五年生（１）

Vocabulary

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Word	English	Frequency
アレあれ	that; that thing [pn] that; that thing [pn] that person [pn] then; that time [pn] that place (over there)	4
毎年まいとし	every year; yearly; annually [adv,n] every year; yearly; annually	4
問題もんだい	question (e.g. on a test); problem [n] question (e.g. on a test); problem [n] problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter [n] question (i.e. doubt) [n] public discussion; controversy [n] trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty	4
変へん	strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy [adj-na] strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy [adj-na] unexpected [n] change [n] incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; emergency [n-pref] flat	4
伏線ふくせん	foreshadowing [n] foreshadowing [n] preparation; precautionary measures	4
去年きょねん	last year [n,adv] last year	4
まままま	as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) [n,adv] as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) [n,adv] with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as [n] as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to [n] sic	4
くらい	approximately; about; around; or so [suf,prt] approximately; about; around; or so [suf,prt] to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least [suf,prt] as ... as ...; like	4
幸せしあわせ	happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing [n,adj-na] happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing	4
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...	4
会うあう	to meet; to encounter; to see [v5u,vi] to meet; to encounter; to see [v5u,vi] to have an accident; to have a bad experience	4
色々いろいろ	various; all sorts of; variety of [adj-na,adj-no,adv,adv-to,n] various; all sorts of; variety of [n] various colors (colours)	4
ゼミ	seminar [n] seminar	4
何だかなんだか	(a) little; somewhat; somehow [adv] (a) little; somewhat; somehow	4
大変たいへん	very; greatly; terribly; awfully [adv] very; greatly; terribly; awfully [adj-na,n] immense; enormous; great [adj-na,n] serious; grave; dreadful; terrible [adj-na,n] difficult; hard; challenging [n] major incident; disaster	4
駅えき	railway station; train station [n] railway station; train station [n] staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan) [ctr] counter for railway stations and bus stations	4
映画えいが	movie; film; motion picture [n] movie; film; motion picture	4
早いはやい	fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt [adj-i] fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt [adj-i] early; soon; earlier than usual [adj-i] premature; too soon; too early [adj-i] easy; simple; quick; fast [adj-i] as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...	3
違うちがう	to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) [v5u,vi] to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) [v5u,vi] to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken [v5u,vi] to become abnormal; to go wrong [exp] isn't it?; wasn't it?	3
そういうそういう	such; like that; that sort of [adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of	3
コンパ	party; social event; get-together; mixer [n] party; social event; get-together; mixer [n] compa (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa	3
先さき	point; tip; end; nozzle [n] point; tip; end; nozzle [n] head (of a line); front [n] first; before; ahead (of) [n] (the way) ahead; beyond [n,adj-no] future [adj-no,n] previous; prior; former; recent; last [n,n-suf] destination; address; place where you do something [n] rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part [n] the other party	3
それにそれに	besides; in addition; also; moreover [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover	3
いやいやいやいや	no!; no no!; no, not at all [int] no!; no no!; no, not at all	3
カラオケからオケ	karaoke [n] karaoke	3
意外いがい	unexpected; surprising [adj-na,adv-to,n] unexpected; surprising	3
声こえ	voice [n] voice [n] singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot [n] voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will [n] sound [n] sense (of something's arrival); feeling [n] voice; voiced sound	3
そうだね	sure; yeah; I know [exp] sure; yeah; I know	3
こっちこちら	this way; this direction [pn] this way; this direction [pn] here [pn] this (one) [pn] I; me; we; us [pn] this person	3
んな	such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of [adj-pn] such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of	3
人間にんげん	human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind [n] human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind [n] character (of a person)	3
そもそもそもそも	in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio [n,adv] in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio [conj] after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") [n,adj-no] beginning; start	3
つもりつもり	intention; plan; purpose; expectation [n] intention; plan; purpose; expectation [n] belief; assumption; thought; conviction [n] estimate; estimation; calculation	3
自分でじぶんで	by myself; in person; by oneself [exp] by myself; in person; by oneself	3
心配しんぱい	worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear [n,vs,vt,adj-na] worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear [n,vs,vt] care; help; aid; assistance	3
やはりやはり	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	3
場合ばあい	case; occasion; situation; circumstances [n] case; occasion; situation; circumstances	3
かもしれん	may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly [exp] may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly	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
になると	when it becomes; when it comes to [exp] when it becomes; when it comes to	3
訳ないわけない	easy; simple [adj-i] easy; simple [exp] there's no way that ...	3
つまりつまり	that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means [adv] that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means [adv] in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically [n] clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage [n] shrinkage [n] end; conclusion [n] dead end; corner [n] distress; being at the end of one's rope	3
集まりあつまり	gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance [n] gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance	3
もしもし	hello (e.g. on phone) [int] hello (e.g. on phone) [int] excuse me! (when calling out to someone)	3
せいせい	consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault [n] consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault	3
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	3
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	3
手て	hand; arm [n] hand; arm [n] forepaw; foreleg [n] handle [n] hand; worker; help [n] trouble; care; effort [n] means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship [n] hand; handwriting [n] kind; type; sort [n] one's hands; one's possession [n] ability to cope [n] hand (of cards) [n] direction [n,n-suf,ctr] move (in go, shogi, etc.)	3
全てすべて	everything; all; the whole [n,adj-no] everything; all; the whole [adv] entirely; completely; wholly; all	3
別れるわかれる	to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from [v1,vi] to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from [v1,vi] to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce [v1,vi] to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved	3
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	3
使いつかい	errand; mission; going as envoy [n] errand; mission; going as envoy [n] messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl [n] familiar spirit [n-suf,n-pref] use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; charmer	3
問屋とんや	wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler [n] wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler	3
今回こんかい	this time; now [n,adv] this time; now	3
講義こうぎ	lecture [n,vs,vt] lecture	3
困るこまる	to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed [v5r,vi] to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed [v5r,vi] to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed [v5r,vi] to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances	3
マジ	serious; not joking; straight [adj-na,n] serious; not joking; straight [aux-v] cannot; should not; will not; must not	3
再生さいせい	restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation; regeneration [n,vs,vt,vi] restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation; regeneration [n,vs,vi] reformation; rehabilitation [n,vs,vt] recycling; reclamation; recovery [n,vs,vt] playback; regeneration (of video or sound); views (of an online video) [n,vs,vt,vi] regeneration (of lost or damage tissue); regrowth [n,vs,vt] rebirth; reincarnation [n,vs,vt,vi] recall (memory); retrieval	3
買い物かいもの	shopping; purchased goods [n,vs,vi] shopping; purchased goods	3
月つき	Moon [n] Moon [n] month [n] moonlight [n] (a) moon; natural satellite	3
無いない	nonexistent; not being (there) [adj-i] nonexistent; not being (there) [adj-i] unowned; not had; unpossessed [adj-i] unique [adj-i] not; impossible; won't happen [adj-i,aux-adj] not [adj-i,aux-adj] to not be; to have not	3
ベーコン	bacon [n] bacon	3
いけないいけない	bad; wrong; naughty [exp,adj-i] bad; wrong; naughty [exp,adj-i] must not (do, be); should not; ought not to [exp,adj-i] useless; no good; bad [exp,adj-i] hopeless; beyond hope [exp,adj-i] unfortunate; a shame; a pity [exp,adj-i] unable to drink (alcohol) [exp,adj-i] so as not to ...; so that ... (won't); in case ...; for fear that ...; lest ...	3
ミス	mistake; error; blunder [n,vs,vi,vt] mistake; error; blunder	3
形かたち	form; shape; figure [n] form; shape; figure [n] visage	3
理由りゆう	reason; pretext; motive [n] reason; pretext; motive	3
内容ないよう	contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import [n] contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import	3
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	3
どうしてもどうしても	by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely [exp,adv] by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely [exp,adv] whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly [exp,adv] on no account; by no means [exp,adv] in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually	3
程ほど	extent; degree; measure [n,adv] extent; degree; measure [n] limit; bounds [n] (span of) time [n] (a) distance [n] the state of; the status of; the condition of [prt] about; around; approximately; or so [prt] as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ... [prt] the more ... the more ...	3
展開てんかい	development; evolution; progression; unfolding; (plot) twist [n,vs,vt,vi] development; evolution; progression; unfolding; (plot) twist [n,vs,vt,vi] expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up [n,vs,vt,vi] expansion (of an algebraic expression) [n,vs,vt,vi] development (of a three-dimensional shape) [n,vs,vt,vi] extraction (of compressed data); decompression; unpacking	3
中古ちゅうこ	used; second-hand; old [adj-no] used; second-hand; old [n] Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)	3
勘かん	perception; intuition; the sixth sense [n] perception; intuition; the sixth sense	3
ハズレはずれ	end; verge; extremity; tip; outskirts [n] end; verge; extremity; tip; outskirts [n] miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)	3
択一たくいつ	choosing one from among several; multiple choice [n] choosing one from among several; multiple choice	3
セックス	(one's) sex; gender [n] (one's) sex; gender	3
あれあれ	that; that thing [pn] that; that thing [pn] that person [pn] then; that time [pn] that place (over there)	3
これで	here; with this [exp] here; with this	3
下さいください	please (give me) [exp] please (give me) [exp] please (do for me)	3
第一だいいち	first; foremost; number one [adj-no,n] first; foremost; number one [adj-no,n] most important [adj-no,n] best; greatest; most [adv] above all; besides; in any case; to begin with	3
それならそれなら	if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ... [conj] if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...	2
即物的そくぶつてき	practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic [adj-na] practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic	2
相変わらずあいかわらず	as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still [adv,adj-no] as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still	2
そこでそこで	so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore [conj] so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore	2
お兄ちゃんおにいちゃん	(one's) older brother [n] (one's) older brother [n] lad; sonny	2
多分たぶん	probably; likely; perhaps; maybe [adv] probably; likely; perhaps; maybe [adj-no,adj-na] a lot of; much; many; considerable; large (amount); generous	2
コンソメ	consommé; clear soup [n] consommé; clear soup	2
コイン	coin [n] coin [n] token; slug	2
こないだこないだ	the other day; lately; recently [n,adv] the other day; lately; recently	2
専門せんもん	speciality; specialty; special subject of study; area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) major [n] speciality; specialty; special subject of study; area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) major [n] sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on; doing exclusively; sticking to	2
絶対ぜったい	absolutely; definitely; unconditionally [adv] absolutely; definitely; unconditionally [adj-no] absolute; unconditional; unmistakable [n] absoluteness	2
カルボナーラ	(spaghetti alla) carbonara [n] (spaghetti alla) carbonara	2
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	2
選択科目せんたくかもく	elective subject or course [n] elective subject or course	2
政治せいじ	politics; government [n] politics; government	2
カップル	couple [n] couple	2
カーテン	curtain; curtains [n] curtain; curtains	2
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	2
親おや	parent; parents; mother and father [n] parent; parents; mother and father [n] dealer; banker [n] founder; inventor [n] (pet) owner [adj-no,n] key; parent (organization); main [n] ancestor; forefather	2
こういうこういう	such; this sort of; like this [adj-pn] such; this sort of; like this	2