もっこり半兵衛

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency
兵衛ひょうえ
middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
  1. [n] middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
337 4.581%
半はん
half; semi-; partial
  1. [n-pref,n] half; semi-; partial
  2. [n-suf] half-past
  3. [n] odd number
  4. [n] han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
323 4.390%
いい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  1. [adj-ix] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  2. [adj-ix] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. [adj-ix] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. [adj-ix] OK; all right; fine; no problem
69 0.938%
おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
60 0.816%
夜鷹よたか
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
  1. [n] grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
  2. [n] nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
  3. [n] streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period)
  4. [n] soba vendors who walk around at night; soba sold by these vendors
56 0.761%
もう
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
  1. [adv] already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
  2. [adv] soon; shortly; before long; presently
  3. [adv] further; more; again; another; the other
  4. [int] jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; seriously
53 0.720%
この
this
  1. [adj-pn] this
  2. [adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  3. [adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
44 0.598%
侍さむらい
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
  1. [n] warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
  2. [n] man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer
43 0.584%
夜よる
evening; night
  1. [n,adv] evening; night
  2. [n] dinner
41 0.557%
人ひと
person; someone; somebody
  1. [n] person; someone; somebody
  2. [n] human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
  3. [n] human (Homo sapiens)
  4. [n] (other) people; others
  5. [n] character; personality; nature
  6. [n] capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
  7. [n] adult; grown-up
  8. [n] I; me; one
37 0.503%
女おんな
female; woman; female sex
  1. [n,n-pref] female; woman; female sex
  2. [n] female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
36 0.489%
まで
until (a time); till; to; up to
  1. [prt] until (a time); till; to; up to
  2. [prt] to (a place or person); as far as
  3. [prt] to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
  4. [prt] only; merely
35 0.476%
遊女ゆうじょ
prostitute; harlot
  1. [n] prostitute; harlot
34 0.462%
男おとこ
man; male
  1. [n,n-pref] man; male
  2. [n] fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  3. [n] male lover; boyfriend; man
  4. [n] manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
33 0.449%
こと
thing; matter
  1. [n] thing; matter
  2. [n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. [n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. [n] work; business; affair
  5. [n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
  6. [n-suf] nominalizing suffix
  7. [n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
  8. [n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
  9. [n] necessity; need
  10. [n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
32 0.435%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
32 0.435%
また
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  1. [adv] again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  2. [adv] also; too; as well; likewise
  3. [adv] on the other hand; while
  4. [conj] and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
  5. [conj] or; otherwise
  6. [adv] really; how; (what, why) on earth
  7. [pref] indirect
32 0.435%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
32 0.435%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
31 0.421%
藩はん
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
  1. [n,n-suf] han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
31 0.421%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
29 0.394%
用心ようじん
care; precaution; guarding; caution
  1. [n,vs,vt,vi] care; precaution; guarding; caution
29 0.394%
町まち
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
  1. [n] town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
  2. [n] downtown; main street
  3. [n] street; road
29 0.394%
町人ちょうにん
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
  1. [n] chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
29 0.394%
いる
to be (of animate objects); to exist
  1. [v1,vi] to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. [v1,vi] to stay
  3. [v1,aux-v] to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
28 0.381%
米こめ
(husked grains of) rice
  1. [n] (husked grains of) rice
  2. [n] staple (product, etc.); necessity
28 0.381%
仕事しごと
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  1. [n,vs,vi] work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  2. [n] work
27 0.367%
右みぎ
right; right-hand side
  1. [n,adj-no] right; right-hand side
  2. [n] right hand
  3. [n,adj-no] the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned
  4. [n] the right (wing); rightist
26 0.353%
浪人ろうにん
ronin; masterless samurai
  1. [n,vs,vi] ronin; masterless samurai
  2. [n,vs,vi] high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
  3. [n] person out of work; jobless person
  4. [n] wanderer; drifter
25 0.340%
今夜こんや
this evening; tonight
  1. [n,adv] this evening; tonight
23 0.313%
剣術けんじゅつ
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
  1. [n] (art of) fencing; swordsmanship
23 0.313%
誰だれ
who
  1. [pn] who
23 0.313%
月並つきなみ
every month
  1. [n,adj-no] every month
  2. [adj-na,n] trite; commonplace; conventional; hackneyed
22 0.299%
父上ちちうえ
father
  1. [n] father
22 0.299%
お玉おたま
ladle
  1. [n] ladle
  2. [n] (hen's) egg
21 0.285%
娘むすめ
daughter
  1. [n] daughter
  2. [n] girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
21 0.285%
旗本はたもと
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
  1. [n] shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
20 0.272%
火付けひつけ
arson; incendiarism
  1. [n,vs] arson; incendiarism
20 0.272%
そんな
such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
  1. [adj-pn] such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
  2. [int] no way!; never!
19 0.258%
なる
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  1. [v5r,vi] to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  2. [v5r,vi] to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
  3. [v5r,vi] to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
  4. [v5r,vi] to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
  5. [v5r,vi] to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
  6. [v5r,vi] to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
  7. [v5r,vi] to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
  8. [v5r,vi] to play (the part of); to act as
  9. [v5r,vi] to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
  10. [v5r,vi] to be promoted
  11. [aux-v,v5r] to do ...
19 0.258%
事こと
thing; matter
  1. [n] thing; matter
  2. [n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. [n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. [n] work; business; affair
  5. [n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
  6. [n-suf] nominalizing suffix
  7. [n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
  8. [n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
  9. [n] necessity; need
  10. [n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
19 0.258%
人斬りひときり
assassination; assassin
  1. [n] assassination; assassin
19 0.258%
奴やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
19 0.258%
客きゃく
guest; visitor
  1. [n] guest; visitor
  2. [n] customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
  3. [ctr] counter for containers used to entertain guests
19 0.258%
用心棒ようじんぼう
bodyguard; bouncer; (security) guard
  1. [n] bodyguard; bouncer; (security) guard
  2. [n] bar (on a door); bolt
  3. [n] stick or pole used for self-defence
19 0.258%
そう
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
  1. [aux,adj-na] appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
18 0.245%
殿どの
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
  1. [suf] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
18 0.245%
あたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
17 0.231%
あんた
you
  1. [pn] you
17 0.231%
マンガまんが
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
  1. [n] cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
17 0.231%
庄しょう
manor; villa
  1. [n,n-suf] manor; villa
17 0.231%
集英しゅうえい
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
  1. [n] gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
17 0.231%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
16 0.217%
だめ
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  1. [adj-na,n] no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  2. [adj-na,n] hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
  3. [adj-na,n] cannot; must not; not allowed
  4. [n] neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
  5. [int] no!; stop!
16 0.217%
美人びじん
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
  1. [n] beautiful woman; (a) beauty
16 0.217%
それに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
15 0.204%
夜回りよまわり
night watch; night watchman
  1. [n,vs,vi] night watch; night watchman
15 0.204%
ありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
14 0.190%
として
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  1. [exp] as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  2. [exp] apart from... (used to change the topic)
  3. [exp] even (e.g. "not even a single person")
  4. [exp] thinking that...; trying to...
14 0.190%
吉きち
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness
  1. [n,adj-no] good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness
  2. [n] unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
14 0.190%
廻りまわり
rotation
  1. [n] rotation
  2. [n] making the rounds
  3. [n] spreading
  4. [n] effect; efficacy
  5. [n-suf,n] by way of; via
  6. [suf,ctr] round; turn
  7. [suf,ctr] size
  8. [suf,ctr] 12-year period; 12-year age difference
14 0.190%
話はなし
talk; speech; chat; conversation
  1. [n] talk; speech; chat; conversation
  2. [n] topic; subject
  3. [n] discussions; negotiation; argument
  4. [n] rumor; talk; hearsay
  5. [n] tale; story; fable
  6. [n] circumstances; particulars
14 0.190%
こいつ
he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person
  1. [pn] he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person
  2. [pn] this; this one; this thing
  3. [int] hey, you!
13 0.177%
火事かじ
fire; conflagration
  1. [n] fire; conflagration
13 0.177%
用よう
business; task; errand; engagement
  1. [n] business; task; errand; engagement
  2. [n] use; purpose
  3. [n-suf] for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...
  4. [n] call of nature; excretion
13 0.177%
長屋ながや
tenement house; row house
  1. [n] tenement house; row house
13 0.177%
そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
12 0.163%
みの
straw raincoat
  1. [n] straw raincoat
12 0.163%
今いま
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  2. [adv] another; more
12 0.163%
作品さくひん
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
  1. [n] work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
12 0.163%
房ふさ
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; tassel
  1. [n] tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; tassel
  2. [n,ctr] bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers)
  3. [n,ctr] segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
12 0.163%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
12 0.163%
武家ぶけ
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock
  1. [n] samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock
  2. [n] samurai; warrior
12 0.163%
試合しあい
match; game; bout; contest
  1. [n,vs,vi] match; game; bout; contest
12 0.163%
飴あめ
(hard) candy; toffee
  1. [n] (hard) candy; toffee
  2. [n] rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
  3. [n] amber; yellowish-brown
12 0.163%
しかも
moreover; furthermore
  1. [conj] moreover; furthermore
  2. [conj] nevertheless; and yet
11 0.150%
つまり
that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
  1. [adv] that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
  2. [adv] in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
  3. [n] clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
  4. [n] shrinkage
  5. [n] end; conclusion
  6. [n] dead end; corner
  7. [n] distress; being at the end of one's rope
11 0.150%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
11 0.150%
まだ
still; as yet; only
  1. [adv] still; as yet; only
  2. [adv] (not) yet
  3. [adv] more; (more) still
  4. [adv] at least; comparatively; relatively
  5. [adj-na] unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
11 0.150%
一人ひとり
one person
  1. [n] one person
  2. [n] being alone; being by oneself
  3. [n] being single; being unmarried
  4. [adv] by oneself; alone
  5. [adv] just; only; simply
11 0.150%
下さいください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
11 0.150%
地ち
earth; ground; land; soil
  1. [n,n-suf] earth; ground; land; soil
  2. [n,n-suf] place
  3. [n,n-suf] territory
  4. [n,n-suf] bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
  5. [n,n-suf] earth (one of the five elements)
11 0.150%
大火たいか
large fire
  1. [n] large fire
11 0.150%
女郎じょろう
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
  1. [n] prostitute (esp. Edo period)
11 0.150%
実はじつは
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
  1. [exp,adv] as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
11 0.150%
平和へいわ
peace; harmony
  1. [n,adj-na] peace; harmony
11 0.150%
強いつよい
strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
  1. [adj-i] strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
  2. [adj-i] strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
  3. [adj-i] good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
  4. [adj-i] being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
  5. [adj-i] firm; rigid; solid
  6. [adj-i] intense; strong; fierce; high
  7. [adj-i] dependable; trustworthy
11 0.150%
百姓ひゃくしょう
farmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhand
  1. [n] farmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhand
  2. [n] farming
  3. [n] country bumpkin; yokel
  4. [n] the common people
11 0.150%
辻斬りつじぎり
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
  1. [n,vs,vt] attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
11 0.150%
そうだ
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression
  1. [int] that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression
  2. [exp] people say that; it is said that; I hear that
10 0.136%
やはり
as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  1. [adv] as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  2. [adv] after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
  3. [adv] too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
  4. [adv] still; as before
  5. [adv] all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
10 0.136%
ように
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
  1. [exp] in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
  2. [exp] hoping or wishing for something
10 0.136%
二に
two; 2
  1. [num] two; 2
10 0.136%
人間にんげん
human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  1. [n] human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  2. [n] character (of a person)
10 0.136%
先生せんせい
teacher; instructor; master
  1. [n] teacher; instructor; master
  2. [n,n-suf] sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
  3. [n] intimate or teasing form of address
  4. [n] one's elder
10 0.136%
剣けん
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
  1. [n] sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
  2. [n] bayonet
  3. [n] swordsmanship
  4. [n] stinger; ovipositor; dart
10 0.136%
坊主ぼうず
Buddhist priest; bonze
  1. [n] Buddhist priest; bonze
  2. [n] close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
  3. [n] boy; sonny; lad
  4. [n] not catching anything
  5. [n] the August 20-point card
10 0.136%
変へん
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
  1. [adj-na] strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
  2. [adj-na] unexpected
  3. [n] change
  4. [n] incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; emergency
  5. [n-pref] flat
10 0.136%
指南役しなんやく
instructor
  1. [n] instructor
10 0.136%
殿様とのさま
nobleman; dignitary; lord
  1. [n] nobleman; dignitary; lord
  2. [n] feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo
  3. [n] man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
10 0.136%
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