ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖（１）

The Case Records of the Biblia Secondhand Bookstore

Vocabulary

Character names have not been removed from this list. There may also be misparsings of characters names in the list. Character names may be removed from the list on a future date.

Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
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 ...
71
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")
52
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
51
話はなし
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
33
漱うがい
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
  1. [n,vs,vi] gargling; rinsing one's mouth
24
わたしわたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
22
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
21
全集ぜんしゅう
complete works; complete collection; complete series
  1. [n,n-suf] complete works; complete collection; complete series
19
なんです
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
  1. [aux] it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
19
祖母そぼ
grandmother
  1. [n] grandmother
17
彼女かのじょ
she; her
  1. [pn] she; her
  2. [n] girlfriend
16
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
16
バス停バスてい
bus stop
  1. [n] bus stop
15
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)
14
名前なまえ
name
  1. [n] name
  2. [n] given name; first name
14
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
14
古書こしょ
old book; rare book; classic
  1. [n] old book; rare book; classic
  2. [n] secondhand book; used book
13
五ご
five; 5
  1. [num] five; 5
13
こういうこういう
such; this sort of; like this
  1. [adj-pn] such; this sort of; like this
13
お祖母様おばあさま
grandmother
  1. [n] grandmother
  2. [n] old woman; female senior citizen
13
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
13
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
12
なんでなんで
why?; what for?
  1. [adv] why?; what for?
  2. [adv] how?; by what means?
12
なになに
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)
12
ちょっとちょっと
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
12
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
12
文庫ぶんこ
library; book collection
  1. [n] library; book collection
  2. [n] paperback book
11
思うおもう
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  1. [v5u,vt] to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  2. [v5u,vt] to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
  3. [v5u,vt] to judge; to assess; to regard
  4. [v5u,vt] to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  5. [v5u,vt] to expect; to look forward to
  6. [v5u,vt] to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
  7. [v5u,vt] to recall; to remember
11
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)
10
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
10
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
10
おばあちゃんおばあちゃん
granny; grandma; gran
  1. [n] granny; grandma; gran
  2. [n] old lady; old woman
10
あなたあなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
10
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
9
署名しょめい
signature
  1. [n,vs,vi] signature
9
本棚ほんだな
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
  1. [n] bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
9
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
9
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
9
奴やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
9
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
9
よくよく
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 ...
9
はずです
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
  1. [exp] be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
9
せどりせどり
ship-to-ship cargo transfer; off-shore delivery (into smaller boats)
  1. [n] ship-to-ship cargo transfer; off-shore delivery (into smaller boats)
9
あんたあんた
you
  1. [pn] you
9
大輔だゆう
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
  1. [n] vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
8
中身なかみ
contents; interior; filling
  1. [n] contents; interior; filling
  2. [n] substance; content
  3. [n] (sword) blade
8
ところところ
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
8
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
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
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!
8
かもしれないかもしれない
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
  1. [exp] may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
8
あたしあたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
8
雄おす
male (animal, plant)
  1. [n,adj-no] male (animal, plant)
7
読むよむ
to read
  1. [v5m,vt] to read
  2. [v5m,vt] to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
  3. [v5m,vt] to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
  4. [v5m,vt] to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
  5. [v5m,vt] to decipher
  6. [v5m,vt] to count; to estimate
  7. [v5m,vt] to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
7
袋ふくろ
bag; sack; pouch
  1. [n] bag; sack; pouch
  2. [n] skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
  3. [n] dead end
  4. [n] plot of land surrounded by water
7
落穂おちぼ
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
  1. [n] fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
7
結婚けっこん
marriage
  1. [n,vs,vi] marriage
7
書店しょてん
bookshop; bookstore
  1. [n] bookshop; bookstore
7
拾じゅう
ten; 10
  1. [num] ten; 10
  2. [n] ten years of age
  3. [n] book containing a collection of poems
7
少しすこし
a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
  1. [adv] a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
  2. [adv] a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
  3. [adv] a little way; a short distance
7
女の子おんなのこ
girl; daughter; baby girl
  1. [exp,n] girl; daughter; baby girl
  2. [exp,n] young woman
7
僕ぼく
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
  3. [pn] manservant
7
値札ねふだ
price tag; price label
  1. [n] price tag; price label
7
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
7
ビブ
bib (e.g. for infants)
  1. [n] bib (e.g. for infants)
  2. [n] training bib; team vest
7
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
7
というという
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 ...
7
そこそこ
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
7
おじいちゃんおじいちゃん
grandpa; granddad
  1. [n] grandpa; granddad
7
買い取りかいとり
purchase; buying; buying out
  1. [n,vs] purchase; buying; buying out
  2. [n,vs,vt] buying used articles as a company; trade-in; buy back
  3. [n,vs] purchase on a no-return policy
  4. [n] lump-sum payment; flat fee
6
誰かだれか
someone; somebody
  1. [pn] someone; somebody
6
蔵書印ぞうしょいん
ownership mark; ownership stamp; bookplate
  1. [n] ownership mark; ownership stamp; bookplate
6
祖父そふ
grandfather
  1. [n] grandfather
  2. [n] old man
  3. [n] kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
6
知り合いしりあい
acquaintance
  1. [n] acquaintance
6
物語ものがたり
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
  1. [n] story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
6
査定さてい
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
  1. [n,vs,vt] assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
6
本物ほんもの
genuine article; real thing; real deal
  1. [n,adj-no] genuine article; real thing; real deal
6
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
6
文庫本ぶんこぼん
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
  1. [n] small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
6
持ち主もちぬし
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
  1. [n] owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
6
実はじつは
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
  1. [exp,adv] as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
6
古本屋ふるほんや
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
  1. [n] secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
6
古書店こしょてん
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
  1. [n] secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
6
古いふるい
old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
  1. [adj-i] old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
  2. [adj-i] long; since long ago; time-honored
  3. [adj-i] of the distant past; long-ago
  4. [adj-i] stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
  5. [adj-i] old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date
6
初版しょはん
first edition
  1. [n] first edition
6
仕事しごと
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  1. [n,vs,vi] work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  2. [n] work
6
不思議ふしぎ
wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
  1. [adj-na,n] wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
  2. [adv-to] strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
6
もしもし
if; in case; supposing
  1. [adv] if; in case; supposing
6
まったくまったく
really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
  1. [adv,adj-no] really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
  2. [adv,adj-no] indeed
  3. [int] good grief
6
プレゼント
present; gift
  1. [n,vs,vt] present; gift
6
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 ...
6
なにかなにか
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)?
6
どういうどういう
what kind of; what sort of; what
  1. [adj-pn] what kind of; what sort of; what
6
そういうそういう
such; like that; that sort of
  1. [adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of
6
ぐらい
approximately; about; around; or so
  1. [suf,prt] approximately; about; around; or so
  2. [suf,prt] to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
  3. [suf,prt] as ... as ...; like
6
読みよみ
reading
  1. [n] reading
  2. [n] reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading)
  3. [n] reading (e.g. of a situation); insight; judgment; interpretation; prediction; calculation
5
清しん
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
  1. [n] Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
5
昔むかし
the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
  2. [n] the past ten years; the past decade
5
新書しんしょ
new book
  1. [n] new book
  2. [n] 17x11 cm paperback book
5
急いでいそいで
hurriedly; in haste; in a rush; quickly
  1. [exp] hurriedly; in haste; in a rush; quickly
  2. [int] hurry up!; quickly!; get going!
5
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