Vocabulary list: 木綿以前の事

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woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
182
と
Top 100
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
1580
haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.); haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century); absurd; comical
107
この
Top 100
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
406
二ふたつ
Top 1800
two
37
は
Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
3340
何なん
Top 200
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
45
の
Top 100
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
7665
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
31
も
Top 100
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
1093
無ない
Top 1800
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
233
物もの
Top 500
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
553
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
42
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
29
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
133
おる
Top 300
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
54
しかし
Top 200
however; but
47
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
20
Japan
93
に
Top 100
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
2725
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
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literature
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中なか
Top 100
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
111
で
Top 100
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
1013
so; so much; this much
12
freedom; liberty
36
さまざま
Top 3000
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
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woman; female; feminine gender
55
を
Top 100
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.
3004
observation; survey; watching
10
depiction; description; portrayal
7
且かつ
Top 27200
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
36
sympathy; compassion; pity
10
他ほかに
Top 1000
else; in addition; besides
22
ある
Top 100
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
656
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
96
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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that is to say; so that means
14
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
105
今いま
Top 100
now; the present time; just now; another; more
129
捜さがす
Top 2200
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
9
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
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ほど
Top 200
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
65
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
6
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
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が
Top 100
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
2870
それ
Top 100
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
440
みんな
Top 200
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
44
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
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