Natsume's Book of Friends vocabulary, episode by episode
13 lessons
ManabiDojo Academy teaches the Japanese of Natsume's Book of Friends 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
198 sentences. Words among the 500 most common.
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Level 2
A wider vocabulary
108 words
232 sentences. Words among the 1,500 most common.
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Level 3
The widest vocabulary
120 words
234 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 : The Cat and the Book of Friends
- 急ぐ いそぐ
- to hurry; to rush; to hasten
- 消える きえる
- to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight
- なるほど
- I see; that's right; indeed
- 駄目 だめ
- no good; not serving its purpose; useless
- 海 うみ
- sea; ocean; waters
- 行う おこなう
- to perform; to do; to conduct oneself
- 痛い いたい
- painful; sore
- 見える みえる
- to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
- ごめん
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me
- 男 おとこ
- man; male
- 殆ど ほとんど
- almost; nearly; mostly
- 途中 とちゅう
- on the way; en route
- 勝ち かち
- win; victory
- 当たり前 あたりまえ
- natural; reasonable; obvious
- 捕まえる つかまえる
- to catch; to capture; to arrest
- 落とす おとす
- to drop; to lose; to let fall
- 妖怪 ようかい
- ghost; apparition; phantom
- 危険 きけん
- danger; peril; hazard
- だけど
- however
- 聞こえる きこえる
- to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
- 種 たね
- seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel
- ですから
- so; therefore; accordingly
- 横 よこ
- horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down
- 暴れる あばれる
- to act violently; to rage; to struggle
- 吸う すう
- to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale
- 遠慮 えんりょ
- reserve; constraint; restraint
- 慣れる なれる
- to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with
- それなら
- if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
- 面倒 めんどう
- trouble; bother
- ついてる
- to be lucky; to be in luck
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Episode 2 : The Dew Gods Small Shrine
- 名 な
- name; given name
- どうも
- thank you; thanks
- 買う かう
- to buy; to purchase
- 本当 ほんとう
- truth; reality; actuality
- 忘れる わすれる
- to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of
- 無理 むり
- unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
- 頼む たのむ
- to request; to beg; to ask
- 一緒に いっしょに
- together (with); at the same time; in a lump
- やっぱり
- as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
- 食べる たべる
- to eat
- 大人しい おとなしい
- gentle; quiet; mild
- やばい
- dangerous; risky
- 参る まいる
- to go; to come; to call
- 疲れる つかれる
- to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued
- 小さい ちいさい
- small; little; tiny
- 宜しい よろしい
- good; OK; all right
- 鬼 おに
- ogre; demon; oni
- 諦める あきらめる
- to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
- 失礼 しつれい
- discourtesy; impoliteness
- 酷い ひどい
- cruel; heartless; hard
- この前 このまえ
- the other day; previously; before
- 明るい あかるい
- light; well-lit; well-lighted
- 仕業 しわざ
- deed (esp. negative); act; action
- 隙 すき
- gap; space
- 耐える たえる
- to bear; to stand; to endure
- はーい
- understood; I see; OK
- 大人しい おとなしい
- gentle; quiet; mild
- 寂しい さびしい
- lonely; lonesome; solitary
- 重い おもい
- heavy; weighty
- 参る まいる
- to go; to come; to call
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Episode 3 : The Mysterious Person at the Eight Fields
- 家族 かぞく
- family
- 学校 がっこう
- school
- 変 へん
- strange; odd; peculiar
- 話す はなす
- to talk; to speak; to converse
- どんな
- what kind of; what sort of; what
- 何故 なぜ
- why; how
- 相手 あいて
- companion; partner; company
- 人間 にんげん
- human being; human; person
- こっち
- this way; this direction
- 悪い わるい
- bad; poor; undesirable
- おのれ
- oneself (itself, etc.)
- 何者 なにもの
- who; what kind of person
- 起こす おこす
- to raise; to raise up; to set up
- ただいま
- I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
- どうしても
- by all means; at any cost; no matter what
- それでも
- but (still); and yet; nevertheless
- 感じる かんじる
- to feel; to sense; to experience
- 黙る だまる
- to be silent; to say nothing
- 寝る ねる
- to sleep (lying down)
- 家族 かぞく
- family
- 待ち まち
- waiting; waiting time
- やる気 やるき
- will (to do something); drive; motivation
- 悩む なやむ
- to be worried; to be troubled
- 一人 ひとり
- one person
- お姉さん おねえさん
- older sister; elder sister
- 苦手 にがて
- poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
- 降りる おりる
- to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down
- 勝手に かってに
- arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking
- ただいま
- I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
- 妖怪 ようかい
- ghost; apparition; phantom
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Episode 4 : Shigure and the Girl
- 乗る のる
- to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board
- 言葉 ことば
- language; dialect
- 駄目 だめ
- no good; not serving its purpose; useless
- 必ず かならず
- always; without exception; necessarily
- 他 た
- other (esp. people and abstract matters)
- 全然 ぜんぜん
- (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
- 信じる しんじる
- to believe; to believe in; to place trust in
- 見える みえる
- to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
- 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
- 格好 かっこう
- shape; form; figure
- 断る ことわる
- to refuse; to reject; to dismiss
- 安心 あんしん
- peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security
- 手伝う てつだう
- to help; to assist; to aid
- 救う すくう
- to rescue from; to help out of; to save
- 伝える つたえる
- to convey; to report; to transmit
- 面白い おもしろい
- interesting; fascinating; intriguing
- 危ない あぶない
- dangerous; risky; hazardous
- 見つかる みつかる
- to be found; to be discovered
- 言葉 ことば
- language; dialect
- 説得 せっとく
- persuasion
- お守り おまもり
- charm; amulet
- 無くす なくす
- to lose (something)
- 嫌う きらう
- to hate; to dislike; to loathe
- お礼 おれい
- thanks; gratitude
- 通る とおる
- to go by; to go past; to go along
- 参加 さんか
- participation; joining; entry
- 断る ことわる
- to refuse; to reject; to dismiss
- 気付く きづく
- to notice; to realize; to realise
- チャンス
- chance; opportunity
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Episode 5 : Heart Colored Ticket
- 本 ほん
- book; volume; script
- 名前 なまえ
- name
- 明日 あした
- tomorrow
- 行う おこなう
- to perform; to do; to conduct oneself
- 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
- 先 さき
- point; tip; end
- 一緒に いっしょに
- together (with); at the same time; in a lump
- ごめん
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me
- どうして
- how; in what way; by what means
- やって来る やってくる
- to come along; to come around; to turn up
- 住む すむ
- to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit
- 無駄 むだ
- futility; waste; uselessness
- 巫山戯る ふざける
- to joke; to jest; to kid
- 妖怪 ようかい
- ghost; apparition; phantom
- 何とか なんとか
- something; something or other; so-and-so
- 思い出す おもいだす
- to recall; to remember; to recollect
- 渡す わたす
- to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
- どっち
- which way; which direction; where
- 場合 ばあい
- case; occasion; situation
- 下手 へた
- unskillful; poor; awkward
- 今朝 けさ
- this morning
- 拾う ひろう
- to pick up; to gather
- 途中 とちゅう
- on the way; en route
- 二度と にどと
- never again
- 落とす おとす
- to drop; to lose; to let fall
- 巫山戯る ふざける
- to joke; to jest; to kid
- 思い出す おもいだす
- to recall; to remember; to recollect
- 渡す わたす
- to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
- 色々 いろいろ
- various; all sorts of; variety of
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Episode 6 : Swallow at the Lake Bottom
- 何故 なぜ
- why; how
- 何で なんで
- why?; what for?
- 悪い わるい
- bad; poor; undesirable
- ありがとう
- thank you; thanks
- 何て なんて
- how ...!; what ...!
- 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
- お前 おまえ
- you
- 言う いう
- to say; to utter; to declare
- お帰り おかえり
- return
- 父ちゃん とうちゃん
- dad; daddy; papa
- 参る まいる
- to go; to come; to call
- 酒 さけ
- alcohol; sake
- うるさい
- noisy; loud
- あの人 あのひと
- he; she; that person
- そりゃ
- very; extremely
- 始まる はじまる
- to begin; to start; to commence
- 食う くう
- to eat
- 何故 なぜ
- why; how
- おやすみ
- holiday; day off; absence
- 悲しい かなしい
- sad; miserable; unhappy
- お帰り おかえり
- return
- 父ちゃん とうちゃん
- dad; daddy; papa
- 興味 きょうみ
- interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
- 着る きる
- to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on
- 鬼 おに
- ogre; demon; oni
- だけど
- however
- 面白い おもしろい
- interesting; fascinating; intriguing
- あの子 あのこ
- that child; that kid; that boy
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Episode 7 : The Little Foxs Hat
- 道 みち
- road; path; street
- 覚える おぼえる
- to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory
- 書く かく
- to write; to compose; to pen
- 本当 ほんとう
- truth; reality; actuality
- 美味しい おいしい
- good(-tasting); nice; delicious
- 呼ぶ よぶ
- to call out (to); to call; to invoke
- 取る とる
- to take; to pick up; to grab
- 今度 こんど
- this time; now
- どうぞ
- please; kindly; pray
- 逃げる にげる
- to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger)
- 構う かまう
- to mind; to care about; to be concerned about
- ご飯 ごはん
- cooked rice
- 寂しい さびしい
- lonely; lonesome; solitary
- 薬 くすり
- medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs
- 嬉しい うれしい
- happy; glad; pleased
- それだけ
- that much; as much; to that extent
- 小さい ちいさい
- small; little; tiny
- 楽しみ たのしみ
- enjoyment; pleasure; amusement
- 綺麗 きれい
- pretty; lovely; beautiful
- そんなに
- so much; so; like that
- 温泉 おんせん
- hot spring
- 一人 ひとり
- one person
- 役に立つ やくにたつ
- to be helpful; to be useful
- 白い しろい
- white
- 構う かまう
- to mind; to care about; to be concerned about
- 平気 へいき
- cool; calm; composed
- ご飯 ごはん
- cooked rice
- 寂しい さびしい
- lonely; lonesome; solitary
- 雪 ゆき
- snow; snowfall
- 嬉しい うれしい
- happy; glad; pleased
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Episode 8 : Fleeting Light
- 乗る のる
- to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board
- 幸せ しあわせ
- happiness; good fortune; luck
- 元気 げんき
- lively; full of spirit; energetic
- 名前 なまえ
- name
- 少し すこし
- a little; a bit; a small amount
- 話す はなす
- to talk; to speak; to converse
- 止める とめる
- to stop; to turn off
- 居る いる
- to be (of animate objects); to exist
- 知る しる
- to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of)
- 出る でる
- to leave; to exit; to go out
- 触る さわる
- to touch; to feel
- 減る へる
- to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
- 興味 きょうみ
- interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
- 気付く きづく
- to notice; to realize; to realise
- しばらく
- for a moment; for a minute
- それでも
- but (still); and yet; nevertheless
- おめでとう
- congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!
- こんにちは こんにちは
- hello; good day; good afternoon
- きれい
- pretty; lovely; beautiful
- 聞こえる きこえる
- to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
- 友人 ゆうじん
- friend
- 愛する あいする
- to love
- 光る ひかる
- to shine; to glitter; to be bright
- 慌てる あわてる
- to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic
- けれど
- but; however; although
- 虫 むし
- insect; bug; cricket
- そのよう
- that kind of; of the sort; of the kind
- 以前 いぜん
- before; prior to; ago
- せめて
- at least; at most; (even) just
- 隠れる かくれる
- to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover
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Episode 9 : Ayakashi Exorcism
- 昔 むかし
- the old days; the past; former times
- 変 へん
- strange; odd; peculiar
- しっかり
- tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
- すみません
- excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry
- 欲しい ほしい
- wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
- 掛ける かける
- to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from)
- 見える みえる
- to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
- 頼む たのむ
- to request; to beg; to ask
- ごめん
- I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me
- 時間 じかん
- time
- 付き合う つきあう
- to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with
- 猫 ねこ
- cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
- 喋る しゃべる
- to talk; to chat; to chatter
- テレビ
- television; TV
- 出会う であう
- to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across
- 冗談 じょうだん
- joke; jest; funny story
- 手伝う てつだう
- to help; to assist; to aid
- 甘い あまい
- sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary
- 優しい やさしい
- tender; kind; gentle
- 狙う ねらう
- to aim at (with a weapon, etc.)
- 無視 むし
- disregarding; ignoring
- 仕業 しわざ
- deed (esp. negative); act; action
- 試す ためす
- to try (out); to have a try (at); to test
- 付き合う つきあう
- to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with
- テレビ
- television; TV
- 裏 うら
- opposite side; bottom; other side
- 済む すむ
- to finish; to end; to be completed
- 出会う であう
- to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across
- 妖怪 ようかい
- ghost; apparition; phantom
- 冗談 じょうだん
- joke; jest; funny story
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Episode 10 : Asagis Koto
- 可愛い かわいい
- cute; adorable; charming
- もちろん
- of course; certainly; naturally
- 見つける みつける
- to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across
- 楽しい たのしい
- enjoyable; fun; pleasant
- 明日 あした
- tomorrow
- 行う おこなう
- to perform; to do; to conduct oneself
- 頂く いただく
- to receive; to get; to accept
- 大変 たいへん
- very; greatly; terribly
- 本当 ほんとう
- truth; reality; actuality
- これから
- from now on; after this; in the future
- 立てる たてる
- to stand up; to put up; to set up
- 間に合う まにあう
- to be in time (for)
- 魚 さかな
- fish
- 疲れる つかれる
- to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued
- なんとか
- something; something or other; so-and-so
- 捕まえる つかまえる
- to catch; to capture; to arrest
- 謝る あやまる
- to apologize; to apologise
- そいつ
- he; she; that person
- 助かる たすかる
- to be saved; to be rescued; to survive
- だけど
- however
- 琴 こと
- koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
- 抱える かかえる
- to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm
- すっかり
- all; completely; totally
- 穴 あな
- hole; opening; orifice
- おいで
- coming; going; being (somewhere)
- 立てる たてる
- to stand up; to put up; to set up
- 間に合う まにあう
- to be in time (for)
- 疲れる つかれる
- to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued
- 特別 とくべつ
- special; particular; extraordinary
- なんとか
- something; something or other; so-and-so
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Episode 11 : Nyankos Book of Boredom
- 学校 がっこう
- school
- 友達 ともだち
- friend; companion
- 置く おく
- to put; to place
- どうして
- how; in what way; by what means
- あいつ
- he; she; that guy
- 食べる たべる
- to eat
- 悪い わるい
- bad; poor; undesirable
- 違う ちがう
- to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct
- 方 ほう
- direction; way; side
- 帰る かえる
- to return; to come home; to go home
- 捕まる つかまる
- to be caught; to be arrested
- お帰り おかえり
- return
- 所で ところで
- by the way; incidentally
- ただいま
- I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
- 僕たち ぼくたち
- we
- 久しぶり ひさしぶり
- a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
- 飛ぶ とぶ
- to fly; to soar
- そろそろ
- soon; before long; any time now
- 笑う わらう
- to laugh
- あたし
- I; me
- 詳しい くわしい
- detailed; full; minute
- 一人 ひとり
- one person
- 珍しい めずらしい
- unusual; rare; curious
- お帰り おかえり
- return
- 所で ところで
- by the way; incidentally
- そしたら
- then; and (then); in that case
- 雨 あめ
- rain
- ただいま
- I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
- どうせ
- anyhow; in any case; at any rate
- こんにちは こんにちは
- hello; good day; good afternoon
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Episode 12 : Five Day Mark
- 変 へん
- strange; odd; peculiar
- 終わる おわる
- to end; to come to an end; to finish
- 付ける つける
- to attach; to join; to connect
- 守る まもる
- to protect; to guard; to defend
- 逃げる にげる
- to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger)
- 使う つかう
- to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
- 家 いえ
- house; residence; dwelling
- 聞く きく
- to hear
- ありがとう
- thank you; thanks
- 見る みる
- to see; to look; to watch
- 付き合う つきあう
- to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with
- 座る すわる
- to sit; to squat
- 出会う であう
- to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across
- 起こる おこる
- to occur; to happen
- 人たち ひとたち
- people
- 妖怪 ようかい
- ghost; apparition; phantom
- 宜しい よろしい
- good; OK; all right
- 思い出す おもいだす
- to recall; to remember; to recollect
- 優しい やさしい
- tender; kind; gentle
- 失礼 しつれい
- discourtesy; impoliteness
- 預ける あずける
- to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to place (in someone's custody)
- 導く みちびく
- to guide; to lead; to show the way
- 広がる ひろがる
- to spread (out); to extend; to stretch
- きつい
- tough; hard; severe
- ですから
- so; therefore; accordingly
- 式 しき
- way; style; fashion
- 相応しい ふさわしい
- appropriate; adequate; suitable
- 解ける とける
- to be solved; to be resolved
- 限る かぎる
- to restrict; to limit; to confine
- やれやれ
- oh!; ah!; oh dear!
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Episode 13 : Autumn Banquet
- 言葉 ことば
- language; dialect
- 家族 かぞく
- family
- 初めて はじめて
- for the first time
- 意味 いみ
- meaning; significance; sense
- 忘れる わすれる
- to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of
- きっと
- surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly
- どういう
- what kind of; what sort of; what
- 見える みえる
- to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
- 会う あう
- to meet; to encounter; to see
- 仕舞う しまう
- to finish; to stop; to end
- クラス
- class
- 構う かまう
- to mind; to care about; to be concerned about
- 恥ずかしい はずかしい
- embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed
- どうやら
- possibly; apparently; (seem) likely
- ちょうど
- exactly; precisely; just
- 手伝う てつだう
- to help; to assist; to aid
- だけど
- however
- 渡す わたす
- to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
- 隠す かくす
- to hide; to conceal
- 風 ふう
- method; manner; way
- 待ち まち
- waiting; waiting time
- 向く むく
- to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.)
- 預かる あずかる
- to look after; to take care of; to keep
- 払う はらう
- to pay (e.g. money, bill)
- 巫山戯る ふざける
- to joke; to jest; to kid
- 手伝う てつだう
- to help; to assist; to aid
- きれい
- pretty; lovely; beautiful
- 落ち着く おちつく
- to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind
- 準備 じゅんび
- preparation; arrangements; getting ready
- せっかく
- with trouble; at great pains