Vocabulary list: Ascendance of a Bookworm (Junior Bunko) - Volume 2

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Top 100
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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くじ
Top 16400
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
1
Turi, Apulia
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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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すまし
Top 37000
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
1
せん
Top 4400
will not do; do not; does not
1
れい
Top 2400
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
1
れい
Top 22700
zero; nought
1
しき
Top 1700
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
1
しき
Top 5100
the four seasons
1
clay tablet; clay disc
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Top 100
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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Top 1800
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
8
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
1
さえ
Top 700
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
7
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
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Top 600
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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んだ
Top 100
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
121
けど
Top 500
but; however; although
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Top 100
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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はぁ
Top 3100
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
6
まさか
Top 500
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
6
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
3
とは
Top 100
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
29
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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Top 100
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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せめて
Top 1200
at least; at most; (even) just
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みたい
Top 500
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
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Top 100
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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ナイフ
Top 3200
knife
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Top 100
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
124
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
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のに
Top 100
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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かま
Top 25400
stove; furnace; kiln
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Top 100
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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しょう
Top 2100
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
2
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.
1128
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
2
clay
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づく
Top 41500
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
5
prohibition; inhibition; ban
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this piece; this work
2
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
1
しま
Top 100
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
24
つぎ
Top 300
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
10
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
9
to ponder; to brood
4
うち
Top 200
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
10
なな
Top 1500
seven
8
さい
Top 500
-years-old
7