課長 島耕作(1)
Section Chief Kosaku Shima
    Vocabulary
| Word | English | Frequency | Spread ⓘ | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  | thing; matter 
 | 81 |  | 
|  | I; me 
 | 76 |  | 
|  | I; me 
 | 63 |  | 
|  | this 
 | 60 |  | 
| いい | good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 
 | 39 |  | 
|  | that; the 
 | 38 |  | 
|  | head (chief, director) of a section or department 
 | 34 |  | 
|  | to say; to utter; to declare 
 | 28 |  | 
|  | you 
 | 28 |  | 
|  | department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty 
 | 27 |  | 
|  | child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person 
 | 27 |  | 
|  | female; woman; female sex 
 | 27 |  | 
|  | called; named; that says; that 
 | 27 |  | 
|  | section manager; section chief 
 | 26 |  | 
|  | now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately 
 | 24 |  | 
|  | company; corporation; firm 
 | 23 |  | 
|  | that; it 
 | 22 |  | 
|  | until (a time); till; to; up to 
 | 21 |  | 
|  | a little; a bit; slightly 
 | 21 |  | 
|  | man; male 
 | 20 |  | 
|  | conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation 
 | 19 |  | 
| そんな | such; that sort of; that kind of; like that 
 | 19 |  | 
| こんな | this sort of; this kind of; like this; such 
 | 19 |  | 
|  | to be (of animate objects); to exist 
 | 19 |  | 
|  | work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment 
 | 18 |  | 
| なんか | something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ... 
 | 18 |  | 
|  | New York 
 | 17 |  | 
|  | how; in what way; how about 
 | 17 |  | 
|  | sea; ocean; waters 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | you; buddy; pal 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | person; someone; somebody 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | she; her 
 | 15 |  | 
|  | subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk 
 | 15 |  | 
|  | nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully 
 | 15 |  | 
|  | that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means 
 | 15 |  | 
|  | and; and then; thus; and now; and finally 
 | 15 |  | 
|  | water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) 
 | 14 |  | 
|  | garden; yard; courtyard 
 | 14 |  | 
|  | fellow; guy; chap 
 | 14 |  | 
|  | to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain 
 | 14 |  | 
|  | sunshine; sunlight 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | special duty; being in sole charge of a duty 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | first; new 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress 
 | 12 |  | 
| もう | already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | I see; that's right; indeed 
 | 12 |  | 
| そうか | is that so? 
 | 12 |  | 
| そう | appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of 
 | 12 |  | 
| ぐらい | approximately; about; around; or so 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | who 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | talk; speech; chat; conversation 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | cultivation; farming 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent; fine 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially 
 | 11 |  | 
| ポスター | poster 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | such; like that; that sort of 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | prize; award 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | wife (esp. one's own wife) 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | this year 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | please (give me) 
 | 10 |  | 
| ホテル | hotel 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | and then; after that 
 | 10 |  | 
| そりゃ | very; extremely 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | sales; selling; marketing 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | head office; main office; headquarters; parent company 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | hand; arm 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | woman; girl 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | voice 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | example; instance; illustration; case 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | how; in what way; by what means 
 | 9 |  | 
| テレビ | television; TV 
 | 9 |  | 
| それは | very; extremely 
 | 9 |  | 
| クリスマス | Christmas 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | extramarital sex; affair; fooling around 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | daughter 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | very; greatly; terribly; awfully 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | planning; plan; project; arrangements 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | this time; now 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | like; similar to 
 | 8 |  | 
| もの | indicates reason or excuse 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | thing; object; article; stuff; substance 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | still; as yet; only 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | one 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | in this way; like this; so; thus 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | face; visage 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | sales promotion 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | company employee 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | companion; partner; company 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | Moon 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | period; epoch; era; age 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | time; hour; moment 
 | 7 |  |