大奥(2)

Ôoku: The Inner Chambers

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
事こと
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 ...
117 2.65%
上様うえさま
emperor; shogun
  1. [n] emperor; shogun
  2. [n] honored person (honoured)
  3. [n] (another person's) wife
102 2.31%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
91 2.06%
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
56 1.27%
有功ゆうこう
merit
  1. [adj-na,n] merit
48 1.09%
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")
46 1.04%
大奥おおおく
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
  1. [n] inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
45 1.02%
院主いんじゅ
head of a temple
  1. [n] head of a temple
43 0.97%
男おとこ
man; male
  1. [n,n-pref] man; male
  2. [n] fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  3. [n] male lover; boyfriend; man
  4. [n] manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
32 0.72%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
30 0.68%
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
28 0.63%
やろ
seems; I think; I guess
  1. [exp] seems; I think; I guess
  2. [exp] right?; don't you agree?
27 0.61%
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 0.52%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
22 0.50%
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
22 0.50%
殿どの
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
  1. [suf] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
22 0.50%
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
22 0.50%
でございます
be; is
  1. [cop] be; is
21 0.48%
将軍しょうぐん
general
  1. [n] general
  2. [n] shogun
21 0.48%
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
19 0.43%
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 ...
19 0.43%
それ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
18 0.41%
お方おかた
lady; gentleman; person
  1. [n] lady; gentleman; person
17 0.38%
ございます
to be; to exist
  1. [exp] to be; to exist
17 0.38%
江戸城えどじょう
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
  1. [n] Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
17 0.38%
若紫わかむらさき
light purple; mauve
  1. [n] light purple; mauve
17 0.38%
疱瘡ほうそう
smallpox; variola
  1. [n] smallpox; variola
  2. [n] vaccination against smallpox
  3. [n] pockmarks (left by smallpox)
16 0.36%
若いわかい
young; youthful
  1. [adj-i] young; youthful
  2. [adj-i] immature; green
  3. [adj-i] low (number); small
16 0.36%
あなた様あなたさま
you (singular)
  1. [pn] you (singular)
15 0.34%
父上ちちうえ
father
  1. [n] father
15 0.34%
赤面せきめん
blushing; getting red in the face
  1. [n,vs] blushing; getting red in the face
  2. [n,vs] embarrassment
15 0.34%
として
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  1. [exp] as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  2. [exp] apart from... (used to change the topic)
  3. [exp] even (e.g. "not even a single person")
  4. [exp] thinking that...; trying to...
14 0.32%
娘むすめ
daughter
  1. [n] daughter
  2. [n] girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
14 0.32%
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
14 0.32%
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
13 0.29%
ために
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  1. [conj] for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. [conj] because of; as a result of
13 0.29%
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
13 0.29%
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
13 0.29%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
13 0.29%
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
12 0.27%
どうか
please; if you would; would you mind
  1. [adv] please; if you would; would you mind
  2. [adv] somehow or other; one way or another
  3. [adv] whether (or not); if
  4. [adv,vs] strange; (something is) wrong; (something is) off
12 0.27%
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
12 0.27%
何もなにも
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
  1. [exp] (not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
  2. [exp] and everything else; and all
  3. [exp] (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
12 0.27%
小姓こしょう
(noble's) page
  1. [n] (noble's) page
12 0.27%
誰だれ
who
  1. [pn] who
12 0.27%
この世このよ
this world; this life; world of the living
  1. [n] this world; this life; world of the living
11 0.25%
それに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
11 0.25%
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 0.25%
男子だんし
boy
  1. [n] boy
  2. [n] man; male
11 0.25%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
10 0.23%
ではないか
isn't it?
  1. [exp] isn't it?
  2. [exp] let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...; shouldn't we ...
10 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
10 0.23%
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
10 0.23%
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)
10 0.23%
勝しょう
win; victory
  1. [n] win; victory
  2. [n] beautiful scenery; scenic spot
  3. [suf,ctr] counter for wins
10 0.23%
坊主ぼうず
Buddhist priest; bonze
  1. [n] Buddhist priest; bonze
  2. [n] close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
  3. [n] boy; sonny; lad
  4. [n] not catching anything
  5. [n] the August 20-point card
10 0.23%
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 0.23%
某ぼう
certain; one
  1. [n,pref] certain; one
  2. [pn] I; me
10 0.23%
武家ぶけ
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock
  1. [n] samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock
  2. [n] samurai; warrior
10 0.23%
言ういう
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
10 0.23%
髪かみ
hair (on the head)
  1. [n] hair (on the head)
10 0.23%
おおおく
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
  1. [n] inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
9 0.20%
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
9 0.20%
くらい
approximately; about; around; or so
  1. [suf,prt] approximately; about; around; or so
  2. [suf,prt] to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
  3. [suf,prt] as ... as ...; like
9 0.20%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
9 0.20%
ばかり
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  1. [prt] only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  2. [prt] approximately; about
  3. [prt] just (finished, etc.)
  4. [prt] as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute
  5. [prt] indicates emphasis
  6. [prt] always; constantly
9 0.20%
まする
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
  1. [aux-v] used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
9 0.20%
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 0.20%
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
9 0.20%
下さいください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
9 0.20%
体からだ
body
  1. [n] body
  2. [n] torso; trunk
  3. [n] build; physique; frame; figure
  4. [n] health; constitution
  5. [n] corpse; dead body
9 0.20%
何というなんという
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...
  1. [exp] how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...
  2. [exp] nothing worth mentioning; nothing special
  3. [exp] of what name
9 0.20%
坊様ぼんさま
monk; priest
  1. [n] monk; priest
  2. [n] boy
9 0.20%
嫌いきらい
disliked; hated; disagreeable
  1. [adj-na,n] disliked; hated; disagreeable
  2. [n] tendency; smack (of); touch (of)
  3. [n] distinction; discrimination
9 0.20%
徳川家とくがわけ
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
  1. [n] the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
9 0.20%
様にように
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 0.20%
確かにたしかに
surely; certainly
  1. [adv] surely; certainly
9 0.20%
興きょう
interest; entertainment; pleasure
  1. [n] interest; entertainment; pleasure
  2. [n] implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
9 0.20%
かて
even if
  1. [prt,conj] even if
  2. [prt,conj] although; despite; even though
  3. [prt,adv] even (e.g. even a child)
8 0.18%
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
8 0.18%
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 0.18%
ひとつ
one
  1. [num] one
  2. [n] for one thing
  3. [n] only
  4. [n] (not) even
  5. [n,adv] just (e.g. "just try it")
  6. [adj-no] some kind of; one type of
8 0.18%
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
8 0.18%
もっと
(some) more; even more; longer; further
  1. [adv] (some) more; even more; longer; further
8 0.18%
一人ひとり
one person
  1. [n] one person
  2. [n] being alone; being by oneself
  3. [n] being single; being unmarried
  4. [adv] by oneself; alone
  5. [adv] just; only; simply
8 0.18%
一緒にいっしょに
together (with)
  1. [adv] together (with)
  2. [adv] at the same time
  3. [adv] in one lump; in the same category
8 0.18%
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)
8 0.18%
子息しそく
(another's) son
  1. [n] (another's) son
8 0.18%
時とき
time; hour; moment
  1. [n] time; hour; moment
  2. [n,adv] occasion; case
  3. [n] chance; opportunity; season
  4. [n] the times; the age; the day
  5. [n] tense
8 0.18%
訳わけ
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
  1. [n] conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
8 0.18%
飯めし
cooked rice
  1. [n] cooked rice
  2. [n] meal; food
  3. [n] one's living; livelihood
8 0.18%
このよう
like this; this sort; this way
  1. [adj-na] like this; this sort; this way
7 0.16%
これで
here; with this
  1. [exp] here; with this
7 0.16%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
7 0.16%
そういう
such; like that; that sort of
  1. [adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of
7 0.16%
そうか
is that so?
  1. [exp] is that so?
  2. [exp] I see; right; oh; OK
7 0.16%
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!
7 0.16%
なぜ
why; how; for what reason
  1. [adv] why; how; for what reason
7 0.16%
一体いったい
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
  1. [adv] (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
  2. [n] one object; one body; unity
  3. [n] one form; one style
  4. [n] one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
  5. [n,adv] generally; in general
7 0.16%
世継ぎよつぎ
heir; successor
  1. [n] heir; successor
7 0.16%
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