大奥(1)

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers

Vocabulary

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 ...
104 2.05%
大奥おおおく
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
  1. [n] inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
93 1.84%
上様うえさま
emperor; shogun
  1. [n] emperor; shogun
  2. [n] honored person (honoured)
  3. [n] (another person's) wife
64 1.26%
野の
plain; field
  1. [n] plain; field
  2. [n] hidden (structural) member
  3. [n-pref] wild
  4. [n-pref] lacking a political post
51 1.01%
水みず
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
  1. [n] water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
  2. [n] fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
  3. [n] flood; floodwaters
  4. [n] water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
  5. [n] break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
49 0.97%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
49 0.97%
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")
48 0.95%
男おとこ
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
48 0.95%
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
44 0.87%
藤ふじ
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
  1. [n] wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
41 0.81%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
36 0.71%
女おんな
female; woman; female sex
  1. [n,n-pref] female; woman; female sex
  2. [n] female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
33 0.65%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
30 0.59%
波なみ
wave
  1. [n] wave
  2. [n] ups and downs
29 0.57%
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 ...
28 0.55%
でございます
be; is
  1. [cop] be; is
22 0.43%
名な
name; given name
  1. [n] name; given name
  2. [n] title
  3. [n] fame; renown; reputation
  4. [n] pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
22 0.43%
御中おんちゅう
... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...
  1. [n-suf] ... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...
22 0.43%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
20 0.39%
将軍しょうぐん
general
  1. [n] general
  2. [n] shogun
20 0.39%
など
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
  1. [prt] et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
  2. [prt] or something
  3. [prt] the likes of
  4. [prt] for example; for instance; for one
19 0.37%
宗しゅう
sect; denomination
  1. [n,n-suf] sect; denomination
  2. [n] tenets (of a religious sect)
19 0.37%
信しん
honesty; sincerity; fidelity
  1. [n] honesty; sincerity; fidelity
  2. [n] trust; reliance; confidence
  3. [n] (religious) faith; devotion
  4. [ctr] counter for received messages
18 0.36%
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
17 0.34%
皆みんな
everyone; everybody; all
  1. [n,pn,adv] everyone; everybody; all
  2. [n,adv] everything; all
17 0.34%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
16 0.32%
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 ...
16 0.32%
総そう
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
  1. [pref] whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
16 0.32%
する
to do; to carry out; to perform
  1. [vs-i] to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. [vs-i] to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. [vs-i] to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. [vs-i] to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. [vs-i] to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
  6. [vs-i] to decide on; to choose
  7. [vs-i,vi] to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
  8. [vs-i,vi] to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  9. [vs-i,vi] to be worth; to cost
  10. [vs-i,vi] to pass (of time); to elapse
  11. [vs-i,vt] to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
  12. [vs-i,vt] to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
  13. [vs-i,vt] to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
  14. [vs-i,vt] to feel A about B
  15. [suf,vs-i] verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
  16. [aux-v,vs-i] creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  17. [aux-v,vs-i] to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
15 0.30%
婿むこ
husband; groom
  1. [n] husband; groom
  2. [n] (one's) son-in-law
15 0.30%
良いよい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  1. [adj-i] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  2. [adj-i] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. [adj-i] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. [adj-i] OK; all right; fine; no problem
  5. [suf,adj-i] easy to ...
15 0.30%
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
14 0.28%
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
14 0.28%
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
13 0.26%
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)
13 0.26%
御三おさん
kitchen maid
  1. [n] kitchen maid
  2. [n] kitchen duties; cooking
13 0.26%
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
12 0.24%
お役目おやくめ
(public) duty
  1. [n] (public) duty
12 0.24%
ございます
to be; to exist
  1. [exp] to be; to exist
12 0.24%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
12 0.24%
州しゅう
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy); canton; oblast
  1. [n,n-suf] state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy); canton; oblast
  2. [n,n-suf] continent
  3. [n-suf] province (of Japan)
  4. [n,n-suf] province (of ancient China); prefecture; department
  5. [suf] dear
12 0.24%
拙者せっしゃ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
12 0.24%
村むら
village
  1. [n] village
12 0.24%
某ぼう
certain; one
  1. [n,pref] certain; one
  2. [pn] I; me
12 0.24%
部屋へや
room; chamber
  1. [n] room; chamber
  2. [n] apartment; flat; pad
  3. [n] stable
12 0.24%
お目見えおめみえ
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview
  1. [n,vs,vi] audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview
  2. [n,vs,vi] first (public) appearance; debut; coming out (on the market)
  3. [n,vs,vi] trial service (of a servant); probation
  4. [n,vs,vi] audience with a shogun (granted to a vassal; Edo period); right to have an audience with a shogun
11 0.22%
きっと
surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
  1. [adv] surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
  2. [adv] sternly; severely
  3. [adv] having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight
  4. [adv] suddenly; abruptly; instantly
11 0.22%
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
11 0.22%
そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
11 0.22%
体からだ
body
  1. [n] body
  2. [n] torso; trunk
  3. [n] build; physique; frame; figure
  4. [n] health; constitution
  5. [n] corpse; dead body
11 0.22%
年寄としより
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
  1. [n,adj-no] old person; elderly person; senior citizen
  2. [n] trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
  3. [n] senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
  4. [n] important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
11 0.22%
杉すぎ
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
  1. [n] Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
11 0.22%
無いない
nonexistent; not being (there)
  1. [adj-i] nonexistent; not being (there)
  2. [adj-i] unowned; not had; unpossessed
  3. [adj-i] unique
  4. [adj-i] not; impossible; won't happen
  5. [adj-i,aux-adj] not
  6. [adj-i,aux-adj] to not be; to have not
11 0.22%
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 0.20%
そういう
such; like that; that sort of
  1. [adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of
10 0.20%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
10 0.20%
なるほど
I see; that's right; indeed
  1. [int,adv] I see; that's right; indeed
10 0.20%
三さん
three; 3
  1. [num] three; 3
10 0.20%
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
10 0.20%
内証ないしょ
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret
  1. [n,adj-no] secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret
  2. [n,adj-no] one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
  3. [n,adj-no] inner realization; personal enlightenment
  4. [n,adj-no] kitchen
10 0.20%
大変たいへん
very; greatly; terribly; awfully
  1. [adv] very; greatly; terribly; awfully
  2. [adj-na,n] immense; enormous; great
  3. [adj-na,n] serious; grave; dreadful; terrible
  4. [adj-na,n] difficult; hard; challenging
  5. [n] major incident; disaster
10 0.20%
旦那様だんなさま
husband
  1. [n] husband
  2. [n] master (of a house, shop, etc.)
10 0.20%
男子だんし
boy
  1. [n] boy
  2. [n] man; male
10 0.20%
美しいうつくしい
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
  1. [adj-i] beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
10 0.20%
このよう
like this; this sort; this way
  1. [adj-na] like this; this sort; this way
9 0.18%
それに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
9 0.18%
どうか
please; if you would; would you mind
  1. [adv] please; if you would; would you mind
  2. [adv] somehow or other; one way or another
  3. [adv] whether (or not); if
  4. [adv,vs] strange; (something is) wrong; (something is) off
9 0.18%
と言うという
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 ...
9 0.18%
ぬし
head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
  1. [n] head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
  2. [n] owner; proprietor; proprietress
  3. [n] subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed)
  4. [n] guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.)
  5. [n] husband
  6. [pn] you
9 0.18%
ばかり
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  1. [prt] only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  2. [prt] approximately; about
  3. [prt] just (finished, etc.)
  4. [prt] as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute
  5. [prt] indicates emphasis
  6. [prt] always; constantly
9 0.18%
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
9 0.18%
一生いっしょう
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era
  2. [adj-no] (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
9 0.18%
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 0.18%
公方くぼう
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
  1. [n] public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
9 0.18%
子供こども
child; children
  1. [n] child; children
9 0.18%
庭にわ
garden; yard; courtyard
  1. [n] garden; yard; courtyard
  2. [n] field (of action); area
9 0.18%
紀き
period
  1. [n,n-suf] period
  2. [n] Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
  3. [n] Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
9 0.18%
裃かみしも
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
  1. [n] samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
  2. [n] top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends
9 0.18%
触れふれ
proclamation; official notice
  1. [n] proclamation; official notice
  2. [n] touch; contact
9 0.18%
通つう
authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person
  1. [n,n-suf,adj-na] authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person
  2. [ctr] counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
  3. [n,adj-na] understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight
  4. [n] supernatural powers; magical powers
9 0.18%
黒くろ
black
  1. [n] black
  2. [n] black stone
  3. [n] guilt; guilty person
9 0.18%
あたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
8 0.16%
それから
and then; after that
  1. [exp] and then; after that
8 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!
8 0.16%
だんな
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
  1. [n] master (of a house, shop, etc.)
  2. [n] husband
  3. [n] sir; boss; master; governor
  4. [n] patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
  5. [n] alms; almsgiving; almsgiver
8 0.16%
ではないか
isn't it?
  1. [exp] isn't it?
  2. [exp] let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...; shouldn't we ...
8 0.16%
のだ
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
  1. [exp] the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
8 0.16%
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
8 0.16%
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 0.16%
仰せおおせ
order (from one's superior); command
  1. [n] order (from one's superior); command
  2. [n] what you say; (someone's) words
8 0.16%
何でもなんでも
any; anything; whatever; whatever one likes; everything; all
  1. [exp] any; anything; whatever; whatever one likes; everything; all
  2. [adv] I am told; I hear; I understand; they say
8 0.16%
全てすべて
everything; all; the whole
  1. [n,adj-no] everything; all; the whole
  2. [adv] entirely; completely; wholly; all
8 0.16%
女達おんなたち
women; womenfolks
  1. [n] women; womenfolks
8 0.16%
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
8 0.16%
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
8 0.16%
新しいあたらしい
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
  1. [adj-i] new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
8 0.16%
本当にほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
8 0.16%
瀬せ
shallows; shoal
  1. [n] shallows; shoal
  2. [n] rapids; current; torrent
  3. [n] position; place
  4. [n] chance; opportunity
8 0.16%
申すもうす
to say; to be called
  1. [v5s,vt] to say; to be called
  2. [v5s,vt] to do
8 0.16%
男達おとこだて
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; champion of justice; knight in shining armor
  1. [n] chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; champion of justice; knight in shining armor
  2. [n] ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
8 0.16%
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