江戸前の旬（23）

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency
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 ...
56 1.45%
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)
54 1.40%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
52 1.35%
寿司すし
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
  1. [n] sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
38 0.99%
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!
35 0.91%
親父おやじ
one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
  1. [n] one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
  2. [n] middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer
  3. [n] one's boss
  4. [n] proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord
  5. [n] grizzly bear
32 0.83%
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
30 0.78%
アンコウあんこう
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
  1. [n] goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
  2. [n] curved gutter
  3. [n] fool
28 0.73%
オレおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
28 0.73%
親方おやかた
master; boss; chief; foreman; supervisor
  1. [n] master; boss; chief; foreman; supervisor
  2. [n] stable master
  3. [n] craftsman; artisan
  4. [n] foster parent
27 0.70%
師匠ししょう
master; teacher
  1. [n,suf] master; teacher
  2. [n] stable master
26 0.68%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
22 0.57%
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 ...
21 0.55%
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")
20 0.52%
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
19 0.49%
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
19 0.49%
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
17 0.44%
結婚けっこん
marriage
  1. [n,vs,vi] marriage
17 0.44%
酒さけ
alcohol; sake
  1. [n] alcohol; sake
17 0.44%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
16 0.42%
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
16 0.42%
フグふぐ
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
  1. [n] puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
16 0.42%
旨いうまい
skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
  1. [adj-i] skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
  2. [adj-i] delicious; tasty; good; nice
  3. [adj-i] good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid
16 0.42%
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
16 0.42%
芸げい
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
  1. [n] art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
16 0.42%
クジラくじら
whale (Cetacea spp.)
  1. [n] whale (Cetacea spp.)
15 0.39%
ニンニクにんにく
garlic (Allium sativum)
  1. [n] garlic (Allium sativum)
15 0.39%
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
15 0.39%
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
15 0.39%
味あじ
flavor; flavour; taste
  1. [n] flavor; flavour; taste
  2. [n] charm; appeal; uniqueness; attractiveness
  3. [n] experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
  4. [adj-na] smart; clever; witty; strange
14 0.36%
あなたあなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
13 0.34%
ありがとうありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
13 0.34%
お客さんおきゃくさん
guest; visitor
  1. [n] guest; visitor
  2. [n] customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
13 0.34%
昆布こんぶ
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
  1. [n] kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
13 0.34%
母さんかあさん
mother
  1. [n] mother
  2. [n] wife
13 0.34%
絶対にぜったいに
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
  1. [adv] absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
13 0.34%
芸人げいにん
(TV) comedian
  1. [n] (TV) comedian
  2. [n] performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer
  3. [n] talented person; accomplished person
13 0.34%
言ういう
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
13 0.34%
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
12 0.31%
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
12 0.31%
身み
one's body; one's person
  1. [n] one's body; one's person
  2. [n] oneself; one's appearance
  3. [n] one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
  4. [n] main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
12 0.31%
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
11 0.29%
それでそれで
so; therefore; and; (and) then
  1. [conj] so; therefore; and; (and) then
11 0.29%
二人ふたり
two persons; two people; pair; couple
  1. [n] two persons; two people; pair; couple
11 0.29%
子持ちこもち
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother)
  1. [n] parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother)
  2. [n] (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
11 0.29%
悪いわるい
bad; poor; undesirable
  1. [adj-i] bad; poor; undesirable
  2. [adj-i] poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
  3. [adj-i] evil; sinful
  4. [adj-i] ugly; not beautiful
  5. [adj-i] at fault; to blame; in the wrong
  6. [adj-i] bad (at doing something)
  7. [adj-i] unprofitable; unbeneficial
  8. [int,adj-i] sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
11 0.29%
握りにぎり
grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch
  1. [n] grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch
  2. [n] handful; fistful
  3. [n] handle; grip; knob
  4. [n] onigiri; rice ball
  5. [n] nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
  6. [n] determining who plays with black by grabbing a handful of stones and guessing whether the number of stones is odd or even
11 0.29%
節分せつぶん
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony
  1. [n] setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony
  2. [n] last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
11 0.29%
落語らくご
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
  1. [n] rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
11 0.29%
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
11 0.29%
きっときっと
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
10 0.26%
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 0.26%
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 0.26%
姉さんねえさん
older sister; elder sister
  1. [n] older sister; elder sister
  2. [n] young lady
  3. [n] miss
  4. [n] ma'am
10 0.26%
娘むすめ
daughter
  1. [n] daughter
  2. [n] girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
10 0.26%
心配しんぱい
worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
  1. [n,vs,vt,adj-na] worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
  2. [n,vs,vt] care; help; aid; assistance
10 0.26%
消えゆくきえゆく
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
  1. [v5k-s,vi] to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
10 0.26%
課長かちょう
section manager; section chief
  1. [n] section manager; section chief
10 0.26%
食うくう
to eat
  1. [v5u,vt] to eat
  2. [v5u,vt] to live; to make a living; to survive
  3. [v5u,vt] to bite; to sting (as insects do)
  4. [v5u,vt] to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
  5. [v5u,vt] to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
  6. [v5u,vt] to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
  7. [v5u,vt] to consume time and-or resources
  8. [v5u,vt] to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
  9. [v5u,vt] to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
10 0.26%
お母さんおかあさん
mother; mom; mum; ma
  1. [n] mother; mom; mum; ma
  2. [n] wife
  3. [pn] you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her
9 0.23%
ズワイガニずわいがに
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
  1. [n] snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
9 0.23%
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
9 0.23%
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 ...
9 0.23%
ボクぼく
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
  3. [pn] manservant
9 0.23%
下さいください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
9 0.23%
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)?
9 0.23%
出来るできる
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
  1. [v1,vi] to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
  2. [v1,vi] to be ready; to be completed
  3. [v1,vi] to be made; to be built
  4. [v1,vi] to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
  5. [v1,vi] to become intimate; to take up (with someone)
  6. [v1,vi] to grow; to be raised
  7. [v1,vi] to become pregnant
9 0.23%
恵方巻きえほうまき
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
  1. [n] ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
9 0.23%
母ちゃんかあちゃん
mum; mom; mummy; mommy
  1. [n] mum; mom; mummy; mommy
  2. [n] the missus
9 0.23%
気遣いきづかい
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
  1. [n] consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
9 0.23%
あの子あのこ
that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady
  1. [pn] that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady
  2. [pn] you
8 0.21%
スミイカすみいか
golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta)
  1. [n] golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta)
  2. [n] Japanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella japonica)
8 0.21%
それにそれに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
8 0.21%
つもりつもり
intention; plan; purpose; expectation
  1. [n] intention; plan; purpose; expectation
  2. [n] belief; assumption; thought; conviction
  3. [n] estimate; estimation; calculation
8 0.21%
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
8 0.21%
マグロまぐろ
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny
  1. [n] tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny
  2. [n] Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
  3. [n] someone unconscious due to alcohol
8 0.21%
両親りょうしん
parents; both parents
  1. [n] parents; both parents
8 0.21%
中編ちゅうへん
second part (of three); second volume; middle part
  1. [n] second part (of three); second volume; middle part
  2. [n] novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story
8 0.21%
弟おとうと
younger brother; little brother; kid brother
  1. [n] younger brother; little brother; kid brother
  2. [n] brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)
  3. [n] pupil; apprentice
8 0.21%
料理りょうり
cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal; food; dish; item on a menu
  1. [n,vs,vt] cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal; food; dish; item on a menu
  2. [n,vs,vt] (easily) dealing with something; handling (well)
8 0.21%
本当にほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
8 0.21%
父さんとうさん
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
  1. [n] father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
8 0.21%
言葉ことば
language; dialect
  1. [n] language; dialect
  2. [n] word; phrase; expression; term
  3. [n] speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
  4. [n] words; remark; statement; comment
  5. [n] learning to speak; language acquisition
8 0.21%
お父さんおとうさん
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
  1. [n] father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
  2. [n] husband
  3. [pn] you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him
7 0.18%
お袋おふくろ
(one's) mother
  1. [n] (one's) mother
7 0.18%
キミきみ
you; buddy; pal
  1. [pn] you; buddy; pal
  2. [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
  3. [pn] he; she
7 0.18%
ためにために
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
7 0.18%
どうぞ
please; kindly; pray; I beg (of you)
  1. [adv] please; kindly; pray; I beg (of you)
  2. [adv] by all means; certainly; of course; (go) ahead; (feel) free (to); (you are) welcome (to); please (help yourself to)
  3. [adv] here you are
  4. [vs] to give
7 0.18%
まだまだ
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 0.18%
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
7 0.18%
人間にんげん
human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  1. [n] human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  2. [n] character (of a person)
7 0.18%
六ろく
six; 6
  1. [num] six; 6
7 0.18%
卵焼きたまごやき
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet)
  1. [n] rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet)
  2. [n] fried egg
  3. [n] frying pan for making rolled eggs
7 0.18%
壁かべ
wall; partition
  1. [n] wall; partition
  2. [n] barrier; obstacle
  3. [n] Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
7 0.18%
奴やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
7 0.18%
完かん
The End; Finis
  1. [exp] The End; Finis
  2. [n-suf] completion; conclusion; end
  3. [n-suf] full provision
7 0.18%
息子むすこ
son
  1. [n] son
7 0.18%
料亭りょうてい
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
  1. [n] ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
7 0.18%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
7 0.18%
松葉ガニまつばガニ
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
  1. [n] snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
  2. [n] champagne crab (Hypothalassia armata)
7 0.18%
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