私 わたし
I; me
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コト 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 ...
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よん し
four; 4
24
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
23
やろ
seems; I think; I guess
[exp] seems; I think; I guess
[exp] right?; don't you agree?
19
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
17
お母さん おかあさん
mother; mom; mum; ma
[n] mother; mom; mum; ma
[n] wife
[pn] you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her
17
東京 とうきょう
Tokyo
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
16
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")
15
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
15
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
14
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
14
仕事 しごと
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
[n,vs,vi] work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
[n] work
13
じいちゃん じいちゃん
grandfather
[n] grandfather
[n] male senior-citizen
13
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
[prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
13
あんた あんた
you
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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
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大丈夫 だいじょうぶ
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
[adj-na] safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
[adv] certainly; surely; undoubtedly
[int,adj-na] no thanks; I'm good; that's alright
[n] great man; fine figure of a man
11
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
11
昨日 きのう
yesterday
10
それ それ
that; it
[pn] that; it
[pn] then; that point (in time); that time
[pn] there
[pn] you
10
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 ...
10
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
[adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
10
猫 ねこ
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
[n] cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
[n] shamisen
[n] geisha
[n] wheelbarrow
[n] clay bed-warmer
10
僕 ぼく
I; me
[pn] I; me
[pn] you
[pn] manservant
10
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)
9
漫画 まんが
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
[n] cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
9
なんで なんで
why?; what for?
[adv] why?; what for?
[adv] how?; by what means?
9
とこ 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
9
連載 れんさい
serialization; serialisation; serial story
[n,vs,vt,adj-no] serialization; serialisation; serial story
9
お前 おまえ
you
[pn] you
[n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
9
連絡 れんらく
contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message
[n,vs,vt] contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message
[n,vs,vi] connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting
[n,vs,vt,vi] connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation; link
9
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...
9
仁丹 じんたん
Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees
[n] Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees
9
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!
8
俺 おれ
I; me
8
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
8
ほら
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
[int] look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
8
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.
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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)
7
町 まち
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
[n] town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
[n] downtown; main street
[n] street; road
7
久しぶり ひさしぶり
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
[adj-na,adj-no,n] a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
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体 からだ
body
[n] body
[n] torso; trunk
[n] build; physique; frame; figure
[n] health; constitution
[n] corpse; dead body
7
キナ キナ
cinchona
7
おる おる
to be (animate); to be; to exist
[v5r,vi] to be (animate); to be; to exist
[v5r,aux-v] to be ..ing
[v5r,aux-v] to (have the audacity to) do
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神 かみ
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
[n] god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
[n-pref,adj-na] incredible; fantastic; amazing
[n] Emperor (of Japan)
[n] thunder
7
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
7
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
7
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 ...
7
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 ...
7
マンガ まんが
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
[n] cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
7
言 げん
word; remark; statement
[n] word; remark; statement
6
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
6
ずっと
continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout
[adv] continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout
[adv] much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal
[adv] far (away); long (ago, before, after)
[adv] straight; directly
6
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
6
単行本 たんこうぼん
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume
[n] standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume
[n] tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
6
会社 かいしゃ
company; corporation; firm
[n] company; corporation; firm
[n] one's workplace
6
お父さん おとうさん
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
[n] father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
[n] husband
[pn] you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him
6
やねぇ
is not; am not; are not
[exp,adj-i] is not; am not; are not
[exp,adj-i] isn't it?
6
田舎 いなか
rural area; countryside; the sticks
[n] rural area; countryside; the sticks
[n] hometown
6
それは
very; extremely
[adv] very; extremely
[exp] that is
6
それで それで
so; therefore; and; (and) then
[conj] so; therefore; and; (and) then
5
師匠 ししょう
master; teacher
[n,suf] master; teacher
[n] stable master
5
その その
that; the
[adj-pn] that; the
[adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
[int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
5
お兄ちゃん おにいちゃん
(one's) older brother
[n] (one's) older brother
[n] lad; sonny
5
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
5
柱 はしら
pillar; post
[n] pillar; post
[n] support; prop; mainstay
[suf,ctr] counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
5
よう よう
appearing ...; looking ...
[n-suf,n] appearing ...; looking ...
[n-suf,n] way to ...; method of ...ing
[n-suf,n] form; style; design
[n-suf,n] like; similar to
[n] thing (thought or spoken)
5
決定 けってい
decision; determination
[n,vs,vt,vi] decision; determination
5
退治 たいじ
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression
[n,vs] extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression
[n,vs] making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings
[n,vs] curing illness
5
帰る かえる
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
[v5r,vi] to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
[v5r,vi] to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
[v5r,vi] to get home; to get to home plate
5
やけん やけん
stray dog; ownerless dog
[n] stray dog; ownerless dog
5
ワケ 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
5
温泉 おんせん
hot spring
[n] hot spring
[n] onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
5
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
5
ジビエ
wild game
5
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
5
ムリ 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
5
次 つぎ
next; following; subsequent
[n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
[n,adj-no] stage; station
5
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
5
レタス
lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
[n] lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
5
つかれ つかれ
tiredness; fatigue
4
アシスタント
assistant
4
漫画家 まんがか
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
[n] cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
4
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
4
別に べつに
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
[adv] (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
[adv] separately; apart; additionally; extra
4
ゴメン 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
4
ちゅうか ちゅうか
China
[n] China
[n] Chinese food
4
肉 にく
flesh
[n] flesh
[n] meat
[n] flesh (of a fruit); pulp
[n] the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh
[n] thickness
[n] content; substance; flesh
[n] ink pad
4
そうか
is that so?
[exp] is that so?
[exp] I see; right; oh; OK
4
プロ
professional
4
元気 げんき
lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
[adj-na,n] lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
[adj-na,n] healthy; well; fit; in good health
4
頭 あたま
head
[n] head
[n] hair (on one's head)
[n] mind; brains; intellect
[n] leader; chief; boss; captain
[n] top; tip
[n] beginning; start
[n] head; person
[n] down payment; deposit
[n] top structural component of a kanji
[n] pair
4
オレ おれ
I; me
4
確かに たしかに
surely; certainly
4
孫 まご
grandchild
4
全部 ぜんぶ
all; entire; whole; altogether
[n,adj-no,adv] all; entire; whole; altogether
4
昔 むかし
the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
[n,adj-no,adv] the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
[n] the past ten years; the past decade
4
説明 せつめい
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
[n,vs,vt] explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
4