花よりも花の如く(1)

More Flowerlike than the Flowers

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
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 ...
84 1.40%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
73 1.22%
西にし
west
  1. [n] west
56 0.93%
門もん
gate
  1. [n,n-suf] gate
  2. [n,n-suf] branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master
  3. [n,n-suf] division; phylum
  4. [ctr] counter for cannons
56 0.93%
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
42 0.70%
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")
41 0.68%
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
39 0.65%
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
37 0.62%
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
34 0.57%
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
33 0.55%
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)
32 0.53%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
28 0.47%
鼓つづみ
hand drum
  1. [n] hand drum
25 0.42%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
23 0.38%
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
23 0.38%
おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
22 0.37%
おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
21 0.35%
よりも
than; in comparison to
  1. [exp] than; in comparison to
  2. [exp] rather than; over; above
21 0.35%
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
20 0.33%
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
20 0.33%
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 ...
20 0.33%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
20 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
20 0.33%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
20 0.33%
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
20 0.33%
なんです
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
  1. [aux] it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
19 0.32%
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
18 0.30%
子供こども
child; children
  1. [n] child; children
18 0.30%
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
18 0.30%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
17 0.28%
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)
17 0.28%
役やく
role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service
  1. [n] role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service
  2. [n] position (of responsibility); post; office
  3. [n] part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character
  4. [n] scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld
17 0.28%
彼かれ
he; him
  1. [pn] he; him
  2. [n] boyfriend
17 0.28%
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
16 0.27%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
16 0.27%
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!
16 0.27%
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)?
16 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 ...
16 0.27%
太ふと
fat; fatty
  1. [n-pref,n] fat; fatty
  2. [n-pref] grand; magnificent; excellent
16 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
15 0.25%
下さいください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
15 0.25%
左右さゆう
left and right; right and left
  1. [n] left and right; right and left
  2. [n,vs,vt] (asserting) control; influence; domination
  3. [n] one's attendants; people accompanying one
  4. [n] (serving at someone's) side
  5. [n] equivocation
15 0.25%
髪かみ
hair (on the head)
  1. [n] hair (on the head)
15 0.25%
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
14 0.23%
原はら
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
  1. [n] field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
14 0.23%
郎ろう
nth son
  1. [suf] nth son
  2. [n] lang; official title in ancient China
  3. [n] man; young man
  4. [n] my husband; my lover
  5. [suf] nth child (male and female)
14 0.23%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
13 0.22%
ぼく
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
  3. [pn] manservant
13 0.22%
初はつ
first; new
  1. [adj-no,n,n-pref,n-suf] first; new
13 0.22%
女性じょせい
woman; female
  1. [n,adj-no] woman; female
  2. [n,adj-no] feminine gender
13 0.22%
栗くり
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
  1. [n] Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
13 0.22%
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 0.20%
どこ
where; what place
  1. [pn] where; what place
  2. [pn] how much (long, far); what extent
12 0.20%
今回こんかい
this time; now
  1. [n,adv] this time; now
12 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
12 0.20%
僕ぼく
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
  3. [pn] manservant
12 0.20%
変へん
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
  1. [adj-na] strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
  2. [adj-na] unexpected
  3. [n] change
  4. [n] incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; emergency
  5. [n-pref] flat
12 0.20%
稽古けいこ
practice; practising; training; study
  1. [n,vs,vt] practice; practising; training; study
12 0.20%
行くいく
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  1. [v5k-s,vi] to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  2. [v5k-s,vi] to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
  3. [v5k-s,vi] to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
  4. [v5k-s,vi] to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
  5. [v5k-s,vi] to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
  6. [v5k-s,vi] to stream; to flow
  7. [v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away
  8. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
  9. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
  10. [aux-v,v5k-s] to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
12 0.20%
高たか
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
  1. [n,n-suf] quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
12 0.20%
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
11 0.18%
内弟子うちでし
private pupil; apprentice
  1. [n] private pupil; apprentice
11 0.18%
合ごう
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml
  1. [n] gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml
  2. [n] gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters
  3. [n] one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain
  4. [n] conjunction
  5. [n] sum; total
  6. [n] synthesis (in dialectics)
  7. [n] minor premise (in hetuvidya)
  8. [ctr] counter for covered containers
  9. [ctr] counter for matches, battles, etc.
11 0.18%
子方こかた
child's role in noh dance; child actor (in noh)
  1. [n] child's role in noh dance; child actor (in noh)
  2. [n] henchman; follower
11 0.18%
曲きょく
composition; piece of music; song; track (on a record)
  1. [n,n-suf] composition; piece of music; song; track (on a record)
  2. [n] tune; melody; air
  3. [n] enjoyment; fun; interest; pleasure
11 0.18%
本番ほんばん
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take
  1. [n] performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take
  2. [n] game; match
  3. [n] high of the season; height (of summer, etc.); actual event (or celebration, etc.); real deal
  4. [n] production environment
11 0.18%
猫ねこ
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
  1. [n] cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
  2. [n] shamisen
  3. [n] geisha
  4. [n] wheelbarrow
  5. [n] clay bed-warmer
11 0.18%
王おう
king; ruler; sovereign; monarch
  1. [n,n-suf] king; ruler; sovereign; monarch
  2. [n,n-suf] tycoon; magnate; champion; master
  3. [n,n-suf] king (of the senior player)
11 0.18%
羽衣はごろも
angel's raiment; robe of feathers
  1. [n] angel's raiment; robe of feathers
  2. [n] wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds
  3. [n] type of bug
11 0.18%
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
10 0.17%
なんで
why?; what for?
  1. [adv] why?; what for?
  2. [adv] how?; by what means?
10 0.17%
ほど
extent; degree; measure
  1. [n,adv] extent; degree; measure
  2. [n] limit; bounds
  3. [n] (span of) time
  4. [n] (a) distance
  5. [n] the state of; the status of; the condition of
  6. [prt] about; around; approximately; or so
  7. [prt] as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
  8. [prt] the more ... the more ...
10 0.17%
まま
as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)
  1. [n,adv] as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)
  2. [n,adv] with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as
  3. [n] as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
  4. [n] sic
10 0.17%
やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
10 0.17%
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
10 0.17%
台だい
stand; rest; base; pedestal; platform; table; holder; support; rack
  1. [n,n-suf] stand; rest; base; pedestal; platform; table; holder; support; rack
  2. [n] setting (of a gem); mounting
  3. [n] stock (in grafting)
  4. [ctr] counter for machines and vehicles
  5. [suf] level (e.g. price level); mark; range; decade (of one's life)
  6. [n-suf] tall building (with a fine view); (observation) platform
  7. [n-suf] plateau; heights
10 0.17%
大人おとな
adult; grown-up
  1. [n,adj-no,adj-na] adult; grown-up
10 0.17%
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
10 0.17%
家族かぞく
family
  1. [n] family
10 0.17%
彼女かのじょ
she; her
  1. [pn] she; her
  2. [n] girlfriend
10 0.17%
気持ちきもち
feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
  1. [n] feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
  2. [n] preparedness; readiness; attitude
  3. [n] thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
  4. [n,adv] slightly; a bit; a little
10 0.17%
能舞台のうぶたい
noh stage
  1. [n] noh stage
10 0.17%
足あし
foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
  1. [n] foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
  2. [n] leg
  3. [n] gait
  4. [n] pace
  5. [n] lower radical of a kanji
  6. [n] means of transportation; (one's) ride
  7. [n] money; coin
10 0.17%
雀すずめ
tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
  1. [n] tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
  2. [n] talkative person; knowledgeable person
10 0.17%
顔かお
face; visage
  1. [n] face; visage
  2. [n] look; expression; countenance
  3. [n] honor; honour; face
  4. [n] influence; notoriety
10 0.17%
ありがとうございました
thank you
  1. [exp] thank you
9 0.15%
かもしれない
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
  1. [exp] may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
9 0.15%
チカンちかん
molester; groper; masher; pervert
  1. [n] molester; groper; masher; pervert
  2. [n] fool; idiot
9 0.15%
なぜ
why; how; for what reason
  1. [adv] why; how; for what reason
9 0.15%
ネット
network
  1. [n] network
  2. [n] Internet
  3. [n] net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net)
  4. [n] net (price, weight, etc.); nett
9 0.15%
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
9 0.15%
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 0.15%
よく
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  1. [adv] nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  2. [adv] frequently; often
  3. [adv] I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
  4. [adv] (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
9 0.15%
丸まる
circle
  1. [n] circle
  2. [n,n-pref] entirety; whole; full; complete
  3. [n] money; dough; moola
  4. [n] enclosure inside a castle's walls
  5. [n] soft-shelled turtle
  6. [suf] suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
9 0.15%
公演こうえん
public performance
  1. [n,vs,vt] public performance
  2. [n,vs,vt] exhibition in a foreign country
9 0.15%
匠たくみ
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
  1. [n] craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
  2. [n] craft; craftsmanship; skill; dexterity; design
  3. [n] plot; scheme; artifice; trick
9 0.15%
場所ばしょ
place; location; spot; position
  1. [n] place; location; spot; position
  2. [n] room; space
  3. [n] basho; wrestling tournament
9 0.15%
恐いこわい
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
  1. [adj-i] scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
9 0.15%
時じ
hour; o'clock
  1. [suf] hour; o'clock
  2. [suf,adj-no] (specified) time; when ...; during ...
9 0.15%
目め
eye; eyeball
  1. [n] eye; eyeball
  2. [n] eyesight; sight; vision
  3. [n] look; stare; gaze; glance
  4. [n] notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
  5. [n] an experience
  6. [n] viewpoint
  7. [n] discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
  8. [n] (an) appearance
  9. [n] chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
  10. [n] spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
  11. [n] grain (of wood, paper)
  12. [n] eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
  13. [n] intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
  14. [n] dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
  15. [n] graduation; division (of a scale)
  16. [n] tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
  17. [suf] ordinal number suffix
  18. [suf] somewhat; -ish
  19. [suf] point (e.g. of change)
9 0.15%
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