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Vocabulary for GOLD - Episode 3
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少(しょう)子(し)化(か)
x2 | Rank #45,692
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
について
x4 | Rank #486
about; on; regarding; concerning ; per; for every
は
x137 | Rank #2
indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
どう
x5 | Rank #71
how; in what way; how about
考(かんが)え
x1 | Rank #1,068
thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept ; idea; notion; imagination ; intention; plan; design ; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection ; wish; hope; expectation
ですか
x10 | Rank #87
indicates question
国(くに)
x3 | Rank #411
country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth
子(こ)育(そだ)て支(し)援(えん)
x1 | Rank #94,110
child-rearing assistance; support for young parents; child-care allowance
など
x4 | Rank #197
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth ; or something ; the likes of ; for example; for instance; for one
を
x90 | 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.
始(はじ)める
x1 | Rank #444
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate ; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish ; to start ...; to begin to ...
わけ
x4 | Rank #127
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
です
x20 | Rank #19
be; is
が
x115 | 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
やはり
x3 | Rank #510
as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
保(ほ)育(いく)所(しょ)
x3 | Rank #56,533
nursery school; day care center; day nursery
の
x215 | 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
ハード
x3 | Rank #9,371
hard; tough ; hardware ; hard disk
優(ゆう)先(せん)
x3 | Rank #3,889
preference; priority; precedence
べき
x3 | Rank #302
should; must; ought to
だ
x56 | Rank #8
be; is
と
x73 | Rank #6
if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question
それは
x5 | Rank #403
very; extremely ; that is
いう
x10 | Rank #158
to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
その
x13 | Rank #28
that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...
前(まえ)に
x1 | Rank #214
ahead; before; ago
わたし
x48 | Rank #211
I; me
とは
x5 | 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
考(かんが)える
x5 | 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
ので
x4 | Rank #115
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
子(こ)供(ども)
x13 | Rank #373
child; children
少(すく)ない
x2 | Rank #1,444
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
少(すくな)い
x1 | Rank #23,803
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
という
x3 | Rank #61
called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...
より
x7 | Rank #152
than ; rather than; instead of; over; above ; from; out of; since; at; on (and after) ; except; but; other than ; more
親(おや)
x11 | Rank #805
parent; parents; mother and father ; dealer; banker ; founder; inventor ; (pet) owner ; key; parent (organization); main ; ancestor; forefather
つまり
x2 | Rank #404
that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means ; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically ; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage ; shrinkage ; end; conclusion ; dead end; corner ; distress; being at the end of one's rope
化(か)
x1 | Rank #2,529
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
この
x6 | Rank #27
this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")
では
x2 | Rank #70
then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...
進(すす)む
x1 | Rank #927
to advance; to go forward ; to precede; to go ahead (of) ; to make progress; to improve ; to deepen; to heighten ; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead ; to do of one's own free will
産(う)む
x9 | Rank #3,114
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs) ; to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
のに
x8 | Rank #106
although; despite; even though; and yet ; whereas; while ; if only; I wish ; in order to
覚(かく)悟(ご)
x7 | Rank #1,040
readiness; (mental) preparedness ; resolution; determination ; resignation (to one's fate)
資(し)格(かく)
x9 | Rank #2,838
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
いる
x13 | Rank #55
to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
思(おも)う
x10 | Rank #73
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
心(こころ)
x1 | Rank #294
mind; heart; spirit ; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
子(こ)
x6 | Rank #221
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person ; (one's) child; offspring ; young woman ; young (animal) ; offshoot ; interest ; new share ; player who is not a dealer ; young geisha; young prostitute ; bird egg
知(し)る
x7 | Rank #131
to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
よね
x4 | Rank #126
isn't that right?
そんな
x19 | Rank #64
such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!
こと
x35 | 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 ...
当(あ)たり前(まえ)
x2 | Rank #1,106
natural; reasonable; obvious ; usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm
で
x63 | Rank #25
without doing ...
ある
x19 | Rank #36
to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about
今(いま)
x8 | Rank #68
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more
好(す)く
x1 | Rank #4,286
to like; to love; to be fond of
から
x34 | 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
厳(きび)しい
x2 | Rank #1,494
severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless ; hard (to do); difficult; tricky ; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement
育(そだ)てる
x2 | Rank #1,817
to raise; to rear; to bring up ; to train; to teach; to educate ; to promote the growth of; to nurture; to foster; to develop
ん
x14 | Rank #23
yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during
でしょう
x7 | Rank #155
it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?
ね
x28 | Rank #14
right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...
大人(おとな)
x3 | Rank #817
adult; grown-up
に
x121 | 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
なり
x1 | Rank #3,336
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options) ; ... or ... ; as soon as; right after ; while still; with previous state still in effect
きれる
x1 | Rank #1,746
to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack ; to be injured ; to wear out; to be worn out ; to break; to burst; to collapse ; to wear off; to stop working; to go dead ; to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due ; to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of ; to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected ; to cut well; to be sharp ; to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able
確(たし)かに
x1 | Rank #286
surely; certainly
ネグレクト
x1 | Rank #70,900
neglect
育(いく)児(じ)放(ほう)棄(き)
x2 | Rank #67,692
child neglect
あるいは
x1 | Rank #1,463
or; either ... or ; maybe; perhaps; possibly ; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
虐(ぎゃく)待(たい)
x1 | Rank #11,525
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
といった
x1 | Rank #2,527
such ... as; or some such
社(しゃ)会(かい)問(もん)題(だい)
x1 | Rank #52,196
social problem
なる
x9 | Rank #44
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
も
x70 | 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
ない
x6 | Rank #35
nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not
そういう
x7 | Rank #185
such; like that; that sort of
結(けっ)果(か)
x3 | Rank #622
result; consequence; outcome; effect ; as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ... ; bearing fruit; fruiting
児(じ)童(どう)
x1 | Rank #8,847
children; juvenile
施(し)設(せつ)
x3 | Rank #2,683
facility; facilities; institution; establishment ; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
には
x7 | 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)
たくさん
x2 | Rank #620
a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal ; enough; sufficient ; enough; too many; too much
存(そん)在(ざい)
x3 | Rank #483
existence; being; presence
んです
x14 | Rank #43
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
早(さ)乙女(おとめ)
x8 | Rank #6,734
young female rice planter; young girl
さん
x13 | Rank #20
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker
そう
x25 | Rank #41
in that way; thus; such ; so ; so?
子(こ)供(ども)たち
x10 | Rank #1,797
children
ために
x1 | 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
水(すい)泳(えい)
x2 | Rank #10,895
swimming
教(きょう)室(しつ)
x2 | Rank #1,156
classroom; lecture room ; department (in a university) ; class; lessons; course ; school (for a particular discipline); teaching establishment
開(ひら)く
x2 | Rank #623
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.)
する
x40 | 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
だったら
x6 | Rank #319
if it's the case
て
x16 | 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 ...
いい
x26 | Rank #30
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem
かわいい
x5 | Rank #496
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty ; dear; precious; darling; pet ; innocent; childlike; childish; lovable ; dainty; little; tiny
面(めん)倒(どう)を見(み)る
x1 | Rank #22,775
to care for someone; to look after someone
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