My Home Hero vocabulary, episode by episode
12 lessons
ManabiDojo Academy teaches the Japanese of My Home Hero 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
86 words
184 sentences. Words among the 500 most common.
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Level 2
A wider vocabulary
105 words
198 sentences. Words among the 1,500 most common.
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Level 3
The widest vocabulary
113 words
218 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 : From Today I Am a Killer
- 急ぐ いそぐ
- to hurry; to rush; to hasten
- 変 へん
- strange; odd; peculiar
- 警察 けいさつ
- police
- 怖い こわい
- scary; frightening; eerie
- 全然 ぜんぜん
- (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
- 仲間 なかま
- companion; fellow; friend
- あんな
- that sort of; that kind of; like that
- 信じる しんじる
- to believe; to believe in; to place trust in
- お母さん おかあさん
- mother; mom; mum
- どうぞ
- please; kindly; pray
- 客 きゃく
- guest; visitor
- 殴る なぐる
- to strike; to hit; to beat
- 寒い さむい
- cold (e.g. weather)
- そいつ
- he; she; that person
- 親 おや
- parent; parents; mother and father
- うるさい
- noisy; loud
- 確認 かくにん
- confirmation; verification; validation
- 母さん かあさん
- mother
- 可笑しい おかしい
- funny; amusing; comical
- 昨日 きのう
- yesterday
- 冷静 れいせい
- calmness; composure; coolness
- 誰か だれか
- someone; somebody
- 来 らい
- next (year, spring, etc.); coming
- 一人 ひとり
- one person
- 多分 たぶん
- probably; likely; perhaps
- 掃除 そうじ
- cleaning; sweeping; dusting
- かわいそう
- poor; pitiable; pathetic
- 事実 じじつ
- fact; truth; reality
- 母親 ははおや
- mother
- そいつ
- he; she; that person
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Episode 2 : Cutting the Cake After 20 Years
- 会社 かいしゃ
- company; corporation; firm
- 電話 でんわ
- telephone call; phone call
- もちろん
- of course; certainly; naturally
- 全部 ぜんぶ
- all; entire; whole
- 話す はなす
- to talk; to speak; to converse
- 掛ける かける
- to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from)
- 戻る もどる
- to turn back (e.g. half-way)
- どうして
- how; in what way; by what means
- 考える かんがえる
- to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder
- 入る はいる
- to enter; to come in; to go in
- 平気 へいき
- cool; calm; composed
- 弱い よわい
- weak; frail; delicate
- 今から いまから
- from now; from the present moment; from this time forward
- 退く どく
- to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
- 手伝う てつだう
- to help; to assist; to aid
- 了解 りょうかい
- comprehension; consent; understanding
- そっち
- that way; that direction
- 働く はたらく
- to work; to labor; to labour
- 会社 かいしゃ
- company; corporation; firm
- 全部 ぜんぶ
- all; entire; whole
- 庭 にわ
- garden; yard; courtyard
- あまりに
- too (much); overly; excessively
- いつの間に いつのまに
- when; at what point
- お風呂 おふろ
- bath
- 監視 かんし
- monitoring; watching; observation
- ごはん
- cooked rice
- 死体 したい
- dead body; corpse; cadaver
- 黒い くろい
- black
- 疑う うたがう
- to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of
- たぶん
- probably; likely; perhaps
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Episode 3 : The Correct Path
- 見つける みつける
- to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across
- すみません
- excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry
- 部屋 へや
- room; chamber
- ごめんなさい
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me
- 必ず かならず
- always; without exception; necessarily
- 今度 こんど
- this time; now
- 生きる いきる
- to live; to exist
- 次 つぎ
- next; following; subsequent
- 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
- 例 れい
- example; instance; illustration
- 答える こたえる
- to answer; to reply
- 計画 けいかく
- plan; project; schedule
- 取れる とれる
- to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)
- 妻 つま
- wife
- 裏 うら
- opposite side; bottom; other side
- 休む やすむ
- to be absent; to take a day off
- 気づく きづく
- to notice; to realize; to realise
- お疲れさま おつかれさま
- thank you (for your hard work); good work
- 無事 ぶじ
- safety; security; peace
- 何もかも なにもかも
- anything and everything; just about everything
- 向く むく
- to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.)
- 探偵 たんてい
- detective; investigator; sleuth
- 伺う うかがう
- to call on someone; to call at a place; to pay a visit
- 限界 げんかい
- limit; bound
- 直接 ちょくせつ
- direct; immediate; personal
- 勝手に かってに
- arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking
- 真実 しんじつ
- truth; reality
- 答える こたえる
- to answer; to reply
- テレビ
- television; TV
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Episode 4 : The World of Violence
- かわいい
- cute; adorable; charming
- 幸せ しあわせ
- happiness; good fortune; luck
- 動く うごく
- to move; to stir; to shift
- 怖い こわい
- scary; frightening; eerie
- ほしい
- wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
- 本当 ほんとう
- truth; reality; actuality
- 終わる おわる
- to end; to come to an end; to finish
- 忘れる わすれる
- to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of
- さっき
- a short while ago; a moment ago; just now
- どういう
- what kind of; what sort of; what
- 喋る しゃべる
- to talk; to chat; to chatter
- 正直 しょうじき
- honest; frank; candid
- 紹介 しょうかい
- introduction; presentation; referral
- それだけ
- that much; as much; to that extent
- お店 おみせ
- store; shop; establishment
- ひとつ
- one
- 辛い つらい
- painful; bitter; heart-breaking
- ただいま
- I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
- だけど
- however
- 奪う うばう
- to take (by force); to take away; to snatch
- 営業 えいぎょう
- business; trade; operations
- 響 ひびき
- echo; reverberation
- 実に じつに
- indeed; really; absolutely
- ひと言 ひとこと
- single word; a few words; brief comment
- 素晴らしい すばらしい
- wonderful; splendid; magnificent
- 究極 きゅうきょく
- ultimate; final; last
- 承知 しょうち
- knowledge; awareness
- 証明 しょうめい
- proof; testimony; demonstration
- 事情 じじょう
- circumstances; conditions; situation
- ばっか
- only; merely; nothing but
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Episode 5 : Are You Happy
- もちろん
- of course; certainly; naturally
- これから
- from now on; after this; in the future
- いける
- to be good (at); to go well
- ごめん
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me
- じゃあ
- then; well; so
- 僕 ぼく
- I; me
- 分かる わかる
- to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
- 今 いま
- now; the present time; just now
- 裏切る うらぎる
- to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
- 迷う まよう
- to lose one's way; to get lost
- 子ども こども
- child; children
- 疲れる つかれる
- to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued
- いつか
- sometime; someday; one day
- 犬 いぬ
- dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
- 親 おや
- parent; parents; mother and father
- 用 よう
- business; task; errand
- ひどい
- cruel; heartless; hard
- 幸せ しあわせ
- happiness; good fortune; luck
- 出番 でばん
- one's turn; one's shift
- 監視 かんし
- monitoring; watching; observation
- ふさわしい
- appropriate; adequate; suitable
- 乗せる のせる
- to place on (something)
- 映る うつる
- to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo)
- ひとり
- one person
- 組織 そしき
- organization; organisation; formation
- 納得 なっとく
- consent; agreement; acceptance
- 隣 となり
- next (to); adjoining; adjacent
- 自身 じしん
- (one's) self; oneself
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Episode 6 : Entertaining the Guest Kasen Style
- すみません
- excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry
- 警察 けいさつ
- police
- 話す はなす
- to talk; to speak; to converse
- 呼ぶ よぶ
- to call out (to); to call; to invoke
- 無理 むり
- unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
- 生きる いきる
- to live; to exist
- 頼む たのむ
- to request; to beg; to ask
- 俺たち おれたち
- we; us
- なんです
- it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
- 会う あう
- to meet; to encounter; to see
- 巫山戯る ふざける
- to joke; to jest; to kid
- 方法 ほうほう
- method; process; manner
- 残す のこす
- to leave (behind)
- 母さん かあさん
- mother
- 聞こえる きこえる
- to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
- てめえ
- you
- 失礼します しつれいします
- excuse me; pardon me; I beg your pardon
- いやいや
- no!; no no!; no, not at all
- 掛かる かかる
- to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
- 警察 けいさつ
- police
- 土 つち
- earth; soil; dirt
- 空く すく
- to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
- 最も もっとも
- most; extremely
- 流れる ながれる
- to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
- 解放 かいほう
- release; unleashing; liberation
- 主人 しゅじん
- head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress
- 人物 じんぶつ
- person; character; figure
- お客様 おきゃくさま
- guest; visitor
- 今すぐ いますぐ
- at once; immediately; right now
- 僕ら ぼくら
- we
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Episode 7 : Mother and Mother
- 電話 でんわ
- telephone call; phone call
- ごめんなさい
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me
- 後 あと
- behind; rear
- 私たち わたしたち
- we; us
- さっき
- a short while ago; a moment ago; just now
- 取る とる
- to take; to pick up; to grab
- 守る まもる
- to protect; to guard; to defend
- 本当に ほんとうに
- really; truly
- 次 つぎ
- next; following; subsequent
- 時間 じかん
- time
- 間に合う まにあう
- to be in time (for)
- 二度と にどと
- never again
- あんまり
- (not) very; (not) much
- 説明 せつめい
- explanation; exposition; description
- 相談 そうだん
- consultation; discussion; discussing
- 父さん とうさん
- father; dad; papa
- について
- concerning; regarding
- 最近 さいきん
- recently; lately; these days
- 怒る おこる
- to get angry; to get mad
- あの子 あのこ
- that child; that kid; that boy
- 被る かぶる
- to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on
- 無視 むし
- disregarding; ignoring
- 両親 りょうしん
- parents; both parents
- 慌てる あわてる
- to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic
- 直接 ちょくせつ
- direct; immediate; personal
- セット
- set (of things); combo
- 二度と にどと
- never again
- お話 おはなし
- story; tale
- 説明 せつめい
- explanation; exposition; description
- 消す けす
- to erase; to rub out; to rub off
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Episode 8 : The Spiders Thread
- 動く うごく
- to move; to stir; to shift
- さすが
- as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
- どんな
- what kind of; what sort of; what
- 一緒に いっしょに
- together (with); at the same time; in a lump
- 考える かんがえる
- to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder
- 帰る かえる
- to return; to come home; to go home
- あなた
- you
- 分かる わかる
- to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
- 今 いま
- now; the present time; just now
- 見る みる
- to see; to look; to watch
- 断る ことわる
- to refuse; to reject; to dismiss
- 途中 とちゅう
- on the way; en route
- 運ぶ はこぶ
- to carry; to transport; to move
- メール
- 正義 せいぎ
- justice; right; righteousness
- チャンス
- chance; opportunity
- 確認 かくにん
- confirmation; verification; validation
- 感じる かんじる
- to feel; to sense; to experience
- 送る おくる
- to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch
- 笑う わらう
- to laugh
- 監視 かんし
- monitoring; watching; observation
- 乗せる のせる
- to place on (something)
- 道具 どうぐ
- tool; implement; instrument
- 届ける とどける
- to deliver; to forward; to send
- 一度 いちど
- once; one time; on one occasion
- 想像 そうぞう
- imagination; supposition; guess
- 断る ことわる
- to refuse; to reject; to dismiss
- 途中 とちゅう
- on the way; en route
- 恥ずかしい はずかしい
- embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed
- 運ぶ はこぶ
- to carry; to transport; to move
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Episode 9 : The Fateful Day
- なるほど
- I see; that's right; indeed
- すみません
- excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry
- 許す ゆるす
- to permit; to allow; to approve
- 問題 もんだい
- question (e.g. on a test); problem
- 金 きん
- gold (metal)
- 頂く いただく
- to receive; to get; to accept
- 本当 ほんとう
- truth; reality; actuality
- きっと
- surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly
- 顔 かお
- face; visage
- 殺す ころす
- to kill; to slay; to murder
- どちら
- which way; which direction; where
- 離す はなす
- to separate; to part; to divide
- 起こる おこる
- to occur; to happen
- 助かる たすかる
- to be saved; to be rescued; to survive
- 親 おや
- parent; parents; mother and father
- 母さん かあさん
- mother
- てめえ
- you
- もしもし
- hello (e.g. on phone)
- 隠す かくす
- to hide; to conceal
- 働く はたらく
- to work; to labor; to labour
- ですから
- so; therefore; accordingly
- 背負う せおう
- to carry on one's back
- 稼ぐ かせぐ
- to earn (income); to make (money)
- 確かめる たしかめる
- to make sure; to check; to ascertain
- 価値 かち
- value; worth; merit
- 骨 ほね
- bone
- 目の前 めのまえ
- before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose
- 取り戻す とりもどす
- to take back; to get back; to regain
- その後 そのあと
- after that; afterwards; thereafter
- どちら
- which way; which direction; where
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Episode 10 : One Thing I Did
- もちろん
- of course; certainly; naturally
- ごめんなさい
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me
- すべて
- everything; all; the whole
- 掛ける かける
- to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from)
- 終わる おわる
- to end; to come to an end; to finish
- 私たち わたしたち
- we; us
- 守る まもる
- to protect; to guard; to defend
- 助ける たすける
- to save; to rescue; to spare
- 使う つかう
- to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
- 話 はなし
- talk; speech; chat
- 利用 りよう
- use; utilization; utilisation
- たまる
- to collect; to gather; to save
- アイツ
- he; she; that guy
- 過去 かこ
- the past; bygone days
- 休む やすむ
- to be absent; to take a day off
- お店 おみせ
- store; shop; establishment
- 僕たち ぼくたち
- we
- ゆっくり
- slowly; unhurriedly; without haste
- 血 ち
- blood
- 気づく きづく
- to notice; to realize; to realise
- あまりに
- too (much); overly; excessively
- 吸う すう
- to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale
- ひとり
- one person
- 組織 そしき
- organization; organisation; formation
- 悲しい かなしい
- sad; miserable; unhappy
- 裏切る うらぎる
- to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
- 利用 りよう
- use; utilization; utilisation
- たまる
- to collect; to gather; to save
- 過去 かこ
- the past; bygone days
- 弱い よわい
- weak; frail; delicate
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Episode 11 : Father
- 家族 かぞく
- family
- 動く うごく
- to move; to stir; to shift
- 今度 こんど
- this time; now
- お父さん おとうさん
- father; dad; papa
- 頼む たのむ
- to request; to beg; to ask
- 作る つくる
- to make; to produce; to manufacture
- 考える かんがえる
- to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder
- 食べる たべる
- to eat
- 手 て
- hand; arm
- 帰る かえる
- to return; to come home; to go home
- 一応 いちおう
- more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
- 難しい むずかしい
- difficult; hard; troublesome
- 安心 あんしん
- peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security
- 若い わかい
- young; youthful
- 確認 かくにん
- confirmation; verification; validation
- 料理 りょうり
- cooking; cookery; cuisine
- いろいろ
- various; all sorts of; variety of
- 感じる かんじる
- to feel; to sense; to experience
- 開く ひらく
- to open; to undo; to unseal
- 消える きえる
- to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight
- キレイ
- pretty; lovely; beautiful
- 繰り返す くりかえす
- to repeat; to do something over again
- むしろ
- rather; better; instead
- たった
- only; merely; but
- 一応 いちおう
- more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
- 自殺 じさつ
- suicide
- 振る ふる
- to wave; to shake; to swing
- 若い わかい
- young; youthful
- 確認 かくにん
- confirmation; verification; validation
- 感じる かんじる
- to feel; to sense; to experience
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Episode 12 : The Current Happiness
- しっかり
- tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
- すみません
- excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry
- 少し すこし
- a little; a bit; a small amount
- 心配 しんぱい
- worry; concern; anxiety
- ずっと
- continuously; the whole time; all the way
- ごめん
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me
- どうして
- how; in what way; by what means
- なんか
- something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...
- 時 とき
- time; hour; moment
- 今 いま
- now; the present time; just now
- 疲れる つかれる
- to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued
- そこで
- so; accordingly; now
- 父さん とうさん
- father; dad; papa
- もう少し もうすこし
- a bit more; a bit longer
- 失う うしなう
- to lose
- 勉強 べんきょう
- study
- 聞こえる きこえる
- to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
- 足 あし
- foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
- 開ける あける
- to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
- いったい
- whole area; whole region
- 揉む もむ
- to rub; to crumple
- 腰 こし
- lower back; waist; hips
- 騒ぐ さわぐ
- to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
- 靴 くつ
- shoe; shoes; boots
- 登場 とうじょう
- entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)
- ヒーロー
- hero
- バレる
- to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.)
- 愛す あいす
- to love
- 済む すむ
- to finish; to end; to be completed
- 父さん とうさん
- father; dad; papa