Vocabulary list: The Boy Who Cried Wolf オオカミ少年 - Beginner Japanese 日本語初級

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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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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
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です
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be; is
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boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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boy; son; baby boy; young man
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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
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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
9
story; tale; talk; discussion
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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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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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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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shepherd; shepherdess
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ひつじ
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sheep (Ovis aries)
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to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
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tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
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でした
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was
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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
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なぁ
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hey; say; look
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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
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そうだ
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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
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むら
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village
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people
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to be surprised; to be astonished
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びっくり
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to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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people
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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
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to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
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ところ
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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
2
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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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たす
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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
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でも
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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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うそ
Top 1400
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
3
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
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あっ
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ah; oh; hey!
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はは
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aha!; yes sir
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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
1
つぎ
Top 300
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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また
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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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really; truly
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