Is there an online list of frequently used words in the news?


There are a few books with lists of words and kanji compounds found in the
news. Like [this one](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0804809194),
[this one](http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4789012824), and [this
one](http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757413300).

However, unless one wants to spend a lot of time doing data entry, they don't
lend themselves well to modern flashcard programs, both online and off.

I was wondering if there were web pages and sites that might have this kind of
thing, so the words can copied more efficiently into one's flashcard program?

I suppose there are potentially two categories of words, ones that are
perennially in newspapers (political, economic, and crime related terms), and
ones that try and capture the current zeitgeist (popular people, recent
incidents, names of places where things happened.) Both types would be
helpful.

One with definitions and readings would be best. English would be ideal but
not required.

On a related note, what would you search for on [Google](http://google.co.jp)
to find this kind of thing? I went along these lines:

> 新聞の最近よく使っている言葉

... But it didn't get me much.




The three annually revisited books: 現代用語の基礎知識, イミダス, and 知恵蔵 are particularly
famous for studying the trendy words with definition/explanation. They seem to
be putting things online, but some are not free. I found [this
one](http://kotobank.jp/), which seems to be free. You may want to follow the
'アクセスランキング' link on it.

For your purpose, a search with '現代用語' will give you good results.




The three annually revisited books: 現代用語の基礎知識, イミダス, and 知恵蔵 are particularly
famous for studying the trendy words with definition/explanation. They seem to
be putting things online, but some are not free. I found [this
one](http://kotobank.jp/), which seems to be free. You may want to follow the
'アクセスランキング' link on it.

For your purpose, a search with '現代用語' will give you good results.

