ザ・ファブル(3)
The Fable
    Vocabulary
Character names have not been removed from this list. There may also be misparsings of characters names in the list. Character names may be removed from the list on a future date.
| Word | English | Frequency | 
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           I; me 
          
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          37 | 
| やろ | 
           seems; I think; I guess 
          
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          23 | 
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           thing; matter 
          
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          22 | 
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           work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment 
          
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          20 | 
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           man; male 
          
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          18 | 
| なんか | 
           something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ... 
          
  | 
          16 | 
| いい | 
           good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 
          
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          16 | 
| 
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           cape (on coast) 
          
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          15 | 
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           you 
          
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          15 | 
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           that; the 
          
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          14 | 
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           female; woman; female sex 
          
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          13 | 
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           now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately 
          
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          13 | 
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           this 
          
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          13 | 
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           bridge 
          
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          12 | 
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           that; it 
          
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          12 | 
| ジャッカル | 
           jackal (carnivores, Canis aureus ssp., C. adustus, C. mesomelas) 
          
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          12 | 
| 
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           class (of students) 
          
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          11 | 
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           fellow; guy; chap 
          
  | 
          11 | 
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           normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average 
          
  | 
          11 | 
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           why?; what for? 
          
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          11 | 
| そんな | 
           such; that sort of; that kind of; like that 
          
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          11 | 
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           liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite 
          
  | 
          10 | 
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           place; spot; scene; site 
          
  | 
          10 | 
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           a little; a bit; slightly 
          
  | 
          10 | 
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           elder brother 
          
  | 
          10 | 
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           I; me 
          
  | 
          10 | 
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           car; automobile; vehicle 
          
  | 
          9 | 
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           skin; hide; pelt; fur 
          
  | 
          9 | 
| マジ | 
           serious; not joking; straight 
          
  | 
          9 | 
| くらい | 
           approximately; about; around; or so 
          
  | 
          9 | 
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           company president; manager; director 
          
  | 
          8 | 
| 
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           personal history; curriculum vitae; resume 
          
  | 
          8 | 
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           evening; night 
          
  | 
          8 | 
| もう | 
           already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer 
          
  | 
          8 | 
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           again; once more; once again; another time; some other time 
          
  | 
          8 | 
| プロ | 
           professional 
          
  | 
          8 | 
| ドラマ | 
           (non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; play 
          
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          8 | 
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           delivery 
          
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          7 | 
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           pitch black 
          
  | 
          7 | 
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           professional killer; hit man 
          
  | 
          7 | 
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           Moon 
          
  | 
          7 | 
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           hourly pay; hourly wage 
          
  | 
          7 | 
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           place; spot; scene; site 
          
  | 
          7 | 
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           (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially 
          
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          7 | 
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           as expected; sure enough; just as one thought 
          
  | 
          7 | 
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           how; in what way; how about 
          
  | 
          7 | 
| チンピラ | 
           (young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; delinquent girl; hooligan; punk 
          
  | 
          7 | 
| こんな | 
           this sort of; this kind of; like this; such 
          
  | 
          7 | 
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           alcohol; sake 
          
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          6 | 
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           hobby; pastime 
          
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          6 | 
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           to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) 
          
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          6 | 
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           leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group 
          
  | 
          6 | 
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           boss (esp. yakuza); foreman 
          
  | 
          6 | 
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           feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind 
          
  | 
          6 | 
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           welcome party 
          
  | 
          6 | 
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           lover; mistress 
          
  | 
          6 | 
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           safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay 
          
  | 
          6 | 
| ロマンチック | 
           romantic 
          
  | 
          6 | 
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           still; as yet; only 
          
  | 
          6 | 
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           wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for 
          
  | 
          6 | 
| バイト | 
           part-time job; side job 
          
  | 
          6 | 
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           to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain 
          
  | 
          6 | 
| として | 
           as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) 
          
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          6 | 
| オクトパス | 
           octopus 
          
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          6 | 
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           various; all sorts of; variety of 
          
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          6 | 
| あんな | 
           that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so 
          
  | 
          6 | 
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           do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it 
          
  | 
          5 | 
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           forwarding agency; express company 
          
  | 
          5 | 
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           legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea 
          
  | 
          5 | 
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           name 
          
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          5 | 
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           source; origin; provenance 
          
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          5 | 
| やら | 
           what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like 
          
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          5 | 
| ヤクザ | 
           (member of the) yakuza; gangster; mobster 
          
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          5 | 
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           unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable 
          
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          5 | 
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           until (a time); till; to; up to 
          
  | 
          5 | 
| デザイン | 
           design 
          
  | 
          5 | 
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           to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task 
          
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          5 | 
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           there (place relatively near listener) 
          
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          5 | 
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           such; like that; that sort of 
          
  | 
          5 | 
| そう | 
           appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of 
          
  | 
          5 | 
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           this way; this direction 
          
  | 
          5 | 
| 
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           key 
          
  | 
          5 | 
| 
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           to be (of animate objects); to exist 
          
  | 
          5 | 
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           fool; idiot; simpleton 
          
  | 
          5 | 
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           to eat 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           gun; rifle; small arms 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           talk; speech; chat; conversation 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           to say; to utter; to declare 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           word; remark; statement 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           florist; flower shop 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           murder; killing; murderer 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           packing; crating; packaging 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           period; epoch; era; age 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person 
          
  | 
          4 | 
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           conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation 
          
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          4 | 
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           appearing ...; looking ... 
          
  | 
          4 | 
| ゆっくり | 
           slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure 
          
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          4 |