Vocabulary list: Japan Sinks 2020 - Episode 1

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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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
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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はぁ
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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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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.
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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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みんな
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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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I; me
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あっ
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ah; oh; hey!
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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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さん
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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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から
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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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んだ
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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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step; stride; counter for steps
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earthquake
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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
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はっ
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oh; yes; huh?; hm?
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うわ
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yikes; oops; eep; wow
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です
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be; is
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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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ああ
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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
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はい
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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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please (give me); please (do for me)
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この
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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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あれ
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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
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うち
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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
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おれ
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I; me
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うん
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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
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Nanami
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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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きっと
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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
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ちゃん
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suffix for familiar person
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えっ
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huh?; what's up?
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おい
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hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me
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to shake; to sway; to waver
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ごう
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strong; hard; manly
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seismic intensity
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Mutou
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