大奥

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers

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 ...
221 2.445%
上様うえさま
emperor; shogun
  1. [n] emperor; shogun
  2. [n] honored person (honoured)
  3. [n] (another person's) wife
166 1.836%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
140 1.549%
大奥おおおく
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
  1. [n] inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
138 1.527%
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")
94 1.040%
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
89 0.985%
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
80 0.885%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
66 0.730%
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
66 0.730%
水みず
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
  1. [n] water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
  2. [n] fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
  3. [n] flood; floodwaters
  4. [n] water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
  5. [n] break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
49 0.542%
有功ゆうこう
merit
  1. [adj-na,n] merit
48 0.531%
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 ...
47 0.520%
でございます
be; is
  1. [cop] be; is
43 0.476%
院主いんじゅ
head of a temple
  1. [n] head of a temple
43 0.476%
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
42 0.465%
将軍しょうぐん
general
  1. [n] general
  2. [n] shogun
41 0.454%
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
36 0.398%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
34 0.376%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
33 0.365%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
32 0.354%
いう
to say; to utter; to declare
  1. [v5u] to say; to utter; to declare
  2. [v5u] to name; to call
  3. [v5u] to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
31 0.343%
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
31 0.343%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
30 0.332%
ございます
to be; to exist
  1. [exp] to be; to exist
29 0.321%
ような
like; similar to
  1. [adj-pn] like; similar to
  2. [exp] (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that)
  3. [exp] feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
29 0.321%
御中おんちゅう
... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...
  1. [n-suf] ... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...
28 0.310%
殿どの
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
  1. [suf] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
28 0.310%
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 ...
27 0.299%
やろ
seems; I think; I guess
  1. [exp] seems; I think; I guess
  2. [exp] right?; don't you agree?
27 0.299%
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
24 0.265%
よう
appearing ...; looking ...
  1. [n-suf,n] appearing ...; looking ...
  2. [n-suf,n] way to ...; method of ...ing
  3. [n-suf,n] form; style; design
  4. [n-suf,n] like; similar to
  5. [n] thing (thought or spoken)
23 0.254%
お方おかた
lady; gentleman; person
  1. [n] lady; gentleman; person
22 0.243%
某ぼう
certain; one
  1. [n,pref] certain; one
  2. [pn] I; me
22 0.243%
若いわかい
young; youthful
  1. [adj-i] young; youthful
  2. [adj-i] immature; green
  3. [adj-i] low (number); small
22 0.243%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
21 0.232%
どうか
please; if you would; would you mind
  1. [adv] please; if you would; would you mind
  2. [adv] somehow or other; one way or another
  3. [adv] whether (or not); if
  4. [adv,vs] strange; (something is) wrong; (something is) off
21 0.232%
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...
21 0.232%
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
21 0.232%
江戸城えどじょう
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
  1. [n] Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
21 0.232%
男子だんし
boy
  1. [n] boy
  2. [n] man; male
21 0.232%
あなた様あなたさま
you (singular)
  1. [pn] you (singular)
20 0.221%
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
20 0.221%
それに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
20 0.221%
体からだ
body
  1. [n] body
  2. [n] torso; trunk
  3. [n] build; physique; frame; figure
  4. [n] health; constitution
  5. [n] corpse; dead body
20 0.221%
ために
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  1. [conj] for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. [conj] because of; as a result of
19 0.210%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
19 0.210%
良いよい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  1. [adj-i] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  2. [adj-i] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. [adj-i] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. [adj-i] OK; all right; fine; no problem
  5. [suf,adj-i] easy to ...
19 0.210%
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
19 0.210%
誰だれ
who
  1. [pn] who
19 0.210%
ではないか
isn't it?
  1. [exp] isn't it?
  2. [exp] let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...; shouldn't we ...
18 0.199%
ばかり
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  1. [prt] only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  2. [prt] approximately; about
  3. [prt] just (finished, etc.)
  4. [prt] as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute
  5. [prt] indicates emphasis
  6. [prt] always; constantly
18 0.199%
はず
should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
  1. [aux] should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
  2. [n] nock (of a bow)
  3. [n] nock (of an arrow)
  4. [n] nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
  5. [n] wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
18 0.199%
娘むすめ
daughter
  1. [n] daughter
  2. [n] girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
18 0.199%
婿むこ
husband; groom
  1. [n] husband; groom
  2. [n] (one's) son-in-law
18 0.199%
所ところ
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
18 0.199%
総そう
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
  1. [pref] whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
18 0.199%
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
17 0.188%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
17 0.188%
そういう
such; like that; that sort of
  1. [adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of
17 0.188%
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
17 0.188%
疱瘡ほうそう
smallpox; variola
  1. [n] smallpox; variola
  2. [n] vaccination against smallpox
  3. [n] pockmarks (left by smallpox)
17 0.188%
若紫わかむらさき
light purple; mauve
  1. [n] light purple; mauve
17 0.188%
部屋へや
room; chamber
  1. [n] room; chamber
  2. [n] apartment; flat; pad
  3. [n] stable
17 0.188%
このよう
like this; this sort; this way
  1. [adj-na] like this; this sort; this way
16 0.177%
この世このよ
this world; this life; world of the living
  1. [n] this world; this life; world of the living
16 0.177%
そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
16 0.177%
まする
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
  1. [aux-v] used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
16 0.177%
下さいください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
16 0.177%
様にように
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
16 0.177%
武家ぶけ
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock
  1. [n] samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock
  2. [n] samurai; warrior
16 0.177%
無いない
nonexistent; not being (there)
  1. [adj-i] nonexistent; not being (there)
  2. [adj-i] unowned; not had; unpossessed
  3. [adj-i] unique
  4. [adj-i] not; impossible; won't happen
  5. [adj-i,aux-adj] not
  6. [adj-i,aux-adj] to not be; to have not
16 0.177%
父上ちちうえ
father
  1. [n] father
16 0.177%
猫ねこ
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
  1. [n] cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
  2. [n] shamisen
  3. [n] geisha
  4. [n] wheelbarrow
  5. [n] clay bed-warmer
16 0.177%
美しいうつくしい
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
  1. [adj-i] beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
16 0.177%
赤面せきめん
blushing; getting red in the face
  1. [n,vs] blushing; getting red in the face
  2. [n,vs] embarrassment
16 0.177%
おおおく
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
  1. [n] inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
15 0.166%
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!
15 0.166%
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
15 0.166%
と言うという
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 ...
15 0.166%
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
15 0.166%
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
15 0.166%
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
15 0.166%
何もなにも
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
  1. [exp] (not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
  2. [exp] and everything else; and all
  3. [exp] (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
15 0.166%
女達おんなたち
women; womenfolks
  1. [n] women; womenfolks
15 0.166%
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
15 0.166%
言ういう
to say; to utter; to declare
  1. [v5u] to say; to utter; to declare
  2. [v5u] to name; to call
  3. [v5u] to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
15 0.166%
訳わけ
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
  1. [n] conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
15 0.166%
それから
and then; after that
  1. [exp] and then; after that
14 0.155%
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)
14 0.155%
病やまい
illness; disease
  1. [n] illness; disease
  2. [n] bad habit; weakness; fault
14 0.155%
確かにたしかに
surely; certainly
  1. [adv] surely; certainly
14 0.155%
お役目おやくめ
(public) duty
  1. [n] (public) duty
13 0.144%
なるほど
I see; that's right; indeed
  1. [int,adv] I see; that's right; indeed
13 0.144%
ひとつ
one
  1. [num] one
  2. [n] for one thing
  3. [n] only
  4. [n] (not) even
  5. [n,adv] just (e.g. "just try it")
  6. [adj-no] some kind of; one type of
13 0.144%
まま
as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)
  1. [n,adv] as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)
  2. [n,adv] with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as
  3. [n] as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
  4. [n] sic
13 0.144%
もっと
(some) more; even more; longer; further
  1. [adv] (some) more; even more; longer; further
13 0.144%
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
13 0.144%
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
13 0.144%
今までいままで
until now; so far; up to the present
  1. [n,adv] until now; so far; up to the present
13 0.144%
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
13 0.144%
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