昭和天皇物語　５

Showa Emperor Tale

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
殿下でんか
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
  1. [pn] your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
37
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
34
陛下へいか
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
  1. [pn,n-suf] Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
26
日本にほん
Japan
  1. [n] Japan
24
東京とうきょう
Tokyo
  1. [n] Tokyo
23
総理そうり
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
  1. [n] prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
  2. [n,vs] leading; overseeing; leader; overseer; president
20
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
19
お上おかみ
the Emperor; His Majesty
  1. [n] the Emperor; His Majesty
  2. [n] the government; the authorities
  3. [n] proprietress; hostess; landlady; mistress
  4. [n] your wife; his wife
  5. [n] (one's) master; lord
16
親王しんのう
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
  1. [n] prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
15
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 ...
14
皇太子こうたいし
crown prince
  1. [n] crown prince
13
甘露かんろ
nectar; sweetness
  1. [adj-na,n] nectar; sweetness
13
英国えいこく
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
  1. [n] United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
12
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")
12
駅えき
railway station; train station
  1. [n] railway station; train station
  2. [n] staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
  3. [ctr] counter for railway stations and bus stations
11
父ちち
father
  1. [n] father
11
敬けい
reverence; respect
  1. [n] reverence; respect
11
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
11
牧野ぼくや
pasture land; ranch
  1. [n] pasture land; ranch
10
時じ
hour; o'clock
  1. [suf] hour; o'clock
  2. [suf,adj-no] (specified) time; when ...; during ...
10
天皇てんのう
Emperor of Japan
  1. [n] Emperor of Japan
10
でございますでございます
be; is
  1. [cop] be; is
10
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Kyoto (city, prefecture)
9
無事ぶじ
safety; security; peace; quiet
  1. [n,adj-na] safety; security; peace; quiet
  2. [n,adv] safely; without incident; successfully
  3. [n,adj-na] good health
  4. [n] inaction; ennui
8
日光にっこう
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
  1. [n] sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
  2. [n] Nikkō (city in Tochigi)
8
外套がいとう
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
  1. [n] overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
8
ワード
word
  1. [n] word
  2. [n] word
  3. [n] Word; Microsoft Word
8
なぜなぜ
why; how; for what reason
  1. [adv] why; how; for what reason
8
おまえおまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
8
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
8
あなたあなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
8
物語ものがたり
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
  1. [n] story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
7
就任しゅうにん
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
  1. [n,vs,vi] assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
7
女性じょせい
woman; female
  1. [n,adj-no] woman; female
  2. [n,adj-no] feminine gender
7
国民こくみん
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
  1. [n] people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
  2. [n] Democratic Party for the People
7
兄様にいさま
older brother
  1. [n] older brother
7
万が一まんがいち
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; 10000 to 1
  1. [adv] (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; 10000 to 1
  2. [n] (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
7
もっと
(some) more; even more; longer; further
  1. [adv] (some) more; even more; longer; further
7
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
7
首相しゅしょう
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
  1. [n] prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
6
離宮りきゅう
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
  1. [n,n-suf] imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
6
閣下かっか
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
  1. [n,n-suf] your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
6
輪わ
ring; circle; loop
  1. [n] ring; circle; loop
  2. [n] hoop
  3. [n] wheel
  4. [n] circle (e.g. of friends)
  5. [n] planetary ring
6
欧州おうしゅう
Europe
  1. [n] Europe
6
日にち
Sunday
  1. [n] Sunday
  2. [suf] nth day (of the month)
  3. [ctr] counter for days
  4. [n] Japan
6
後継こうけい
succession
  1. [n,adj-no] succession
  2. [n] successor
6
大正たいしょう
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
  1. [n] Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
6
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
6
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
6
お印おしるし
show (blood-stained mucus discharge that happens towards the end of pregnancy); bloody show
  1. [n] show (blood-stained mucus discharge that happens towards the end of pregnancy); bloody show
  2. [n] signature mark (crest) used by members of the imperial family to mark their belongings
  3. [n] mark; sign
6
いついつ
when; at what time; how soon
  1. [pn] when; at what time; how soon
  2. [pn] normal times; ordinary days
6
近くちかく
near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
  2. [n-suf] nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
  3. [adv] shortly; soon
5
誰だれ
who
  1. [pn] who
5
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
5
火災かさい
conflagration; fire
  1. [n] conflagration; fire
5
東宮御所とうぐうごしょ
Crown Prince's Palace
  1. [n] Crown Prince's Palace
5
昭和天皇しょうわてんのう
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
  1. [n] Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
5
日本国にほんこく
Japan
  1. [n] Japan
5
御璽ぎょじ
imperial seal; privy seal
  1. [n] imperial seal; privy seal
5
御所ごしょ
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.
  1. [n] imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.
  2. [n] emperor; ex-emperor; empress; imperial prince; shogun; minister
5
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)
5
奎けい
Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  1. [n] Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
5
四し
four; 4
  1. [num] four; 4
5
久しぶりひさしぶり
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
  1. [adj-na,adj-no,n] a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
5
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
5
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
5
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!
5
そしてそして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
5
いるいる
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
5
電話でんわ
telephone call; phone call
  1. [n,vs,adj-no] telephone call; phone call
  2. [n,adj-no] telephone (device); phone
4
貫かん
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
  1. [n] kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb)
  2. [n] kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period)
  3. [ctr] counter for pieces of sushi
  4. [n] 10 points
  5. [n] 12 points
4
言葉ことば
language; dialect
  1. [n] language; dialect
  2. [n] word; phrase; expression; term
  3. [n] speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
  4. [n] words; remark; statement; comment
  5. [n] learning to speak; language acquisition
4
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
4
来るくる
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
  1. [vk,vi] to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
  2. [vk,vi,aux-v] to come back; to do ... and come back
  3. [vk,vi,aux-v] to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
  4. [vk,vi] to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
  5. [vk,vi] to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
4
御用邸ごようてい
imperial villa
  1. [n] imperial villa
4
御用ごよう
(your) business; (your) concern; (your) need
  1. [n] (your) business; (your) concern; (your) need
  2. [n] (customer's) order
  3. [n] official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.)
  4. [n] arrest; capture
  5. [adj-f] subservient to an authority (esp. the government); pro-government
4
大きなおおきな
big; large; great
  1. [adj-pn] big; large; great
4
報告ほうこく
report; information
  1. [n,vs,vt] report; information
4
国家こっか
state; country; nation
  1. [n] state; country; nation
4
厚手あつで
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
  1. [adj-no,adj-na,n] thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
4
午前ごぜん
morning; a.m.
  1. [n,adv] morning; a.m.
4
円満えんまん
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
  1. [adj-na,n] harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
4
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
4
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
4
ようですようです
seeming to be; appearing to be
  1. [aux] seeming to be; appearing to be
  2. [aux] like; similar to
4
はずはず
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
4
どうかどうか
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
4
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
4
運命うんめい
fate; destiny; lot
  1. [n,adj-no] fate; destiny; lot
3
誰もだれも
everyone; anyone
  1. [exp] everyone; anyone
  2. [exp] no one; nobody
3
親政しんせい
direct Imperial rule
  1. [n] direct Imperial rule
3
行くいく
to die; to pass away
  1. [v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away
3
自宅じたく
one's home; one's house
  1. [n] one's home; one's house
3
純真じゅんしん
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
  1. [adj-na,n] pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
3
笑顔えがお
smiling face; smile
  1. [n] smiling face; smile
3
秋あき
autumn; fall
  1. [n,adv] autumn; fall
3
直ちにただちに
at once; immediately; right away; without delay
  1. [adv] at once; immediately; right away; without delay
  2. [adv] directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
3
皇居こうきょ
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
  1. [n] Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
3
皇太子殿下こうたいしでんか
the Crown Prince
  1. [n] the Crown Prince
3
皇后こうごう
(Japanese) empress; queen
  1. [n,adj-no] (Japanese) empress; queen
3
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