夏目友人帳 12

Natsume's Book of Friends

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
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)
115 3.32%
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")
51 1.47%
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 ...
47 1.36%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
47 1.36%
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
42 1.21%
友人ゆうじん
friend
  1. [n] friend
34 0.98%
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
33 0.95%
奴やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
33 0.95%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
32 0.92%
田た
rice field
  1. [n] rice field
32 0.92%
おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
29 0.84%
シラ
Scylla
  1. [n] Scylla
28 0.81%
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
25 0.72%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
25 0.72%
もの
thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  1. [n] thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  2. [n] one's things; possessions; property; belongings
  3. [n] things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  4. [n] quality
  5. [n] reason; the way of things
  6. [n] used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
  7. [n-suf] item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  8. [n-suf] cause of ...; cause for ...
  9. [pref] somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  10. [pref] really; truly
21 0.61%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
20 0.58%
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
20 0.58%
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
18 0.52%
よう
appearing ...; looking ...
  1. [n-suf,n] appearing ...; looking ...
  2. [n-suf,n] way to ...; method of ...ing
  3. [n-suf,n] form; style; design
  4. [n-suf,n] like; similar to
  5. [n] thing (thought or spoken)
18 0.52%
何かなにか
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)?
18 0.52%
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
17 0.49%
鏡かがみ
mirror; looking-glass
  1. [n] mirror; looking-glass
  2. [n] barrel head
  3. [n] page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.
  4. [n] mirror-shaped mochi
17 0.49%
人の子ひとのこ
(someone's) child; person with parents; (also) human; born human
  1. [exp,n] (someone's) child; person with parents; (also) human; born human
  2. [exp,n] other people's children
  3. [exp,n] the Son of Man; Christ
16 0.46%
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
15 0.43%
名な
name; given name
  1. [n] name; given name
  2. [n] title
  3. [n] fame; renown; reputation
  4. [n] pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
15 0.43%
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
14 0.40%
どこ
where; what place
  1. [pn] where; what place
  2. [pn] how much (long, far); what extent
14 0.40%
少しすこし
a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
  1. [adv] a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
  2. [adv] a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
  3. [adv] a little way; a short distance
14 0.40%
祓いはらい
purification; exorcism
  1. [n] purification; exorcism
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
13 0.38%
とても
very; awfully; exceedingly
  1. [adv] very; awfully; exceedingly
  2. [adv] (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
13 0.38%
ばば
old woman
  1. [n] old woman
  2. [n] joker (in old maid)
13 0.38%
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 ...
13 0.38%
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
13 0.38%
貴とうと
value; preciousness; nobility
  1. [n] value; preciousness; nobility
13 0.38%
ありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
12 0.35%
きっと
surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
  1. [adv] surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
  2. [adv] sternly; severely
  3. [adv] having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight
  4. [adv] suddenly; abruptly; instantly
12 0.35%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
12 0.35%
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 0.35%
とやら
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
  1. [exp,suf] ... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
12 0.35%
本当にほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
12 0.35%
ボウヤぼうや
boy; son; child
  1. [n] boy; son; child
  2. [n] mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
11 0.32%
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
11 0.32%
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
11 0.32%
かもしれん
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
  1. [exp] may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
10 0.29%
そいつ
he; she; that person; that guy; that fellow
  1. [pn] he; she; that person; that guy; that fellow
  2. [pn] that; that one; that thing
10 0.29%
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 ...
10 0.29%
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
10 0.29%
悪いわるい
bad; poor; undesirable
  1. [adj-i] bad; poor; undesirable
  2. [adj-i] poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
  3. [adj-i] evil; sinful
  4. [adj-i] ugly; not beautiful
  5. [adj-i] at fault; to blame; in the wrong
  6. [adj-i] bad (at doing something)
  7. [adj-i] unprofitable; unbeneficial
  8. [int,adj-i] sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
10 0.29%
所ところ
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
10 0.29%
本当ほんとう
truth; reality; actuality; fact
  1. [n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality; actuality; fact
  2. [adj-no,adj-na] proper; right; correct; official
  3. [adj-no,adj-na] genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
10 0.29%
顔かお
face; visage
  1. [n] face; visage
  2. [n] look; expression; countenance
  3. [n] honor; honour; face
  4. [n] influence; notoriety
10 0.29%
かもしれない
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
  1. [exp] may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
9 0.26%
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
9 0.26%
そうか
is that so?
  1. [exp] is that so?
  2. [exp] I see; right; oh; OK
9 0.26%
たぶん
probably; likely; perhaps; maybe
  1. [adv] probably; likely; perhaps; maybe
  2. [adj-no,adj-na] a lot of; much; many; considerable; large (amount); generous
9 0.26%
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
9 0.26%
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
9 0.26%
力ちから
force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
  1. [n] force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
  2. [n] capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
  3. [n] efficacy; effect
  4. [n] effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
  5. [n] power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
  6. [n] support; help; aid; assistance
  7. [n] stress; emphasis
  8. [n] means; resources
9 0.26%
声こえ
voice
  1. [n] voice
  2. [n] singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
  3. [n] voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
  4. [n] sound
  5. [n] sense (of something's arrival); feeling
  6. [n] voice; voiced sound
9 0.26%
紙かみ
paper
  1. [n] paper
9 0.26%
見えるみえる
to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
  1. [v1,vi] to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
  2. [v1,vi] to look; to seem; to appear
  3. [v1,vi] to come
9 0.26%
とにかく
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case; at least; just
  1. [adv] anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case; at least; just
  2. [adv] setting aside ...; regardless of ...
  3. [adv] really; truly; certainly; definitely; undeniably
8 0.23%
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 ...
8 0.23%
何でなんで
why?; what for?
  1. [adv] why?; what for?
  2. [adv] how?; by what means?
8 0.23%
塔子ターツ
chow missing one tile
  1. [n] chow missing one tile
8 0.23%
彼女かのじょ
she; her
  1. [pn] she; her
  2. [n] girlfriend
8 0.23%
必要ひつよう
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
  1. [adj-na] necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
  2. [n] necessity; need; requirement
8 0.23%
村むら
village
  1. [n] village
8 0.23%
獣けもの
beast; brute; animal
  1. [n] beast; brute; animal
  2. [n] animal with human characteristics
8 0.23%
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
8 0.23%
裏山うらやま
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.
  1. [n] mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.
  2. [n] side of a mountain that gets little sunshine
  3. [adj-na] envious; jealous; jelly
8 0.23%
そこ
there (place relatively near listener)
  1. [pn] there (place relatively near listener)
  2. [pn] there (place just mentioned); that place
  3. [pn] then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
  4. [pn] you
7 0.20%
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
7 0.20%
ナツメなつめ
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date
  1. [n] jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date
  2. [n] small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
7 0.20%
ほら
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
  1. [int] look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
7 0.20%
まったく
really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
  1. [adv,adj-no] really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
  2. [adv,adj-no] indeed
  3. [int] good grief
7 0.20%
もし
if; in case; supposing
  1. [adv] if; in case; supposing
7 0.20%
人間にんげん
human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  1. [n] human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  2. [n] character (of a person)
7 0.20%
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
7 0.20%
妖怪ようかい
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin; yōkai
  1. [n] ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin; yōkai
7 0.20%
明日あした
tomorrow
  1. [n,adv] tomorrow
  2. [n,adv] near future
7 0.20%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
7 0.20%
気配けはい
indication; sign; hint; sensation; feeling
  1. [n] indication; sign; hint; sensation; feeling
  2. [n] tone (of the market)
7 0.20%
猿さる
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
  1. [n] monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
  2. [n] sly person
  3. [n] idiot; hick
  4. [n] sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
  5. [n] clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
  6. [n] bathhouse prostitute
7 0.20%
西にし
west
  1. [n] west
7 0.20%
頂けるいただける
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to accept
  1. [v1,vi] to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to accept
  2. [v1,vi] to be able to eat; to be able to drink
  3. [v1,vi] to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
7 0.20%
あいつ
he; she; that guy
  1. [pn] he; she; that guy
  2. [pn] that; that one; that thing
6 0.17%
アニメ
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
  1. [n] animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
6 0.17%
おそらく
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
  1. [adv] probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
6 0.17%
さっさ
quickly; promptly; immediately; without delay; briskly; hurriedly; hastily
  1. [adv] quickly; promptly; immediately; without delay; briskly; hurriedly; hastily
  2. [adv] indifferently; coldly
6 0.17%
そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
6 0.17%
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
6 0.17%
だろうか
don't you think?; indicates question
  1. [exp] don't you think?; indicates question
6 0.17%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
6 0.17%
みる
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  1. [v1,vt] to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  2. [v1,vt] to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
  3. [v1,vt] to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
  4. [v1,vt] to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
  5. [aux-v,v1] to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
  6. [aux-v,v1] to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
6 0.17%
噂うわさ
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
  1. [n,vs,adj-no] rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
6 0.17%
小僧こぞう
youngster; boy; kid; brat
  1. [n] youngster; boy; kid; brat
  2. [n] young Buddhist monk; young bonze
  3. [n] young shop-boy; errand boy; apprentice
6 0.17%
帰るかえる
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
  1. [v5r,vi] to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
  2. [v5r,vi] to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
  3. [v5r,vi] to get home; to get to home plate
6 0.17%
杖つえ
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
  1. [n] cane; walking stick; staff; wand
6 0.17%
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