信長を殺した男~本能寺の変 431年目の真実~ 2

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

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency Spread
しろ
castle
  1. [n] castle
52 1.32%
ちょう
head; chief; leader; elder
  1. [n] head; chief; leader; elder
  2. [n] merit; strong point
  3. [n] superiority
  4. [n] major
50 1.26%
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 1.09%
明智めいち
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
  1. [n] sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
42 1.06%
本願ほんがん
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
  1. [n] Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
39 0.99%
とりで
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
  1. [n] fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
36 0.91%
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 ...
32 0.81%
ぐん
army; armed forces; troops
  1. [n] army; armed forces; troops
  2. [n] military authorities
  3. [n] team; group; troupe
32 0.81%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
28 0.71%
ざつ
rough; crude; sloppy; messy
  1. [adj-na] rough; crude; sloppy; messy
  2. [n-pref,adj-no,n] miscellaneous
26 0.66%
わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
23 0.58%
てき
opponent; rival; adversary
  1. [n] opponent; rival; adversary
  2. [n] menace; danger; threat; enemy
22 0.56%
日本にほん
Japan
  1. [n] Japan
20 0.51%
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
19 0.48%
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)
19 0.48%
つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
19 0.48%
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
18 0.46%
天王てんのう
heavenly king
  1. [n] heavenly king
  2. [n] Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
18 0.46%
いくさ
war; battle; campaign; fight
  1. [n] war; battle; campaign; fight
  2. [n] troops; forces
18 0.46%
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)
18 0.46%
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
18 0.46%
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
17 0.43%
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 0.43%
家臣かしん
vassal; retainer
  1. [n,adj-no] vassal; retainer
16 0.40%
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
15 0.38%
武将ぶしょう
military commander
  1. [n] military commander
15 0.38%
石山いしやま
stony mountain
  1. [n] stony mountain
15 0.38%
そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
14 0.35%
甲冑かっちゅう
armor and helmet (armour)
  1. [n] armor and helmet (armour)
14 0.35%
争いあらそい
fight; dispute; feud; conflict; struggle; strife; discord; argument; quarrel; controversy
  1. [n] fight; dispute; feud; conflict; struggle; strife; discord; argument; quarrel; controversy
  2. [n] competition; contest; rivalry
13 0.33%
安土あずち
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
  1. [n] mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
13 0.33%
将軍しょうぐん
general
  1. [n] general
  2. [n] shogun
13 0.33%
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)
13 0.33%
門徒もんと
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
  1. [n] follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
13 0.33%
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 0.30%
甲斐かい
effect; result; worth; use; avail
  1. [n] effect; result; worth; use; avail
  2. [n] Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
12 0.30%
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
12 0.30%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
11 0.28%
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 ...
11 0.28%
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
11 0.28%
戦いたたかい
battle; war; fight; conflict
  1. [n] battle; war; fight; conflict
  2. [n] fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature)
  3. [n] contest; competition; match; game
11 0.28%
もの
person
  1. [n] person
11 0.28%
みち
road; path; street; lane; passage
  1. [n] road; path; street; lane; passage
  2. [n] route; way
  3. [n] distance; journey
  4. [n] road (e.g. to victory); course
  5. [n] way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
  6. [n] teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
  7. [n] field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
  8. [n] means; way; method
11 0.28%
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
10 0.25%
援軍えんぐん
reinforcement
  1. [n] reinforcement
10 0.25%
攻めせめ
attack; offence; offense
  1. [n] attack; offence; offense
  2. [suf] barrage (of); flood (of)
10 0.25%
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)
10 0.25%
このまま
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
  1. [exp] as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
9 0.23%
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
9 0.23%
包囲網ほういもう
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
  1. [n] encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
9 0.23%
殿どの
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
  1. [suf] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
9 0.23%
現代げんだい
present age; present day; today
  1. [n,adj-no] present age; present day; today
  2. [n,adj-no] modern era; modern times
9 0.23%
私たちわたしたち
we; us
  1. [pn] we; us
9 0.23%
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 0.23%
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
8 0.20%
当時とうじ
at that time; in those days
  1. [n,adv] at that time; in those days
8 0.20%
戦国時代せんごくじだい
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period
  1. [n] Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period
  2. [n] Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE)
  3. [n] era of vicious competition
8 0.20%
様にように
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
8 0.20%
death
  1. [n] death
  2. [n] (an) out
  3. [n] death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
8 0.20%
あなた様あなたさま
you (singular)
  1. [pn] you (singular)
7 0.18%
すぐに
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
  1. [adv] immediately; right away; at once; instantly
7 0.18%
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
7 0.18%
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...
7 0.18%
によって
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
  1. [exp] according to; by (means of); due to; because of
7 0.18%
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
7 0.18%
一族いちぞく
family; relatives; dependents
  1. [n] family; relatives; dependents
  2. [n] household
7 0.18%
三河みかわ
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
  1. [n] Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
7 0.18%
two; 2
  1. [num] two; 2
7 0.18%
味方みかた
friend; ally; supporter
  1. [n,adj-no] friend; ally; supporter
  2. [n,vs,vi] taking sides (with); supporting; standing by; backing up
7 0.18%
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)
7 0.18%
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
7 0.18%
にち
Sunday
  1. [n] Sunday
  2. [suf] nth day (of the month)
  3. [ctr] counter for days
  4. [n] Japan
7 0.18%
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)
7 0.18%
本隊ほんたい
main body (of an army); main force
  1. [n] main body (of an army); main force
  2. [n] these troops
7 0.18%
武具ぶぐ
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
  1. [n] arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
7 0.18%
武士ぶし
samurai; warrior
  1. [n] samurai; warrior
7 0.18%
状況じょうきょう
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
  1. [n] state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
7 0.18%
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 0.18%
鉄砲てっぽう
gun
  1. [n] gun
  2. [n] wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice
  3. [n] puffer fish
7 0.18%
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
6 0.15%
いけません
wrong; not good; of no use
  1. [exp] wrong; not good; of no use
  2. [exp] hopeless; past hope
  3. [exp] must not do
  4. [exp] cannot go
6 0.15%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
6 0.15%
もはや
already; now
  1. [adv] already; now
  2. [adv] no longer; not any more
6 0.15%
other; another; remaining; leftover
  1. [adj-no,n] other; another; remaining; leftover
  2. [n-suf,n] over; more than
  3. [pn] I; me
6 0.15%
だん
body; group; party; company; troupe
  1. [n] body; group; party; company; troupe
6 0.15%
おんな
female; woman; female sex
  1. [n,n-pref] female; woman; female sex
  2. [n] female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
6 0.15%
つま
wife
  1. [n] wife
  2. [n] garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings
  3. [n] accompaniment; side (remark)
6 0.15%
我がわが
my; our; one's own
  1. [adj-pn] my; our; one's own
6 0.15%
撤退てったい
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
  1. [n,vs,vi] evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
6 0.15%
本陣ほんじん
troop headquarters; stronghold
  1. [n] troop headquarters; stronghold
  2. [n] inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
6 0.15%
歴史れきし
history
  1. [n] history
6 0.15%
un-; non-
  1. [pref] un-; non-
  2. [pref] bad ...; poor ...
6 0.15%
こう
carapace; shell
  1. [n] carapace; shell
  2. [n] 1st in rank; grade A
  3. [n] instep; back of hand
  4. [n] the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party; plaintiff (label in legal documents)
6 0.15%
真実しんじつ
truth; reality
  1. [n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality
  2. [adv] truly; really
  3. [n] absolute truth
6 0.15%
研究けんきゅう
study; research; investigation
  1. [n,vs,vt] study; research; investigation
6 0.15%
貴様きさま
you
  1. [pn] you
6 0.15%
ください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
5 0.13%
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
5 0.13%
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
5 0.13%
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
5 0.13%
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