Vocabulary list: Zen to wa Nani ka

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first time; first; initial
10
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
362
experience
196
として
Top 200
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
131
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
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ぜん
Top 26200
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
211
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
27
こう
Top 38200
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
42
とは
Top 100
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
96
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
50
personal; individual; private
22
mental; spiritual; emotional
13
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
13
analysis
8
fact; truth; reality
72
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
86
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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
1344
Top 1300
value; worth; merit
18
intellectual
55
じょう
Top 5000
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
22
てき
Top 400
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
73
conversion
10
(the path of spiritual) enlightenment
6
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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to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
69
on the occasion of; at the time of
3
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
1
この
Top 100
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
452
meaning; significance; sense
136
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
5
definition
4
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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
56
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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
630
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
323
であ
Top 100
be; is
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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
21
that is to say; so that means
181
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
4
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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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Top 100
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
609
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
173
case; situation
46
のみ
Top 1000
only; nothing but
19
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
8
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
77
animal
30
plant; vegetation
14
など
Top 200
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
60
には
Top 100
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
322
impossible; unlikely; improbable
2