Vocabulary list: Nihongo wo Kaku Sahou Yomu Sahou

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だい
Top 1600
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
7
Top 1100
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
6
Top 300
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
144
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
10
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
3
てき
Top 400
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
24
methods of writing; rules of good writing; writing style guide
4
writing; composition; essay; sentence
56
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.
1437
こと
Top 100
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
291
Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
1436
novelist; fiction writer
33
occupation; calling; livelihood
1
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...
62
Top 100
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
71
ながら
Top 100
while; during; while; although; all; both
35
この
Top 100
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
189
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
14
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
29
けど
Top 500
but; however; although
104
あまり
Top 400
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
13
Top 200
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
31
is not; am not; are not
81
olden days; former
18
から
Top 100
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
215
そう
Top 100
in that way; thus; so; so?
40
だった
Top 100
was; were
74
student (esp. a university student)
2
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
2479
ころ
Top 1900
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
29
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
12
Top 100
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
678
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
4
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
1
diary; journal
2
なんか
Top 500
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
11
school
7
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
1
it is not (like that) either
11
かぎ
Top 1000
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
4
きちんと
Top 1800
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
8
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
11
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
15
Top 100
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
1477
Top 100
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
105
short; brief
24
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
30
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
15
めぐ
Top 6700
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
12
Top 100
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
427