めだかの学校

Vocabulary

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Word	English	Frequency
先生せんせい	teacher; instructor; master [n] teacher; instructor; master [n,n-suf] sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. [n] intimate or teasing form of address [n] one's elder	488
ポチ	lackey; minion; sycophant; errand boy [n] lackey; minion; sycophant; errand boy	214
私わたし	I; me [pn] I; me	179
このこの	this [adj-pn] this [adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this [adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")	163
ことこと	thing; matter [n] thing; matter [n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis [n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs [n] work; business; affair [n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to [n-suf] nominalizing suffix [n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... [n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or [n] necessity; need [n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...	153
いい	good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable [adj-ix] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable [adj-ix] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared [adj-ix] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial [adj-ix] OK; all right; fine; no problem	135
猫ねこ	cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus) [n] cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus) [n] shamisen [n] geisha [n] wheelbarrow [n] clay bed-warmer	108
子こ	child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person [n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person [n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring [n,n-suf] young woman [n,n-suf] young (animal) [n] offshoot [n] interest [n] new share [n] player who is not a dealer [n] young geisha; young prostitute [n] bird egg [n-suf] -er (often of young women)	97
僕ぼく	I; me [pn] I; me [pn] you [pn] manservant	91
ボクぼく	I; me [pn] I; me [pn] you [pn] manservant	89
学校がっこう	school [n] school	89
それそれ	that; it [pn] that; it [pn] then; that point (in time); that time [pn] there [pn] you	79
めだかめだか	Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka [n] Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka	76
そんな	such; that sort of; that kind of; like that [adj-pn] such; that sort of; that kind of; like that [int] no way!; never!	75
こんな	this sort of; this kind of; like this; such [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such	69
人ひと	person; someone; somebody [n] person; someone; somebody [n] human beings; mankind; man; people; humans [n] human (Homo sapiens) [n] (other) people; others [n] character; personality; nature [n] capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person [n] adult; grown-up [n] I; me; one	63
もう	already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer [adv] already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer [adv] soon; shortly; before long; presently [adv] further; more; again; another; the other [int] jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; seriously	62
そのその	that; the [adj-pn] that; the [adj-pn] part (as in "part two") [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...	60
ダメだめ	no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken [adj-na,n] no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken [adj-na,n] hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless [adj-na,n] cannot; must not; not allowed [n] neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game [int] no!; stop!	60
ちょっとちょっと	a little; a bit; slightly [adv] a little; a bit; slightly [adv] just a minute; for a moment; briefly [adv] somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite [adv] (not) easily; (not) readily [int] hey!; come on; excuse me [exp] thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible	60
なんでなんで	why?; what for? [adv] why?; what for? [adv] how?; by what means?	59
事こと	thing; matter [n] thing; matter [n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis [n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs [n] work; business; affair [n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to [n-suf] nominalizing suffix [n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... [n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or [n] necessity; need [n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...	59
王様おうさま	king [n] king	59
犬いぬ	dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) [n] dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) [n] squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy [n-pref] counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful	57
授業じゅぎょう	lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork [n,vs,vi] lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork	55
好きすき	liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite [adj-na,n] liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite [adj-na,n] liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved [n,adj-na] faddism; eccentricity [adj-na,n] as one likes; as it suits one [adj-na,n] lecherous; lustful; salacious	53
次つぎ	next; following; subsequent [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent [n,adj-no] stage; station	53
君きみ	you; buddy; pal [pn] you; buddy; pal [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master [pn] he; she	52
テスト	examination; quiz; test [n,vs,vt] examination; quiz; test [n,vs,vt] test; tryout; trial [n] rehearsal (in filming)	51
いるいる	to be (of animate objects); to exist [v1,vi] to be (of animate objects); to exist [v1,vi] to stay [v1,aux-v] to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing	50
ボチぼち	cemetery; graveyard [n] cemetery; graveyard	50
所ところ	place; spot; scene; site [n,adv,suf] place; spot; scene; site [n,suf] address [n,suf] district; area; locality [n,suf] one's house [n,suf] point; aspect; side; facet [n,suf] passage (in text); part [n,suf] space; room [n,suf] thing; matter [n] whereupon; as a result [n] about to; on the verge of [n] was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing [n] approximately; around; about	48
変へん	strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy [adj-na] strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy [adj-na] unexpected [n] change [n] incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; emergency [n-pref] flat	47
顔かお	face; visage [n] face; visage [n] look; expression; countenance [n] honor; honour; face [n] influence; notoriety	47
なんか	something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ... [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...	46
よくよく	nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully [adv] nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully [adv] frequently; often [adv] I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ... [adv] (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...	46
今いま	now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately [n,adj-no,adv] now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately [adv] another; more	45
オレおれ	I; me [pn] I; me	40
というという	called; named; that says; that [exp] called; named; that says; that [exp] as many as; as much as [exp] all ...; every single ...	39
までまで	until (a time); till; to; up to [prt] until (a time); till; to; up to [prt] to (a place or person); as far as [prt] to (an extent); up to; so far as; even [prt] only; merely	38
名前なまえ	name [n] name [n] given name; first name	37
思うおもう	to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon [v5u,vt] to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon [v5u,vt] to think (of doing); to plan (to do) [v5u,vt] to judge; to assess; to regard [v5u,vt] to imagine; to suppose; to dream [v5u,vt] to expect; to look forward to [v5u,vt] to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want [v5u,vt] to recall; to remember	37
目標もくひょう	goal; target; aim; objective [n] goal; target; aim; objective [n] mark; sign; landmark	37
作者さくしゃ	creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright; dramatist [n] creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright; dramatist	36
先輩せんぱい	senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer [n] senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer	36
物もの	thing; object; article; stuff; substance [n] thing; object; article; stuff; substance [n] one's things; possessions; property; belongings [n] things; something; anything; everything; nothing [n] quality [n] reason; the way of things [n] used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen [n-suf] item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... [n-suf] cause of ...; cause for ... [pref] somehow; somewhat; for some reason [pref] really; truly	36
行くいく	to die; to pass away [v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away	36
ちゃんと	diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately [adv,vs] diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately [adv,vs] perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; safely; in good condition [adv,vs] sufficiently; satisfactorily [adv,vs] quickly	35
どうどう	how; in what way; how about [adv] how; in what way; how about	35
なになに	what [pn] what [pn] you-know-what; that thing [pn] whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name [adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest [int] what?; huh? [int] hey!; come on! [int] oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)	35
なんです	it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ... [aux] it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...	35
やっぱりやっぱり	as expected; sure enough; just as one thought [adv] as expected; sure enough; just as one thought [adv] after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case [adv] too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either [adv] still; as before [adv] all the same; even so; still; nonetheless	35
そしてそして	and; and then; thus; and now; and finally [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally	34
もっと	(some) more; even more; longer; further [adv] (some) more; even more; longer; further	34
時とき	time; hour; moment [n] time; hour; moment [n,adv] occasion; case [n] chance; opportunity; season [n] the times; the age; the day [n] tense	33
ぐらい	approximately; about; around; or so [suf,prt] approximately; about; around; or so [suf,prt] to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least [suf,prt] as ... as ...; like	32
プレゼント	present; gift [n,vs,vt] present; gift	32
本当にほんとうに	really; truly [adv] really; truly	32
そう	appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of [aux,adj-na] appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of	31
まだまだ	still; as yet; only [adv] still; as yet; only [adv] (not) yet [adv] more; (more) still [adv] at least; comparatively; relatively [adj-na] unfinished; incomplete; not yet done	31
ようにように	in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as) [exp] in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as) [exp] hoping or wishing for something	31
問題もんだい	question (e.g. on a test); problem [n] question (e.g. on a test); problem [n] problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter [n] question (i.e. doubt) [n] public discussion; controversy [n] trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty	31
ネタ	material (for a story, article, etc.); information; news item [n] material (for a story, article, etc.); information; news item [n] joke; jest; (comedy) routine; made-up story; material [n] proof; evidence [n] (magician's) trick; secret [n] ingredients (esp. for sushi) [n] (Internet) meme	30
何かなにか	something; some; any [pn] something; some; any [adv] somehow; for some reason [int] (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?	30
海うみ	sea; ocean; waters [n] sea; ocean; waters	30
クリスマス	Christmas [n] Christmas	29
スルメするめ	dried squid; dried cuttlefish [n] dried squid; dried cuttlefish [n] Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus) [n-pref] (thing that) grows on one over time	29
校長こうちょう	principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress [n] principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress	29
あげるあげる	to raise; to elevate [v1,vt] to raise; to elevate [v1,vt] to do up (one's hair) [v1,vt] to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.) [v1,vt] to land (a boat) [v1,vt] to deep-fry [v1,vt] to show someone (into a room) [v1,vt] to give [v1,vt] to send someone (away) [v1,vt] to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll [v1,vt] to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve [v1,vt] to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice) [v1,vt] to earn (something desirable) [v1,vt] to praise [v1,vt] to give (an example, etc.); to cite [v1,vt] to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) [v1,vt] to arrest [v1,vt] to nominate [v1,vt] to summon (for geishas, etc.) [v1,vt] to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) [v1,vt] to bear (a child) [v1,vt] to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) [v1,vi] (of the tide) to come in [v1,vi,vt] to vomit [aux-v,v1] to do for (the sake of someone else) [suf,v1] to complete ... [suf,v1] to humbly do ...	28
あんたあんた	you [pn] you	28
それは	very; extremely [adv] very; extremely [exp] that is	28
なぜなぜ	why; how; for what reason [adv] why; how; for what reason	28
生徒せいと	pupil; student; schoolchild [n] pupil; student; schoolchild	28
寒いさむい	cold (e.g. weather) [adj-i] cold (e.g. weather) [adj-i] uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny	27
本当ほんとう	truth; reality; actuality; fact [n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality; actuality; fact [adj-no,adj-na] proper; right; correct; official [adj-no,adj-na] genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable	27
点てん	dot; spot; point; speck; mark [n] dot; spot; point; speck; mark [n] mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points [n] point (in a game); score; goal; run [n] point [n] point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint [n] (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot [n] "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character) [ctr] counter for points, marks, goals, etc. [ctr] counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.	27
そういうそういう	such; like that; that sort of [adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of	26
全然ぜんぜん	(not) at all; (not) in the slightest [adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest [adv] wholly; entirely; completely; totally [adv] extremely; very	26
自分じぶん	myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself [pn] I; me [pn] you	26
いういう	to say; to utter; to declare [v5u] to say; to utter; to declare [v5u] to name; to call [v5u] to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise	25
キミきみ	you; buddy; pal [pn] you; buddy; pal [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master [pn] he; she	25
まんがまんが	cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga [n] cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga	25
一番いちばん	number one; first; first place [n,adj-no] number one; first; first place [adv] best; most [n] game; round; bout [adv] as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively [n] song (e.g. in noh); piece	25
人間にんげん	human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind [n] human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind [n] character (of a person)	25
誰だれ	who [pn] who	25
いつもいつも	always; all the time; at all times [adv] always; all the time; at all times [adv] never [adj-no,n] usual; regular; habitual; customary	24
わけわけ	conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation [n] conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation	24
今回こんかい	this time; now [n,adv] this time; now	24
勉強べんきょう	study [n,vs,vt] study [n,vs,vi] diligence; working hard [n] experience; lesson (for the future) [n,vs,vt,vi] discount; price reduction	24
水みず	water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) [n] water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) [n] fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid [n] flood; floodwaters [n] water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout [n] break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout	24
キャラ	(fictional) character [n] (fictional) character [n] character; personality; persona	23
ためため	good; advantage; benefit; welfare [n,adv] good; advantage; benefit; welfare [n,adv] sake; purpose; objective; aim [n,adv] consequence; result; effect [n,adv] affecting; regarding; concerning	23
なるなる	to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain [v5r,vi] to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain [v5r,vi] to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) [v5r,vi] to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of [v5r,vi] to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished [v5r,vi] to change (into); to turn (into); to transform [v5r,vi] to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) [v5r,vi] to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make [v5r,vi] to play (the part of); to act as [v5r,vi] to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as [v5r,vi] to be promoted [aux-v,v5r] to do ...	23
まずまず	first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else [adv] first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else [adv] probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually [adv] more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably [adv] anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being	23
夏休みなつやすみ	summer vacation; summer holiday [n] summer vacation; summer holiday	23
そんなに	so much; so; like that [adv] so much; so; like that	22
今度こんど	this time; now [n,adv] this time; now [n,adv] next time; another time; shortly; soon [n,adv] recently; lately; the other day	22
少しすこし	a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat [adv] a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat [adv] a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute [adv] a little way; a short distance	22
浅瀬あさせ	shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford [n,adj-no] shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford	22
あたしあたし	I; me [pn] I; me	21