寄席芸人伝　１

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency
芸人げいにん
(TV) comedian
  1. [n] (TV) comedian
  2. [n] performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer
  3. [n] talented person; accomplished person
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寄席よせ
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
  1. [n] entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
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師匠ししょう
master; teacher
  1. [n,suf] master; teacher
  2. [n] stable master
100
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
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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
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亭てい
arbor; arbour; bower; pavilion
  1. [n] arbor; arbour; bower; pavilion
  2. [suf] suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers
  3. [suf] suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
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噺はなし
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
41
お前さんおまえさん
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] hubby; dearie
40
あたしあたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
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ことこと
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 ...
37
このこの
this
  1. [adj-pn] this
  2. [adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  3. [adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
34
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
34
左ひだり
left; left-hand side
  1. [n,adj-no] left; left-hand side
  2. [n] left hand
  3. [n] the left (wing); leftist
  4. [n] fondness for alcohol; drinker
32
芸げい
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
  1. [n] art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
31
真打ちしんうち
main performer; star performer; headliner
  1. [n] main performer; star performer; headliner
  2. [n] rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
31
兄さんにいさん
older brother; elder brother
  1. [n] older brother; elder brother
  2. [n] brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
  3. [n] young man; buddy; fella; laddie
30
それそれ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
30
客きゃく
guest; visitor
  1. [n] guest; visitor
  2. [n] customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
  3. [ctr] counter for containers used to entertain guests
29
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
26
落語らくご
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
  1. [n] rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
24
道みち
road; path; street; lane; passage
  1. [n] road; path; street; lane; passage
  2. [n] route; way
  3. [n] distance; journey
  4. [n] road (e.g. to victory); course
  5. [n] way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
  6. [n] teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
  7. [n] field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
  8. [n] means; way; method
23
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
23
団だん
body; group; party; company; troupe
  1. [n] body; group; party; company; troupe
22
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
22
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
22
でございますでございます
be; is
  1. [cop] be; is
20
ネタ
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; news item
  1. [n] material (for a story, article, etc.); information; news item
  2. [n] joke; jest; (comedy) routine; made-up story; material
  3. [n] proof; evidence
  4. [n] (magician's) trick; secret
  5. [n] ingredients (esp. for sushi)
  6. [n] (Internet) meme
19
ちょっとちょっと
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
19
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
19
高座こうざ
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
  1. [n] platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
18
噺家はなしか
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
  1. [n] professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
18
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
18
ものもの
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
18
またまた
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
18
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
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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!
18
次つぎ
next; following; subsequent
  1. [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
  2. [n,adj-no] stage; station
17
までまで
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
17
若旦那わかだんな
young master; young gentleman
  1. [n] young master; young gentleman
16
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)
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馬うま
horse
  1. [n] horse
  2. [n] horse racing
  3. [n] promoted bishop
  4. [n] knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
15
小三しょうさん
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
  1. [n] third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
14
十年じゅうねん
ten years; decade
  1. [n] ten years; decade
14
わけわけ
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
14
あんたあんた
you
  1. [pn] you
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いういう
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
13
銭せん
sen (hundredth of a yen)
  1. [n] sen (hundredth of a yen)
  2. [n] coin made of non-precious materials
  3. [n] one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency)
  4. [n] one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
12
野郎やろう
guy; fellow; chap; buddy
  1. [n] guy; fellow; chap; buddy
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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
12
名人めいじん
master; expert
  1. [n] master; expert
  2. [n] Meijin (professional title)
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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)?
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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
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ようなような
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
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まずいまずい
bad (taste); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant
  1. [adj-i] bad (taste); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant
  2. [adj-i] poor; unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy
  3. [adj-i] ugly; unattractive; homely; plain
  4. [adj-i] awkward; problematic; troublesome; unfavorable; unfavourable; unwise
12
なんでなんで
why?; what for?
  1. [adv] why?; what for?
  2. [adv] how?; by what means?
12
演るやる
to perform; to play; to act
  1. [v5r,vt] to perform; to play; to act
11
伝つて
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between
  1. [n] means of making contact; intermediary; go-between
  2. [n] connections; influence; pull; good offices
11
それからそれから
and then; after that
  1. [exp] and then; after that
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お父おとう
daddy; father; husband
  1. [n] daddy; father; husband
11
酒さけ
alcohol; sake
  1. [n] alcohol; sake
10
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)
10
火事かじ
fire; conflagration
  1. [n] fire; conflagration
10
奴やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
10
てめえてめえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] I; me; oneself; myself; yourself; himself; herself
10
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
9
息子むすこ
son
  1. [n] son
9
前座ぜんざ
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser
  1. [n] opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser
  2. [n] minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
9
人情噺にんじょうばなし
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
  1. [n] story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
9
世界せかい
the world; society; the universe
  1. [n] the world; society; the universe
  2. [n] sphere; circle; world
  3. [adj-no] world-renowned; world-famous
  4. [n] realm governed by one Buddha; space
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一杯いっぱい
one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of); cupful; glassful; bowlful; spoonful
  1. [n,adj-no] one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of); cupful; glassful; bowlful; spoonful
  2. [n] one drink (of alcohol)
  3. [adj-na,adj-no,n-suf] full; filled (with); brimming (with); crowded; packed
  4. [adv,n-suf] fully; to capacity; to the maximum; as much as possible
  5. [adv] a lot; much; many
  6. [n-suf,adv] all of ...; the entire ...
  7. [n] one (squid, octopus, crab, etc.)
  8. [n] one (boat)
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よくよく
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 ...
9
ようよう
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)
9
やつやつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
9
まだまだ
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
ばかりばかり
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
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
9
なるなる
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 ...
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うまいうまい
skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
  1. [adj-i] skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
  2. [adj-i] delicious; tasty; good; nice
  3. [adj-i] good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid
9
あんな
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
  1. [adj-pn] that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
9
あれあれ
that; that thing
  1. [pn] that; that thing
  2. [pn] that person
  3. [pn] then; that time
  4. [pn] that place (over there)
9
顔かお
face; visage
  1. [n] face; visage
  2. [n] look; expression; countenance
  3. [n] honor; honour; face
  4. [n] influence; notoriety
8
踊りおどり
dance
  1. [n] dance
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秒びょう
second (unit of time)
  1. [n] second (unit of time)
  2. [n] arc second
8
水みず
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
  1. [n] water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
  2. [n] fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
  3. [n] flood; floodwaters
  4. [n] water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
  5. [n] break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
8
橋はし
bridge
  1. [n] bridge
8
柏木かしわぎ
oak tree
  1. [n] oak tree
  2. [n] imperial palace guard
8
東京とうきょう
Tokyo
  1. [n] Tokyo
8
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
左楽さがく
style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance
  1. [n] style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance
8
商売しょうばい
trade; business; commerce
  1. [n,vs,vi] trade; business; commerce
  2. [n] occupation; calling; profession; job
8
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
8
今度こんど
this time; now
  1. [n,adv] this time; now
  2. [n,adv] next time; another time; shortly; soon
  3. [n,adv] recently; lately; the other day
8
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
8
いけねえいけない
bad; wrong; naughty
  1. [exp,adj-i] bad; wrong; naughty
  2. [exp,adj-i] must not (do, be); should not; ought not to
  3. [exp,adj-i] useless; no good; bad
  4. [exp,adj-i] hopeless; beyond hope
  5. [exp,adj-i] unfortunate; a shame; a pity
  6. [exp,adj-i] unable to drink (alcohol)
  7. [exp,adj-i] so as not to ...; so that ... (won't); in case ...; for fear that ...; lest ...
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食うくう
to eat
  1. [v5u,vt] to eat
  2. [v5u,vt] to live; to make a living; to survive
  3. [v5u,vt] to bite; to sting (as insects do)
  4. [v5u,vt] to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
  5. [v5u,vt] to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
  6. [v5u,vt] to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
  7. [v5u,vt] to consume time and-or resources
  8. [v5u,vt] to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
  9. [v5u,vt] to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
7
行くいく
to die; to pass away
  1. [v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away
7
落語家らくごか
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
  1. [n] rakugo story teller; comic story teller
7
着物きもの
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)
  1. [n] kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)
  2. [n] clothing; clothes
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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
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甲府こうふ
Kōfu (city in Yamanashi)
  1. [n] Kōfu (city in Yamanashi)
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