舞妓さんちのまかないさん

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency
姉さんねえさん
older sister; elder sister
  1. [n] older sister; elder sister
  2. [n] young lady
  3. [n] miss
  4. [n] ma'am
243 1.324%
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)
187 1.019%
おかあさん
mother; mom; mum; ma
  1. [n] mother; mom; mum; ma
  2. [n] wife
  3. [pn] you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her
151 0.823%
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 ...
151 0.823%
おおきに
greatly; very much
  1. [adv] greatly; very much
  2. [int] thanks a lot
140 0.763%
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")
123 0.670%
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
117 0.637%
屋形やかた
mansion; palace; manor house; castle
  1. [n] mansion; palace; manor house; castle
  2. [n] nobleman; noblewoman; dignitary
  3. [n] cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
115 0.626%
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
106 0.577%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
99 0.539%
やろ
seems; I think; I guess
  1. [exp] seems; I think; I guess
  2. [exp] right?; don't you agree?
95 0.518%
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
94 0.512%
青森あおもり
Aomori (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Aomori (city, prefecture)
92 0.501%
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Kyoto (city, prefecture)
90 0.490%
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)
88 0.479%
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
88 0.479%
あかん
useless; no good; hopeless
  1. [exp] useless; no good; hopeless
  2. [exp] cannot; must not; not allowed
82 0.447%
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
82 0.447%
図ず
drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map
  1. [n,n-suf] drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map
  2. [n] sight; scene
79 0.430%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
73 0.398%
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
71 0.387%
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
69 0.376%
奴さんやっこさん
he; she; him; her
  1. [pn] he; she; him; her
  2. [n] samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami)
  3. [n] type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
68 0.370%
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
67 0.365%
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
63 0.343%
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
60 0.327%
花街かがい
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
  1. [n] red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
59 0.321%
奴やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
55 0.300%
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
55 0.300%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
54 0.294%
お座敷おざしき
tatami room
  1. [n] tatami room
  2. [n] dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
53 0.289%
ありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
52 0.283%
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
51 0.278%
おかえり
return
  1. [n] return
  2. [int] welcome home
51 0.278%
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
51 0.278%
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
51 0.278%
台所だいどころ
kitchen
  1. [n,adj-no] kitchen
  2. [n] financial situation
51 0.278%
ばあちゃん
granny; grandma; gran
  1. [n] granny; grandma; gran
  2. [n] old lady; old woman
50 0.272%
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
50 0.272%
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...
49 0.267%
なんで
why?; what for?
  1. [adv] why?; what for?
  2. [adv] how?; by what means?
49 0.267%
まかない
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
  1. [n] boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
47 0.256%
おいしい
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
  1. [adj-i] good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
  2. [adj-i] attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
46 0.251%
おけいこ
practice; training
  1. [n] practice; training
46 0.251%
すんまへん
sorry; excuse me; thank you
  1. [exp] sorry; excuse me; thank you
42 0.229%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
42 0.229%
こっちこちら
this way; this direction
  1. [pn] this way; this direction
  2. [pn] here
  3. [pn] this (one)
  4. [pn] I; me; we; us
  5. [pn] this person
41 0.223%
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 ...
41 0.223%
ごめん
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
  1. [int] I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
  2. [int] may I come in?
  3. [n] permission; leave; license
  4. [n] dismissal; discharge
  5. [n] not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid
40 0.218%
大丈夫だいじょうぶ
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
  1. [adj-na] safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
  2. [adv] certainly; surely; undoubtedly
  3. [int,adj-na] no thanks; I'm good; that's alright
  4. [n] great man; fine figure of a man
40 0.218%
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
40 0.218%
おどり
dance
  1. [n] dance
39 0.212%
次つぎ
next; following; subsequent
  1. [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
  2. [n,adj-no] stage; station
39 0.212%
ケーキ
cake
  1. [n] cake
38 0.207%
あんた
you
  1. [pn] you
37 0.202%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
37 0.202%
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!
34 0.185%
味あじ
flavor; flavour; taste
  1. [n] flavor; flavour; taste
  2. [n] charm; appeal; uniqueness; attractiveness
  3. [n] experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
  4. [adj-na] smart; clever; witty; strange
34 0.185%
お姉さんおねえさん
older sister; elder sister
  1. [n] older sister; elder sister
  2. [n] young lady
  3. [n] miss
  4. [n] ma'am
  5. [n] older girl
33 0.180%
行ってきますいってきます
I'm off; see you later
  1. [exp] I'm off; see you later
33 0.180%
顔かお
face; visage
  1. [n] face; visage
  2. [n] look; expression; countenance
  3. [n] honor; honour; face
  4. [n] influence; notoriety
33 0.180%
こんにちは
hello; good day; good afternoon
  1. [int] hello; good day; good afternoon
32 0.174%
たっぷり
plentifully; amply; abundantly; copiously; generously; fully; a lot
  1. [adv,adv-to,adj-na,suf] plentifully; amply; abundantly; copiously; generously; fully; a lot
  2. [adv,adv-to,vs] loosely; with room to spare; with enough space; (large) enough
  3. [adv] a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full; at least; no less than
32 0.174%
ちゃんと
diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately
  1. [adv,vs] diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately
  2. [adv,vs] perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; safely; in good condition
  3. [adv,vs] sufficiently; satisfactorily
  4. [adv,vs] quickly
32 0.174%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
31 0.169%
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
31 0.169%
あれ
that; that thing
  1. [pn] that; that thing
  2. [pn] that person
  3. [pn] then; that time
  4. [pn] that place (over there)
30 0.163%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
30 0.163%
どない
what kind of; what sort of; what
  1. [adj-na] what kind of; what sort of; what
  2. [adv] how; in what way
30 0.163%
やっぱり
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
30 0.163%
食べるたべる
to eat
  1. [v1,vt] to eat
  2. [v1,vt] to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
30 0.163%
香りかおり
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
  1. [n] aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
30 0.163%
お茶屋おちゃや
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
  1. [n] (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
29 0.158%
ずっと
continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout
  1. [adv] continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout
  2. [adv] much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal
  3. [adv] far (away); long (ago, before, after)
  4. [adv] straight; directly
29 0.158%
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
29 0.158%
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 ...
29 0.158%
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 ...
29 0.158%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
29 0.158%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
29 0.158%
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
28 0.153%
一緒にいっしょに
together (with)
  1. [adv] together (with)
  2. [adv] at the same time
  3. [adv] in one lump; in the same category
28 0.153%
名前なまえ
name
  1. [n] name
  2. [n] given name; first name
28 0.153%
行くいく
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  1. [v5k-s,vi] to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  2. [v5k-s,vi] to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
  3. [v5k-s,vi] to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
  4. [v5k-s,vi] to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
  5. [v5k-s,vi] to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
  6. [v5k-s,vi] to stream; to flow
  7. [v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away
  8. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
  9. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
  10. [aux-v,v5k-s] to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
28 0.153%
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
27 0.147%
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 ...
27 0.147%
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
27 0.147%
卵たまご
eggs; egg; spawn; roe
  1. [n] eggs; egg; spawn; roe
  2. [n] (hen's) egg
  3. [n] (an expert) in the making
  4. [n] beginning; origin; infancy
27 0.147%
肉にく
flesh
  1. [n] flesh
  2. [n] meat
  3. [n] flesh (of a fruit); pulp
  4. [n] the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh
  5. [n] thickness
  6. [n] content; substance; flesh
  7. [n] ink pad
27 0.147%
夜よる
evening; night
  1. [n,adv] evening; night
  2. [n] dinner
26 0.142%
手て
hand; arm
  1. [n] hand; arm
  2. [n] forepaw; foreleg
  3. [n] handle
  4. [n] hand; worker; help
  5. [n] trouble; care; effort
  6. [n] means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
  7. [n] hand; handwriting
  8. [n] kind; type; sort
  9. [n] one's hands; one's possession
  10. [n] ability to cope
  11. [n] hand (of cards)
  12. [n] direction
  13. [n,n-suf,ctr] move (in go, shogi, etc.)
26 0.142%
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
26 0.142%
芸舞妓げいまいこ
geisha and maiko
  1. [n] geisha and maiko
26 0.142%
コーヒー
coffee
  1. [n,adj-no] coffee
25 0.136%
すごい
amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific
  1. [adj-i] amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific
  2. [adj-i] terrible; dreadful
  3. [adj-i] to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
  4. [adv] awfully; very; immensely
25 0.136%
みそ
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans
  1. [n] miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans
  2. [n] innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
  3. [n] key (main) point; good part (of something)
  4. [n] weakling; weak person
  5. [exp] try
25 0.136%
昨日きのう
yesterday
  1. [n,adv] yesterday
25 0.136%
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)
25 0.136%
おにぎり
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
  1. [n] onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
24 0.131%
おはよう
good morning
  1. [int] good morning
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おめでとう
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
  1. [int] congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
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