江戸前の旬（4）

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency
オレおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
51 1.33%
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.
47 1.22%
大トロおおトロ
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
  1. [n] fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
43 1.12%
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")
35 0.91%
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
31 0.81%
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
31 0.81%
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 ...
28 0.73%
バカばか
idiot; moron; fool
  1. [n] idiot; moron; fool
  2. [adj-na] stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous
  3. [n,adj-na] trivial; insignificant; disappointing
  4. [n,adj-na] malfunctioning; defective; losing sensation
  5. [n,n-pref] incredibly; unusually; exceptionally
  6. [n,n-suf,adj-na] fervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with something
  7. [n] Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
26 0.68%
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)
26 0.68%
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
25 0.65%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
24 0.63%
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
24 0.63%
白子しらこ
soft roe; milt
  1. [n] soft roe; milt
  2. [n] albino
24 0.63%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
21 0.55%
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 ...
21 0.55%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
21 0.55%
フグふぐ
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
  1. [n] puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
20 0.52%
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
20 0.52%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
19 0.49%
課長かちょう
section manager; section chief
  1. [n] section manager; section chief
19 0.49%
ボクぼく
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
  3. [pn] manservant
18 0.47%
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
18 0.47%
旨味うまみ
good flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness
  1. [n] good flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness
  2. [n] umami (fifth category of taste in food)
  3. [n] skill; cleverness; charm; attractiveness
  4. [n] profit; gain; benefit; advantage
18 0.47%
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!
17 0.44%
ダシだし
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
  1. [n] dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
  2. [n] pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man
17 0.44%
アレルギー
allergy
  1. [n,n-suf] allergy
  2. [n,n-suf] aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
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%
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
16 0.42%
一番いちばん
number one; first; first place
  1. [n,adj-no] number one; first; first place
  2. [adv] best; most
  3. [n] game; round; bout
  4. [adv] as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
  5. [n] song (e.g. in noh); piece
16 0.42%
手間てま
time; labour; labor
  1. [n] time; labour; labor
16 0.42%
あなたあなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
14 0.36%
それにそれに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
14 0.36%
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
14 0.36%
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
14 0.36%
成人式せいじんしき
coming-of-age ceremony
  1. [n] coming-of-age ceremony
13 0.34%
脂あぶら
fat; tallow; lard; grease
  1. [n] fat; tallow; lard; grease
13 0.34%
酒さけ
alcohol; sake
  1. [n] alcohol; sake
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
12 0.31%
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
12 0.31%
二人ふたり
two persons; two people; pair; couple
  1. [n] two persons; two people; pair; couple
12 0.31%
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)?
12 0.31%
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
12 0.31%
本当にほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
12 0.31%
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
11 0.29%
なんです
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
  1. [aux] it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
11 0.29%
本当ほんとう
truth; reality; actuality; fact
  1. [n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality; actuality; fact
  2. [adj-no,adj-na] proper; right; correct; official
  3. [adj-no,adj-na] genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
11 0.29%
米こめ
(husked grains of) rice
  1. [n] (husked grains of) rice
  2. [n] staple (product, etc.); necessity
11 0.29%
カタクチイワシかたくちいわし
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
  1. [n] Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
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%
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)
10 0.26%
前編ぜんぺん
first part; first volume; prequel
  1. [n] first part; first volume; prequel
10 0.26%
寿司屋すしや
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
  1. [n] sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
10 0.26%
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
10 0.26%
舞台ぶたい
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); (stage) performance
  1. [n] stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); (stage) performance
  2. [n] setting (of a story); scene
  3. [n] sphere (of activity); stage (e.g. political stage); scene; arena; world
10 0.26%
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
10 0.26%
アナタあなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
9 0.23%
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 0.23%
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%
ヤツやつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
9 0.23%
今までいままで
until now; so far; up to the present
  1. [n,adv] until now; so far; up to the present
9 0.23%
今度こんど
this time; now
  1. [n,adv] this time; now
  2. [n,adv] next time; another time; shortly; soon
  3. [n,adv] recently; lately; the other day
9 0.23%
初めてはじめて
for the first time
  1. [adv,adj-no] for the first time
  2. [adv] only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
  3. [n] first time; (one's) first
9 0.23%
桑原くわばら
mulberry field
  1. [n] mulberry field
9 0.23%
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
9 0.23%
銀座ぎんざ
Ginza (Tokyo neighborhood)
  1. [n] Ginza (Tokyo neighborhood)
  2. [n-suf] busy shopping district; bustling location
  3. [n] silver mint (Edo period)
9 0.23%
お米おこめ
(husked grains of) rice
  1. [n] (husked grains of) rice
8 0.21%
こいつこいつ
he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person
  1. [pn] he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person
  2. [pn] this; this one; this thing
  3. [int] hey, you!
8 0.21%
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
8 0.21%
ゴマメごまめ
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
  1. [n] dried young anchovies (or sardines)
8 0.21%
スイマセン
sorry; excuse me; thank you
  1. [exp] sorry; excuse me; thank you
8 0.21%
ぜひぜひ
certainly; without fail
  1. [adv] certainly; without fail
  2. [n] right and wrong; pros and cons
8 0.21%
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
8 0.21%
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
8 0.21%
東京とうきょう
Tokyo
  1. [n] Tokyo
8 0.21%
頭あたま
head
  1. [n] head
  2. [n] hair (on one's head)
  3. [n] mind; brains; intellect
  4. [n] leader; chief; boss; captain
  5. [n] top; tip
  6. [n] beginning; start
  7. [n] head; person
  8. [n] down payment; deposit
  9. [n] top structural component of a kanji
  10. [n] pair
8 0.21%
ありがとうありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
7 0.18%
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%
これからこれから
from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  1. [exp] from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  2. [exp] from here; from this point
7 0.18%
ダメだめ
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  1. [adj-na,n] no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  2. [adj-na,n] hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
  3. [adj-na,n] cannot; must not; not allowed
  4. [n] neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
  5. [int] no!; stop!
7 0.18%
ってのは
means; is; as for
  1. [exp] means; is; as for
7 0.18%
どんな
what kind of; what sort of; what
  1. [adj-pn] what kind of; what sort of; what
  2. [adj-pn] no matter what (kind of); whatever; any; all
7 0.18%
ほら
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
  1. [int] look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
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%
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
7 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
7 0.18%
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
7 0.18%
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
7 0.18%
大阪おおさか
Osaka (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Osaka (city, prefecture)
7 0.18%
嫌いや
disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant
  1. [adj-na] disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant
  2. [adj-na] unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome
  3. [int] no!; quit it!; stop!
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%
客きゃく
guest; visitor
  1. [n] guest; visitor
  2. [n] customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
  3. [ctr] counter for containers used to entertain guests
7 0.18%
工夫くふう
devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out
  1. [n,vs,vt] devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out
  2. [n] device; design; idea; plan; invention
  3. [n,vs,vt] dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
7 0.18%
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
7 0.18%
父さんとうさん
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
  1. [n] father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
7 0.18%
腹はら
abdomen; belly; stomach
  1. [n] abdomen; belly; stomach
  2. [n] womb
  3. [n] one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive
  4. [n] courage; nerve; willpower
  5. [n] generosity; magnanimity
  6. [n] feelings; emotions
  7. [n] wide middle part; bulging part
  8. [n] inside; interior; inner part
  9. [n] anti-node
  10. [suf,ctr] counter for hard roe
  11. [suf,ctr] counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)
7 0.18%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
7 0.18%
違うちがう
to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
  1. [v5u,vi] to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
  2. [v5u,vi] to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
  3. [v5u,vi] to become abnormal; to go wrong
  4. [exp] isn't it?; wasn't it?
7 0.18%
食べるたべる
to eat
  1. [v1,vt] to eat
  2. [v1,vt] to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
7 0.18%
こんなに
so; like this; in this way
  1. [adv] so; like this; in this way
6 0.16%
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
6 0.16%
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