Bungo Stray Dogs vocabulary, episode by episode
12 lessons
ManabiDojo Academy teaches the Japanese of Bungo Stray Dogs one episode at a time, on Crunchyroll. Each lesson teaches up to 10 words from the episode before you watch it.
Course data as of 14 October 2026.
Each lesson
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Practice the words
Flashcards of the hardest words in the episode, so you know them before you watch. The ones you miss come back until you know them.
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Study the episode
Watch with your usual subtitles. The sentences of the lesson also show in Japanese, and the video pauses after them so you can read them, look up any word and replay them with R.
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Pass the quiz
10 sentences of the lesson play in the episode with a question each, 7 correct answers to pass.
Three levels
You pick a level when you start the course and can change it later. Each level has its own words and sentences in every lesson.
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Level 1
The most common words only
96 words
154 sentences. Words among the 500 most common.
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Level 2
A wider vocabulary
114 words
187 sentences. Words among the 1,500 most common.
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Level 3
The widest vocabulary
114 words
196 sentences. Words among the 3,000 most common.
Words by episode
The words each lesson teaches, in the order of the episodes, at the level you pick.
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Episode 1 : Fortune Is Unpredictable and Mutable
- 名 な
- name; given name
- 実は じつは
- as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth
- 名前 なまえ
- name
- 決める きめる
- to decide; to choose; to determine
- 今度 こんど
- this time; now
- 助ける たすける
- to save; to rescue; to spare
- 殺す ころす
- to kill; to slay; to murder
- 戻る もどる
- to turn back (e.g. half-way)
- 所 ところ
- place; spot; scene
- どうして
- how; in what way; by what means
- 流す ながす
- to drain; to pour; to run
- 川 かわ
- river; stream
- 減る へる
- to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
- 影 かげ
- shadow; silhouette; figure
- 自殺 じさつ
- suicide
- 何度も なんども
- many times over; often; repeatedly
- 少年 しょうねん
- boy; juvenile; young boy
- 何の なんの
- what; what kind of; what sort of
- 腹 はら
- abdomen; belly; stomach
- 助かる たすかる
- to be saved; to be rescued; to survive
- 財布 さいふ
- wallet; purse; coin purse
- 虎 とら
- tiger (Panthera tigris)
- 内容 ないよう
- contents; content; substance
- 遠慮 えんりょ
- reserve; constraint; restraint
- ちなみに
- by the way; in this connection; incidentally
- 社員 しゃいん
- company employee
- 降りる おりる
- to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down
- 小僧 こぞう
- youngster; boy; kid
- 流す ながす
- to drain; to pour; to run
- 川 かわ
- river; stream
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Episode 2 : A Certain Bomb
- なるほど
- I see; that's right; indeed
- 我々 われわれ
- we
- ごめん
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me
- そういう
- such; like that; that sort of
- 死ぬ しぬ
- to die; to pass away
- 仕舞う しまう
- to finish; to stop; to end
- 大丈夫 だいじょうぶ
- safe; secure; sound
- 僕 ぼく
- I; me
- だって
- after all; because
- 分かる わかる
- to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
- 気に入る きにいる
- to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with
- 着く つく
- to arrive at; to reach
- 方法 ほうほう
- method; process; manner
- 楽しみ たのしみ
- enjoyment; pleasure; amusement
- 女の子 おんなのこ
- girl; daughter; baby girl
- なかなか
- very; considerably; easily
- 一つ ひとつ
- one
- なるほど
- I see; that's right; indeed
- 我々 われわれ
- we
- 必ず かならず
- always; without exception; necessarily
- 吸う すう
- to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale
- ありがたい
- grateful; thankful; welcome
- 静かに しずかに
- calmly; quietly; gently
- まあまあ
- so-so; passable; not (so) bad
- 役に立つ やくにたつ
- to be helpful; to be useful
- ですが
- but; however; (and) yet
- いやあ
- oh; oh my; oh dear
- 解決 かいけつ
- settlement; solution; resolution
- 気に入る きにいる
- to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with
- 着く つく
- to arrive at; to reach
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Episode 3 : Yokohama Gangster Paradise
- すみません
- excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry
- 続ける つづける
- to continue; to keep up; to keep on
- くらい
- approximately; about; around
- 忘れる わすれる
- to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of
- こちら
- this way; this direction
- こいつ
- he; she; this fellow
- 逃げる にげる
- to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger)
- 会う あう
- to meet; to encounter; to see
- 為さる なさる
- to do
- 違う ちがう
- to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct
- 特に とくに
- particularly; especially; in particular
- 付く つく
- to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere
- 美しい うつくしい
- beautiful; pretty; lovely
- 当たる あたる
- to be hit; to strike
- 件 けん
- matter; affair; case
- 思い出す おもいだす
- to recall; to remember; to recollect
- 危険 きけん
- danger; peril; hazard
- 奪う うばう
- to take (by force); to take away; to snatch
- 足 あし
- foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
- 簡単 かんたん
- simple; easy; uncomplicated
- あなた方 あなたがた
- you (plural)
- 騒ぐ さわぐ
- to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
- 向く むく
- to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.)
- 弾 たま
- ball; sphere; globe
- 戦闘 せんとう
- battle; fight; combat
- 付く つく
- to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere
- 期待 きたい
- expectation; anticipation; hope
- どっか
- somewhere
- あんまり
- (not) very; (not) much
- 無駄 むだ
- futility; waste; uselessness
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Episode 4 : The Tragedy of the Fatalist
- 本当 ほんとう
- truth; reality; actuality
- 心配 しんぱい
- worry; concern; anxiety
- きっと
- surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly
- 生きる いきる
- to live; to exist
- 次 つぎ
- next; following; subsequent
- どうして
- how; in what way; by what means
- 時間 じかん
- time
- 考える かんがえる
- to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder
- 自分 じぶん
- myself; yourself; oneself
- 来る くる
- to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
- 構う かまう
- to mind; to care about; to be concerned about
- 紹介 しょうかい
- introduction; presentation; referral
- 退く どく
- to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
- 証拠 しょうこ
- evidence; proof
- 了解 りょうかい
- comprehension; consent; understanding
- いくら
- how much
- ひどい
- cruel; heartless; hard
- 泣く なく
- to cry; to weep; to sob
- 見つかる みつかる
- to be found; to be discovered
- いったい
- whole area; whole region
- 遅刻 ちこく
- lateness; tardiness; arriving late
- 窓 まど
- window
- 最悪 さいあく
- worst
- 小僧 こぞう
- youngster; boy; kid
- 構う かまう
- to mind; to care about; to be concerned about
- 後ろ うしろ
- back; behind; rear
- 銀 ぎん
- silver (Ag)
- 紹介 しょうかい
- introduction; presentation; referral
- 手伝う てつだう
- to help; to assist; to aid
- 状況 じょうきょう
- state of affairs; situation; conditions
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Episode 5 : Murder on D Street
- なるほど
- I see; that's right; indeed
- 掛かる かかる
- to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
- ごめんなさい
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me
- 犯人 はんにん
- offender; criminal; culprit
- 事件 じけん
- event; affair; incident
- さっき
- a short while ago; a moment ago; just now
- どういう
- what kind of; what sort of; what
- 仕事 しごと
- work; job; labor
- だから
- so; therefore; accordingly
- 誰 だれ
- who
- 誰にも だれにも
- to anyone; to everyone
- 正直 しょうじき
- honest; frank; candid
- 何の なんの
- what; what kind of; what sort of
- 消す けす
- to erase; to rub out; to rub off
- 驚く おどろく
- to be surprised; to be astonished
- 当然 とうぜん
- natural; right; proper
- まずい
- bad (taste); unpalatable; unsavoury
- 良い よい
- good; excellent; fine
- そんなに
- so much; so; like that
- すべて
- everything; all; the whole
- 理想 りそう
- ideal; ideals
- 当てる あてる
- to hit
- 都合 つごう
- circumstances; condition; convenience
- 頼る たよる
- to rely on; to depend on; to count on
- 実力 じつりょく
- (real) ability; true strength; merit
- 探偵 たんてい
- detective; investigator; sleuth
- 銃 じゅう
- gun; rifle; small arms
- 大体 だいたい
- generally; on the whole; mostly
- 納得 なっとく
- consent; agreement; acceptance
- 部下 ぶか
- subordinate person
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Episode 6 : The Azure Messenger
- 一体 いったい
- (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
- しっかり
- tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
- 必ず かならず
- always; without exception; necessarily
- 意味 いみ
- meaning; significance; sense
- 後 あと
- behind; rear
- 終わる おわる
- to end; to come to an end; to finish
- 今度 こんど
- this time; now
- こいつ
- he; she; this fellow
- 助ける たすける
- to save; to rescue; to spare
- 逃げる にげる
- to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger)
- たぶん
- probably; likely; perhaps
- 爆発 ばくはつ
- explosion; detonation; blast
- いずれ
- where; which; who
- 間違う まちがう
- to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
- 逮捕 たいほ
- arrest; apprehension; capture
- ならば
- if; in case; if it is the case that
- 亡くなる なくなる
- to die; to pass away
- 目的 もくてき
- purpose; goal; aim
- 父親 ちちおや
- father
- もう少し もうすこし
- a bit more; a bit longer
- 誘拐 ゆうかい
- abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
- 監視 かんし
- monitoring; watching; observation
- 映る うつる
- to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo)
- 吸う すう
- to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale
- 幽霊 ゆうれい
- ghost; specter; spectre
- わざと
- on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
- 地下 ちか
- underground; below the ground
- 映像 えいぞう
- image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV)
- 想像 そうぞう
- imagination; supposition; guess
- 父上 ちちうえ
- father
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Episode 7 : Love for the Disease Called Ideals
- 電話 でんわ
- telephone call; phone call
- 社長 しゃちょう
- company president; manager; director
- まさか
- by no means; never!; well, I never!
- 本当に ほんとうに
- really; truly
- 持つ もつ
- to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
- 知る しる
- to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of)
- みんな
- everyone; everybody; all
- 分かる わかる
- to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
- 思う おもう
- to think; to consider; to believe
- お前 おまえ
- you
- 爆弾 ばくだん
- bomb
- タイプ
- type; kind; sort
- もうすぐ
- soon; shortly; before long
- 起こる おこる
- to occur; to happen
- 被害者 ひがいしゃ
- victim; injured party; sufferer
- 続く つづく
- to continue; to last; to go on
- 離れる はなれる
- to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
- 救う すくう
- to rescue from; to help out of; to save
- もしもし
- hello (e.g. on phone)
- 用 よう
- business; task; errand
- さよなら
- goodbye; so long; farewell
- 決まり きまり
- rule; regulation
- 騒ぎ さわぎ
- uproar; disturbance
- 事務所 じむしょ
- office
- 燃える もえる
- to burn; to get fired up
- 爆弾 ばくだん
- bomb
- もうすぐ
- soon; shortly; before long
- 何の なんの
- what; what kind of; what sort of
- 様子 ようす
- state (of affairs); situation; circumstances
- 父親 ちちおや
- father
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Episode 8 : Teaching Them to Kill Then to Die
- 見つける みつける
- to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across
- 貴様 きさま
- you; you bastard; you son of a bitch
- ホント
- truth; reality; actuality
- 無理 むり
- unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
- どんな
- what kind of; what sort of; what
- 生きる いきる
- to live; to exist
- 強い つよい
- strong; potent; competent
- ごめん
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me
- やっぱり
- as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
- 死ぬ しぬ
- to die; to pass away
- 何者 なにもの
- who; what kind of person
- 触る さわる
- to touch; to feel
- 繋がる つながる
- to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to
- 気分 きぶん
- feeling; mood
- 確か たしか
- sure; certain; positive
- だけど
- however
- 渡す わたす
- to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
- 狙う ねらう
- to aim at (with a weapon, etc.)
- 終わり おわり
- end; ending; close
- 立つ たつ
- to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet
- 死体 したい
- dead body; corpse; cadaver
- 回復 かいふく
- restoration; recovery; rehabilitation
- 条件 じょうけん
- condition; term; requirement
- 人形 にんぎょう
- doll; puppet; marionette
- せめて
- at least; at most; (even) just
- 外す はずす
- to remove; to take off; to detach
- 厳しい きびしい
- severe; strict; rigid
- 速い はやい
- fast; quick; rapid
- どっか
- somewhere
- まずい
- bad (taste); unpalatable; unsavoury
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Episode 9 : The Beauty Is Quiet Like a Stone Statue
- もちろん
- of course; certainly; naturally
- おいしい
- good(-tasting); nice; delicious
- 解く ほどく
- to undo; to untie; to unfasten
- 所 ところ
- place; spot; scene
- 居る いる
- to be (of animate objects); to exist
- 帰る かえる
- to return; to come home; to go home
- 大丈夫 だいじょうぶ
- safe; secure; sound
- 僕 ぼく
- I; me
- 今 いま
- now; the present time; just now
- そんな
- such; that sort of; that kind of
- 重い おもい
- heavy; weighty
- 答える こたえる
- to answer; to reply
- 罪 つみ
- crime; sin; wrongdoing
- 全員 ぜんいん
- all members; all hands; everyone
- 何でも なんでも
- any; anything; whatever
- 連れる つれる
- to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with
- 超 ちょう
- super-; ultra-; hyper-
- 食う くう
- to eat
- 社長 しゃちょう
- company president; manager; director
- 必ず かならず
- always; without exception; necessarily
- 携帯電話 けいたいでんわ
- mobile telephone; cellular telephone
- 出番 でばん
- one's turn; one's shift
- 展開 てんかい
- development; evolution; progression
- 具合 ぐあい
- condition; state
- 限る かぎる
- to restrict; to limit; to confine
- 所が ところが
- even so; however; still
- 潰す つぶす
- to smash; to crush; to flatten
- お客様 おきゃくさま
- guest; visitor
- 楽しむ たのしむ
- to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time
- 進む すすむ
- to advance; to go forward
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Episode 10 : Rashoumon and the Tiger
- 言葉 ことば
- language; dialect
- 倒す たおす
- to throw down; to bring down; to blow down
- 許す ゆるす
- to permit; to allow; to approve
- 掛ける かける
- to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from)
- さっき
- a short while ago; a moment ago; just now
- 彼女 かのじょ
- she; her
- 逃げる にげる
- to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger)
- もっと
- (some) more; even more; longer
- 殺す ころす
- to kill; to slay; to murder
- 頑張る がんばる
- to persevere; to persist; to keep at it
- なのだ
- it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
- そもそも
- in the first place; to begin with; from the start
- ところで
- by the way; incidentally
- 手紙 てがみ
- letter; missive; note
- 何度も なんども
- many times over; often; repeatedly
- 利用 りよう
- use; utilization; utilisation
- 街 がい
- street; quarter; district
- 失敗 しっぱい
- failure; mistake; blunder
- 能力 のうりょく
- ability; faculty
- 発動 はつどう
- putting into operation
- 誰か だれか
- someone; somebody
- 内容 ないよう
- contents; content; substance
- とっくに
- long ago; a long time ago; already
- パーティー
- party (social gathering)
- 小僧 こぞう
- youngster; boy; kid
- なのだ
- it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
- ところで
- by the way; incidentally
- 手紙 てがみ
- letter; missive; note
- 何度も なんども
- many times over; often; repeatedly
- 立てる たてる
- to stand up; to put up; to set up
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Episode 11 : First an Unsuitable Profession for Her Second an Ecstatic Detective Agency
- 明日 あした
- tomorrow
- 確かに たしかに
- surely; certainly
- 無理 むり
- unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
- 置く おく
- to put; to place
- そういう
- such; like that; that sort of
- 目 め
- eye; eyeball
- 止める とめる
- to stop; to turn off
- お願い おねがい
- request; favour (to ask); wish
- 訳 わけ
- conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause
- 知る しる
- to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of)
- 似合う にあう
- to suit; to match; to become
- 通り とおり
- street; road; avenue
- 爆発 ばくはつ
- explosion; detonation; blast
- 助け たすけ
- assistance; help; aid
- すっごい
- terrible; dreadful
- 求める もとめる
- to want; to wish for
- ただいま
- I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
- 着る きる
- to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on
- 当然 とうぜん
- natural; right; proper
- まずい
- bad (taste); unpalatable; unsavoury
- 告白 こくはく
- confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission
- 牛 うし
- cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull
- 素直 すなお
- obedient; meek; docile
- 依頼 いらい
- request; commission; entrusting (with a matter)
- 預かる あずかる
- to look after; to take care of; to keep
- ですが
- but; however; (and) yet
- こうやって
- thus; in this way
- 面倒 めんどう
- trouble; bother
- 似合う にあう
- to suit; to match; to become
- 通り とおり
- street; road; avenue
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Episode 12 : Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past
- かわいい
- cute; adorable; charming
- 見つける みつける
- to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across
- 大変 たいへん
- very; greatly; terribly
- 心配 しんぱい
- worry; concern; anxiety
- 守る まもる
- to protect; to guard; to defend
- どうして
- how; in what way; by what means
- 違う ちがう
- to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct
- ありがとう
- thank you; thanks
- 待つ まつ
- to wait
- 分かる わかる
- to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
- 扉 とびら
- door; gate; opening
- 離す はなす
- to separate; to part; to divide
- すてき
- lovely; wonderful; nice
- 足りる たりる
- to be sufficient; to be enough
- 鍵 かぎ
- key
- 説明 せつめい
- explanation; exposition; description
- 今から いまから
- from now; from the present moment; from this time forward
- 記憶 きおく
- memory; recollection; remembrance
- 失う うしなう
- to lose
- 遊ぶ あそぶ
- to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
- やる気 やるき
- will (to do something); drive; motivation
- 居場所 いばしょ
- whereabouts; place; location
- 勘違い かんちがい
- misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
- 永遠 えいえん
- eternity; perpetuity; permanence
- 但し ただし
- but; however; provided that
- 医者 いしゃ
- doctor; physician
- 少年 しょうねん
- boy; juvenile; young boy
- 足りる たりる
- to be sufficient; to be enough
- お話 おはなし
- story; tale
- 説明 せつめい
- explanation; exposition; description