舞妓さんちのまかないさん 17

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency
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)
30 1.64%
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
23 1.26%
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 1.15%
お座敷おざしき
tatami room
  1. [n] tatami room
  2. [n] dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
17 0.93%
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")
16 0.87%
ヒーロー
hero
  1. [n] hero
15 0.82%
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
14 0.76%
おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
14 0.76%
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 0.71%
わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
13 0.71%
おおきに
greatly; very much
  1. [adv] greatly; very much
  2. [int] thanks a lot
12 0.66%
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
11 0.60%
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
11 0.60%
わり
rate; ratio; proportion
  1. [n,n-suf] rate; ratio; proportion
  2. [n] one tenth; ten percent
  3. [n] (comparative) profit; gain
  4. [n,n-suf] assignment; allotment; allocation
  5. [n] match; schedule of matches
  6. [n-suf] diluted with (of drinks); mixed with
  7. [n-suf] discount; rebate
11 0.60%
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
10 0.55%
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
10 0.55%
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 0.55%
取りとり
taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal
  1. [n,n-suf] taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal
  2. [n] last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day
  3. [n] active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration)
  4. [pref] emphatic or formal prefix
9 0.49%
屋形やかた
mansion; palace; manor house; castle
  1. [n] mansion; palace; manor house; castle
  2. [n] nobleman; noblewoman; dignitary
  3. [n] cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
9 0.49%
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...
8 0.44%
パフェ
parfait
  1. [n] parfait
8 0.44%
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Kyoto (city, prefecture)
8 0.44%
おいしい
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
  1. [adj-i] good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
  2. [adj-i] attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
7 0.38%
お店おみせ
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
  1. [n] store; shop; establishment; restaurant
7 0.38%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
7 0.38%
パン
bread; (sweet) pastry
  1. [n] bread; (sweet) pastry
  2. [n] staff of life; one's bread
7 0.38%
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 0.38%
いもうと
younger sister
  1. [n] younger sister
7 0.38%
来るくる
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
  1. [vk,vi] to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
  2. [vk,vi,aux-v] to come back; to do ... and come back
  3. [vk,vi,aux-v] to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
  4. [vk,vi] to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
  5. [vk,vi] to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
7 0.38%
練習れんしゅう
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
  1. [n,vs,vt] practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
7 0.38%
あいつ
he; she; that guy
  1. [pn] he; she; that guy
  2. [pn] that; that one; that thing
6 0.33%
ありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
6 0.33%
ずっと
continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout
  1. [adv] continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout
  2. [adv] much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal
  3. [adv] far (away); long (ago, before, after)
  4. [adv] straight; directly
6 0.33%
とこところ
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 0.33%
なに
what
  1. [pn] what
  2. [pn] you-know-what; that thing
  3. [pn] whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
  4. [adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  5. [int] what?; huh?
  6. [int] hey!; come on!
  7. [int] oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
6 0.33%
やろ
seems; I think; I guess
  1. [exp] seems; I think; I guess
  2. [exp] right?; don't you agree?
6 0.33%
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
6 0.33%
携帯電話けいたいでんわ
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
  1. [n] mobile telephone; cellular telephone
6 0.33%
来週らいしゅう
next week
  1. [n,adv] next week
6 0.33%
自転車じてんしゃ
bicycle; bike
  1. [n] bicycle; bike
6 0.33%
階段かいだん
stairs; stairway; staircase
  1. [n] stairs; stairway; staircase
6 0.33%
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
6 0.33%
かぼちゃ
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
  1. [n] pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
5 0.27%
ケータイけいたい
carrying (on one's person or in the hand)
  1. [n,vs,vt] carrying (on one's person or in the hand)
  2. [n] mobile phone; cell phone
5 0.27%
さかい
border; boundary
  1. [n] border; boundary
  2. [n] turning point; watershed
  3. [n] area; region; spot; space; environment
  4. [n] psychological state; mental state
  5. [n] cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
5 0.27%
すごい
amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific
  1. [adj-i] amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific
  2. [adj-i] terrible; dreadful
  3. [adj-i] to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
  4. [adv] awfully; very; immensely
5 0.27%
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
5 0.27%
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
5 0.27%
タクシー
taxi
  1. [n] taxi
5 0.27%
ちょっと
a little; a bit; slightly
  1. [adv] a little; a bit; slightly
  2. [adv] just a minute; for a moment; briefly
  3. [adv] somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
  4. [adv] (not) easily; (not) readily
  5. [int] hey!; come on; excuse me
  6. [exp] thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
5 0.27%
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 ...
5 0.27%
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
5 0.27%
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 0.27%
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
5 0.27%
先輩せんぱい
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
  1. [n] senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
5 0.27%
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
5 0.27%
好きすき
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
  1. [adj-na,n] liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
  2. [adj-na,n] liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
  3. [n,adj-na] faddism; eccentricity
  4. [adj-na,n] as one likes; as it suits one
  5. [adj-na,n] lecherous; lustful; salacious
5 0.27%
新人しんじん
newcomer; new figure; new member; recruit; rookie; new talent; new star
  1. [n] newcomer; new figure; new member; recruit; rookie; new talent; new star
  2. [n] modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
5 0.27%
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
5 0.27%
花街かがい
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
  1. [n] red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
5 0.27%
くすり
medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
  1. [n] medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
  2. [n] efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
  3. [n] (pottery) glaze
  4. [n] (illegal) drug; narcotic
  5. [n] small bribe
5 0.27%
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
5 0.27%
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
5 0.27%
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
5 0.27%
青森あおもり
Aomori (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Aomori (city, prefecture)
5 0.27%
ありがとうございます
thank you
  1. [exp] thank you
4 0.22%
いただきます
thank you (for the meal just served); I receive (this meal)
  1. [exp] thank you (for the meal just served); I receive (this meal)
4 0.22%
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
4 0.22%
おかしな
funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous
  1. [adj-pn] funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous
  2. [adj-pn] strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; wrong; unusual; eccentric
  3. [adj-pn] wrong; unsuitable; improper; inappropriate; unbecoming
  4. [adj-pn] suspicious
4 0.22%
おけいこ
practice; training
  1. [n] practice; training
4 0.22%
オムライス
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
  1. [n] omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
4 0.22%
お茶屋おちゃや
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
  1. [n] (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
4 0.22%
シェフ
chef
  1. [n] chef
4 0.22%
すぐ
immediately; at once; right away; directly
  1. [adv,n] immediately; at once; right away; directly
  2. [adv,n] soon; before long; shortly
  3. [adv,n] easily; readily; without difficulty
  4. [adv,n] right (near); nearby; just (handy)
  5. [adj-na] honest; upright; frank; straightforward
4 0.22%
すげぇ
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
  1. [int,exp] incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
4 0.22%
すみません
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; I beg your pardon
  1. [exp,int] excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; I beg your pardon
  2. [exp,int] thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
4 0.22%
そない
so; to such an extent; such
  1. [adv] so; to such an extent; such
4 0.22%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
4 0.22%
ただいま
I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
  1. [int] I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
  2. [adv,n] now; at present; at the moment
  3. [adv] just now; a moment ago
  4. [adv] at once; right away; in a minute; shortly; soon
4 0.22%
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
4 0.22%
ちゃんと
diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately
  1. [adv,vs] diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately
  2. [adv,vs] perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; safely; in good condition
  3. [adv,vs] sufficiently; satisfactorily
  4. [adv,vs] quickly
4 0.22%
トースト
toast
  1. [n,vs,vt] toast
4 0.22%
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 ...
4 0.22%
どない
what kind of; what sort of; what
  1. [adj-na] what kind of; what sort of; what
  2. [adv] how; in what way
4 0.22%
ばあちゃん
granny; grandma; gran
  1. [n] granny; grandma; gran
  2. [n] old lady; old woman
4 0.22%
ハム
ham (cured pig meat)
  1. [n] ham (cured pig meat)
  2. [n] ham (amateur radio enthusiast)
4 0.22%
ひとつ
one
  1. [num] one
  2. [n] for one thing
  3. [n] only
  4. [n] (not) even
  5. [n,adv] just (e.g. "just try it")
  6. [adj-no] some kind of; one type of
4 0.22%
ベーコン
bacon
  1. [n] bacon
4 0.22%
やっぱり
as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  1. [adv] as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  2. [adv] after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
  3. [adv] too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
  4. [adv] still; as before
  5. [adv] all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
4 0.22%
よろ
best regards; please take care of; please do
  1. [exp] best regards; please take care of; please do
4 0.22%
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 ...
4 0.22%
住所じゅうしょ
address; residence; domicile
  1. [n] address; residence; domicile
4 0.22%
たまご
eggs; egg; spawn; roe
  1. [n] eggs; egg; spawn; roe
  2. [n] (hen's) egg
  3. [n] (an expert) in the making
  4. [n] beginning; origin; infancy
4 0.22%
名前なまえ
name
  1. [n] name
  2. [n] given name; first name
4 0.22%
場所ばしょ
place; location; spot; position
  1. [n] place; location; spot; position
  2. [n] room; space
  3. [n] basho; wrestling tournament
4 0.22%
幼馴染おさななじみ
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
  1. [n] childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
4 0.22%
つぎ
next; following; subsequent
  1. [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
  2. [n,adj-no] stage; station
4 0.22%
次巻じかん
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
  1. [n] next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
4 0.22%
洋食ようしょく
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking
  1. [n] Western food; Western dish; Western cooking
  2. [n] Japanized Western cuisine
4 0.22%
生地きじ
cloth; fabric; material; texture
  1. [n] cloth; fabric; material; texture
  2. [n] dough; batter
  3. [n] inherent quality; one's true character; one's true colours
  4. [n] unglazed pottery
  5. [n] skin with no make-up
  6. [n] uncoated metal
4 0.22%
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