花よりも花の如く(3)

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 ...
54 1.52%
玉たま
ball; sphere; globe; orb
  1. [n] ball; sphere; globe; orb
  2. [n] bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
  3. [n] ball (in sports)
  4. [n] pile (of noodles, etc.)
  5. [n] bullet
  6. [n] bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
  7. [n] lens (of glasses, etc.)
  8. [n] bead (of an abacus)
  9. [n] ball (i.e. a testicle)
  10. [n] gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
  11. [n] female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
  12. [n] person (when commenting on their nature); character
  13. [n] item, funds or person used as part of a plot
  14. [n,n-suf] egg
  15. [n-suf,ctr] okonomiyaki
  16. [n-suf] coin
  17. [n-suf] precious; beautiful; excellent
50 1.41%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
43 1.21%
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
34 0.96%
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")
29 0.82%
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
21 0.59%
勾玉まがたま
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
  1. [n] magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
21 0.59%
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
19 0.54%
影かげ
shadow; silhouette; figure; shape
  1. [n] shadow; silhouette; figure; shape
  2. [n] reflection; image
  3. [n] ominous sign
  4. [n] light (stars, moon)
  5. [n] trace; shadow (of one's former self)
  6. [n] behind; background; other side
19 0.54%
あん
red bean paste; red bean jam; anko
  1. [n] red bean paste; red bean jam; anko
  2. [n] kudzu sauce
  3. [n] filling (of a dumpling, etc.)
  4. [n] filling; stuffing; inside
17 0.48%
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
16 0.45%
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
16 0.45%
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)
16 0.45%
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
15 0.42%
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
15 0.42%
あんこ
red bean paste; red bean jam; anko
  1. [n] red bean paste; red bean jam; anko
  2. [n] filling (e.g. of a manjū)
  3. [n] stuffing; padding
14 0.40%
おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
14 0.40%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
14 0.40%
石橋いしばし
stone bridge
  1. [n] stone bridge
14 0.40%
稽古けいこ
practice; practising; training; study
  1. [n,vs,vt] practice; practising; training; study
14 0.40%
西にし
west
  1. [n] west
14 0.40%
けんちゃんけんちん
fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried
  1. [n] fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried
  2. [n] Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder
  3. [n] black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed
13 0.37%
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 ...
13 0.37%
大王だいおう
great king
  1. [n] great king
13 0.37%
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
13 0.37%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
12 0.34%
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
12 0.34%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
12 0.34%
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!
12 0.34%
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
12 0.34%
なんで
why?; what for?
  1. [adv] why?; what for?
  2. [adv] how?; by what means?
12 0.34%
形かたち
form; shape; figure
  1. [n] form; shape; figure
  2. [n] visage
12 0.34%
思いおもい
thought
  1. [n] thought
  2. [n] imagination; mind; heart
  3. [n] desire; wish; hope; expectation
  4. [n] love; affection
  5. [n] feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience
12 0.34%
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 ...
11 0.31%
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
11 0.31%
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 0.31%
田た
rice field
  1. [n] rice field
11 0.31%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
10 0.28%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
10 0.28%
大変たいへん
very; greatly; terribly; awfully
  1. [adv] very; greatly; terribly; awfully
  2. [adj-na,n] immense; enormous; great
  3. [adj-na,n] serious; grave; dreadful; terrible
  4. [adj-na,n] difficult; hard; challenging
  5. [n] major incident; disaster
10 0.28%
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 0.28%
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
10 0.28%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
10 0.28%
ありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
9 0.25%
じいじ
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
  1. [n] grandpa; grampa; grandfather
9 0.25%
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
9 0.25%
下さいください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
9 0.25%
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
9 0.25%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
9 0.25%
東京とうきょう
Tokyo
  1. [n] Tokyo
9 0.25%
秘密ひみつ
secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy
  1. [n,adj-na,adj-no] secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy
  2. [n] mystery
  3. [n] secret (e.g. to success)
  4. [n] esoteric teachings
9 0.25%
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
8 0.23%
なんです
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
  1. [aux] it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
8 0.23%
はず
should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
  1. [aux] should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
  2. [n] nock (of a bow)
  3. [n] nock (of an arrow)
  4. [n] nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
  5. [n] wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
8 0.23%
原はら
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
  1. [n] field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
8 0.23%
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
8 0.23%
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
8 0.23%
淡路あわじ
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
  1. [n] Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
  2. [n] Awaji (island)
8 0.23%
相手あいて
companion; partner; company
  1. [n] companion; partner; company
  2. [n] other party; addressee
  3. [n] opponent (sports, etc.)
8 0.23%
紀き
period
  1. [n,n-suf] period
  2. [n] Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
  3. [n] Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
8 0.23%
芸者げいしゃ
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
  1. [n] geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
8 0.23%
雀すずめ
tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
  1. [n] tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
  2. [n] talkative person; knowledgeable person
8 0.23%
青森あおもり
Aomori (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Aomori (city, prefecture)
8 0.23%
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
7 0.20%
いろいろ
various; all sorts of; variety of
  1. [adj-na,adj-no,adv,adv-to,n] various; all sorts of; variety of
  2. [n] various colors (colours)
7 0.20%
おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
7 0.20%
など
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
  1. [prt] et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
  2. [prt] or something
  3. [prt] the likes of
  4. [prt] for example; for instance; for one
7 0.20%
もっと
(some) more; even more; longer; further
  1. [adv] (some) more; even more; longer; further
7 0.20%
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 ...
7 0.20%
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.
7 0.20%
場合ばあい
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
  1. [n] case; occasion; situation; circumstances
7 0.20%
実はじつは
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
  1. [exp,adv] as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
7 0.20%
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
7 0.20%
装束しょうぞく
costume; dress; attire
  1. [n] costume; dress; attire
7 0.20%
雨あめ
rain
  1. [n] rain
  2. [n] rainy day; rainy weather
  3. [n] the November suit (in hanafuda)
7 0.20%
高たか
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
  1. [n,n-suf] quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
7 0.20%
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
6 0.17%
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!
6 0.17%
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 0.17%
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
6 0.17%
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
6 0.17%
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.
6 0.17%
二人静ふたりしずか
Chloranthus serratus (species of flowering plant)
  1. [n] Chloranthus serratus (species of flowering plant)
6 0.17%
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Kyoto (city, prefecture)
6 0.17%
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
6 0.17%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
6 0.17%
写真しゃしん
photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap
  1. [n] photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap
  2. [n] moving picture; movie
6 0.17%
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
6 0.17%
古いふるい
old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
  1. [adj-i] old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
  2. [adj-i] long; since long ago; time-honored
  3. [adj-i] of the distant past; long-ago
  4. [adj-i] stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
  5. [adj-i] old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date
6 0.17%
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
6 0.17%
役者やくしゃ
actor; actress
  1. [n] actor; actress
  2. [n] man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
6 0.17%
日にち
Sunday
  1. [n] Sunday
  2. [suf] nth day (of the month)
  3. [ctr] counter for days
  4. [n] Japan
6 0.17%
昔むかし
the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
  2. [n] the past ten years; the past decade
6 0.17%
自分でじぶんで
by myself; in person; by oneself
  1. [exp] by myself; in person; by oneself
6 0.17%
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)
6 0.17%
霊れい
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
  1. [n] soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
6 0.17%
ありがとうございます
thank you
  1. [exp] thank you
5 0.14%
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
5 0.14%
かもしれません
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
  1. [exp] may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
5 0.14%
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 0.14%
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