Non Non Biyori - Volume 4 - Vocabulary

rise; increase; raising; lifting; going up ; upload; posting online ; close-up ; completion of filming ; upswept hairstyle ; being up (in points, games, etc.); being ahead; leading ; warm-up ; finishing; completion; being over

の

x282 | 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

健(けん)康(こう)

x1 | Rank #4,477

health ; healthy; sound; fit; wholesome

Ｄ(ディー)

x1 | Rank #2,333

D; d ; director

Ｅ(イー)

x1 | Rank #3,001

E; e

定(てい)価(か)

x2 | Rank #3,990

list price; regular price; established price

本(ほん)体(たい)

x1 | Rank #2,534

substance; true form; true character ; main part; main unit; body (of a machine) ; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) ; noumenon ; base price; pre-tax price

円(えん)

x3 | Rank #495

yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle

税(ぜい)別(べつ)

x1 | Rank #14,728

excluding tax (of a price); not including tax; before tax

雑(ざっ)誌(し)

x1 | Rank #2,240

magazine; journal; periodical

宮(く)内(ない)

x2 | Rank #24,488

inside the Imperial Palace ; Department of the Imperial Household

れん

x7 | Rank #2,962

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper) ; stanza; verse ; tribe (in taxonomy) ; forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet) ; party; company; group; set ; things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc. ; falcon

ケ

x2 | Rank #2,848

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

が

x110 | 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

分(ぶん)校(こう)

x2 | Rank #18,780

branch school

で

x93 | Rank #11

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

最(さい)年(ねん)少(しょう)

x1 | Rank #22,430

youngest

小(しょう)学(がく)

x7 | Rank #9,673

elementary school; primary school; grade school ; school for children over eight years old in ancient China ; traditional Chinese philology

１(いち)年(ねん)生(せい)

x6 | Rank #5,096

first-year student; first-year pupil ; beginner; novice; newcomer; person who has been in a role for less than a year ; annual ; annual plant

寅(とら)

x1 | Rank #6,605

the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac) ; hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am) ; east-northeast ; first month of the lunar calendar

さん

x6 | Rank #25

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

好(す)き

x8 | Rank #194

liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite ; liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved ; faddism; eccentricity ; as one likes; as it suits one ; lecherous; lustful; salacious

です

x35 | Rank #18

be; is

方(ほう)

x5 | Rank #142

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

もっと

x4 | Rank #225

(some) more; even more; longer; further

中(ちゅう)学(がく)

x9 | Rank #2,358

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

クラス

x2 | Rank #765

class

ムードメーカー

x1 | Rank #42,330

person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party

この

x29 | Rank #27

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

前(さき)

x6 | Rank #123

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

家(うち)

x5 | Rank #245

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

x37 | Rank #176

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

壁(かべ)

x2 | Rank #936

wall; partition ; barrier; obstacle; hindrance; difficulty ; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

に

x177 | 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

穴(あな)

x1 | Rank #1,307

hole; opening; orifice; perforation ; pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground) ; burrow; den; lair; holt; hole ; deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss ; gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening ; flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole ; good place not many people know about; well-kept secret ; upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse ; (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre) ; hiding place; hideout

を

x62 | 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.

開(あ)ける

x1 | Rank #743

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock ; to open (for business, etc.) ; to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room ; to move out; to clear out ; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) ; to dawn; to grow light ; to end (of a period, season) ; to begin (of the New Year) ; to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) ; to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

こと

x34 | 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 ...

は

x153 | Rank #2

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

内(ない)緒(しょ)

x1 | Rank #3,580

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret ; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal) ; inner realization; personal enlightenment ; kitchen

そのたび

x1 | Rank #16,482

each time

より

x7 | Rank #149

than ; rather than; instead of; over; above ; from; out of; since; at; on (and after) ; except; but; other than ; more

姉(あね)

x9 | Rank #884

older sister; elder sister

２(に)年(ねん)生(せい)

x3 | Rank #6,833

second-year student; second-year pupil ; biennial; biennial plant

お正(しょう)月(がつ)

x1 | Rank #10,931

New Year (esp. first three days) ; first month of the year; January

お雑(ぞう)煮(に)

x1 | Rank #37,611

soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

食(た)べ過(す)ぎる

x1 | Rank #20,372

to overeat

ので

x18 | Rank #133

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

現(げん)在(ざい)

x2 | 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

ちょっぴり

x1 | Rank #7,721

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

東(とう)京(きょう)

x8 | Rank #768

Tokyo

から

x71 | 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

転(てん)校(こう)

x2 | Rank #5,386

changing schools

くる

x21 | Rank #61

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 ...")

この間(あいだ)

x1 | Rank #1,884

the other day; lately; recently; during this period ; meanwhile; in the meantime

近(きん)所(じょ)

x1 | Rank #3,446

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

おばさん

x1 | Rank #2,072

aunt

お見(み)合(あ)い

x1 | Rank #7,019

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

写(しゃ)真(しん)

x1 | Rank #620

photograph; photo; picture; photography ; moving picture; movie

渡(わた)す

x1 | Rank #840

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse ; to lay across; to build across ; to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer

あっ

x3 | Rank #35

ah; oh ; hey!

と

x64 | Rank #6

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

ラックス

x1 | Rank #47,793

Lux

マーケット

x1 | Rank #18,752

market

９(きゅう)

x1 | Rank #1,769

nine; 9

０(れい)

x1 | Rank #814

zero; nought

Ｃ(シー)

x1 | Rank #1,979

C; c ; Celsius ; cyan

くー

x2 | Rank #3,985

phew; whew

コミックス

x3 | Rank #2,911

comics

シリーズ

x1 | Rank #4,493

series

あんな

x4 | Rank #297

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

もしかして

x6 | Rank #497

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken ; if; in case; in the event that

田舎(いなか)

x15 | Rank #3,833

rural area; countryside; the sticks ; hometown

すむ

x3 | Rank #350

to finish; to end; to be completed ; to merely result in something less severe than expected ; to feel at ease ; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

のん

x40 | Rank #5,309

indicates a confident conclusion ; indicates emotional emphasis ; indicates question

びより

x4 | Rank #47,180

ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day

１(ワン)

x4 | Rank #295

one; 1 ; best ; first; foremost ; beginning; start ; a (single); one (of many) ; ace ; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

巻(まき)

x2 | Rank #625

roll (e.g. of cloth) ; winding (e.g. watch) ; volume (of book) ; speeding up ; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

がんばる

x2 | Rank #1,585

to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best ; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) ; to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

存(ぞん)じる

x1 | Rank #4,980

to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with) ; to think; to consider; to believe; to feel

上(あ)げる

x1 | Rank #852

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

おそらく

x1 | Rank #1,422

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

ダサい

x2 | Rank #6,402

uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless; ugly; corny; pathetic (behaviour); sad

そういう

x2 | Rank #188

such; like that; that sort of

話(はなし)

x7 | Rank #101

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

ゆめ

x10 | Rank #3,015

dream

おまけ

x1 | Rank #4,853

something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; free gift; freebie; giveaway; premium; prize ; (giving a) discount; price reduction ; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)

はじまる

x2 | Rank #8,746

to begin; to start; to commence ; to happen (again); to begin (anew) ; to date (from); to originate (in)

よ

x62 | Rank #10

hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey

私(わたし)

x54 | Rank #21

I; me

名(な)前(まえ)

x13 | Rank #320

name ; given name; first name