ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖

The Case Records of the Biblia Secondhand Bookstore

Vocabulary

Character names have not been removed from this list. There may also be misparsings of characters names in the list. Character names may be removed from the list on a future date.

Word English Frequency
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 ...
71 2.580%
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")
52 1.890%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
51 1.853%
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
33 1.199%
漱うがい
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
  1. [n,vs,vi] gargling; rinsing one's mouth
24 0.872%
わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
22 0.799%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
21 0.763%
なんです
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
  1. [aux] it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
19 0.690%
全集ぜんしゅう
complete works; complete collection; complete series
  1. [n,n-suf] complete works; complete collection; complete series
19 0.690%
祖母そぼ
grandmother
  1. [n] grandmother
17 0.618%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
16 0.581%
彼女かのじょ
she; her
  1. [pn] she; her
  2. [n] girlfriend
16 0.581%
バス停バスてい
bus stop
  1. [n] bus stop
15 0.545%
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
14 0.509%
名前なまえ
name
  1. [n] name
  2. [n] given name; first name
14 0.509%
目め
eye; eyeball
  1. [n] eye; eyeball
  2. [n] eyesight; sight; vision
  3. [n] look; stare; gaze; glance
  4. [n] notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
  5. [n] an experience
  6. [n] viewpoint
  7. [n] discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
  8. [n] (an) appearance
  9. [n] chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
  10. [n] spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
  11. [n] grain (of wood, paper)
  12. [n] eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
  13. [n] intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
  14. [n] dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
  15. [n] graduation; division (of a scale)
  16. [n] tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
  17. [suf] ordinal number suffix
  18. [suf] somewhat; -ish
  19. [suf] point (e.g. of change)
14 0.509%
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
13 0.472%
お祖母様おばあさま
grandmother
  1. [n] grandmother
  2. [n] old woman; female senior citizen
13 0.472%
こういう
such; this sort of; like this
  1. [adj-pn] such; this sort of; like this
13 0.472%
五ご
five; 5
  1. [num] five; 5
13 0.472%
古書こしょ
old book; rare book; classic
  1. [n] old book; rare book; classic
  2. [n] secondhand book; used book
13 0.472%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
12 0.436%
ちょっと
a little; a bit; slightly
  1. [adv] a little; a bit; slightly
  2. [adv] just a minute; for a moment; briefly
  3. [adv] somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
  4. [adv] (not) easily; (not) readily
  5. [int] hey!; come on; excuse me
  6. [exp] thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
12 0.436%
なに
what
  1. [pn] what
  2. [pn] you-know-what; that thing
  3. [pn] whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
  4. [adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  5. [int] what?; huh?
  6. [int] hey!; come on!
  7. [int] oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
12 0.436%
なんで
why?; what for?
  1. [adv] why?; what for?
  2. [adv] how?; by what means?
12 0.436%
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
12 0.436%
思うおもう
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  1. [v5u,vt] to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  2. [v5u,vt] to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
  3. [v5u,vt] to judge; to assess; to regard
  4. [v5u,vt] to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  5. [v5u,vt] to expect; to look forward to
  6. [v5u,vt] to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
  7. [v5u,vt] to recall; to remember
11 0.400%
文庫ぶんこ
library; book collection
  1. [n] library; book collection
  2. [n] paperback book
11 0.400%
あなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
10 0.363%
おばあちゃん
granny; grandma; gran
  1. [n] granny; grandma; gran
  2. [n] old lady; old woman
10 0.363%
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
10 0.363%
もの
thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  1. [n] thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  2. [n] one's things; possessions; property; belongings
  3. [n] things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  4. [n] quality
  5. [n] reason; the way of things
  6. [n] used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
  7. [n-suf] item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  8. [n-suf] cause of ...; cause for ...
  9. [pref] somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  10. [pref] really; truly
10 0.363%
子こ
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  1. [n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  2. [n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring
  3. [n,n-suf] young woman
  4. [n,n-suf] young (animal)
  5. [n] offshoot
  6. [n] interest
  7. [n] new share
  8. [n] player who is not a dealer
  9. [n] young geisha; young prostitute
  10. [n] bird egg
  11. [n-suf] -er (often of young women)
10 0.363%
あんた
you
  1. [pn] you
9 0.327%
せどり
ship-to-ship cargo transfer; off-shore delivery (into smaller boats)
  1. [n] ship-to-ship cargo transfer; off-shore delivery (into smaller boats)
9 0.327%
はずです
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
  1. [exp] be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
9 0.327%
よく
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  1. [adv] nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  2. [adv] frequently; often
  3. [adv] I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
  4. [adv] (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
9 0.327%
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
9 0.327%
奴やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
9 0.327%
好きすき
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
  1. [adj-na,n] liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
  2. [adj-na,n] liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
  3. [n,adj-na] faddism; eccentricity
  4. [adj-na,n] as one likes; as it suits one
  5. [adj-na,n] lecherous; lustful; salacious
9 0.327%
時とき
time; hour; moment
  1. [n] time; hour; moment
  2. [n,adv] occasion; case
  3. [n] chance; opportunity; season
  4. [n] the times; the age; the day
  5. [n] tense
9 0.327%
本棚ほんだな
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
  1. [n] bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
9 0.327%
署名しょめい
signature
  1. [n,vs,vi] signature
9 0.327%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
9 0.327%
あたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
8 0.291%
かもしれない
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
  1. [exp] may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
8 0.291%
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!
8 0.291%
ため
good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  1. [n,adv] good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. [n,adv] sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. [n,adv] consequence; result; effect
  4. [n,adv] affecting; regarding; concerning
8 0.291%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
8 0.291%
ところ
place; spot; scene; site
  1. [n,adv,suf] place; spot; scene; site
  2. [n,suf] address
  3. [n,suf] district; area; locality
  4. [n,suf] one's house
  5. [n,suf] point; aspect; side; facet
  6. [n,suf] passage (in text); part
  7. [n,suf] space; room
  8. [n,suf] thing; matter
  9. [n] whereupon; as a result
  10. [n] about to; on the verge of
  11. [n] was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
  12. [n] approximately; around; about
8 0.291%
中身なかみ
contents; interior; filling
  1. [n] contents; interior; filling
  2. [n] substance; content
  3. [n] (sword) blade
8 0.291%
大輔だゆう
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
  1. [n] vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
8 0.291%
おじいちゃん
grandpa; granddad
  1. [n] grandpa; granddad
7 0.254%
そこ
there (place relatively near listener)
  1. [pn] there (place relatively near listener)
  2. [pn] there (place just mentioned); that place
  3. [pn] then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
  4. [pn] you
7 0.254%
という
called; named; that says; that
  1. [exp] called; named; that says; that
  2. [exp] as many as; as much as
  3. [exp] all ...; every single ...
7 0.254%
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
7 0.254%
ビブ
bib (e.g. for infants)
  1. [n] bib (e.g. for infants)
  2. [n] training bib; team vest
7 0.254%
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
7 0.254%
値札ねふだ
price tag; price label
  1. [n] price tag; price label
7 0.254%
僕ぼく
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
  3. [pn] manservant
7 0.254%
女の子おんなのこ
girl; daughter; baby girl
  1. [exp,n] girl; daughter; baby girl
  2. [exp,n] young woman
7 0.254%
少しすこし
a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
  1. [adv] a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
  2. [adv] a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
  3. [adv] a little way; a short distance
7 0.254%
拾じゅう
ten; 10
  1. [num] ten; 10
  2. [n] ten years of age
  3. [n] book containing a collection of poems
7 0.254%
書店しょてん
bookshop; bookstore
  1. [n] bookshop; bookstore
7 0.254%
結婚けっこん
marriage
  1. [n,vs,vi] marriage
7 0.254%
落穂おちぼ
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
  1. [n] fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
7 0.254%
袋ふくろ
bag; sack; pouch
  1. [n] bag; sack; pouch
  2. [n] skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
  3. [n] dead end
  4. [n] plot of land surrounded by water
7 0.254%
読むよむ
to read
  1. [v5m,vt] to read
  2. [v5m,vt] to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
  3. [v5m,vt] to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
  4. [v5m,vt] to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
  5. [v5m,vt] to decipher
  6. [v5m,vt] to count; to estimate
  7. [v5m,vt] to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
7 0.254%
雄おす
male (animal, plant)
  1. [n,adj-no] male (animal, plant)
7 0.254%
ぐらい
approximately; about; around; or so
  1. [suf,prt] approximately; about; around; or so
  2. [suf,prt] to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
  3. [suf,prt] as ... as ...; like
6 0.218%
そういう
such; like that; that sort of
  1. [adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of
6 0.218%
どういう
what kind of; what sort of; what
  1. [adj-pn] what kind of; what sort of; what
6 0.218%
なにか
something; some; any
  1. [pn] something; some; any
  2. [adv] somehow; for some reason
  3. [int] (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
6 0.218%
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 ...
6 0.218%
プレゼント
present; gift
  1. [n,vs,vt] present; gift
6 0.218%
まったく
really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
  1. [adv,adj-no] really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
  2. [adv,adj-no] indeed
  3. [int] good grief
6 0.218%
もし
if; in case; supposing
  1. [adv] if; in case; supposing
6 0.218%
不思議ふしぎ
wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
  1. [adj-na,n] wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
  2. [adv-to] strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
6 0.218%
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
6 0.218%
古いふるい
old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
  1. [adj-i] old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
  2. [adj-i] long; since long ago; time-honored
  3. [adj-i] of the distant past; long-ago
  4. [adj-i] stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
  5. [adj-i] old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date
6 0.218%
古書店こしょてん
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
  1. [n] secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
6 0.218%
古本屋ふるほんや
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
  1. [n] secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
6 0.218%
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
6 0.218%
持ち主もちぬし
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
  1. [n] owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
6 0.218%
文庫本ぶんこぼん
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
  1. [n] small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
6 0.218%
本当ほんとう
truth; reality; actuality; fact
  1. [n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality; actuality; fact
  2. [adj-no,adj-na] proper; right; correct; official
  3. [adj-no,adj-na] genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
6 0.218%
本物ほんもの
genuine article; real thing; real deal
  1. [n,adj-no] genuine article; real thing; real deal
6 0.218%
査定さてい
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
  1. [n,vs,vt] assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
6 0.218%
物語ものがたり
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
  1. [n] story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
6 0.218%
知り合いしりあい
acquaintance
  1. [n] acquaintance
6 0.218%
祖父そふ
grandfather
  1. [n] grandfather
  2. [n] old man
  3. [n] kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
6 0.218%
蔵書印ぞうしょいん
ownership mark; ownership stamp; bookplate
  1. [n] ownership mark; ownership stamp; bookplate
6 0.218%
誰かだれか
someone; somebody
  1. [pn] someone; somebody
6 0.218%
買い取りかいとり
purchase; buying; buying out
  1. [n,vs] purchase; buying; buying out
  2. [n,vs,vt] buying used articles as a company; trade-in; buy back
  3. [n,vs] purchase on a no-return policy
  4. [n] lump-sum payment; flat fee
6 0.218%
かもしれません
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
  1. [exp] may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
5 0.182%
きっと
surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
  1. [adv] surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
  2. [adv] sternly; severely
  3. [adv] having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight
  4. [adv] suddenly; abruptly; instantly
5 0.182%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
5 0.182%
ご迷惑ごめいわく
trouble; bother; annoyance
  1. [n,adj-na] trouble; bother; annoyance
5 0.182%
サイン
autograph; signature
  1. [n,vs,vt,vi] autograph; signature
  2. [n,vs,vt,vi] sign; signal; indication
5 0.182%
それから
and then; after that
  1. [exp] and then; after that
5 0.182%
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