Vocabulary list: Ningen Series - Volume 1

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ひと
Top 100
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
118
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
1852
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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
102
at times; occasionally
16
Top 100
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
310
そこ
Top 100
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
91
には
Top 100
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
232
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
11
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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
3837
あく
Top 4000
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
32
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
8
であ
Top 100
be; is
168
Top 100
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
993
Top 100
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
2075
to be similar to
2
existence; being
79
この
Top 100
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
213
I; me
246
Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
2730
そんな
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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
222
こと
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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
595
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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
2052
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
211
んだ
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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
212
Top 100
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
339
その
Top 100
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
504
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
11
なか
Top 100
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
66
たった
Top 1300
only; merely; but; no more than
8
two persons; two people; pair; couple
38
しか
Top 200
only; nothing but
59
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
79
Top 100
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
266
しかし
Top 200
however; but
175
それ
Top 100
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
548
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
3
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
5
special; particular; peculiar; unique
10
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
42
という
Top 100
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
271
わけ
Top 200
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
68
it is not (like that) either
55
back country; remote countryside
4
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
2
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
2
train; electric train
18
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
12
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
4
ところ
Top 200
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
130
that's the way it is; such is life
32