百木田家の古書暮らし

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency
いういう
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
3
いけないいけない
bad; wrong; naughty
  1. [exp,adj-i] bad; wrong; naughty
  2. [exp,adj-i] must not (do, be); should not; ought not to
  3. [exp,adj-i] useless; no good; bad
  4. [exp,adj-i] hopeless; beyond hope
  5. [exp,adj-i] unfortunate; a shame; a pity
  6. [exp,adj-i] unable to drink (alcohol)
  7. [exp,adj-i] so as not to ...; so that ... (won't); in case ...; for fear that ...; lest ...
3
イタミいたみ
pain; ache; soreness; grief; distress
  1. [n] pain; ache; soreness; grief; distress
  2. [n] damage; injury; wear; bruise; break
3
いつもいつも
always; all the time; at all times
  1. [adv] always; all the time; at all times
  2. [adv] never
  3. [adj-no,n] usual; regular; habitual; customary
3
いやいやいやいや
no!; no no!; no, not at all
  1. [int] no!; no no!; no, not at all
3
オートマ
automatic (transmission)
  1. [adj-no,n] automatic (transmission)
3
オーナー
owner (esp. of a business)
  1. [n] owner (esp. of a business)
3
おたくおたく
your house; your home; your family
  1. [n] your house; your home; your family
  2. [n] your husband
  3. [n] your organization
  4. [pn] you
3
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
3
お礼おれい
thanks; gratitude
  1. [n] thanks; gratitude
  2. [n] manners; etiquette
  3. [n] bow
  4. [n] reward; gift
  5. [n] ceremony; ritual
3
お腹おなか
belly; abdomen; stomach
  1. [n] belly; abdomen; stomach
3
お願いおねがい
request; favour (to ask); wish
  1. [n,vs,vt] request; favour (to ask); wish
  2. [int] please
3
かつてかつて
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-
  1. [adv,adj-no] once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-
  2. [adv,adj-no] never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
3
カバー
cover; covering; dust jacket; wrapper
  1. [n] cover; covering; dust jacket; wrapper
  2. [n,vs,vt] covering (a song); cover; cover version
  3. [n,vs,vt] coverage
  4. [vs,vt] to cover (a loss); to offset; to compensate for (e.g. a weakness); to make up for; to cover for (someone)
3
かもしれませんかもしれません
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
  1. [exp] may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
3
キミきみ
you; buddy; pal
  1. [pn] you; buddy; pal
  2. [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
  3. [pn] he; she
3
キリンきりん
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
  1. [n] giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
  2. [n] qilin (Chinese unicorn)
  3. [n] horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
3
グランド
grand; large
  1. [adj-f] grand; large
3
コイツこいつ
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!
3
これでも
even though things may appear this way
  1. [exp] even though things may appear this way
3
ご飯ごはん
cooked rice
  1. [n] cooked rice
  2. [n] meal
3
しっかりしっかり
tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
  1. [adv,adv-to,vs] tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
  2. [adv,adv-to,vs] strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily
  3. [adv,adv-to,vs] properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely
  4. [adv,adv-to,vs] reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
3
ジャンプ
jump
  1. [n,vs] jump
  2. [n] jumping event (skiing, track and field)
  3. [n,vs] jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink)
  4. [n,vs] jump (in price); sudden rise
3
スーパー
supermarket
  1. [n] supermarket
  2. [n] subtitles; telop
  3. [n] superheterodyne
  4. [adj-f] super
3
すぐすぐ
immediately; at once; right away; directly
  1. [adv,n] immediately; at once; right away; directly
  2. [adv,n] soon; before long; shortly
  3. [adv,n] easily; readily; without difficulty
  4. [adv,n] right (near); nearby; just (handy)
  5. [adj-na] honest; upright; frank; straightforward
3
せっかくせっかく
with trouble; at great pains
  1. [adv,n] with trouble; at great pains
  2. [adj-no] rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited
  3. [adj-no] kind; generous
  4. [adv] specially; especially; expressly
3
それでそれで
so; therefore; and; (and) then
  1. [conj] so; therefore; and; (and) then
3
それはそうとそれはそうと
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
  1. [exp] anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
3
そんなに
so much; so; like that
  1. [adv] so much; so; like that
3
ただいまただいま
I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
  1. [int] I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
  2. [adv,n] now; at present; at the moment
  3. [adv] just now; a moment ago
  4. [adv] at once; right away; in a minute; shortly; soon
3
チョコ
chocolate
  1. [n] chocolate
3
デザイン
design
  1. [n,vs,vt] design
3
ドーナツ
doughnut; donut
  1. [n] doughnut; donut
3
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
3
とこところ
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
3
としても
even if ...; even supposing that ...
  1. [exp] even if ...; even supposing that ...
  2. [exp] also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
3
とてもとても
very; awfully; exceedingly
  1. [adv] very; awfully; exceedingly
  2. [adv] (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
3
とりあえずとりあえず
first of all; at once; right away
  1. [adv] first of all; at once; right away
  2. [adv] for now; for the time being
3
なるほどなるほど
I see; that's right; indeed
  1. [int,adv] I see; that's right; indeed
3
なんでもなんでも
any; anything; whatever; whatever one likes; everything; all
  1. [exp] any; anything; whatever; whatever one likes; everything; all
  2. [adv] I am told; I hear; I understand; they say
3
ほら
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
  1. [int] look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
3
ホントほんとう
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
3
めっちゃめっちゃ
very; extremely; excessively
  1. [adv] very; extremely; excessively
3
モノ
mono
  1. [adj-f] mono
3
ヤケやけ
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
  1. [n,adj-no,adj-na] desperation; despair; self-abandonment
3
やっとやっと
at last; finally
  1. [adv] at last; finally
  2. [adv] barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth
3
レンタカー
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; hired car
  1. [n] rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; hired car
  2. [n] car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
3
わかんないわかんない
not understanding; not knowing
  1. [exp,adj-i] not understanding; not knowing
3
わけわけ
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
3
一つひとつ
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
3
一応いちおう
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes; technically
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes; technically
  2. [n,adv] tentatively; for the time being
  3. [n,adv] just in case
  4. [n,adv] once
3
中国文学ちゅうごくぶんがく
Chinese literature
  1. [n] Chinese literature
3
予期せぬよきせぬ
unexpected; unforeseen
  1. [exp,adj-f] unexpected; unforeseen
3
会社員かいしゃいん
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
  1. [n] company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
3
何よりなにより
above anything else; above all; more than anything
  1. [exp,adv] above anything else; above all; more than anything
  2. [exp,adj-no,n] best; greatest; excellent; wonderful; most important
3
作家さっか
author; writer; novelist; artist
  1. [n] author; writer; novelist; artist
3
個人的こじんてき
personal; individual; private
  1. [adj-na] personal; individual; private
3
先日せんじつ
the other day; a few days ago
  1. [n,adv] the other day; a few days ago
3
全然ぜんぜん
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  1. [adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  2. [adv] wholly; entirely; completely; totally
  3. [adv] extremely; very
3
再開さいかい
reopening; resumption; restarting
  1. [n,vs,vt,vi] reopening; resumption; restarting
3
写真しゃしん
photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap
  1. [n] photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap
  2. [n] moving picture; movie
3
出すだす
to take out; to get out
  1. [v5s,vt] to take out; to get out
  2. [v5s,vt] to put out; to reveal; to show
  3. [v5s,vt] to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
  4. [v5s,vt] to publish; to make public
  5. [v5s,vt] to send (e.g. letter)
  6. [v5s,vt] to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
  7. [v5s,vt] to serve (food)
  8. [suf,v5s] ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
  9. [suf,v5s] to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
3
出会いであい
meeting; rendezvous; encounter
  1. [n] meeting; rendezvous; encounter
  2. [n] confluence
3
分けてわけて
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
  1. [adv] above all; especially; particularly; all the more
3
初恋はつこい
first love; puppy love
  1. [n] first love; puppy love
3
勉強べんきょう
study
  1. [n,vs,vt] study
  2. [n,vs,vi] diligence; working hard
  3. [n] experience; lesson (for the future)
  4. [n,vs,vt,vi] discount; price reduction
3
動くうごく
to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
  1. [v5k,vi] to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
  2. [v5k,vi] to operate; to run; to go; to work
  3. [v5k,vi] to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
  4. [v5k,vi] to be touched; to be influenced
  5. [v5k,vi] to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver
  6. [v5k,vi] to be transferred
3
十年じゅうねん
ten years; decade
  1. [n] ten years; decade
3
古書市こしょいち
secondhand book fair
  1. [n] secondhand book fair
3
同業者どうぎょうしゃ
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
  1. [n] person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
3
名前なまえ
name
  1. [n] name
  2. [n] given name; first name
3
君きみ
you; buddy; pal
  1. [pn] you; buddy; pal
  2. [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
  3. [pn] he; she
3
問題もんだい
question (e.g. on a test); problem
  1. [n] question (e.g. on a test); problem
  2. [n] problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
  3. [n] question (i.e. doubt)
  4. [n] public discussion; controversy
  5. [n] trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
3
図案ずあん
design; sketch
  1. [n,adj-no] design; sketch
3
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
3
大変たいへん
very; greatly; terribly; awfully
  1. [adv] very; greatly; terribly; awfully
  2. [adj-na,n] immense; enormous; great
  3. [adj-na,n] serious; grave; dreadful; terrible
  4. [adj-na,n] difficult; hard; challenging
  5. [n] major incident; disaster
3
娘むすめ
daughter
  1. [n] daughter
  2. [n] girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
3
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)
3
学術書がくじゅつしょ
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
  1. [n] academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
3
封筒ふうとう
envelope
  1. [n] envelope
3
少ないすくない
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
  1. [adj-i] few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
3
幸せしあわせ
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
  1. [n,adj-na] happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
3
店番みせばん
tending a store
  1. [n,vs,vi] tending a store
  2. [n] salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
3
建物たてもの
building
  1. [n] building
3
引退いんたい
retirement
  1. [n,vs,vi] retirement
3
彼かれ
he; him
  1. [pn] he; him
  2. [n] boyfriend
3
必要ひつよう
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
  1. [adj-na] necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
  2. [n] necessity; need; requirement
3
意味いみ
meaning; significance; sense
  1. [n,vs,vt] meaning; significance; sense
3
把握はあく
understanding; grasp
  1. [n,vs,vt] understanding; grasp
  2. [n,vs,vt] grasping (with one's hand); hold; grip; catch
3
日曜にちよう
Sunday
  1. [n] Sunday
3
旧車きゅうしゃ
old car; classic car; old motorcycle; classic motorcycle
  1. [n] old car; classic car; old motorcycle; classic motorcycle
3
昭和しょうわ
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
  1. [n] Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
  2. [adj-na] reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school
3
本屋ほんや
bookstore; bookshop
  1. [n] bookstore; bookshop
  2. [n] publisher
  3. [n] main building
3
狭いせまい
narrow; confined; small; cramped
  1. [adj-i] narrow; confined; small; cramped
  2. [adj-i] limited; narrow-minded; confining
3
現実逃避げんじつとうひ
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
  1. [n] escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
3
番頭ばんとう
(head) clerk
  1. [n] (head) clerk
3
白っぽいしろっぽい
whitish
  1. [adj-i] whitish
  2. [adj-i] amateurish
3
的てき
-ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y
  1. [suf,adj-na] -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y
  2. [suf,adj-na] -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
  3. [suf,adj-na] (something) like; along the lines of
  4. [suf,adj-na] -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned
  5. [suf] Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.
3
神奈川かながわ
Kanagawa (prefecture)
  1. [n] Kanagawa (prefecture)
3
組合くみあい
association; union; guild
  1. [n] association; union; guild
3
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