
small country
だった
x17 | Rank #38
was; were
重(じゅう)要(よう)
x3 | Rank #1,720
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
物(ぶっ)資(し)
x1 | Rank #7,959
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
鉄(てつ)
x19 | Rank #2,831
iron (Fe) ; steel ; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.) ; railway ; railway enthusiast
獲(かく)得(とく)
x1 | Rank #6,282
acquisition; possession
ため
x7 | Rank #193
good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning
進(しん)出(しゅつ)
x2 | Rank #9,938
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); entering; making inroads (into) ; advance (to the next round of a competition)
その
x15 | Rank #28
that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...
前(まえ)に
x2 | Rank #214
ahead; before; ago
立(た)ちはだかる
x1 | Rank #10,805
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way ; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
強(きょう)大(だい)
x4 | Rank #6,532
mighty; powerful
宿(しゅく)敵(てき)
x2 | Rank #16,600
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
専(せん)門(もん)家(か)
x2 | Rank #7,426
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
考(こう)証(しょう)
x1 | Rank #86,084
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
もと
x2 | Rank #2,068
origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees
危(き)機(き)
x8 | Rank #3,207
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
直(ちょく)面(めん)
x3 | Rank #15,353
confrontation ; to face; to confront; to encounter
闘(たたか)い
x1 | Rank #8,787
battle; war; fight; conflict ; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) ; contest; competition; match; game
最(さい)新(しん)研(けん)究(きゅう)
x2 | Rank #129,248
the newest research
明(あ)かす
x1 | Rank #5,516
to pass (the night); to spend ; to reveal; to divulge; to disclose; to expose ; to prove; to verify
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