Vocabulary list: Why Do You Learn Japanese なぜ日本語を勉強するの? - Beginner Japanese 日本語初級

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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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indicates question
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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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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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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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Japan
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Japanese (language)
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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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こと
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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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です
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be; is
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study; diligence; discount; reduction
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goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
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I; me
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Korean (language)
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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
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きっかけ
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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
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から
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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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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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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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だから
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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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なん
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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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all; everyone; everybody
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study; learning; tutorial
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South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
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Korean TV drama; K-drama
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そして
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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
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friend; companion
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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
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travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
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Japanese person; Japanese people
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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
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なしで
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without
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アニメ
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animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
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subtitles; captioning
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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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それ
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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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だけ
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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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いま
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now; the present time; just now; another; more
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なに
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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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