Vocabulary list: Shinsekai Yori - Volume 1

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New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
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より
Top 200
than; from; out of; except; but; more
73
うえ
Top 200
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
77
Kishi Yuusuke
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ぜん
Top 1900
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
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かん
Top 6500
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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table of contents; contents
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なか
Top 100
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
175
なつ
Top 1200
summer
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やみ
Top 1500
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
15
continued (from)
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deep autumn (when the autumn has reached its climax)
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ふゆ
Top 2000
winter
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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
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distant thunder
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した
Top 400
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
25
world-destroying conflagration
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Top 100
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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Top 2000
to burn; to get fired up
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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.)
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fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
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Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
3614
さん
Top 100
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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ささ
Top 36800
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
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new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
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season; time of year
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late at night
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あた
Top 1700
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
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Top 100
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
3195
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
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Top 100
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
446
から
Top 100
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
671
Top 1500
chair; stool; post; office; position
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deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
27
to sit (down)
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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
11
Top 100
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
21
Top 1400
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
14
Top 100
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
347
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
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いつも
Top 200
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
13
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
41
scene; spectacle; sight; view
6
Top 100
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
456
Top 100
honorific/polite/humble prefix
42
どう
Top 5900
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
5
darkness; the dark
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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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バック
Top 10200
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
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