逃げ上手の若君
The Elusive Samurai
Vocabulary
| Word | English | Frequency | 
|---|---|---|
|  | this 
 | 86 | 
|  | samurai; warrior 
 | 85 | 
|  | I; me 
 | 81 | 
|  | thing; matter 
 | 75 | 
|  | thing; matter 
 | 55 | 
|  | that; the 
 | 53 | 
|  | Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. 
 | 51 | 
|  | child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person 
 | 42 | 
| として | as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) 
 | 41 | 
|  | you (singular) 
 | 40 | 
|  | that; it 
 | 38 | 
|  | until (a time); till; to; up to 
 | 38 | 
|  | person 
 | 37 | 
|  | I; me 
 | 34 | 
|  | vassals; retainers; followers 
 | 34 | 
|  | to say; to utter; to declare 
 | 33 | 
|  | horse 
 | 33 | 
|  | person; someone; somebody 
 | 32 | 
|  | called; named; that says; that 
 | 31 | 
|  | to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain 
 | 31 | 
|  | time; hour; moment 
 | 31 | 
|  | (distant) future 
 | 31 | 
|  | while; during; as 
 | 30 | 
|  | Kamakura (city) 
 | 30 | 
|  | Emperor of Japan 
 | 29 | 
|  | shogunate; bakufu 
 | 29 | 
|  | behind; rear 
 | 29 | 
| いい | good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 
 | 28 | 
|  | now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately 
 | 28 | 
|  | you 
 | 27 | 
|  | protection; safeguard 
 | 26 | 
|  | dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) 
 | 26 | 
|  | my; our; one's own 
 | 25 | 
|  | period; epoch; era; age 
 | 25 | 
|  | Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333) 
 | 25 | 
|  | everything; all; the whole 
 | 24 | 
|  | grand shrine; famous shrine 
 | 24 | 
| そんな | such; that sort of; that kind of; like that 
 | 23 | 
|  | boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad 
 | 23 | 
|  | hero; heroine; great person 
 | 23 | 
|  | again; once more; once again; another time; some other time 
 | 22 | 
|  | Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture) 
 | 22 | 
|  | the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor 
 | 22 | 
|  | to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse) 
 | 21 | 
|  | like; similar to 
 | 20 | 
|  | skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever 
 | 20 | 
|  | the whole world 
 | 20 | 
|  | you 
 | 20 | 
|  | cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga 
 | 19 | 
|  | I; me 
 | 19 | 
|  | liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite 
 | 19 | 
|  | at that time; in those days 
 | 19 | 
|  | next; following; subsequent 
 | 19 | 
|  | man; male 
 | 19 | 
|  | god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami 
 | 19 | 
| そう | appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of 
 | 18 | 
| それは | very; extremely 
 | 18 | 
|  | Moon 
 | 18 | 
|  | good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 
 | 18 | 
|  | lady; gentleman; person 
 | 17 | 
|  | work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production 
 | 17 | 
| ジャンプ | jump 
 | 16 | 
|  | lord; master 
 | 16 | 
|  | the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void) 
 | 16 | 
|  | opponent; rival; adversary 
 | 16 | 
|  | father 
 | 16 | 
|  | ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); the ultimate truth of Buddhism; nirvana 
 | 16 | 
|  | request; favour (to ask); wish 
 | 15 | 
|  | should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be) 
 | 15 | 
|  | one person 
 | 15 | 
|  | force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy 
 | 15 | 
|  | he; him 
 | 15 | 
|  | always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably 
 | 15 | 
|  | hand; arm 
 | 15 | 
|  | territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school) 
 | 15 | 
|  | how; in what way; how about 
 | 14 | 
| どんな | what kind of; what sort of; what 
 | 14 | 
|  | thing; object; article; stuff; substance 
 | 14 | 
|  | two persons; two people; pair; couple 
 | 14 | 
|  | sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana 
 | 14 | 
|  | plot of land; lot; soil 
 | 14 | 
|  | battle; war; fight; conflict 
 | 14 | 
|  | to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive 
 | 14 | 
|  | myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself 
 | 14 | 
|  | young lord or prince 
 | 14 | 
|  | who 
 | 14 | 
|  | you 
 | 14 | 
| こんな | this sort of; this kind of; like this; such 
 | 13 | 
|  | well; now; then 
 | 13 | 
|  | life; life force 
 | 13 | 
|  | tag (children's game); tig 
 | 13 | 
|  | brat; kid; urchin; little devil 
 | 12 | 
| なんです | it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ... 
 | 12 | 
| もう | already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer 
 | 12 | 
|  | family; relatives; dependents 
 | 12 | 
|  | why; how; for what reason 
 | 12 | 
|  | fellow; guy; chap 
 | 12 | 
|  | war; battle; campaign; fight 
 | 12 | 
|  | Japan 
 | 12 | 
|  | nonexistent; not being (there) 
 | 12 |