昭和天皇物語　５

Showa Emperor Tale

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
原はら
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
  1. [n] field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
37 1.85%
殿下でんか
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
  1. [pn] your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
37 1.85%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
34 1.70%
仁じん
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity
  1. [n] benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity
  2. [n] human
  3. [n] kernel
  4. [n] nucleolus
32 1.60%
寺てら
temple (Buddhist)
  1. [n] temple (Buddhist)
28 1.40%
陛下へいか
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
  1. [pn,n-suf] Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
26 1.30%
日本にほん
Japan
  1. [n] Japan
24 1.20%
東京とうきょう
Tokyo
  1. [n] Tokyo
23 1.15%
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 1.00%
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
19 0.95%
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 0.80%
西にし
west
  1. [n] west
15 0.75%
親王しんのう
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
  1. [n] prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
15 0.75%
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 0.70%
郎ろう
nth son
  1. [suf] nth son
  2. [n] lang; official title in ancient China
  3. [n] man; young man
  4. [n] my husband; my lover
  5. [suf] nth child (male and female)
14 0.70%
園その
garden; orchard; park
  1. [n] garden; orchard; park
  2. [n] place; world; environment
13 0.65%
甘露かんろ
nectar; sweetness
  1. [adj-na,n] nectar; sweetness
13 0.65%
皇太子こうたいし
crown prince
  1. [n] crown prince
13 0.65%
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 0.60%
英国えいこく
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
  1. [n] United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
12 0.60%
その
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
11 0.55%
敬けい
reverence; respect
  1. [n] reverence; respect
11 0.55%
父ちち
father
  1. [n] father
11 0.55%
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 0.55%
でございます
be; is
  1. [cop] be; is
10 0.50%
天皇てんのう
Emperor of Japan
  1. [n] Emperor of Japan
10 0.50%
時じ
hour; o'clock
  1. [suf] hour; o'clock
  2. [suf,adj-no] (specified) time; when ...; during ...
10 0.50%
牧野ぼくや
pasture land; ranch
  1. [n] pasture land; ranch
10 0.50%
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Kyoto (city, prefecture)
9 0.45%
高たか
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
  1. [n,n-suf] quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
9 0.45%
あなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
8 0.40%
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 0.40%
おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
8 0.40%
なぜ
why; how; for what reason
  1. [adv] why; how; for what reason
8 0.40%
ワード
word
  1. [n] word
  2. [n] word
  3. [n] Word; Microsoft Word
8 0.40%
外套がいとう
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
  1. [n] overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
8 0.40%
日光にっこう
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
  1. [n] sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
  2. [n] Nikkō (city in Tochigi)
8 0.40%
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 0.40%
どう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
7 0.35%
もっと
(some) more; even more; longer; further
  1. [adv] (some) more; even more; longer; further
7 0.35%
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 0.35%
兄様にいさま
older brother
  1. [n] older brother
7 0.35%
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 0.35%
太ふと
fat; fatty
  1. [n-pref,n] fat; fatty
  2. [n-pref] grand; magnificent; excellent
7 0.35%
女性じょせい
woman; female
  1. [n,adj-no] woman; female
  2. [n,adj-no] feminine gender
7 0.35%
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 0.35%
物語ものがたり
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
  1. [n] story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
7 0.35%
いつ
when; at what time; how soon
  1. [pn] when; at what time; how soon
  2. [pn] normal times; ordinary days
6 0.30%
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 0.30%
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
6 0.30%
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 0.30%
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 0.30%
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 0.30%
後継こうけい
succession
  1. [n,adj-no] succession
  2. [n] successor
6 0.30%
日にち
Sunday
  1. [n] Sunday
  2. [suf] nth day (of the month)
  3. [ctr] counter for days
  4. [n] Japan
6 0.30%
欧州おうしゅう
Europe
  1. [n] Europe
6 0.30%
沢さわ
mountain stream; valley; dale
  1. [n] mountain stream; valley; dale
  2. [n] wetlands; swamp; marsh
6 0.30%
浦うら
inlet
  1. [n] inlet
  2. [n] seashore; beach
6 0.30%
田た
rice field
  1. [n] rice field
6 0.30%
藤ふじ
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
  1. [n] wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
6 0.30%
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 0.30%
閣下かっか
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
  1. [n,n-suf] your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
6 0.30%
離宮りきゅう
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
  1. [n,n-suf] imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
6 0.30%
首相しゅしょう
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
  1. [n] prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
6 0.30%
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 0.25%
そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
5 0.25%
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 0.25%
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 0.25%
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 0.25%
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 0.25%
吾われ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] oneself
  3. [pn] you
  4. [pref] prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
5 0.25%
四し
four; 4
  1. [num] four; 4
5 0.25%
奎けい
Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  1. [n] Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
5 0.25%
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 0.25%
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 0.25%
御璽ぎょじ
imperial seal; privy seal
  1. [n] imperial seal; privy seal
5 0.25%
日本国にほんこく
Japan
  1. [n] Japan
5 0.25%
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 0.25%
東宮御所とうぐうごしょ
Crown Prince's Palace
  1. [n] Crown Prince's Palace
5 0.25%
桃もも
peach (Prunus persica)
  1. [n] peach (Prunus persica)
5 0.25%
火災かさい
conflagration; fire
  1. [n] conflagration; fire
5 0.25%
皆みんな
everyone; everybody; all
  1. [n,pn,adv] everyone; everybody; all
  2. [n,adv] everything; all
5 0.25%
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 0.25%
誰だれ
who
  1. [pn] who
5 0.25%
赤あか
red; crimson; scarlet
  1. [n,adj-no] red; crimson; scarlet
  2. [n] red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
  3. [n] Red (i.e. communist)
  4. [n] red light (traffic)
  5. [n] red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
  6. [adj-no] complete; total; perfect; obvious
  7. [n] copper
  8. [n] red 5-point card
5 0.25%
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 0.25%
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 0.20%
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 0.20%
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
4 0.20%
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 0.20%
みんな
everyone; everybody; all
  1. [n,pn,adv] everyone; everybody; all
  2. [n,adv] everything; all
4 0.20%
ようです
seeming to be; appearing to be
  1. [aux] seeming to be; appearing to be
  2. [aux] like; similar to
4 0.20%
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 0.20%
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 0.20%
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 0.20%
午前ごぜん
morning; a.m.
  1. [n,adv] morning; a.m.
4 0.20%
厚手あつで
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
  1. [adj-no,adj-na,n] thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
4 0.20%
国家こっか
state; country; nation
  1. [n] state; country; nation
4 0.20%
報告ほうこく
report; information
  1. [n,vs,vt] report; information
4 0.20%
大きなおおきな
big; large; great
  1. [adj-pn] big; large; great
4 0.20%
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