Vocabulary list: Ningen Series

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人ひと
Top 100
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
313
が
Top 100
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
9738
死しぬ
Top 200
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
332
at times; occasionally
36
ね
Top 100
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
1059
そこ
Top 100
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
343
には
Top 100
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
1289
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
41
の
Top 100
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
20899
悪あく
Top 4700
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
35
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
19
である
Top 100
be; is
1531
と
Top 100
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
4800
に
Top 100
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
10505
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
3
existence; being; presence
260
この
Top 100
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
1199
I; me
813
は
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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
14925
そんな
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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
1141
こと
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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
3413
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.
10804
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
1162
んだ
Top 100
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
1210
よ
Top 100
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
1749
その
Top 100
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
2254
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
11
中なか
Top 100
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
351
たった
Top 1500
only; merely; but; no more than
31
two persons; two people; pair; couple
220
しか
Top 200
nothing but; except; no more than
205
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
447
いる
Top 100
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
1236
しかし
Top 200
however; but
1133
それ
Top 100
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
2694
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
13
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
16
special; particular; peculiar; unique
25
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
216
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
89
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
260
back country; remote countryside
4
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
2
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
6
train; electric train
21
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
45
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
34
ところ
Top 200
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
565
that's the way it is; such is life
29
こんな
Top 200
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
326