ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖

The Case Records of the Biblia Secondhand Bookstore

Vocabulary

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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