舞妓さんちのまかないさん　７

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
舞妓まいこ
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
  1. [n] maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
46 2.78%
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
29 1.75%
奴やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
25 1.51%
おおきに
greatly; very much
  1. [adv] greatly; very much
  2. [int] thanks a lot
19 1.15%
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 ...
16 0.97%
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 0.97%
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)
15 0.91%
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
14 0.85%
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)
13 0.79%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
12 0.73%
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
12 0.73%
やろ
seems; I think; I guess
  1. [exp] seems; I think; I guess
  2. [exp] right?; don't you agree?
11 0.66%
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")
10 0.60%
すんまへん
sorry; excuse me; thank you
  1. [exp] sorry; excuse me; thank you
10 0.60%
おどり
dance
  1. [n] dance
9 0.54%
みんな
everyone; everybody; all
  1. [n,pn,adv] everyone; everybody; all
  2. [n,adv] everything; all
9 0.54%
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 0.54%
あかん
useless; no good; hopeless
  1. [exp] useless; no good; hopeless
  2. [exp] cannot; must not; not allowed
8 0.48%
たけのこ
bamboo shoot
  1. [n] bamboo shoot
  2. [n] inexperienced doctor; quack
8 0.48%
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
8 0.48%
春はる
spring; springtime
  1. [n,adv] spring; springtime
  2. [n] New Year
  3. [n] prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday
  4. [n] adolescence; puberty
  5. [n] sexuality; sexual desire
8 0.48%
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
8 0.48%
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
7 0.42%
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 0.42%
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 0.42%
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.)
7 0.42%
昨日きのう
yesterday
  1. [n,adv] yesterday
7 0.42%
桜さくら
cherry tree; cherry blossom
  1. [n] cherry tree; cherry blossom
  2. [n] fake buyer; paid audience; shill; seat filler
  3. [n] hired applauder
  4. [n] horse meat
7 0.42%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
7 0.42%
あんた
you
  1. [pn] you
6 0.36%
クリームソーダ
ice cream soda; icecream soda
  1. [n] ice cream soda; icecream soda
6 0.36%
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
6 0.36%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
6 0.36%
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
6 0.36%
ミス
mistake; error; blunder
  1. [n,vs,vi,vt] mistake; error; blunder
6 0.36%
名刺めいし
business card
  1. [n] business card
6 0.36%
屋台やたい
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand
  1. [n] cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand
  2. [n] festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform
  3. [n] stage prop fashioned after a large building
  4. [n] framework (of a building); foundation
  5. [n] house (esp. a small and miserable one)
6 0.36%
手袋てぶくろ
glove; mitten; mitt
  1. [n] glove; mitten; mitt
6 0.36%
理り
reason; principle; logic
  1. [n] reason; principle; logic
  2. [n] general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)
  3. [n] the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
6 0.36%
芸舞妓げいまいこ
geisha and maiko
  1. [n] geisha and maiko
6 0.36%
薬くすり
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
6 0.36%
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
5 0.30%
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 0.30%
こんにちは
hello; good day; good afternoon
  1. [int] hello; good day; good afternoon
5 0.30%
ちゃう
no; that's wrong; it's not like that
  1. [int] no; that's wrong; it's not like that
  2. [exp] isn't it?; wasn't it?
5 0.30%
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)
5 0.30%
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 0.30%
はちみつ
honey
  1. [n] honey
5 0.30%
ばっと
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
  1. [adv] suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
5 0.30%
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 ...
5 0.30%
髪かみ
hair (on the head)
  1. [n] hair (on the head)
5 0.30%
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
4 0.24%
お昼おひる
lunch
  1. [n] lunch
  2. [n] noon; midday
  3. [n] daytime
  4. [n] waking up; getting up; rising
4 0.24%
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
4 0.24%
お部屋おへや
room
  1. [n] room
  2. [n] apartment; flat
4 0.24%
ざら
common; commonplace
  1. [adj-na] common; commonplace
  2. [n] pulp paper
  3. [n] granulated sugar
4 0.24%
しもうた
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
  1. [exp] darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
4 0.24%
セット
set (of things); combo
  1. [n] set (of things); combo
  2. [n,vs,vt] setting up; preparing; arranging; placing; positioning; configuring; setting (e.g. an alarm)
  3. [n,vs,vt] setting (hair)
  4. [n] set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
  5. [n] set (in a play, film, etc.); movie set
  6. [n] (television or radio) receiver
4 0.24%
そうか
is that so?
  1. [exp] is that so?
  2. [exp] I see; right; oh; OK
4 0.24%
ちり紙ちりがみ
tissue paper; toilet paper
  1. [n] tissue paper; toilet paper
4 0.24%
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
4 0.24%
どこ
where; what place
  1. [pn] where; what place
  2. [pn] how much (long, far); what extent
4 0.24%
ハム
ham (cured pig meat)
  1. [n] ham (cured pig meat)
  2. [n] ham (amateur radio enthusiast)
4 0.24%
へんか
change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis
  1. [n,vs,vi] change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis
  2. [n] variety; diversity
  3. [n,vs,vi] inflection; declension; conjugation
  4. [n,vs,vi] sidestepping
4 0.24%
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
4 0.24%
今夜こんや
this evening; tonight
  1. [n,adv] this evening; tonight
4 0.24%
付きつき
furnished with; including
  1. [n,n-suf] furnished with; including
  2. [n,n-suf] attached to
  3. [n,n-suf] impression; appearance
  4. [n] luck
  5. [n] sociality
  6. [n,n-suf] under; assistant (e.g. to a manager)
  7. [n,n-suf] soup base
4 0.24%
会かい
meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
  1. [n,n-suf] meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
  2. [n,n-suf] society; association; club
4 0.24%
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
4 0.24%
公演こうえん
public performance
  1. [n,vs,vt] public performance
  2. [n,vs,vt] exhibition in a foreign country
4 0.24%
各かく
each; every; all
  1. [pref] each; every; all
4 0.24%
夜よる
evening; night
  1. [n,adv] evening; night
  2. [n] dinner
4 0.24%
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
4 0.24%
昼ごはんひるごはん
lunch; midday meal
  1. [n] lunch; midday meal
4 0.24%
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
4 0.24%
焼きそばやきそば
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
  1. [n] yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
4 0.24%
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
4 0.24%
花粉症かふんしょう
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
  1. [n] hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
4 0.24%
行われるおこなわれる
to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent; to be in fashion; to be in vogue; to be current; to come into use
  1. [v1,vi] to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent; to be in fashion; to be in vogue; to be current; to come into use
4 0.24%
衣ころも
clothes; garment
  1. [n] clothes; garment
  2. [n] gown; robe
  3. [n] coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
4 0.24%
見舞いみまい
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy
  1. [n] visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy
  2. [n] letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter; gift (in token of one's sympathy)
4 0.24%
頃ころ
(approximate) time; around; about; toward
  1. [n,adv,n-suf] (approximate) time; around; about; toward
  2. [n,adv,n-suf] suitable time (or condition)
  3. [n,adv,n-suf] time of year; season
4 0.24%
食べ物たべもの
food
  1. [n] food
4 0.24%
あったかいあたたかい
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
  1. [adj-i] warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
  2. [adj-i] considerate; kind; genial
  3. [adj-i] warm (of a colour); mellow
  4. [adj-i] having enough money
3 0.18%
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
3 0.18%
あぶない
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
  1. [adj-i] dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
  2. [adj-i] in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
  3. [adj-i] uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful
  4. [adj-i] close (call); narrow (escape)
  5. [int] look out!; watch out!; be careful!
3 0.18%
ありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
3 0.18%
いかが
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
  2. [adj-na] questionable
3 0.18%
うどん
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
  1. [n] udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
3 0.18%
うれしい
happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
  1. [adj-i] happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
  2. [adj-i] joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
3 0.18%
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
3 0.18%
おかえり
return
  1. [n] return
  2. [int] welcome home
3 0.18%
おけいこ
practice; training
  1. [n] practice; training
3 0.18%
オッホン
ahem; harrumph
  1. [int] ahem; harrumph
3 0.18%
おは
good morning
  1. [int] good morning
3 0.18%
お皿おさら
plate; dish
  1. [n] plate; dish
3 0.18%
お茶おちゃ
tea (usu. green)
  1. [n] tea (usu. green)
  2. [n] tea break (at work)
  3. [n] tea ceremony
3 0.18%
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
3 0.18%
ごちそうさん
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
  1. [int] thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
3 0.18%
ごめん
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
  1. [int] I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
  2. [int] may I come in?
  3. [n] permission; leave; license
  4. [n] dismissal; discharge
  5. [n] not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid
3 0.18%
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