ROOKIES 3

Rookies

Vocabulary

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Word	English	Frequency
俺おれ	I; me [pn] I; me	100
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 ...	71
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	53
おまえおまえ	you [pn] you [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of	48
野球やきゅう	baseball [n] baseball	40
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	38
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	32
試合しあい	match; game; bout; contest [n,vs,vi] match; game; bout; contest	31
奴やつ	fellow; guy; chap [n] fellow; guy; chap [n] thing; object [pn] he; she; him; her	31
こんな	this sort of; this kind of; like this; such [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such	31
若菜わかな	young greens; young herbs [n] young greens; young herbs	27
バカばか	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)	27
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)?	26
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")	24
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!	22
あいつあいつ	he; she; that guy [pn] he; she; that guy [pn] that; that one; that thing	22
俺たちおれたち	we; us [n] we; us	19
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	19
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	19
それそれ	that; it [pn] that; it [pn] then; that point (in time); that time [pn] there [pn] you	19
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.	18
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	18
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	18
なんか	something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ... [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...	18
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	18
ボール	ball [n] ball [n] ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone) [n] bowl [n] board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)	16
マジ	serious; not joking; straight [adj-na,n] serious; not joking; straight [aux-v] cannot; should not; will not; must not	15
奴らやつら	they; those guys [pn] they; those guys	14
何でなんで	why?; what for? [adv] why?; what for? [adv] how?; by what means?	14
行くいく	to die; to pass away [v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away	13
私わたし	I; me [pn] I; me	13
殺すころす	to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter [v5s,vt] to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter [v5s,vt] to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) [v5s,vt] to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) [v5s,vt] to put out (a runner) [v5s,vt] to pawn; to put in hock	13
努力どりょく	effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving [n,vs,vi] effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving	13
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	12
練習れんしゅう	practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout [n,vs,vt] practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout	12
空振りからぶり	swing and a miss [n,vs,vt,vi] swing and a miss [n,vs,vt,vi] (punching and) failing to make contact [n,vs,vt,vi] (ending in) failure; fruitless effort; vain attempt	12
そのその	that; the [adj-pn] that; the [adj-pn] part (as in "part two") [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...	12
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 ...	12
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	11
不良ふりょう	bad; poor; inferior; defective [adj-no,adj-na,n] bad; poor; inferior; defective [n,adj-no,adj-na] delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan	11
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	11
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!	11
野郎やろう	guy; fellow; chap; buddy [n] guy; fellow; chap; buddy	10
男おとこ	man; male [n,n-pref] man; male [n] fellow; guy; chap; bloke [n] male lover; boyfriend; man [n] manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation	10
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	10
桧ひのき	hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress [n] hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress	10
何もなにも	(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing [exp] (not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing [exp] and everything else; and all [exp] (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent	10
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	10
すげー	incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive [int,exp] incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive	10
キャッチャー	catcher [n] catcher	10
うるせー	shut up!; be quiet! [int] shut up!; be quiet!	10
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	10
誰だれ	who [pn] who	9
次つぎ	next; following; subsequent [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent [n,adj-no] stage; station	9
共とも	together with [n,n-pref] together with [n,n-pref] same [suf] both; all; neither; none [suf] including ...	9
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	9
バッター	batter [n] batter [n] batter	9
てゆーかていうか	or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean [exp,conj] or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean [exp,conj] by the way	9
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	9
こいつこいつ	he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person [pn] he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person [pn] this; this one; this thing [int] hey, you!	9
野球部やきゅうぶ	baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team [n] baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team	8
部室ぶしつ	clubroom [n] clubroom	8
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	8
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	8
モンもの	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	8
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 ...	8
チーム	team [n] team	8
これで	here; with this [exp] here; with this	8
きっときっと	surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent) [adv] surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent) [adv] sternly; severely [adv] having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight [adv] suddenly; abruptly; instantly	8
頼むたのむ	to request; to beg; to ask [v5m,vt] to request; to beg; to ask [v5m,vt] to call; to order; to reserve [v5m,vt] to entrust to [v5m,vt] to rely on [int] please; please do	7
連続れんぞく	continuation; succession; series [n,vs,vt,vi] continuation; succession; series	7
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	7
話はなし	talk; speech; chat; conversation [n] talk; speech; chat; conversation [n] topic; subject [n] discussions; negotiation; argument [n] rumor; talk; hearsay [n] tale; story; fable [n] circumstances; particulars	7
素人しろうと	amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice [n] amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice [n] respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha) [n] unlicensed prostitute	7
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	7
校長こうちょう	principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress [n] principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress	7
時代じだい	period; epoch; era; age [n] period; epoch; era; age [n] the times; those days [n] oldness; ancientness; antiquity [n] antique; period piece	7
教師きょうし	teacher (classroom) [n,adj-no] teacher (classroom)	7
悪いわるい	bad; poor; undesirable [adj-i] bad; poor; undesirable [adj-i] poor (quality); inferior; insufficient [adj-i] evil; sinful [adj-i] ugly; not beautiful [adj-i] at fault; to blame; in the wrong [adj-i] bad (at doing something) [adj-i] unprofitable; unbeneficial [int,adj-i] sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable	7
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	7
三振さんしん	strikeout; strike out; fanning out [n,vs,vi] strikeout; strike out; fanning out	7
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 ...	7
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	7
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	7
ピッチャー	pitcher [n] pitcher [n] pitcher (container); jug	7
つもりつもり	intention; plan; purpose; expectation [n] intention; plan; purpose; expectation [n] belief; assumption; thought; conviction [n] estimate; estimation; calculation	7
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	7
せっかくせっかく	with trouble; at great pains [adv,n] with trouble; at great pains [adj-no] rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited [adj-no] kind; generous [adv] specially; especially; expressly	7
くせにくせに	and yet; though; when; in spite of [conj,prt] and yet; though; when; in spite of	7
がんばってがんばって	do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it [int] do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it	7
おめー	you [pn] you	7
うそうそ	lie; fib; falsehood; untruth [n,adj-no] lie; fib; falsehood; untruth [n,adj-no] mistake; error [n] unwise move; bad decision [int] no way!; unbelievable!; really?!	7
アウトアウト	out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line [n] out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line [n] out; putout [adj-f] outer; external; outside [unc] exit; exit here [n] front nine [adj-na] no good; unacceptable; out of line; over; finished; disqualified [n] check-out time	7
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.	6
相手あいて	companion; partner; company [n] companion; partner; company [n] other party; addressee [n] opponent (sports, etc.)	6
深呼吸しんこきゅう	deep breath [n,vs,vi] deep breath	6
最初さいしょ	beginning; outset; first; onset [adj-no,n,adv] beginning; outset; first; onset	6
普通ふつう	normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average [adj-no,adj-na] normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average [adv] normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly [n] local train; train that stops at every station	6
日にち	Sunday [n] Sunday [suf] nth day (of the month) [ctr] counter for days [n] Japan	6
可能性かのうせい	potentiality; likelihood; possibility; chance [n] potentiality; likelihood; possibility; chance	6