Vocabulary list: Babel - Volume 4

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かみ
Top 700
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
20
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
5984
しょ
Top 3800
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
13
きた
Top 2100
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
11
くに
Top 600
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
83
king
24
Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
4881
small; little; tiny
58
かえる
Top 11800
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
21
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.
4732
Top 200
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
131
かね
Top 800
money; metal
3
Top 100
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
3681
ひか
Top 1600
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
9
Top 11100
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
8
すべ
Top 1400
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
112
history
93
Top 100
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
186
ある
Top 2600
one day; (on) a certain day
3
おう
Top 1500
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
205
Top 1200
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
36
どう
Top 100
how; in what way; how about
53
する
Top 100
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
429
もっと
Top 200
(some) more; even more; longer; further
34
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
42
でき
Top 100
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
105
Top 100
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
502
Top 100
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
1680
to answer; to reply
17
I; me
137
Top 100
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
3268
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
26
こと
Top 100
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
645
のみ
Top 1000
only; nothing but
10
それ
Top 100
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
669
Top 100
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
1126
Top 600
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
33
なら
Top 100
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
203
story; tale; talk; discussion
6
うた
Top 12000
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
8
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
43
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
27
wars; disturbances
10
Top 12100
secret; mystery
2
royalty
19
fate; destiny; lot
4
たみ
Top 3500
people; citizens; subjects; folk
5
なげ
Top 11900
grief; lamentation
1
しき
Top 16000
badness; evilness; bad; evil
1
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
285