江戸前の旬（34）

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency
寿司すし
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
  1. [n] sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
87 2.49%
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 ...
49 1.40%
ハモはも
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus)
  1. [n] daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus)
  2. [n] conger eel; garden eel
41 1.17%
身み
one's body; one's person
  1. [n] one's body; one's person
  2. [n] oneself; one's appearance
  3. [n] one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
  4. [n] main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
39 1.12%
アナゴあなご
conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel
  1. [n] conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel
34 0.97%
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")
31 0.89%
脇わき
armpit; under one's arm; side; flank
  1. [n] armpit; under one's arm; side; flank
  2. [n] beside; close to; near; by
  3. [n] aside; to the side; away; out of the way
  4. [n] off-track; off-topic
  5. [n] deuteragonist; supporting role
  6. [n] second verse (in a linked series of poems)
30 0.86%
オレおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
28 0.80%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
25 0.72%
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
24 0.69%
キス
kiss
  1. [n,vs,vi] kiss
23 0.66%
マダコまだこ
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
  1. [n] common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
23 0.66%
コノシロこのしろ
konoshiro gizzard shad (Konosirus punctatus)
  1. [n] konoshiro gizzard shad (Konosirus punctatus)
22 0.63%
というという
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 ...
22 0.63%
職人しょくにん
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
  1. [n] craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
21 0.60%
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
20 0.57%
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
20 0.57%
味あじ
flavor; flavour; taste
  1. [n] flavor; flavour; taste
  2. [n] charm; appeal; uniqueness; attractiveness
  3. [n] experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
  4. [adj-na] smart; clever; witty; strange
18 0.52%
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)
18 0.52%
握りにぎり
grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch
  1. [n] grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch
  2. [n] handful; fistful
  3. [n] handle; grip; knob
  4. [n] onigiri; rice ball
  5. [n] nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
  6. [n] determining who plays with black by grabbing a handful of stones and guessing whether the number of stones is odd or even
18 0.52%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
18 0.52%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
17 0.49%
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
17 0.49%
ためにために
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
17 0.49%
酒さけ
alcohol; sake
  1. [n] alcohol; sake
16 0.46%
先代せんだい
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father
  1. [n] previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father
  2. [n] predecessor
  3. [n] previous age; previous generation
15 0.43%
小骨こぼね
small bones
  1. [n,adj-no] small bones
15 0.43%
洋食ようしょく
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking
  1. [n] Western food; Western dish; Western cooking
  2. [n] Japanized Western cuisine
15 0.43%
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!
14 0.40%
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
14 0.40%
奇跡きせき
miracle; wonder; marvel
  1. [n,adj-no] miracle; wonder; marvel
14 0.40%
皮かわ
skin; hide; pelt; fur
  1. [n] skin; hide; pelt; fur
  2. [n] rind; peel; husk; bark
  3. [n] shell; sheath; wrapping
  4. [n] mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
14 0.40%
見立てみたて
choice; selection
  1. [n] choice; selection
  2. [n] diagnosis; medical opinion
  3. [n] judgement; opinion; estimation
  4. [n] comparison (in haiku, tanka, etc.); likening
14 0.40%
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 0.37%
前編ぜんぺん
first part; first volume; prequel
  1. [n] first part; first volume; prequel
13 0.37%
好きすき
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
  1. [adj-na,n] liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
  2. [adj-na,n] liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
  3. [n,adj-na] faddism; eccentricity
  4. [adj-na,n] as one likes; as it suits one
  5. [adj-na,n] lecherous; lustful; salacious
13 0.37%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
12 0.34%
どうしてどうして
how; in what way; by what means
  1. [adv] how; in what way; by what means
  2. [adv] why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
  3. [adv] cannot possibly
  4. [int] no way
12 0.34%
寿司屋すしや
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
  1. [n] sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
12 0.34%
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
12 0.34%
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
11 0.31%
ワイわい
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
11 0.31%
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Kyoto (city, prefecture)
11 0.31%
仕事しごと
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  1. [n,vs,vi] work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  2. [n] work
11 0.31%
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
11 0.31%
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
11 0.31%
銀座ぎんざ
Ginza (Tokyo neighborhood)
  1. [n] Ginza (Tokyo neighborhood)
  2. [n-suf] busy shopping district; bustling location
  3. [n] silver mint (Edo period)
11 0.31%
骨切りほねきり
osteotomy
  1. [n] osteotomy
  2. [n] finely cutting a fish to cut up its small bones
11 0.31%
ありがとうありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
10 0.29%
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
10 0.29%
先輩せんぱい
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
  1. [n] senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
10 0.29%
勝負しょうぶ
victory or defeat
  1. [n] victory or defeat
  2. [n,vs,vi] match; contest; game; bout
10 0.29%
城しろ
castle
  1. [n] castle
10 0.29%
完かん
The End; Finis
  1. [exp] The End; Finis
  2. [n-suf] completion; conclusion; end
  3. [n-suf] full provision
10 0.29%
寿司飯すしめし
rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi; sushi rice
  1. [n] rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi; sushi rice
10 0.29%
梅雨つゆ
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)
  1. [n] (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)
  2. [n] rain during the rainy season
10 0.29%
藩はん
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
  1. [n,n-suf] han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
10 0.29%
親父おやじ
one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
  1. [n] one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
  2. [n] middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer
  3. [n] one's boss
  4. [n] proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord
  5. [n] grizzly bear
10 0.29%
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
10 0.29%
あなたあなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
9 0.26%
お祖父ちゃまおじいちゃま
grandpa; gramps
  1. [n] grandpa; gramps
9 0.26%
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
9 0.26%
なんです
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
  1. [aux] it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
9 0.26%
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
9 0.26%
彼かれ
he; him
  1. [pn] he; him
  2. [n] boyfriend
9 0.26%
本当にほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
9 0.26%
次つぎ
next; following; subsequent
  1. [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
  2. [n,adj-no] stage; station
9 0.26%
関西かんさい
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures
  1. [n] Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures
  2. [n] Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
9 0.26%
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
8 0.23%
きっときっと
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
8 0.23%
なるほどなるほど
I see; that's right; indeed
  1. [int,adv] I see; that's right; indeed
8 0.23%
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
8 0.23%
ようにように
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
8 0.23%
下さいください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
8 0.23%
包丁ほうちょう
kitchen knife; carving knife
  1. [n] kitchen knife; carving knife
  2. [n] cooking; food
8 0.23%
大事だいじ
important; serious; crucial
  1. [adj-na] important; serious; crucial
  2. [adj-na] valuable; precious
  3. [n] serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
  4. [n] great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
  5. [adj-na] safe; OK
8 0.23%
後編こうへん
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
  1. [n] latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
8 0.23%
料理りょうり
cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal; food; dish; item on a menu
  1. [n,vs,vt] cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal; food; dish; item on a menu
  2. [n,vs,vt] (easily) dealing with something; handling (well)
8 0.23%
特別とくべつ
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
  1. [adj-na,adj-no,adv,n] special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
8 0.23%
相手あいて
companion; partner; company
  1. [n] companion; partner; company
  2. [n] other party; addressee
  3. [n] opponent (sports, etc.)
8 0.23%
箱はこ
box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
  1. [n] box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
  2. [n] car (of a train, etc.)
  3. [n] shamisen case; shamisen
  4. [n] public building; community building
  5. [n] man who carries a geisha's shamisen
  6. [suf,ctr] counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
8 0.23%
絶対にぜったいに
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
  1. [adv] absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
8 0.23%
翌日よくじつ
next day
  1. [n,adv] next day
8 0.23%
親方おやかた
master; boss; chief; foreman; supervisor
  1. [n] master; boss; chief; foreman; supervisor
  2. [n] stable master
  3. [n] craftsman; artisan
  4. [n] foster parent
8 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
8 0.23%
お客様おきゃくさま
guest; visitor
  1. [n] guest; visitor
  2. [n] customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
7 0.20%
キミきみ
you; buddy; pal
  1. [pn] you; buddy; pal
  2. [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
  3. [pn] he; she
7 0.20%
ずっと
continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout
  1. [adv] continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout
  2. [adv] much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal
  3. [adv] far (away); long (ago, before, after)
  4. [adv] straight; directly
7 0.20%
それにそれに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
7 0.20%
タネたね
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)
  1. [n] seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)
  2. [n] progeny; offspring; issue; breed
  3. [n] paternal blood; lineage
  4. [n] sperm; semen; seed
  5. [n] cause; source; seed; origin
  6. [n] material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story)
  7. [n] ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven
  8. [n] mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery
  9. [n] 10-point card; tane; animal card
7 0.20%
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...
7 0.20%
のようにのように
like; similar to
  1. [exp,adv] like; similar to
  2. [exp,adv] as with; in the same way
7 0.20%
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
7 0.20%
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
7 0.20%
みるみる
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) ...
7 0.20%
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
7 0.20%
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
7 0.20%
料理人りょうりにん
cook; chef
  1. [n] cook; chef
7 0.20%
江戸前えどまえ
Tokyo style
  1. [n] Tokyo style
7 0.20%
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
7 0.20%
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