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
Top 100
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
2
は
Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
17
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
8
です
Top 100
be; is
3
boy; juvenile; child
13
boy; son; baby boy; young man
1
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
1
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
1
の
Top 100
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
9
story; tale; talk; discussion
1
を
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.
5
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.)
1
が
Top 100
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
5
いる
Top 100
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
3
shepherd; shepherdess
1
羊ひつじ
Top 7800
sheep (Ovis aries)
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飼かう
Top 3500
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
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tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
1
でした
Top 200
was
4
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
1
な
Top 100
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
1
そうだ
Top 400
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
2
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
1
村むら
Top 1800
village
4
people
1
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
1
びっくり
Top 1700
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
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言いう
Top 100
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
2
来くる
Top 100
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
4
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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people
3
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
2
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
1
ところ
Top 200
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
2
に
Top 100
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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行いく
Top 100
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
4
助たすけ
Top 1700
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
2
でも
Top 100
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
3
嘘うそ
Top 1800
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
3
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
2
あっ
Top 700
ah; oh; hey!
1
はは
Top 4000
aha!; yes sir
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と
Top 100
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
3
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
1
次つぎ
Top 300
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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日ひ
Top 300
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
2
また
Top 100
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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really; truly
1