課長 島耕作
Section Chief Kosaku Shima
Vocabulary
| Word | English | Frequency | 
|---|---|---|
|  | I; me 
 | 256 | 
|  | thing; matter 
 | 242 | 
|  | this 
 | 202 | 
|  | I; me 
 | 166 | 
| いい | good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 
 | 106 | 
|  | you 
 | 102 | 
|  | that; the 
 | 91 | 
|  | called; named; that says; that 
 | 84 | 
|  | a little; a bit; slightly 
 | 83 | 
|  | female; woman; female sex 
 | 82 | 
|  | man; male 
 | 70 | 
|  | company; corporation; firm 
 | 68 | 
|  | now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately 
 | 66 | 
|  | that; it 
 | 62 | 
|  | how; in what way; how about 
 | 62 | 
|  | and; and then; thus; and now; and finally 
 | 60 | 
|  | to say; to utter; to declare 
 | 59 | 
|  | New York 
 | 59 | 
|  | child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person 
 | 58 | 
| そんな | such; that sort of; that kind of; like that 
 | 57 | 
|  | to be (of animate objects); to exist 
 | 55 | 
| もう | already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer 
 | 49 | 
|  | until (a time); till; to; up to 
 | 48 | 
|  | she; her 
 | 43 | 
|  | (United States of) America; United States; US; USA 
 | 42 | 
|  | you; buddy; pal 
 | 41 | 
| ボブ | bob (haircut) 
 | 40 | 
|  | work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment 
 | 40 | 
|  | head (chief, director) of a section or department 
 | 40 | 
|  | like; similar to 
 | 39 | 
|  | Japan 
 | 39 | 
| こんな | this sort of; this kind of; like this; such 
 | 38 | 
|  | conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation 
 | 38 | 
|  | such; like that; that sort of 
 | 37 | 
|  | person; someone; somebody 
 | 37 | 
|  | how; in what way; by what means 
 | 35 | 
| なんか | something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ... 
 | 35 | 
|  | section manager; section chief 
 | 35 | 
|  | myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself 
 | 34 | 
| ぐらい | approximately; about; around; or so 
 | 33 | 
| そう | appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of 
 | 33 | 
| それは | very; extremely 
 | 33 | 
|  | child; children 
 | 33 | 
|  | to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain 
 | 32 | 
|  | please (give me) 
 | 32 | 
|  | special duty; being in sole charge of a duty 
 | 31 | 
|  | time; hour; moment 
 | 31 | 
|  | to die; to pass away 
 | 31 | 
|  | I see; that's right; indeed 
 | 30 | 
|  | Tokyo 
 | 30 | 
|  | company president; manager; director 
 | 29 | 
|  | department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty 
 | 29 | 
|  | that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means 
 | 28 | 
| ホテル | hotel 
 | 28 | 
|  | still; as yet; only 
 | 28 | 
|  | thing; object; article; stuff; substance 
 | 28 | 
|  | human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind 
 | 28 | 
|  | first; new 
 | 28 | 
|  | fellow; guy; chap 
 | 28 | 
|  | such; this sort of; like this 
 | 27 | 
|  | talk; speech; chat; conversation 
 | 27 | 
|  | nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully 
 | 26 | 
|  | end; ending; close; conclusion 
 | 25 | 
|  | and then; after that 
 | 25 | 
|  | place; spot; scene; site 
 | 25 | 
|  | to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon 
 | 25 | 
|  | head office; main office; headquarters; parent company 
 | 25 | 
|  | spout 
 | 25 | 
|  | one 
 | 24 | 
|  | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly 
 | 24 | 
|  | cultivation; farming 
 | 24 | 
|  | face; visage 
 | 24 | 
|  | you 
 | 23 | 
|  | he; him 
 | 23 | 
|  | behind; rear 
 | 22 | 
|  | to say; to utter; to declare 
 | 22 | 
|  | anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case; at least; just 
 | 21 | 
|  | together (with) 
 | 21 | 
|  | a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat 
 | 21 | 
|  | extramarital sex; affair; fooling around 
 | 21 | 
|  | this way; this direction 
 | 20 | 
| そうか | is that so? 
 | 20 | 
|  | wife 
 | 20 | 
| こりゃ | hey there; I say; see here 
 | 19 | 
| そりゃ | very; extremely 
 | 19 | 
|  | publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda 
 | 19 | 
|  | Moon 
 | 19 | 
|  | water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) 
 | 19 | 
|  | who 
 | 19 | 
| として | as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) 
 | 18 | 
|  | in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as) 
 | 18 | 
|  | (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially 
 | 18 | 
|  | wife (esp. one's own wife) 
 | 18 | 
|  | from now on; after this; in the future; in future 
 | 17 | 
|  | while; during; as 
 | 17 | 
|  | to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned 
 | 17 | 
| ハツ | animal heart (usu. grilled on skewers) 
 | 17 | 
| ポスター | poster 
 | 17 | 
|  | again; once more; once again; another time; some other time 
 | 17 | 
|  | work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production 
 | 17 |