輝夜伝

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency
姫ひめ
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)
  1. [n] young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)
  2. [n-suf,n] girl
  3. [pref] small; cute; lesser (in names of species)
  4. [n] prostitute
295 3.067%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
254 2.640%
詠えい
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing
  1. [n] recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing
  2. [n] composition (of a poem); composed poem
197 2.048%
滝口たきぐち
top of a waterfall
  1. [n] top of a waterfall
154 1.601%
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 ...
129 1.341%
君きみ
you; buddy; pal
  1. [pn] you; buddy; pal
  2. [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
  3. [pn] he; she
114 1.185%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
108 1.123%
おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
99 1.029%
帝みかど
emperor (of Japan); mikado
  1. [n] emperor (of Japan); mikado
  2. [n] (the gates of an) imperial residence
98 1.019%
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")
92 0.956%
天女てんにょ
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden
  1. [n] heavenly nymph; celestial maiden
  2. [n] beautiful and kind woman
85 0.884%
妾めかけ
mistress; kept woman; concubine
  1. [n] mistress; kept woman; concubine
69 0.717%
夜よる
evening; night
  1. [n,adv] evening; night
  2. [n] dinner
66 0.686%
院いん
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.)
  1. [n] house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.)
  2. [n] graduate school; postgraduate school
  3. [suf] institution (often medical); institutional building; government office
  4. [suf] sub-temple; minor temple building; temple; cloister
  5. [n] imperial palace
  6. [n] title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc.
  7. [suf] former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.); late
59 0.613%
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
56 0.582%
冷然れいぜん
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
  1. [adj-t,adv-to] cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
52 0.541%
王おう
king; ruler; sovereign; monarch
  1. [n,n-suf] king; ruler; sovereign; monarch
  2. [n,n-suf] tycoon; magnate; champion; master
  3. [n,n-suf] king (of the senior player)
52 0.541%
竹たけ
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
  1. [n] bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
  2. [n] middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
52 0.541%
上様うえさま
emperor; shogun
  1. [n] emperor; shogun
  2. [n] honored person (honoured)
  3. [n] (another person's) wife
51 0.530%
武者むしゃ
warrior
  1. [n] warrior
51 0.530%
兄者あにじゃ
older brother
  1. [n] older brother
47 0.489%
翁おう
old man; venerable gentleman
  1. [n] old man; venerable gentleman
  2. [suf] venerable; old; father
45 0.468%
おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
44 0.457%
我らわれら
we; us
  1. [pn] we; us
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
41 0.426%
薬くすり
medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
  1. [n] medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
  2. [n] efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
  3. [n] (pottery) glaze
  4. [n] (illegal) drug; narcotic
  5. [n] small bribe
41 0.426%
大神おおかみ
god
  1. [n] god
40 0.416%
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
39 0.405%
不死ふし
immortality; eternal life
  1. [n,adj-no] immortality; eternal life
  2. [n,adj-no] undeath; undead
39 0.405%
なぜ
why; how; for what reason
  1. [adv] why; how; for what reason
36 0.374%
丸まる
circle
  1. [n] circle
  2. [n,n-pref] entirety; whole; full; complete
  3. [n] money; dough; moola
  4. [n] enclosure inside a castle's walls
  5. [n] soft-shelled turtle
  6. [suf] suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
36 0.374%
する
to do; to carry out; to perform
  1. [vs-i] to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. [vs-i] to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. [vs-i] to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. [vs-i] to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. [vs-i] to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
  6. [vs-i] to decide on; to choose
  7. [vs-i,vi] to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
  8. [vs-i,vi] to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  9. [vs-i,vi] to be worth; to cost
  10. [vs-i,vi] to pass (of time); to elapse
  11. [vs-i,vt] to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
  12. [vs-i,vt] to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
  13. [vs-i,vt] to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
  14. [vs-i,vt] to feel A about B
  15. [suf,vs-i] verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
  16. [aux-v,vs-i] creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  17. [aux-v,vs-i] to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
34 0.353%
伝つて
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between
  1. [n] means of making contact; intermediary; go-between
  2. [n] connections; influence; pull; good offices
33 0.343%
梟ふくろう
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
  1. [n] owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
32 0.333%
羽衣はごろも
angel's raiment; robe of feathers
  1. [n] angel's raiment; robe of feathers
  2. [n] wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds
  3. [n] type of bug
32 0.333%
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 ...
31 0.322%
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
30 0.312%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
30 0.312%
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 ...
30 0.312%
西にし
west
  1. [n] west
30 0.312%
されど
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
  1. [conj] be that as it may; even so; though that be so
29 0.301%
姫さまひめさま
princess; daughter of a nobleman
  1. [n] princess; daughter of a nobleman
29 0.301%
郎ろう
nth son
  1. [suf] nth son
  2. [n] lang; official title in ancient China
  3. [n] man; young man
  4. [n] my husband; my lover
  5. [suf] nth child (male and female)
29 0.301%
太ふと
fat; fatty
  1. [n-pref,n] fat; fatty
  2. [n-pref] grand; magnificent; excellent
28 0.291%
神かみ
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
  1. [n] god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
  2. [n-pref,adj-na] incredible; fantastic; amazing
  3. [n] Emperor (of Japan)
  4. [n] thunder
28 0.291%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
27 0.281%
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
27 0.281%
北面ほくめん
north face; north side; the north; facing north
  1. [n,vs] north face; north side; the north; facing north
27 0.281%
殿どの
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
  1. [suf] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
27 0.281%
犬いぬ
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
  1. [n] dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
  2. [n] squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy
  3. [n-pref] counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
27 0.281%
ども
first-person plural (or singular)
  1. [suf] first-person plural (or singular)
  2. [suf] second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
26 0.270%
など
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
  1. [prt] et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
  2. [prt] or something
  3. [prt] the likes of
  4. [prt] for example; for instance; for one
26 0.270%
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
26 0.270%
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
25 0.260%
主上しゅじょう
emperor
  1. [n] emperor
25 0.260%
十五夜じゅうごや
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
  1. [n] night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
25 0.260%
血ち
blood
  1. [n] blood
  2. [n] blood; ancestry; lineage; stock
  3. [n] (the) blood; feelings; passions
25 0.260%
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
24 0.249%
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
24 0.249%
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)
24 0.249%
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
24 0.249%
宮中きゅうちゅう
imperial court
  1. [n] imperial court
24 0.249%
邸やしき
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
  1. [n] residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
24 0.249%
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
23 0.239%
名な
name; given name
  1. [n] name; given name
  2. [n] title
  3. [n] fame; renown; reputation
  4. [n] pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
23 0.239%
寺てら
temple (Buddhist)
  1. [n] temple (Buddhist)
23 0.239%
帰るかえる
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
  1. [v5r,vi] to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
  2. [v5r,vi] to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
  3. [v5r,vi] to get home; to get to home plate
23 0.239%
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
23 0.239%
満月まんげつ
full moon
  1. [n,adj-no] full moon
23 0.239%
陣じん
battle formation
  1. [n] battle formation
  2. [n] camp; encampment; position
  3. [n,n-suf] group; gang; party; corps
  4. [n] war; battle; campaign
23 0.239%
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 ...
22 0.229%
八咫烏やたがらす
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
  1. [n] Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
  2. [n] three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
22 0.229%
朕ちん
We
  1. [pn] We
22 0.229%
牛車ぎゅうしゃ
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
  1. [n] ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
22 0.229%
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!
21 0.218%
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
21 0.218%
二人ふたり
two persons; two people; pair; couple
  1. [n] two persons; two people; pair; couple
21 0.218%
お守りおまもり
charm; amulet; talisman
  1. [n] charm; amulet; talisman
20 0.208%
何かなにか
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)?
20 0.208%
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
20 0.208%
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
19 0.198%
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
19 0.198%
どこ
where; what place
  1. [pn] where; what place
  2. [pn] how much (long, far); what extent
19 0.198%
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
19 0.198%
命いのち
life; life force
  1. [n] life; life force
  2. [n] lifetime; lifespan
  3. [n] most important thing; foundation; core
  4. [n] paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)
  5. [n] fate; destiny; karma
19 0.198%
皆みんな
everyone; everybody; all
  1. [n,pn,adv] everyone; everybody; all
  2. [n,adv] everything; all
19 0.198%
里り
Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles
  1. [n] Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles
  2. [n] neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes)
  3. [n] unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
19 0.198%
長ちょう
head; chief; leader; elder
  1. [n] head; chief; leader; elder
  2. [n] merit; strong point
  3. [n] superiority
  4. [n] major
19 0.198%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
18 0.187%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
18 0.187%
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...
18 0.187%
ぬし
head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
  1. [n] head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
  2. [n] owner; proprietor; proprietress
  3. [n] subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed)
  4. [n] guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.)
  5. [n] husband
  6. [pn] you
18 0.187%
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
18 0.187%
やはり
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
18 0.187%
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
18 0.187%
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
17 0.177%
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
17 0.177%
火ひ
fire; flame; blaze
  1. [n,n-suf] fire; flame; blaze
17 0.177%
神さまかみさま
God; god
  1. [n] God; god
  2. [n] ace; king; superior person; god (amongst men)
17 0.177%
黒くろ
black
  1. [n] black
  2. [n] black stone
  3. [n] guilt; guilty person
17 0.177%
ございます
to be; to exist
  1. [exp] to be; to exist
16 0.166%
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