夏目友人帳 25

Natsume's Book of Friends

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency
先生せんせい
teacher; instructor; master
  1. [n] teacher; instructor; master
  2. [n,n-suf] sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
  3. [n] intimate or teasing form of address
  4. [n] one's elder
72 2.71%
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)
66 2.49%
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")
62 2.34%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
35 1.32%
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 ...
32 1.21%
猫ねこ
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
  1. [n] cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
  2. [n] shamisen
  3. [n] geisha
  4. [n] wheelbarrow
  5. [n] clay bed-warmer
27 1.02%
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
24 0.90%
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
22 0.83%
友人ゆうじん
friend
  1. [n] friend
20 0.75%
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
19 0.72%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
18 0.68%
ようなような
like; similar to
  1. [adj-pn] like; similar to
  2. [exp] (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that)
  3. [exp] feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
18 0.68%
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
17 0.64%
何かなにか
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)?
17 0.64%
いるいる
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
16 0.60%
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
15 0.57%
君きみ
you; buddy; pal
  1. [pn] you; buddy; pal
  2. [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
  3. [pn] he; she
15 0.57%
術じゅつ
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
15 0.57%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
14 0.53%
カケラかけら
fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shard
  1. [n] fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shard
  2. [n] ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred; scrap
13 0.49%
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
13 0.49%
おれおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
12 0.45%
ようよう
appearing ...; looking ...
  1. [n-suf,n] appearing ...; looking ...
  2. [n-suf,n] way to ...; method of ...ing
  3. [n-suf,n] form; style; design
  4. [n-suf,n] like; similar to
  5. [n] thing (thought or spoken)
12 0.45%
具ぐ
tool; means
  1. [n] tool; means
  2. [n] ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.)
  3. [ctr] counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
12 0.45%
白しろ
white
  1. [n] white
  2. [n] innocence; innocent person
  3. [n] blank space
  4. [n] white go stone
  5. [n] white dragon tile
  6. [n] skewered grilled pig intestine
12 0.45%
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
12 0.45%
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
12 0.45%
なぜなぜ
why; how; for what reason
  1. [adv] why; how; for what reason
11 0.41%
焼やき
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating
  1. [n] cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating
  2. [n] tempering
  3. [n-suf] -ware
11 0.41%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
10 0.38%
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 ...
10 0.38%
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...
10 0.38%
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
10 0.38%
リボン
ribbon
  1. [n] ribbon
10 0.38%
焼物やきもの
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; porcelain; china
  1. [n] pottery; earthenware; ceramics; porcelain; china
  2. [n] yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); grilled dish
  3. [n] tempered blade
10 0.38%
職人しょくにん
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
  1. [n] craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
10 0.38%
行くいく
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  1. [v5k-s,vi] to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  2. [v5k-s,vi] to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
  3. [v5k-s,vi] to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
  4. [v5k-s,vi] to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
  5. [v5k-s,vi] to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
  6. [v5k-s,vi] to stream; to flow
  7. [v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away
  8. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
  9. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
  10. [aux-v,v5k-s] to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
10 0.38%
いつもいつも
always; all the time; at all times
  1. [adv] always; all the time; at all times
  2. [adv] never
  3. [adj-no,n] usual; regular; habitual; customary
9 0.34%
クッキー
cookie; biscuit
  1. [n] cookie; biscuit
  2. [n] cookie; browser cookie
9 0.34%
奴やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
9 0.34%
後あと
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
9 0.34%
所ところ
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
9 0.34%
祓いはらい
purification; exorcism
  1. [n] purification; exorcism
9 0.34%
窯かま
stove; furnace; kiln
  1. [n] stove; furnace; kiln
9 0.34%
あれあれ
that; that thing
  1. [pn] that; that thing
  2. [pn] that person
  3. [pn] then; that time
  4. [pn] that place (over there)
8 0.30%
コレクター
collector
  1. [n] collector
8 0.30%
それにそれに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
8 0.30%
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
8 0.30%
どこかどこか
somewhere
  1. [n,adv] somewhere
  2. [adv] in some respects; in some way
8 0.30%
一体いったい
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
  1. [adv] (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
  2. [n] one object; one body; unity
  3. [n] one form; one style
  4. [n] one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
  5. [n,adv] generally; in general
8 0.30%
一門いちもん
family; clan; kin
  1. [n] family; clan; kin
  2. [n] sect; school; adherents; followers; disciples
  3. [n] group of related sumo stables
8 0.30%
場所ばしょ
place; location; spot; position
  1. [n] place; location; spot; position
  2. [n] room; space
  3. [n] basho; wrestling tournament
8 0.30%
彼かれ
he; him
  1. [pn] he; him
  2. [n] boyfriend
8 0.30%
本当にほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
8 0.30%
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 0.26%
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 ...
7 0.26%
相手あいて
companion; partner; company
  1. [n] companion; partner; company
  2. [n] other party; addressee
  3. [n] opponent (sports, etc.)
7 0.26%
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
6 0.23%
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
6 0.23%
おもしろいおもしろい
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
  1. [adj-i] interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
  2. [adj-i] amusing; funny; comical
  3. [adj-i] enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
  4. [adj-i] good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
6 0.23%
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
6 0.23%
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
6 0.23%
そしてそして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
6 0.23%
それでそれで
so; therefore; and; (and) then
  1. [conj] so; therefore; and; (and) then
6 0.23%
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!
6 0.23%
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
6 0.23%
とてもとても
very; awfully; exceedingly
  1. [adv] very; awfully; exceedingly
  2. [adv] (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
6 0.23%
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
6 0.23%
依代よりしろ
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
  1. [n] object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
6 0.23%
地ち
earth; ground; land; soil
  1. [n,n-suf] earth; ground; land; soil
  2. [n,n-suf] place
  3. [n,n-suf] territory
  4. [n,n-suf] bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
  5. [n,n-suf] earth (one of the five elements)
6 0.23%
壺つぼ
pot; jar; vase
  1. [n] pot; jar; vase
  2. [n] dice cup
  3. [n] depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
  4. [n] aim; what one wants; the mark
  5. [n] key point (of a conversation, etc.); essence
  6. [n] acupuncture point; moxibustion point; pressure point
  7. [n] position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)
  8. [n] target (when aiming an arrow)
6 0.23%
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
6 0.23%
妙みょう
strange; weird; odd; curious
  1. [adj-na,n] strange; weird; odd; curious
  2. [n,adj-na] wonder; mystery; miracle; excellence
  3. [n,adj-na] cleverness; adroitness; knack; skill
6 0.23%
形かたち
form; shape; figure
  1. [n] form; shape; figure
  2. [n] visage
6 0.23%
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
6 0.23%
気配けはい
indication; sign; hint; sensation; feeling
  1. [n] indication; sign; hint; sensation; feeling
  2. [n] tone (of the market)
6 0.23%
特別とくべつ
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
  1. [adj-na,adj-no,adv,n] special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
6 0.23%
結界けっかい
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices
  1. [n] (fixing) boundaries for religious practices
  2. [n] prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice)
  3. [n] fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple
  4. [n] short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store
  5. [n] barrier; dimensional barrier; containment zone; containment barrier; mystical barrier
6 0.23%
編へん
compilation (of a text); editing
  1. [n,n-suf] compilation (of a text); editing
  2. [n,n-suf,ctr] volume (of a text)
  3. [n,n-suf,ctr] completed literary work
6 0.23%
邑おおざと
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
  1. [n] kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
6 0.23%
関係かんけい
relation; relationship; connection
  1. [n,vs,vi] relation; relationship; connection
  2. [n,vs,vi] participation; involvement; concern
  3. [n,vs,vi] influence; effect
  4. [n-suf] related to; connected to
6 0.23%
陶器とうき
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
  1. [n] pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
6 0.23%
あの人あのひと
he; she; that person
  1. [pn] he; she; that person
  2. [pn] you
5 0.19%
あまりあまり
remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
  1. [n,adj-no] remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
  2. [adv] (not) very; (not) much
  3. [adv] too much; excessively; overly
  4. [adj-na,adj-no] extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
  5. [n-suf] more than; over
5 0.19%
おそらくおそらく
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
  1. [adv] probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
5 0.19%
こっちこちら
this way; this direction
  1. [pn] this way; this direction
  2. [pn] here
  3. [pn] this (one)
  4. [pn] I; me; we; us
  5. [pn] this person
5 0.19%
こら
hey!
  1. [int] hey!
  2. [int] hey!
5 0.19%
そうだ
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression
  1. [int] that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression
  2. [exp] people say that; it is said that; I hear that
5 0.19%
だろうか
don't you think?; indicates question
  1. [exp] don't you think?; indicates question
5 0.19%
またまた
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
5 0.19%
一緒にいっしょに
together (with)
  1. [adv] together (with)
  2. [adv] at the same time
  3. [adv] in one lump; in the same category
5 0.19%
何やらなにやら
something; some kind of
  1. [adv] something; some kind of
  2. [adv] for some reason
5 0.19%
夏日なつび
hot summer day
  1. [n] hot summer day
  2. [n] day on which the temperature reaches at least 25°C
5 0.19%
大事だいじ
important; serious; crucial
  1. [adj-na] important; serious; crucial
  2. [adj-na] valuable; precious
  3. [n] serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
  4. [n] great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
  5. [adj-na] safe; OK
5 0.19%
姿すがた
figure; form; shape
  1. [n] figure; form; shape
  2. [n] appearance; dress; guise
  3. [n] state; condition; picture; image
  4. [n] form (of a waka)
  5. [n-suf] dressed in ...; wearing ...
5 0.19%
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
5 0.19%
建物たてもの
building
  1. [n] building
5 0.19%
様方さまかた
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
  1. [suf] care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
5 0.19%
欲しいほしい
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
  1. [adj-i] wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
  2. [adj-i,aux-adj] I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
5 0.19%
気がするきがする
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to get a sense (that)
  1. [exp,vs-i] to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to get a sense (that)
  2. [exp,vs-i] to feel like doing; to want to do
5 0.19%
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