Vocabulary list: Shuukyouka Suru Gendai Shisou

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prologue; preface
7
Top 17300
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
44
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
88
する
Top 1800
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
54
contemporary philosophy; modern thought
14
Top 100
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
916
I; me
271
って
Top 100
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
10
なに
Top 100
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
23
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
10
thought; idea; ideology
120
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
34
Top 100
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
4445
ほん
Top 400
book; volume; this; present; main; head
19
Top 100
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
151
journal; magazine; periodical
4
Top 100
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
718
neoliberalism
14
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
1
という
Top 100
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
521
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
121
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.
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よく
Top 200
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
34
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
1
Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
1365
この
Top 100
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
81
Top 100
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
1703
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
6
sociologist
3
historian
2
critic; reviewer; commentator
4
journalist
3
とう
Top 2700
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
10
によ
Top 200
by means of; due to; because of; according to
183
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
1
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
1
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
2
Top 100
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
1863
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
58
social phenomenon
2
to label (someone as)
1
tendency; trend; inclination
28
Top 100
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
278
こと
Top 100
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
564
ひど
Top 700
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
5
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
3
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
4
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
20
public sphere; public domain
2
とか
Top 100
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
105