とつくにとうか -幕末通訳 森山栄之助-(1)
Vocabulary
Character names have not been removed from this list. There may also be misparsings of characters names in the list. Character names may be removed from the list on a future date.
| Word | English | Frequency | Spread ⓘ | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  | Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. 
 | 59 |  | 
|  | thing; matter 
 | 56 |  | 
|  | Netherlands; Holland 
 | 48 |  | 
|  | interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation 
 | 47 |  | 
|  | I; me 
 | 32 |  | 
|  | Nagasaki (city, prefecture) 
 | 23 |  | 
|  | chief trader (of the Dutch trading post at Dejima) 
 | 19 |  | 
|  | until (a time); till; to; up to 
 | 18 |  | 
|  | language; dialect 
 | 17 |  | 
|  | I; me 
 | 17 |  | 
|  | Japan 
 | 17 |  | 
|  | this 
 | 17 |  | 
|  | Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | person; someone; somebody 
 | 15 |  | 
|  | work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment 
 | 14 |  | 
|  | Japanese (language) 
 | 13 |  | 
| そんな | such; that sort of; that kind of; like that 
 | 13 |  | 
|  | again; once more; once again; another time; some other time 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | that; it 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | interpretation (i.e. oral translation) 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility) 
 | 11 |  | 
| それは | very; extremely 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry) 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | (hand) towel 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | (urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto) 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | such; like that; that sort of 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | that; that thing 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | dictionary; lexicon 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | Japanese person 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately 
 | 9 |  | 
| として | as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | how; in what way; how about 
 | 9 |  | 
| そう | appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of 
 | 9 |  | 
| くらい | approximately; about; around; or so 
 | 9 |  | 
| いい | good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | travel; trip; journey 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | general 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | thing; object; article; stuff; substance 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | called; named; that says; that 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; I beg your pardon 
 | 8 |  | 
| こんな | this sort of; this kind of; like this; such 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | the West; the Occident; Western countries 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | book; volume 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | patient 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | quotient 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | something; some; any 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind 
 | 7 |  | 
| パン | bread; (sweet) pastry 
 | 7 |  | 
| なので | because; as; since 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | foreign country 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | a little; a bit; slightly 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | talk; speech; chat; conversation 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | Western person; Westerner 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | Edo period (1603-1868) 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | Moon 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal; food; dish; item on a menu 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | behind; rear 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | medicine; the healing art; healing; curing 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | we; us 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | number one; first; first place 
 | 6 |  | 
| もう | already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | better; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for 
 | 6 |  | 
| ばい | indicates emphasis 
 | 6 |  | 
| どうぞ | please; kindly; pray; I beg (of you) 
 | 6 |  | 
| そろそろ | soon; before long; any time now; momentarily 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | that; the 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | you 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | to be (of animate objects); to exist 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | alcohol; sake 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | luggage; baggage; package 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; seaplane 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | we; us 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | surely; certainly 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | presenting (to) 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | father 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | secretary 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | scenery; scene; landscape 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | period; epoch; era; age 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | yesterday 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | culture; civilization; civilisation 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | meaning; significance; sense 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | necessary; needed; essential; indispensable 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | place; spot; space 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | doctor; physician 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | for the first time 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands) 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate 
 | 5 |  |