Vocabulary list: BIG‐4 - Volume 5

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まあ
Top 500
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
62
おお
Top 800
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
8
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
381
Buddhism
1
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
1
における
Top 2500
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
2
desire realm
1
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
1717
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
1
おう
Top 1500
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
3
ぜん
Top 7100
good; goodness; right; virtue
1
そう
Top 13500
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
1
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
4
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.
899
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
1
role-playing game; RPG
1
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
3
ボス
Top 8200
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
1
だった
Top 100
was; were
127
Top 100
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
835
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
1
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
1
ため
Top 3100
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
48
Top 100
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
148
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
17
てき
Top 600
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
5
という
Top 100
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
63
tendency; trend; inclination
1
Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
1081
recent years
2
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
1
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
1
しゃ
Top 900
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
1
として
Top 200
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
23
universe; cosmos; space
1
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
1
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
5
そのもの
Top 1100
the very thing; itself
3
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
25
to consume
1
nihility; nothingness
2
existence; being
16
とう
Top 2700
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
4
より
Top 200
than; from; out of; except; but; more
32
スケール
Top 14700
scale; vernier
2
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
7
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
3
school; sect; party
1
Top 100
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
1193
その
Top 100
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
165