私 わたし
I; me
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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)
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交差点 こうさてん
crossing; intersection
[n] crossing; intersection
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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 ...
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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)
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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")
43
おまえ おまえ
you
[pn] you
[n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
38
爺さん じいさん
grandfather
[n] grandfather
[n] male senior-citizen
37
僕 ぼく
I; me
[pn] I; me
[pn] you
[pn] manservant
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あなた あなた
you
[pn] you
[pn] dear; honey
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女 おんな
female; woman; female sex
[n,n-pref] female; woman; female sex
[n] female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
28
刑事 けいじ
(police) detective
[n] (police) detective
[n,adj-f] criminal matter
28
その その
that; the
[adj-pn] that; the
[adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
[int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
27
彼女 かのじょ
she; her
[pn] she; her
[n] girlfriend
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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
25
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!
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という という
called; named; that says; that
[exp] called; named; that says; that
[exp] as many as; as much as
[exp] all ...; every single ...
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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
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自分 じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
[pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
[pn] I; me
[pn] you
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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
21
マンジュウ まんじゅう
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
[n] manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
21
教授 きょうじゅ
professor
[n] professor
[n,vs,vt] teaching; instruction
19
君 きみ
you; buddy; pal
[pn] you; buddy; pal
[n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
[pn] he; she
19
それは
very; extremely
[adv] very; extremely
[exp] that is
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いう 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
19
奴 やつ
fellow; guy; chap
[n] fellow; guy; chap
[n] thing; object
[pn] he; she; him; her
18
それ それ
that; it
[pn] that; it
[pn] then; that point (in time); that time
[pn] there
[pn] you
18
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
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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 ...
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そして そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
[conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
17
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
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言葉 ことば
language; dialect
[n] language; dialect
[n] word; phrase; expression; term
[n] speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
[n] words; remark; statement; comment
[n] learning to speak; language acquisition
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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 ...
15
部屋 へや
room; chamber
[n] room; chamber
[n] apartment; flat; pad
[n] stable
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初めて はじめて
for the first time
[adv,adj-no] for the first time
[adv] only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
[n] first time; (one's) first
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
14
下さい ください
please (give me)
[exp] please (give me)
[exp] please (do for me)
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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
14
銀行 ぎんこう
bank; banking institution
[n] bank; banking institution
13
大学 だいがく
university; college
[n] university; college
[n] former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
[n] the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
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塩 しお
salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride
[n] salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride
[n] hardship; toil; trouble
[n] saltiness
[n-pref] cold; unwelcoming; indifferent
13
助教授 じょきょうじゅ
assistant professor; associate professor
[n] assistant professor; associate professor
13
事件 じけん
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
[n] event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
13
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
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
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
[adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
13
水 みず
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
[n] water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
[n] fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
[n] flood; floodwaters
[n] water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
[n] break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
12
本当に ほんとうに
really; truly
12
本当 ほんとう
truth; reality; actuality; fact
[n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality; actuality; fact
[adj-no,adj-na] proper; right; correct; official
[adj-no,adj-na] genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
12
娘 むすめ
daughter
[n] daughter
[n] girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
12
俺 おれ
I; me
12
それに それに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
[conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
12
いつも いつも
always; all the time; at all times
[adv] always; all the time; at all times
[adv] never
[adj-no,n] usual; regular; habitual; customary
12
残高 ざんだか
(bank) balance; remainder
[n] (bank) balance; remainder
11
女子 じょし
woman; girl
11
一体 いったい
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
[adv] (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
[n] one object; one body; unity
[n] one form; one style
[n] one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
[n,adv] generally; in general
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もの 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
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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
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ところ 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
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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
11
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
10
訳 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
10
犯罪 はんざい
crime; offence; offense
[n,adj-no] crime; offence; offense
10
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
10
我々 われわれ
we
10
後 あと
behind; rear
[n,adj-no] behind; rear
[n,adj-no] after; later
[n,adj-no] remainder; the rest
[n,adv] more (e.g. five more minutes); left
[n,adv] also; in addition
[n,adj-no] descendant; successor; heir
[n,adj-no] after one's death
[n,adj-no] past; previous
10
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...
10
たった
only; merely; but; no more than
[adj-f,adv] only; merely; but; no more than
10
あんた あんた
you
10
馬鹿 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)
9
為に ために
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
[conj] for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
[conj] because of; as a result of
9
愛 あい
love; affection; care
[n,n-suf] love; affection; care
[n] attachment; craving; desire
[n] agape
[n] Ireland
9
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
9
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)?
9
今度 こんど
this time; now
[n,adv] this time; now
[n,adv] next time; another time; shortly; soon
[n,adv] recently; lately; the other day
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
にとって にとって
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
[exp] to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
9
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
9
ぐらい
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
9
電車 でんしゃ
train; electric train
[n] train; electric train
8
車 くるま
car; automobile; vehicle
[n] car; automobile; vehicle
[n] wheel; castor; caster
8
講師 こうし
speaker; lecturer
[n] speaker; lecturer
[n] lecturer (at a university or college); instructor
[n] part-time teacher
[n] tutor (at a cram school)
8
脱走 だっそう
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
[n,vs,vi] escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
8
犯人 はんにん
offender; criminal; culprit
[n] offender; criminal; culprit
8
満州 まんしゅう
Manchuria
[n] Manchuria
[n] Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
8
拒否 きょひ
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
[n,vs,vt] refusal; rejection; denial; veto
8
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
8
もっと
(some) more; even more; longer; further
[adv] (some) more; even more; longer; further
8
もし もし
if; in case; supposing
[adv] if; in case; supposing
8
なんです
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
[aux] it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
8
つもり つもり
intention; plan; purpose; expectation
[n] intention; plan; purpose; expectation
[n] belief; assumption; thought; conviction
[n] estimate; estimation; calculation
8
せずに
without (doing); instead of
[adv] without (doing); instead of
8
顔 かお
face; visage
[n] face; visage
[n] look; expression; countenance
[n] honor; honour; face
[n] influence; notoriety
7
関係 かんけい
relation; relationship; connection
[n,vs,vi] relation; relationship; connection
[n,vs,vi] participation; involvement; concern
[n,vs,vi] influence; effect
[n-suf] related to; connected to
7
間違い まちがい
mistake; error; blunder
[n] mistake; error; blunder
[n] accident; mishap; trouble
[n] improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
7
論文 ろんぶん
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
[n] thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
7
誰 だれ
who
7
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
7
罪 つみ
crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion
[n,adj-na,adj-no] crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion
[n] penalty; sentence; punishment
[n] fault; responsibility; culpability
[n,adj-na] thoughtlessness; lack of consideration
7
総べて すべて
everything; all; the whole
[n,adj-no] everything; all; the whole
[adv] entirely; completely; wholly; all
7