信長を殺した男~本能寺の変 431年目の真実~ 1

The Man Who Killed Nobunaga: The Truth of Honnouji Incident Found After 431 Years

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency Spread
明智めいち
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
  1. [n] sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
79 1.84%
ちょう
head; chief; leader; elder
  1. [n] head; chief; leader; elder
  2. [n] merit; strong point
  3. [n] superiority
  4. [n] major
66 1.54%
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")
63 1.47%
しょう
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
  1. [pref] nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
37 0.86%
本能寺の変ほんのうじのへん
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
  1. [exp,n] Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
35 0.82%
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 ...
34 0.79%
ぐん
army; armed forces; troops
  1. [n] army; armed forces; troops
  2. [n] military authorities
  3. [n] team; group; troupe
34 0.79%
つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
32 0.75%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
31 0.72%
兵衛ひょうえ
middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
  1. [n] middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
28 0.65%
しろ
castle
  1. [n] castle
27 0.63%
じゅう
ten; 10
  1. [num] ten; 10
  2. [n] ten years of age
  3. [n] book containing a collection of poems
25 0.58%
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
25 0.58%
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
24 0.56%
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
24 0.56%
将軍しょうぐん
general
  1. [n] general
  2. [n] shogun
24 0.56%
真実しんじつ
truth; reality
  1. [n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality
  2. [adv] truly; really
  3. [n] absolute truth
23 0.54%
てき
opponent; rival; adversary
  1. [n] opponent; rival; adversary
  2. [n] menace; danger; threat; enemy
21 0.49%
もの
person
  1. [n] person
21 0.49%
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)
20 0.47%
越前えちぜん
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
  1. [n] Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
20 0.47%
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
19 0.44%
延暦えんりゃく
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
  1. [n] Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
18 0.42%
あと
behind; rear
  1. [n,adj-no] behind; rear
  2. [n,adj-no] after; later
  3. [n,adj-no] remainder; the rest
  4. [n,adv] more (e.g. five more minutes); left
  5. [n,adv] also; in addition
  6. [n,adj-no] descendant; successor; heir
  7. [n,adj-no] after one's death
  8. [n,adj-no] past; previous
17 0.40%
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
17 0.40%
貴様きさま
you
  1. [pn] you
16 0.37%
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Kyoto (city, prefecture)
15 0.35%
天下てんか
the whole world
  1. [n] the whole world
  2. [n] the whole country
  3. [n] society; the public
  4. [n] supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power
  5. [n] having one's own way; doing as one pleases
  6. [adj-no] peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous
  7. [n] shogun (Edo period)
15 0.35%
いくさ
war; battle; campaign; fight
  1. [n] war; battle; campaign; fight
  2. [n] troops; forces
15 0.35%
比叡山ひえいざん
Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)
  1. [n] Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)
15 0.35%
家臣かしん
vassal; retainer
  1. [n,adj-no] vassal; retainer
14 0.33%
そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
13 0.30%
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 ...
13 0.30%
きち
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness
  1. [n,adj-no] good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness
  2. [n] unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
13 0.30%
歴史れきし
history
  1. [n] history
13 0.30%
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
12 0.28%
大名だいみょう
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
  1. [n] daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
12 0.28%
天正てんしょう
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
  1. [n] Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
12 0.28%
日本にほん
Japan
  1. [n] Japan
12 0.28%
美濃みの
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
  1. [n] Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
12 0.28%
other; another; remaining; leftover
  1. [adj-no,n] other; another; remaining; leftover
  2. [n-suf,n] over; more than
  3. [pn] I; me
11 0.26%
子孫しそん
descendant; posterity; offspring
  1. [n] descendant; posterity; offspring
11 0.26%
にち
Sunday
  1. [n] Sunday
  2. [suf] nth day (of the month)
  3. [ctr] counter for days
  4. [n] Japan
11 0.26%
うみ
sea; ocean; waters
  1. [n] sea; ocean; waters
11 0.26%
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
11 0.26%
援軍えんぐん
reinforcement
  1. [n] reinforcement
10 0.23%
現在げんざい
the present; present time; now
  1. [n,adv,adj-no] the present; present time; now
  2. [n-suf] as of
  3. [n] present tense
  4. [n] this world; this life
  5. [vs,vi] to actually exist; to exist right now; to exist right in front of one
10 0.23%
account; history; chronicle; annals; record
  1. [n,n-suf] account; history; chronicle; annals; record
  2. [exp] notice; note; as follows
  3. [n] Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
10 0.23%
せつ
theory; doctrine
  1. [n,n-suf] theory; doctrine
  2. [n] opinion; view
  3. [n] rumour; rumor; gossip; hearsay
10 0.23%
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
9 0.21%
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 0.21%
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...
9 0.21%
上洛じょうらく
going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
  1. [n,vs,vi] going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
9 0.21%
人物じんぶつ
person; character; figure; personage; man; woman
  1. [n] person; character; figure; personage; man; woman
  2. [n] one's character; one's personality
  3. [n] able person; talented person
9 0.21%
天下泰平てんかたいへい
peace throughout the world
  1. [n,adj-na,adj-no] peace throughout the world
  2. [adj-na,adj-no,n] carefree; peaceful; relaxed
9 0.21%
幕府ばくふ
shogunate; bakufu
  1. [n] shogunate; bakufu
  2. [n] shogun's headquarters
  3. [n] Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
9 0.21%
かれ
he; him
  1. [pn] he; him
  2. [n] boyfriend
9 0.21%
戦国せんごく
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war
  1. [n] country in civil war; country disarrayed by war
  2. [n] Warring States period (Japan, China)
  3. [n] competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.); anybody's game
9 0.21%
殿どの
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
  1. [suf] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
9 0.21%
イエズス会イエズスかい
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
  1. [n] Society of Jesus; Jesuits
8 0.19%
なんと
what; how
  1. [adv] what; how
  2. [adv] what (a) ...!; how ...!
  3. [adv] surprisingly; to my amazement; believe it or not; why, ...!
  4. [int] oh my; wow
  5. [int] well, ...; so, ...
8 0.19%
合戦かっせん
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
  1. [n,vs,vi] battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
8 0.19%
家紋かもん
family crest
  1. [n] family crest
8 0.19%
物語ものがたり
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
  1. [n] story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
8 0.19%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
8 0.19%
記録きろく
record; minutes; document
  1. [n] record; minutes; document
  2. [n] record (e.g. in sports); results; score
  3. [vs,vt] to record; to document
  4. [vs,vt] to set a record (e.g. in sports); to show a result; to reach a value
8 0.19%
謀反むほん
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
  1. [n,vs,vi] rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
8 0.19%
なぞ
riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
  1. [n] riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
  2. [adj-no] enigmatic; mysterious
8 0.19%
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
7 0.16%
さらに
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
  1. [adv,conj] furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
7 0.16%
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!
7 0.16%
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
7 0.16%
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
7 0.16%
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
7 0.16%
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
7 0.16%
上様うえさま
emperor; shogun
  1. [n] emperor; shogun
  2. [n] honored person (honoured)
  3. [n] (another person's) wife
7 0.16%
two; 2
  1. [num] two; 2
7 0.16%
出世しゅっせ
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
  1. [n,vs,vi] success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
7 0.16%
最強さいきょう
strongest
  1. [adj-no,n] strongest
7 0.16%
death
  1. [n] death
  2. [n] (an) out
  3. [n] death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
7 0.16%
焼き討ちやきうち
setting on fire; setting afire
  1. [n,vs,vt] setting on fire; setting afire
7 0.16%
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)
7 0.16%
わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
7 0.16%
さく
plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme
  1. [n,n-suf] plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme
  2. [n] fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
7 0.16%
麒麟きりん
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
  1. [n] giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
  2. [n] qilin (Chinese unicorn)
  3. [n] horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
7 0.16%
黒人こくじん
black person
  1. [n] black person
  2. [n] woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
7 0.16%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
6 0.14%
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
6 0.14%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
6 0.14%
すべて
everything; all; the whole
  1. [n,adj-no] everything; all; the whole
  2. [adv] entirely; completely; wholly; all
6 0.14%
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
6 0.14%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
6 0.14%
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 0.14%
わずか
a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; meagre; meager; narrow (margin)
  1. [adj-na,adj-no] a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; meagre; meager; narrow (margin)
  2. [adv] only; just; merely; no more than
6 0.14%
中間ちゅうかん
middle; midway; halfway; centre; center
  1. [n] middle; midway; halfway; centre; center
  2. [n,adj-no] middle position; moderate position; neutral position; middle-of-the-road position
  3. [adj-no] interim; intermediary; intermediate; midterm
6 0.14%
five; 5
  1. [num] five; 5
6 0.14%
だい
charge; cost; price
  1. [n,n-suf] charge; cost; price
  2. [n,n-suf] generation; age; (school) year; cohort; reign
  3. [n,n-suf] era
  4. [n,n-suf] a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone)
  5. [n,n-suf] switchboard number
  6. [ctr] counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.
  7. [ctr] counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.)
  8. [ctr] proxy application company
  9. [n] pronoun
6 0.14%
以上いじょう
not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
  1. [n-suf] not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
  2. [n-suf] beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
  3. [adj-no,n] the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
  4. [n,conj] since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...
  5. [exp] that's all; that is the end; the end
6 0.14%
企てくわだて
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
  1. [n] plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
6 0.14%
そう
monk; priest
  1. [n] monk; priest
  2. [n] sangha (the Buddhist community)
6 0.14%
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