Vocabulary list: Ningen Series

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ひと
Top 100
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
318
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
9778
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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
334
at times; occasionally
37
Top 100
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
1077
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
348
には
Top 100
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
1285
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
33
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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
20926
あく
Top 4000
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
35
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
19
であ
Top 100
be; is
1531
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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
4825
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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
10431
to be similar to
3
existence; being
260
この
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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
1198
I; me
813
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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
14943
そんな
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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
1090
こと
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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
3426
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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.
10854
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
1162
んだ
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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
1212
Top 100
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
1760
その
Top 100
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
2254
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
11
なか
Top 100
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
352
たった
Top 1300
only; merely; but; no more than
31
two persons; two people; pair; couple
220
しか
Top 200
only; nothing but
270
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
445
Top 100
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
1252
しかし
Top 200
however; but
1133
それ
Top 100
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
2701
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
13
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
16
special; particular; peculiar; unique
25
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
216
という
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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
1393
わけ
Top 200
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
421
it is not (like that) either
241
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
568
that's the way it is; such is life
85