るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪漫譚― モノクロ版 4

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency Spread
けん
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
  1. [n] sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
  2. [n] bayonet
  3. [n] swordsmanship
  4. [n] stinger; ovipositor; dart
89
でござるでござる
be; is
  1. [exp,v4r] be; is
56
このこの
this
  1. [adj-pn] this
  2. [adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  3. [adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
43
わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
33
しゅう
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses
  1. [n] great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses
  2. [n,n-suf] people; folk; clique; bunch
32
までまで
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
31
御庭番おにわばん
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
  1. [n] spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
30
るろうるろう
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
  1. [n,vs,vi] vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
29
おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
28
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 ...
28
それそれ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
28
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
28
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
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ことこと
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 ...
25
般若はんにゃ
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment)
  1. [n] prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment)
  2. [n] hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy)
  3. [n] dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
23
抜刀ばっとう
drawing a sword; drawn sword
  1. [n,vs,vi] drawing a sword; drawn sword
22
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
22
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
18
殿どの
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
  1. [suf] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
18
御頭
head
  1. [n] head
  2. [n] brains; intelligence
18
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
18
もの
person
  1. [n] person
17
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
17
ひだり
left; left-hand side
  1. [n,adj-no] left; left-hand side
  2. [n] left hand
  3. [n] the left (wing); leftist
  4. [n] fondness for alcohol; drinker
16
相手あいて
companion; partner; company
  1. [n] companion; partner; company
  2. [n] other party; addressee
  3. [n] opponent (sports, etc.)
15
環境かんきょう
environment; surroundings; circumstances
  1. [n] environment; surroundings; circumstances
15
拙者せっしゃ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
15
やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
15
明治めいじ
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
  1. [n] Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
14
じょう
inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)
  1. [n] inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)
  2. [n] (noh) old man
  3. [n] white ash (of charcoal)
14
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
14
阿片あへん
opium
  1. [n] opium
13
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!
13
これからこれから
from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  1. [exp] from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  2. [exp] from here; from this point
13
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
12
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
12
four; 4
  1. [num] four; 4
12
なるなる
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 ...
12
それでもそれでも
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
  1. [conj] but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
12
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
11
かたな
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
  1. [n] sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
  2. [n] scalpel
  3. [n] chisel; burin; graver
  4. [n] knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
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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
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はずはず
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
11
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...
11
そしてそして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
11
最強さいきょう
strongest
  1. [adj-no,n] strongest
10
小太刀こだち
short sword; small sword
  1. [n] short sword; small sword
10
おんな
female; woman; female sex
  1. [n,n-pref] female; woman; female sex
  2. [n] female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
10
デザイン
design
  1. [n,vs,vt] design
10
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
10
かお
face; visage
  1. [n] face; visage
  2. [n] look; expression; countenance
  3. [n] honor; honour; face
  4. [n] influence; notoriety
9
うで
arm
  1. [n] arm
  2. [n] skill; efforts; ability
9
維新いしん
reformation; revolution; renewal
  1. [n] reformation; revolution; renewal
  2. [n] Meiji Restoration
  3. [n] Nippon Ishin no Kai; Japan Innovation Party
9
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)
9
本当にほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
9
強さつよさ
strength; power
  1. [n] strength; power
9
全てすべて
everything; all; the whole
  1. [n,adj-no] everything; all; the whole
  2. [adv] entirely; completely; wholly; all
9
人斬りひときり
assassination; assassin
  1. [n] assassination; assassin
9
モチーフ
motif
  1. [n] motif
9
ためにために
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
9
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
9
間合いまあい
interval; distance; break; pause
  1. [n] interval; distance; break; pause
  2. [n] suitable time; appropriate opportunity
  3. [n] distance between opponents (kendo)
8
違うちがう
to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
  1. [v5u,vi] to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
  2. [v5u,vi] to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
  3. [v5u,vi] to become abnormal; to go wrong
  4. [exp] isn't it?; wasn't it?
8
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
8
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)
8
機関砲きかんほう
autocannon
  1. [n] autocannon
8
構えかまえ
structure; construction; appearance
  1. [n] structure; construction; appearance
  2. [n] posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance
  3. [n] readiness; determination; preparedness
  4. [n] kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji)
8
志士しし
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era
  1. [n] imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era
  2. [n] patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
8
回転かいてん
rotation; revolution; turn; spin
  1. [n,vs,vi] rotation; revolution; turn; spin
  2. [n,vs,vi] working (e.g. of one's mind); function
  3. [n,vs,vi] turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation; flow (of customers)
  4. [n,vs,vi] rotation; curl
  5. [n] slalom
8
剣舞けんぶ
sword dance
  1. [n] sword dance
8
てめえてめえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] I; me; oneself; myself; yourself; himself; herself
8
ためため
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
8
コトこと
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 ...
8
あんたあんた
you
  1. [pn] you
8
隠密おんみつ
secret; clandestine; covert
  1. [adj-na,adj-no] secret; clandestine; covert
  2. [n] spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
7
闘うたたかう
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against)
  1. [v5u,vi] to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against)
  2. [v5u,vi] to compete (against)
  3. [v5u,vi] to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist
7
貴様きさま
you
  1. [pn] you
7
spirit; mind; heart
  1. [n] spirit; mind; heart
  2. [n] nature; disposition
  3. [n] intention; mind; will; motivation
  4. [n] mood; feelings
  5. [n] consciousness
  6. [n] care; attention; consideration; worry
  7. [n] interest
  8. [n] (the) air; atmosphere
  9. [n] ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
  10. [n] fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
  11. [n] qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
7
東京とうきょう
Tokyo
  1. [n] Tokyo
7
本当ほんとう
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
7
拳法けんぽう
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; quanfa
  1. [n] Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; quanfa
  2. [n] kenpō (martial arts); kempo
7
同様どうよう
same; similar; (just) like; equal
  1. [adj-no,adj-na,n,n-suf] same; similar; (just) like; equal
7
動きうごき
movement; move; motion
  1. [n] movement; move; motion
  2. [n] trend; development; change; fluctuation
7
剣客けんかく
master swordsman; skilled fencer
  1. [n] master swordsman; skilled fencer
7
出来るできる
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
  1. [v1,vi] to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
  2. [v1,vi] to be ready; to be completed
  3. [v1,vi] to be made; to be built
  4. [v1,vi] to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
  5. [v1,vi] to become intimate; to take up (with someone)
  6. [v1,vi] to grow; to be raised
  7. [v1,vi] to become pregnant
7
俺様おれさま
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [n] self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
7
うえ
above; over; up
  1. [n,adj-no] above; over; up
  2. [n] top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
  3. [n] surface; on (top of)
  4. [n,adj-no] the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part
  5. [adj-no,n] superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
  6. [adj-no,n] elder; older; senior
  7. [n] with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)
  8. [n] besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...
  9. [n] after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...
  10. [n] since ...; now that ...; because ...
  11. [suf] honorable; venerable; dear
  12. [n] emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
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ものもの
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
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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
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まさかまさか
by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)
  1. [int] by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)
  2. [n,adj-no] something unexpected; emergency
  3. [n] currently; for the time being; presently; for now
  4. [adv,adj-no] indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly
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つまりつまり
that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
  1. [adv] that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
  2. [adv] in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
  3. [n] clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
  4. [n] shrinkage
  5. [n] end; conclusion
  6. [n] dead end; corner
  7. [n] distress; being at the end of one's rope
7
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
7
これまでこれまで
so far; up to now; hitherto
  1. [exp,adj-no] so far; up to now; hitherto
  2. [exp] that's enough (for today); it ends here
7
キャラ
(fictional) character
  1. [n] (fictional) character
  2. [n] character; personality; persona
7
じゅつ
art; technique
  1. [n,n-suf] art; technique
  2. [n,n-suf] means; way
  3. [n,n-suf] trick; trap; plot; stratagem
  4. [n,n-suf] magic
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くみ
class (of students)
  1. [n,n-suf] class (of students)
  2. [n,n-suf,ctr] group (of people); party; team; crew
  3. [n,n-suf] lot; bunch; set
  4. [n,n-suf] crime family; organized-crime syndicate
  5. [n,n-suf,ctr] set (of items); assortment; deck (of cards); pack
  6. [n] typesetting; composition
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確かにたしかに
surely; certainly
  1. [adv] surely; certainly
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登場とうじょう
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)
  1. [n,vs,vi] entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)
  2. [n,vs,vi] appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence; introduction; advent
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殺すころす
to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter
  1. [v5s,vt] to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter
  2. [v5s,vt] to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed)
  3. [v5s,vt] to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath)
  4. [v5s,vt] to put out (a runner)
  5. [v5s,vt] to pawn; to put in hock
6
death
  1. [n] death
  2. [n] (an) out
  3. [n] death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
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