かめばかむほど甘くなる　１

The More You Chew, the Sweeter It Gets

Vocabulary

Word	English	Frequency	Spread ⓘ
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 ...	33
興味きょうみ	interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for) [n] interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)	30
私わたし	I; me [pn] I; me	28
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	19
オレおれ	I; me [pn] I; me	18
お前おまえ	you [pn] you [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of	18
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	17
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	15
彼女かのじょ	she; her [pn] she; her [n] girlfriend	12
友達ともだち	friend; companion [n] friend; companion	11
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	11
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!	11
全部ぜんぶ	all; entire; whole; altogether [n,adj-no,adv] all; entire; whole; altogether	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
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 ...	10
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	9
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	8
それそれ	that; it [pn] that; it [pn] then; that point (in time); that time [pn] there [pn] you	8
なんでなんで	why?; what for? [adv] why?; what for? [adv] how?; by what means?	8
別にべつに	(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially [adv] (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially [adv] separately; apart; additionally; extra	8
心臓しんぞう	heart [n] heart [n] guts; nerve; cheek; gall; spine [n] heart (of something); central part	8
そっか	is that so? [exp] is that so? [exp] I see; right; oh; OK	7
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	7
昨日きのう	yesterday [n,adv] yesterday	7
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	7
王子おうじ	prince [n] prince [n] subordinate Kumano shrine	7
仲良くなかよく	on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully [adv] on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully	7
もっと	(some) more; even more; longer; further [adv] (some) more; even more; longer; further	7
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")	6
用よう	business; task; errand; engagement [n] business; task; errand; engagement [n] use; purpose [n-suf] for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ... [n] call of nature; excretion	6
気になるきになる	to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to worry about; to be concerned about; to care about; to feel uneasy; to be anxious [exp,v5r] to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to worry about; to be concerned about; to care about; to feel uneasy; to be anxious [exp,v5r] to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to wonder (about); to catch one's eye [exp,v5r] to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to; to bring oneself to (do)	6
こんな	this sort of; this kind of; like this; such [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such	6
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)?	6
本当にほんとうに	really; truly [adv] really; truly	6
絶対ぜったい	absolutely; definitely; unconditionally [adv] absolutely; definitely; unconditionally [adj-no] absolute; unconditional; unmistakable [n] absoluteness	6
写真しゃしん	photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap [n] photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap [n] moving picture; movie	5
当たり前あたりまえ	natural; reasonable; obvious [adj-no,adj-na,n] natural; reasonable; obvious [adj-no,adj-na,n] usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm	5
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	5
合コンごうコン	joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party [n,vs] joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party	5
ごめんごめん	I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me [int] I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me [int] may I come in? [n] permission; leave; license [n] dismissal; discharge [n] not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid	5
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	5
なんか	something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ... [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...	5
熱ねつ	heat [n] heat [n] fever; temperature [n,suf] zeal; passion; enthusiasm; mania; craze; rage	5
ほかほか	another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside [n] another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside [n,adj-no] another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al. [n,adj-no] beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside [n] except; but; other than; apart from [n,adv] besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of	5
楽しいたのしい	enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful [adj-i] enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful	5
一緒にいっしょに	together (with) [adv] together (with) [adv] at the same time [adv] in one lump; in the same category	5
いっぱいいっぱい	one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of); cupful; glassful; bowlful; spoonful [n,adj-no] one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of); cupful; glassful; bowlful; spoonful [n] one drink (of alcohol) [adj-na,adj-no,n-suf] full; filled (with); brimming (with); crowded; packed [adv,n-suf] fully; to capacity; to the maximum; as much as possible [adv] a lot; much; many [n-suf,adv] all of ...; the entire ... [n] one (squid, octopus, crab, etc.) [n] one (boat)	5
やばい	dangerous; risky [adj-i] dangerous; risky [adj-i] awful; terrible; crap [adj-i] terrific; amazing; cool [adj-i] crazy; insane; not normal; unhinged; extreme	4
何にもなんにも	(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any [adv] (not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any	4
もしかしてもしかして	perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken [adv] perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken [adv] if; in case; in the event that	4
かもしれないかもしれない	may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly [exp] may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly	4
持つもつ	to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry [v5t,vt] to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry [v5t,vt] to possess; to have; to own [v5t,vt] to maintain; to keep [v5t,vt] to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive [v5t,vt] to take charge of; to be in charge of [v5t,vt] to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) [v5t] to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck	4
無理むり	unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable [adj-na,n] unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable [adj-na,n] impossible [adj-na,n] forcible; forced; compulsory [adj-na] excessive (work, etc.); immoderate [vs,vi] to work too hard; to try too hard [int] no way; not a chance; never; dream on [adj-no] irrational	4
さっきさっき	a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago [n,adv] a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago	4
自分じぶん	myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself [pn] I; me [pn] you	4
女の子おんなのこ	girl; daughter; baby girl [exp,n] girl; daughter; baby girl [exp,n] young woman	4
どんどん	drumming (noise); beating; pounding; banging; booming; stamping [adv,adv-to] drumming (noise); beating; pounding; banging; booming; stamping [adv,adv-to] rapidly; quickly; steadily [adv,adv-to] continuously; one after the other; in succession	4
彼かれ	he; him [pn] he; him [n] boyfriend	4
共有きょうゆう	joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint) [n,vs,vt] joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint) [n,vs,vt] sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)	4
顔かお	face; visage [n] face; visage [n] look; expression; countenance [n] honor; honour; face [n] influence; notoriety	4
後あと	behind; rear [n,adj-no] behind; rear [n,adj-no] after; later [n,adj-no] remainder; the rest [n,adv] more (e.g. five more minutes); left [n,adv] also; in addition [n,adj-no] descendant; successor; heir [n,adj-no] after one's death [n,adj-no] past; previous	4
誰かだれか	someone; somebody [pn] someone; somebody	4
多いおおい	many; numerous; a lot [adj-i] many; numerous; a lot [adj-i] large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much [adj-i] frequent; common	4
オリエンテーション	orientation [n] orientation	4
誰でもだれでも	anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever [exp,pn] anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever	4
この前このまえ	the other day; previously; before; earlier; recently [adv,n,adj-no] the other day; previously; before; earlier; recently [n,adv] last time [adj-no] last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter); preceding	4
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	4
周りまわり	circumference; girth [n] circumference; girth [n] surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity [n] people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances	4
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)	4
そのうちそのうち	before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later [exp,adv] before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later [exp,adv] of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them; among others	4
せいせい	consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault [n] consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault	4
そのその	that; the [adj-pn] that; the [adj-pn] part (as in "part two") [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...	3
言ういう	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	3
今までいままで	until now; so far; up to the present [n,adv] until now; so far; up to the present	3
せめて	at least; at most; (even) just [adv] at least; at most; (even) just	3
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	3
いろいろいろいろ	various; all sorts of; variety of [adj-na,adj-no,adv,adv-to,n] various; all sorts of; variety of [n] various colors (colours)	3
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	3
来るくる	to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive [vk,vi] to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive [vk,vi,aux-v] to come back; to do ... and come back [vk,vi,aux-v] to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue [vk,vi] to come from; to be caused by; to derive from [vk,vi] to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")	3
にとってにとって	to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned [exp] to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned	3
まじ	serious; not joking; straight [adj-na,n] serious; not joking; straight [aux-v] cannot; should not; will not; must not	3
面白いおもしろい	interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling [adj-i] interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling [adj-i] amusing; funny; comical [adj-i] enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable [adj-i] good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging	3
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	3
言葉ことば	language; dialect [n] language; dialect [n] word; phrase; expression; term [n] speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language [n] words; remark; statement; comment [n] learning to speak; language acquisition	3
どれどれ	which (of three or more) [pn] which (of three or more) [int] well; now; c'mon	3
景色けしき	scenery; scene; landscape [n] scenery; scene; landscape	3
結局けっきょく	after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually [adv] after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually [n,adj-no] conclusion; end [n] end of a game of go, shogi, etc.	3
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	3
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	3
みるみる	to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe [v1,vt] to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe [v1,vt] to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge [v1,vt] to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on [v1,vt] to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) [aux-v,v1] to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try [aux-v,v1] to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...	3
反応はんのう	reaction; response [n,vs,vi] reaction; response	3
あいつあいつ	he; she; that guy [pn] he; she; that guy [pn] that; that one; that thing	3
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	3
奴やつ	fellow; guy; chap [n] fellow; guy; chap [n] thing; object [pn] he; she; him; her	3
お礼おれい	thanks; gratitude [n] thanks; gratitude [n] manners; etiquette [n] bow [n] reward; gift [n] ceremony; ritual	3
すぐすぐ	immediately; at once; right away; directly [adv,n] immediately; at once; right away; directly [adv,n] soon; before long; shortly [adv,n] easily; readily; without difficulty [adv,n] right (near); nearby; just (handy) [adj-na] honest; upright; frank; straightforward	3
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	3
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	3
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!	3
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	3