Vocabulary list: Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo

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nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
6
音おと
Top 300
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
26
ボブ
Top 29100
bob (haircut)
58
Haruko
204
sorry; excuse me; thank you
21
Watts
1
耳みみ
Top 800
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
13
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
1
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
92
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
5
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
4
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
3
あなた
Top 200
you; dear; honey
35
立たつ
Top 300
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
6
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
9
いい
Top 100
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
125
わ
Top 100
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
95
よ
Top 100
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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は
Top 100
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
807
to be silent; to say nothing
8
あの
Top 100
that; those; the
75
excuse me
1
English (language)
6
で
Top 100
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
381
べらべら
Top 29300
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
1
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
1
ビビる
Top 6500
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
1
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
1
と
Top 100
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
286
でも
Top 100
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
87
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
78
ん
Top 100
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
137
の
Top 100
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
1293
なんか
Top 200
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
35
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
5
ある
Top 100
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
143
だろう
Top 100
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
61
けど
Top 100
but; however; although
108
に
Top 100
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
670
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
1
くらい
Top 300
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
14
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
1
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
156
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
18
それ
Top 100
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
140
が
Top 100
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
598
Japan
70
ルール
Top 2200
rule
3
って
Top 100
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
387
物もの
Top 500
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
56