Vocabulary list: Ryoma Sakamoto 坂本龍馬 - Beginner Japanese 日本語初級

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this person
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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.
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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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かれ
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he; him; boyfriend
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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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name; given name; first name
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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
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いま
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now; the present time; just now; another; more
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です
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be; is
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olden days; former
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ひと
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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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Edo period (1603-1868)
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Japan
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historic; historical
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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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splendid horse; promoted bishop
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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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story; tale; talk; discussion
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する
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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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ねん
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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
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Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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ここ
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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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これ
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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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splendid horse; promoted bishop
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には
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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
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three people
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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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にん
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counter for people
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siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
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number one; first; best; most; game; round
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した
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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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youngest child
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でした
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was
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かたな
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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
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けん
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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
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さい
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-years-old
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とき
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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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