もののがたり 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 ⓘ | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  | artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit 
 | 48 |  | 
|  | arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs 
 | 40 |  | 
|  | thing; matter 
 | 30 |  | 
|  | that; the 
 | 24 |  | 
|  | thing; object; article; stuff; substance 
 | 22 |  | 
|  | this 
 | 20 |  | 
|  | ninth month of the lunar calendar 
 | 18 |  | 
|  | I; me 
 | 17 |  | 
|  | person; someone; somebody 
 | 17 |  | 
|  | that; it 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself 
 | 15 |  | 
|  | the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street") 
 | 15 |  | 
| たり | -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") 
 | 15 |  | 
|  | human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind 
 | 13 |  | 
|  | you 
 | 13 |  | 
|  | now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | fellow; guy; chap 
 | 10 |  | 
| として | as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | called; named; that says; that 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | this way; this direction 
 | 10 |  | 
| いい | good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | talk; speech; chat; conversation 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | this world; this life 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | I; me 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | you (plural) 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | person 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | something; some; any 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | haori (Japanese formal coat) 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | companion; partner; company 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | she; her 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | they; them 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | this time; now 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | such; like that; that sort of 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | to be (of animate objects); to exist 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | to die; to pass away 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | special case; exception 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | behind; rear 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | he; him 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | seal 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | same family (race, tribe) 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | still; as yet; only 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned 
 | 6 |  | 
| それは | very; extremely 
 | 6 |  | 
| そう | appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | to say; to utter; to declare 
 | 6 |  | 
|  | cloud 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | manufacture of arms 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | inkstone 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | really; truly 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | bad; poor; undesirable 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | existence; being; presence 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | you; buddy; pal 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | everything; all; the whole 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | we; us 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | why; how; for what reason 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | why?; what for? 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | like; similar to 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | as expected; sure enough; just as one thought 
 | 5 |  | 
| もう | already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | how; in what way; how about 
 | 5 |  | 
| そんな | such; that sort of; that kind of; like that 
 | 5 |  | 
| そうか | is that so? 
 | 5 |  | 
|  | very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly; quite; considerably; awfully; terribly 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | signature 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | hand; arm 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.) 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | service; duty; business; responsibility; task 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | I; me 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | matter; affair; case; item; subject 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | together (with) 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | one 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | as expected; sure enough; just as one thought 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | until (a time); till; to; up to 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be) 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | only; merely; nothing but; no more than 
 | 4 |  | 
| としても | even if ...; even supposing that ... 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | a little; a bit; slightly 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | besides; in addition; also; moreover 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | you (plural) 
 | 4 |  | 
| あんな | that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so 
 | 4 |  | 
|  | face; visage 
 | 3 |  | 
|  | relation; relationship; connection 
 | 3 |  | 
|  | to concern; to be related 
 | 3 |  | 
|  | contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message 
 | 3 |  | 
|  | buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking 
 | 3 |  | 
|  | the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique 
 | 3 |  |