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Vocabulary

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Word	English	Frequency
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 ...	123
コーチ	coach [n,vs,vt] coach	117
わたしわたし	I; me [pn] I; me	101
夫人ふじん	wife; Mrs; madam [n] wife; Mrs; madam [n] wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.) [n] consort of the emperor	96
テニス	tennis [n] tennis	79
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	60
試合しあい	match; game; bout; contest [n,vs,vi] match; game; bout; contest	58
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")	56
セット	set (of things); combo [n] set (of things); combo [n,vs,vt] setting up; preparing; arranging; placing; positioning; configuring; setting (e.g. an alarm) [n,vs,vt] setting (hair) [n] set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.) [n] set (in a play, film, etc.); movie set [n] (television or radio) receiver	56
選手せんしゅ	player (of a sport); athlete; team member [n] player (of a sport); athlete; team member	44
なんか	something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ... [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...	42
あたくしあたし	I; me [pn] I; me	39
ゲーム	game [n] game	39
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)	37
あんな	that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so [adj-pn] that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so	34
こんな	this sort of; this kind of; like this; such [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such	34
あなたあなた	you [pn] you [pn] dear; honey	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
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!	31
プレイ	play; recreation [n,vs] play; recreation [n] play (theatre) [n,vs] performance; staging [n] praying [n] play ball; starting a match	31
練習れんしゅう	practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout [n,vs,vt] practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout	31
あいてあいて	companion; partner; company [n] companion; partner; company [n] other party; addressee [n] opponent (sports, etc.)	30
それそれ	that; it [pn] that; it [pn] then; that point (in time); that time [pn] there [pn] you	30
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	30
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	30
ひとりひとり	one person [n] one person [n] being alone; being by oneself [n] being single; being unmarried [adv] by oneself; alone [adv] just; only; simply	28
サーブ	serve [n,vs,vi] serve [n,vs,vi] serving (e.g. of food)	27
どうどう	how; in what way; how about [adv] how; in what way; how about	24
大会たいかい	mass meeting; convention; rally; conference; assembly; gathering [n] mass meeting; convention; rally; conference; assembly; gathering [n] tournament; competition; contest; meet [n] grand event	23
じぶんじぶん	myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself [pn] I; me [pn] you	22
ラケット	racket; paddle (in table-tennis) [n] racket; paddle (in table-tennis)	22
あの子あのこ	that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady [pn] that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady [pn] you	21
だめだめ	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!	21
おまえおまえ	you [pn] you [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of	20
彼女かのじょ	she; her [pn] she; her [n] girlfriend	20
あんなに	to that extent; to that degree; so much; so [adv] to that extent; to that degree; so much; so	19
そのその	that; the [adj-pn] that; the [adj-pn] part (as in "part two") [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...	19
またまた	again; once more; once again; another time; some other time [adv] again; once more; once again; another time; some other time [adv] also; too; as well; likewise [adv] on the other hand; while [conj] and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore [conj] or; otherwise [adv] really; how; (what, why) on earth [pref] indirect	19
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 ...	19
カウント	count; counting [n,vs,vt] count; counting [n,vs,vt] count of balls and strikes [n,vs,vt] count (after a knock-down in boxing) [n] count (of radioactivity)	18
きみきみ	you; buddy; pal [pn] you; buddy; pal [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master [pn] he; she	18
サービス	service; help; assistance; care; concern [n,vs,vi] service; help; assistance; care; concern [n,vs,vt,vi] discount; discounted item [n,vs,vt,vi] free service; freebie; gift [n] service; utility; amenity; resource [n,vs,vi] (after-sales) service; servicing; (product) maintenance [n] service (e.g. in tennis); serve	18
だれだれ	who [pn] who	18
なぜなぜ	why; how; for what reason [adv] why; how; for what reason	18
ほんとほんとう	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	18
対つい	pair; couple; set [n] pair; couple; set [n] antithesis [ctr] counter for items that come in pairs [ctr] counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)	18
目め	eye; eyeball [n] eye; eyeball [n] eyesight; sight; vision [n] look; stare; gaze; glance [n] notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) [n] an experience [n] viewpoint [n] discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality) [n] (an) appearance [n] chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) [n] spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave [n] grain (of wood, paper) [n] eye (of a storm, needle, etc.) [n] intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard) [n] dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number [n] graduation; division (of a scale) [n] tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.) [suf] ordinal number suffix [suf] somewhat; -ish [suf] point (e.g. of change)	18
負けるまける	to lose; to be defeated [v1,vi] to lose; to be defeated [v1,vi] to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield [v1,vi] to be inferior to [v1,vi] to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) [v1,vt] to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free	18
すごいすごい	terrible; dreadful [adj-i] terrible; dreadful [adj-i] amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific [adj-i] to a great extent; vast (in numbers) [adv] awfully; very; immensely	17
実力じつりょく	(real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency [n] (real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency [n] arms; force	17
特訓とっくん	special training; intensive training; crash course [n,vs,vt] special training; intensive training; crash course	17
女子じょし	woman; girl [n] woman; girl	16
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.	16
王国おうこく	kingdom; monarchy [n] kingdom; monarchy	16
ダブルス	doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.) [n] doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)	15
ふたりふたり	two persons; two people; pair; couple [n] two persons; two people; pair; couple	15
まったくまったく	really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly [adv,adj-no] really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly [adv,adj-no] indeed [int] good grief	15
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)	15
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	14
キャプテン	captain [n] captain	14
それにそれに	besides; in addition; also; moreover [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover	14
ばかばか	idiot; moron; fool [n] idiot; moron; fool [adj-na] stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous [n,adj-na] trivial; insignificant; disappointing [n,adj-na] malfunctioning; defective; losing sensation [n,n-pref] incredibly; unusually; exceptionally [n,n-suf,adj-na] fervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with something [n] Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)	14
マンガまんが	cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga [n] cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga	14
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	13
勝ちかち	win; victory [n] win; victory	13
いくらいくら	how much [n,adv] how much [n-suf] something over; and something; -odd [adv] however (much); no matter how	12
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 ...	12
ペア	pair; set of two [n] pair; set of two [n] pair-oared boat [n] pair; two of a kind	12
ものもの	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	12
力ちから	force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy [n] force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy [n] capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty [n] efficacy; effect [n] effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions [n] power; authority; influence; good offices; agency [n] support; help; aid; assistance [n] stress; emphasis [n] means; resources	12
気き	spirit; mind; heart [n] spirit; mind; heart [n] nature; disposition [n] intention; mind; will; motivation [n] mood; feelings [n] consciousness [n] care; attention; consideration; worry [n] interest [n] (the) air; atmosphere [n] ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood [n] fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste [n] qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki	12
自信じしん	self-confidence; confidence (in oneself) [n] self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)	12
部ぶ	department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty [n,n-suf] department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty [n,n-suf] club (at a school, university, etc.); team [n,n-suf] part; portion; region; area [n,n-suf] category; class; division; section; heading [ctr] counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.	12
関東かんとう	Kantō; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures [n] Kantō; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures [n] Kantō; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)	12
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	11
エース	ace [n] ace [n] ace (of a team); leading player [n] ace; hotshot; top dog; top hand; wunderkind [n] ace (serve)	11
できるできる	to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task [v1,vi] to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task [v1,vi] to be ready; to be completed [v1,vi] to be made; to be built [v1,vi] to be good at; to be permitted (to do) [v1,vi] to become intimate; to take up (with someone) [v1,vi] to grow; to be raised [v1,vi] to become pregnant	11
どんな	what kind of; what sort of; what [adj-pn] what kind of; what sort of; what [adj-pn] no matter what (kind of); whatever; any; all	11
もっと	(some) more; even more; longer; further [adv] (some) more; even more; longer; further	11
度ど	degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.) [n,n-suf] degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.) [ctr] counter for occurrences [n,n-suf] strength (of glasses); glasses prescription [n,n-suf] alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume [n] extent; degree; limit [n] presence of mind; composure	11
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	11
顔かお	face; visage [n] face; visage [n] look; expression; countenance [n] honor; honour; face [n] influence; notoriety	11
いけないいけない	bad; wrong; naughty [exp,adj-i] bad; wrong; naughty [exp,adj-i] must not (do, be); should not; ought not to [exp,adj-i] useless; no good; bad [exp,adj-i] hopeless; beyond hope [exp,adj-i] unfortunate; a shame; a pity [exp,adj-i] unable to drink (alcohol) [exp,adj-i] so as not to ...; so that ... (won't); in case ...; for fear that ...; lest ...	10
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	10
おれおれ	I; me [pn] I; me	10
こんなに	so; like this; in this way [adv] so; like this; in this way	10
ジュース	juice [n] juice [n] soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink	10
だろうか	don't you think?; indicates question [exp] don't you think?; indicates question	10
ちがうちがう	to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) [v5u,vi] to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) [v5u,vi] to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken [v5u,vi] to become abnormal; to go wrong [exp] isn't it?; wasn't it?	10
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	10
として	as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) [exp] as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) [exp] apart from... (used to change the topic) [exp] even (e.g. "not even a single person") [exp] thinking that...; trying to...	10
ひどいひどい	cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe [adj-i] cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe [adj-i] violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme [adj-i] very bad; terrible; awful [adj-i] excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust	10
やめるやめる	to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit [v1,vt] to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit [v1,vt] to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain	10
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	10
以上いじょう	not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more [n-suf] not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more [n-suf] beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than [adj-no,n] the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing [n,conj] since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ... [exp] that's all; that is the end; the end	10
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	10
決勝けっしょう	decision of a contest; finals (in sports) [n] decision of a contest; finals (in sports)	10
生徒会せいとかい	student council [n] student council	10
部員ぶいん	staff; member (club, society, etc.) [n,adj-no] staff; member (club, society, etc.)	10
あたしあたし	I; me [pn] I; me	9