ぼくの村の話（２）

The Story of My Village

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
ことこと
thing; matter
  1. [n] thing; matter
  2. [n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. [n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. [n] work; business; affair
  5. [n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
  6. [n-suf] nominalizing suffix
  7. [n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
  8. [n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
  9. [n] necessity; need
  10. [n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
97 2.19%
空港くうこう
airport
  1. [n] airport
72 1.62%
同盟どうめい
alliance; union; league
  1. [n,vs,vi,adj-no] alliance; union; league
61 1.38%
このこの
this
  1. [adj-pn] this
  2. [adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  3. [adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
46 1.04%
行動こうどう
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
  1. [n,vs,vi,adj-no] action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
42 0.95%
隊たい
party; group; crew; team; body
  1. [n,n-suf] party; group; crew; team; body
  2. [n,n-suf] company (of troops); corps; unit; squad
41 0.93%
反対はんたい
opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissent
  1. [n,vs,vi,adj-no,adj-na] opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissent
  2. [n,adj-no] reverse; opposite; inverse; contrary
40 0.90%
学生がくせい
student (esp. a university student)
  1. [n] student (esp. a university student)
36 0.81%
闘争とうそう
fight; battle; combat; conflict
  1. [n,vs,vi] fight; battle; combat; conflict
  2. [n,vs,vi] struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute; strike
34 0.77%
公団こうだん
public corporation
  1. [n] public corporation
  2. [n] public housing
30 0.68%
父ちゃんとうちゃん
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
  1. [n] dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
27 0.61%
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
24 0.54%
少年しょうねん
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
  1. [n] boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
23 0.52%
機動隊きどうたい
riot police; riot squad
  1. [n] riot police; riot squad
23 0.52%
おめえ
you
  1. [pn] you
22 0.50%
戦いたたかい
battle; war; fight; conflict
  1. [n] battle; war; fight; conflict
  2. [n] fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature)
  3. [n] contest; competition; match; game
22 0.50%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
21 0.47%
青年せいねん
youth; young man
  1. [n] youth; young man
21 0.47%
党とう
party (political)
  1. [n,n-suf] party (political)
  2. [n-suf] person who is fond of; fan of
20 0.45%
までまで
until (a time); till; to; up to
  1. [prt] until (a time); till; to; up to
  2. [prt] to (a place or person); as far as
  3. [prt] to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
  4. [prt] only; merely
19 0.43%
集会しゅうかい
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
  1. [n,vs,vi] meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
19 0.43%
それそれ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
18 0.41%
そんな
such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
  1. [adj-pn] such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
  2. [int] no way!; never!
18 0.41%
ぼくぼく
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
  3. [pn] manservant
18 0.41%
子供こども
child; children
  1. [n] child; children
17 0.38%
我我われわれ
we
  1. [pn] we
17 0.38%
おれおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
16 0.36%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
16 0.36%
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
16 0.36%
もう
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
  1. [adv] already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
  2. [adv] soon; shortly; before long; presently
  3. [adv] further; more; again; another; the other
  4. [int] jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; seriously
16 0.36%
戦うたたかう
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against)
  1. [v5u,vi] to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against)
  2. [v5u,vi] to compete (against)
  3. [v5u,vi] to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist
16 0.36%
来るくる
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
  1. [vk,vi] to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
  2. [vk,vi,aux-v] to come back; to do ... and come back
  3. [vk,vi,aux-v] to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
  4. [vk,vi] to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
  5. [vk,vi] to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
16 0.36%
測量そくりょう
measurement; surveying
  1. [n,vs,vt] measurement; surveying
16 0.36%
いういう
to say; to utter; to declare
  1. [v5u] to say; to utter; to declare
  2. [v5u] to name; to call
  3. [v5u] to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
15 0.34%
というという
called; named; that says; that
  1. [exp] called; named; that says; that
  2. [exp] as many as; as much as
  3. [exp] all ...; every single ...
15 0.34%
ぼくらぼくら
we
  1. [pn] we
15 0.34%
俺たちおれたち
we; us
  1. [n] we; us
15 0.34%
土地とち
plot of land; lot; soil
  1. [n] plot of land; lot; soil
  2. [n] locality; region; place
15 0.34%
母ちゃんかあちゃん
mum; mom; mummy; mommy
  1. [n] mum; mom; mummy; mommy
  2. [n] the missus
15 0.34%
なるなる
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  1. [v5r,vi] to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  2. [v5r,vi] to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
  3. [v5r,vi] to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
  4. [v5r,vi] to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
  5. [v5r,vi] to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
  6. [v5r,vi] to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
  7. [v5r,vi] to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
  8. [v5r,vi] to play (the part of); to act as
  9. [v5r,vi] to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
  10. [v5r,vi] to be promoted
  11. [aux-v,v5r] to do ...
14 0.32%
あんたあんた
you
  1. [pn] you
13 0.29%
おやじおやじ
one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
  1. [n] one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
  2. [n] middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer
  3. [n] one's boss
  4. [n] proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord
  5. [n] grizzly bear
13 0.29%
勉強べんきょう
study
  1. [n,vs,vt] study
  2. [n,vs,vi] diligence; working hard
  3. [n] experience; lesson (for the future)
  4. [n,vs,vt,vi] discount; price reduction
13 0.29%
年寄りとしより
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
  1. [n,adj-no] old person; elderly person; senior citizen
  2. [n] trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
  3. [n] senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
  4. [n] important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
13 0.29%
時とき
time; hour; moment
  1. [n] time; hour; moment
  2. [n,adv] occasion; case
  3. [n] chance; opportunity; season
  4. [n] the times; the age; the day
  5. [n] tense
13 0.29%
阻止そし
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction; preemption; blocking
  1. [n,vs,vt] obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction; preemption; blocking
13 0.29%
あたしあたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
12 0.27%
いつもいつも
always; all the time; at all times
  1. [adv] always; all the time; at all times
  2. [adv] never
  3. [adj-no,n] usual; regular; habitual; customary
12 0.27%
事業じぎょう
business; enterprise; venture; (commercial) activity; (business) operation; industry
  1. [n] business; enterprise; venture; (commercial) activity; (business) operation; industry
  2. [n] (social) project; undertaking; enterprise; work; activity; program; service
12 0.27%
支援しえん
support; backing; aid; assistance
  1. [n,vs,vt] support; backing; aid; assistance
12 0.27%
牧場ぼくじょう
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; station
  1. [n] farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; station
  2. [n] pasture; meadow; grazing land
12 0.27%
認定にんてい
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
  1. [n,vs,vt] authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
12 0.27%
だの
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
  1. [prt] and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
11 0.25%
ようなような
like; similar to
  1. [adj-pn] like; similar to
  2. [exp] (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that)
  3. [exp] feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
11 0.25%
今いま
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  2. [adv] another; more
11 0.25%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
11 0.25%
団結だんけつ
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
  1. [n,vs,vi] unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
11 0.25%
天狗てんぐ
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains
  1. [n] tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains
  2. [n] bragging; conceit; braggart; boaster; conceited person
11 0.25%
思うおもう
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  1. [v5u,vt] to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  2. [v5u,vt] to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
  3. [v5u,vt] to judge; to assess; to regard
  4. [v5u,vt] to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  5. [v5u,vt] to expect; to look forward to
  6. [v5u,vt] to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
  7. [v5u,vt] to recall; to remember
11 0.25%
暴力ぼうりょく
violence; mayhem
  1. [n] violence; mayhem
11 0.25%
百姓ひゃくしょう
farmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhand
  1. [n] farmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhand
  2. [n] farming
  3. [n] country bumpkin; yokel
  4. [n] the common people
11 0.25%
老人ろうじん
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
  1. [n] old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
11 0.25%
連中れんちゅう
company; lot; bunch; gang; pack; those guys; group
  1. [n] company; lot; bunch; gang; pack; those guys; group
  2. [n] troupe; company (of musicians)
11 0.25%
運輸大臣うんゆだいじん
Minister of Transport
  1. [n] Minister of Transport
11 0.25%
ためにために
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  1. [conj] for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. [conj] because of; as a result of
10 0.23%
なぜなぜ
why; how; for what reason
  1. [adv] why; how; for what reason
10 0.23%
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
10 0.23%
やつやつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
10 0.23%
委員長いいんちょう
(committee) chairman; president
  1. [n] (committee) chairman; president
10 0.23%
敵てき
opponent; rival; adversary
  1. [n] opponent; rival; adversary
  2. [n] menace; danger; threat; enemy
10 0.23%
日にち
Sunday
  1. [n] Sunday
  2. [suf] nth day (of the month)
  3. [ctr] counter for days
  4. [n] Japan
10 0.23%
部落ぶらく
hamlet; subunit of village
  1. [n] hamlet; subunit of village
  2. [n] burakumin area
10 0.23%
なになに
what
  1. [pn] what
  2. [pn] you-know-what; that thing
  3. [pn] whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
  4. [adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  5. [int] what?; huh?
  6. [int] hey!; come on!
  7. [int] oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
9 0.20%
またまた
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  1. [adv] again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  2. [adv] also; too; as well; likewise
  3. [adv] on the other hand; while
  4. [conj] and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
  5. [conj] or; otherwise
  6. [adv] really; how; (what, why) on earth
  7. [pref] indirect
9 0.20%
みなさんみなさん
all; everyone; everybody
  1. [n] all; everyone; everybody
9 0.20%
兄ちゃんにいちゃん
(one's) older brother
  1. [n] (one's) older brother
  2. [n] young man; sonny; lad
9 0.20%
問題もんだい
question (e.g. on a test); problem
  1. [n] question (e.g. on a test); problem
  2. [n] problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
  3. [n] question (i.e. doubt)
  4. [n] public discussion; controversy
  5. [n] trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
9 0.20%
子こ
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  1. [n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  2. [n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring
  3. [n,n-suf] young woman
  4. [n,n-suf] young (animal)
  5. [n] offshoot
  6. [n] interest
  7. [n] new share
  8. [n] player who is not a dealer
  9. [n] young geisha; young prostitute
  10. [n] bird egg
  11. [n-suf] -er (often of young women)
9 0.20%
学校がっこう
school
  1. [n] school
9 0.20%
実力じつりょく
(real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency
  1. [n] (real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency
  2. [n] arms; force
9 0.20%
建設けんせつ
construction; establishment
  1. [n,vs,vt] construction; establishment
9 0.20%
杭くい
stake; post; pile; picket
  1. [n] stake; post; pile; picket
  2. [n] stump
9 0.20%
組織そしき
organization; organisation; formation
  1. [n,vs] organization; organisation; formation
  2. [n,vs] structure; construction; setup; constitution
  3. [n] system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.)
  4. [n] tissue
  5. [n] texture (of a rock)
  6. [n,vs] weave (of a fabric)
9 0.20%
行くいく
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  1. [v5k-s,vi] to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  2. [v5k-s,vi] to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
  3. [v5k-s,vi] to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
  4. [v5k-s,vi] to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
  5. [v5k-s,vi] to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
  6. [v5k-s,vi] to stream; to flow
  7. [v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away
  8. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
  9. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
  10. [aux-v,v5k-s] to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
9 0.20%
計画けいかく
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
  1. [n,vs,vt] plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
9 0.20%
話はなし
talk; speech; chat; conversation
  1. [n] talk; speech; chat; conversation
  2. [n] topic; subject
  3. [n] discussions; negotiation; argument
  4. [n] rumor; talk; hearsay
  5. [n] tale; story; fable
  6. [n] circumstances; particulars
9 0.20%
農民のうみん
farmer; peasant
  1. [n,adj-no] farmer; peasant
9 0.20%
いい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  1. [adj-ix] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  2. [adj-ix] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. [adj-ix] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. [adj-ix] OK; all right; fine; no problem
8 0.18%
おわりおわり
end; ending; close; conclusion
  1. [n] end; ending; close; conclusion
  2. [n] end of (one's) life; death
8 0.18%
ばかりばかり
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  1. [prt] only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  2. [prt] approximately; about
  3. [prt] just (finished, etc.)
  4. [prt] as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute
  5. [prt] indicates emphasis
  6. [prt] always; constantly
8 0.18%
メートルメートル
metre (unit of length); meter
  1. [n] metre (unit of length); meter
  2. [n] meter; gauge
8 0.18%
ものもの
thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  1. [n] thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  2. [n] one's things; possessions; property; belongings
  3. [n] things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  4. [n] quality
  5. [n] reason; the way of things
  6. [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
  7. [n-suf] item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  8. [n-suf] cause of ...; cause for ...
  9. [pref] somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  10. [pref] really; truly
8 0.18%
わしらわしら
we; us
  1. [pn] we; us
8 0.18%
初めてはじめて
for the first time
  1. [adv,adj-no] for the first time
  2. [adv] only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
  3. [n] first time; (one's) first
8 0.18%
同じおなじ
same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
  1. [adj-f,n] same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
  2. [adv] anyway; anyhow; in either case
8 0.18%
女おんな
female; woman; female sex
  1. [n,n-pref] female; woman; female sex
  2. [n] female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
8 0.18%
子供たちこどもたち
children
  1. [n] children
8 0.18%
杭打ちくいうち
pile-driving; piling
  1. [n] pile-driving; piling
8 0.18%
東京とうきょう
Tokyo
  1. [n] Tokyo
8 0.18%
点てん
dot; spot; point; speck; mark
  1. [n] dot; spot; point; speck; mark
  2. [n] mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
  3. [n] point (in a game); score; goal; run
  4. [n] point
  5. [n] point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint
  6. [n] (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
  7. [n] "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
  8. [ctr] counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
  9. [ctr] counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
8 0.18%
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