Vocabulary list: Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear - Volume 20

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くま
Top 4700
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
641
さん
Top 100
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
503
Top 7200
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
56
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
2484
くに
Top 600
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
100
Top 100
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
1891
to come back
20
Top 100
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
438
big snake; serpent
113
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.
1873
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
25
I; me
732
Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
2091
Top 100
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
1128
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
21
いえ
Top 200
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
48
Top 100
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
1723
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
5
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
276
Top 100
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
764
Top 100
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
237
at first; in the beginning; originally
8
さわ
Top 1900
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
4
かも
Top 300
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
11
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
170
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.)
426
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
6
もの
Top 600
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
110
Top 100
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
492
first day; opening day
1
たたみ
Top 6200
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
11
Top 600
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
40
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
2
ひと
Top 4600
one; one
2
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
101
Top 400
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
37
Top 2900
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
4
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
5
あげ
Top 200
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
57
meal; dinner; diet
20
おなか
Top 4200
belly; abdomen; stomach
16
Top 1300
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
4
じゃ
Top 500
then; well; so; be; is
81
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
10
ので
Top 200
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
99
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
33
to complain; to make a complaint
5
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
125
そして
Top 100
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
73
しま
Top 100
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
40