江戸前の旬（43）

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.
131 3.50%
福岡ふくおか
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
81 2.16%
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
64 1.71%
握り寿司にぎりずし
nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
  1. [n] nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
62 1.66%
博多はかた
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
  1. [n] Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
61 1.63%
全国ぜんこく
the whole country
  1. [n] the whole country
57 1.52%
祭りまつり
festival; feast; matsuri
  1. [n] festival; feast; matsuri
  2. [n] harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; flaming
  3. [n-suf] galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy; mania
56 1.49%
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 ...
51 1.36%
編へん
compilation (of a text); editing
  1. [n,n-suf] compilation (of a text); editing
  2. [n,n-suf,ctr] volume (of a text)
  3. [n,n-suf,ctr] completed literary work
45 1.20%
オレおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
43 1.15%
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
42 1.12%
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")
33 0.88%
職人しょくにん
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
  1. [n] craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
32 0.85%
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
31 0.83%
シラウオしらうお
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
  1. [n] icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
28 0.75%
灘なだ
open sea
  1. [n] open sea
28 0.75%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
25 0.67%
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
24 0.64%
東京とうきょう
Tokyo
  1. [n] Tokyo
24 0.64%
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
23 0.61%
江戸前寿司えどまえずし
Edo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)
  1. [n] Edo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)
21 0.56%
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
20 0.53%
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
19 0.51%
父さんとうさん
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
  1. [n] father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
18 0.48%
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
17 0.45%
蒸しむし
steaming
  1. [n,n-suf] steaming
17 0.45%
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
16 0.43%
酢す
vinegar
  1. [n] vinegar
16 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!
15 0.40%
ばい
indicates emphasis
  1. [prt] indicates emphasis
14 0.37%
切りきり
end; finish; place to stop
  1. [n] end; finish; place to stop
  2. [n] bound; limit; end
  3. [n] delivery date (of a futures contract)
  4. [n] finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
  5. [n] trump card
  6. [n] king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
  7. [ctr] counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)
  8. [prt] only; just
  9. [prt] (ever) since; after
  10. [prt] continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
14 0.37%
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
14 0.37%
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
13 0.35%
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
13 0.35%
勝負しょうぶ
victory or defeat
  1. [n] victory or defeat
  2. [n,vs,vi] match; contest; game; bout
13 0.35%
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
12 0.32%
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)
12 0.32%
お兄ちゃんおにいちゃん
(one's) older brother
  1. [n] (one's) older brother
  2. [n] lad; sonny
11 0.29%
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
11 0.29%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
11 0.29%
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
11 0.29%
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 ...
11 0.29%
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
11 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
11 0.29%
人間にんげん
human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  1. [n] human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  2. [n] character (of a person)
11 0.29%
以上いじょう
not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
  1. [n-suf] not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more
  2. [n-suf] beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than
  3. [adj-no,n] the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing
  4. [n,conj] since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...
  5. [exp] that's all; that is the end; the end
11 0.29%
完かん
The End; Finis
  1. [exp] The End; Finis
  2. [n-suf] completion; conclusion; end
  3. [n-suf] full provision
11 0.29%
本当ほんとう
truth; reality; actuality; fact
  1. [n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality; actuality; fact
  2. [adj-no,adj-na] proper; right; correct; official
  3. [adj-no,adj-na] genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
11 0.29%
柳葉やないば
willow-leaf arrowhead
  1. [n] willow-leaf arrowhead
  2. [n] part of a Japanese stirrup
  3. [n] willow leaf
11 0.29%
父親ちちおや
father
  1. [n] father
11 0.29%
あんたあんた
you
  1. [pn] you
10 0.27%
マグロまぐろ
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny
  1. [n] tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny
  2. [n] Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
  3. [n] someone unconscious due to alcohol
10 0.27%
まさかまさか
by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)
  1. [int] by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)
  2. [n,adj-no] something unexpected; emergency
  3. [n] currently; for the time being; presently; for now
  4. [adv,adj-no] indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly
10 0.27%
下さいください
please (give me)
  1. [exp] please (give me)
  2. [exp] please (do for me)
10 0.27%
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)?
10 0.27%
江戸前えどまえ
Tokyo style
  1. [n] Tokyo style
10 0.27%
自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
10 0.27%
藍子あいご
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
  1. [n] mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
10 0.27%
お客さんおきゃくさん
guest; visitor
  1. [n] guest; visitor
  2. [n] customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
9 0.24%
これで
here; with this
  1. [exp] here; with this
9 0.24%
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
9 0.24%
そしてそして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
9 0.24%
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 ...
9 0.24%
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
9 0.24%
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Kyoto (city, prefecture)
9 0.24%
塩しお
salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride
  1. [n] salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride
  2. [n] hardship; toil; trouble
  3. [n] saltiness
  4. [n-pref] cold; unwelcoming; indifferent
9 0.24%
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
9 0.24%
折りおり
opportunity; chance; occasion; time
  1. [n,adv] opportunity; chance; occasion; time
  2. [n] folding; fold; pleat; crease
  3. [n] small food box (wooden or cardboard)
  4. [n-suf] folding in ... (two, three, etc.)
  5. [ctr] counter for folded items
  6. [ctr] counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
9 0.24%
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
9 0.24%
違うちがう
to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
  1. [v5u,vi] to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
  2. [v5u,vi] to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
  3. [v5u,vi] to become abnormal; to go wrong
  4. [exp] isn't it?; wasn't it?
9 0.24%
あなたあなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
8 0.21%
イベント
event
  1. [n] event
8 0.21%
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 0.21%
それにそれに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
8 0.21%
どうしてもどうしても
by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely
  1. [exp,adv] by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely
  2. [exp,adv] whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly
  3. [exp,adv] on no account; by no means
  4. [exp,adv] in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually
8 0.21%
どうぞ
please; kindly; pray; I beg (of you)
  1. [adv] please; kindly; pray; I beg (of you)
  2. [adv] by all means; certainly; of course; (go) ahead; (feel) free (to); (you are) welcome (to); please (help yourself to)
  3. [adv] here you are
  4. [vs] to give
8 0.21%
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...
8 0.21%
やはりやはり
as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  1. [adv] as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  2. [adv] after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
  3. [adv] too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
  4. [adv] still; as before
  5. [adv] all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
8 0.21%
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 0.21%
白身しろみ
egg white
  1. [n] egg white
  2. [n] white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; fatty meat
  3. [n] sapwood
8 0.21%
確かにたしかに
surely; certainly
  1. [adv] surely; certainly
8 0.21%
絶対にぜったいに
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
  1. [adv] absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
8 0.21%
酒さけ
alcohol; sake
  1. [n] alcohol; sake
8 0.21%
醤油しょうゆ
soy sauce; shoyu
  1. [n] soy sauce; shoyu
8 0.21%
ありがとうございますありがとうございます
thank you
  1. [exp] thank you
7 0.19%
お兄さんおにいさん
older brother; elder brother
  1. [n] older brother; elder brother
  2. [n] young man; buddy; fella; laddie
7 0.19%
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 0.19%
こっちこちら
this way; this direction
  1. [pn] this way; this direction
  2. [pn] here
  3. [pn] this (one)
  4. [pn] I; me; we; us
  5. [pn] this person
7 0.19%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
7 0.19%
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
7 0.19%
まるでまるで
quite; entirely; completely; at all
  1. [adv] quite; entirely; completely; at all
  2. [adv] as if; as though; just like
7 0.19%
やっぱりやっぱり
as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  1. [adv] as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  2. [adv] after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
  3. [adv] too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
  4. [adv] still; as before
  5. [adv] all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
7 0.19%
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
7 0.19%
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
7 0.19%
大丈夫だいじょうぶ
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
  1. [adj-na] safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
  2. [adv] certainly; surely; undoubtedly
  3. [int,adj-na] no thanks; I'm good; that's alright
  4. [n] great man; fine figure of a man
7 0.19%
本当にほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
7 0.19%
行くいく
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  1. [v5k-s,vi] to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  2. [v5k-s,vi] to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
  3. [v5k-s,vi] to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
  4. [v5k-s,vi] to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
  5. [v5k-s,vi] to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
  6. [v5k-s,vi] to stream; to flow
  7. [v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away
  8. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
  9. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
  10. [aux-v,v5k-s] to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
7 0.19%
香りかおり
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
  1. [n] aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
7 0.19%
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
6 0.16%
お父ちゃんおとうちゃん
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa; pop
  1. [n] dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa; pop
6 0.16%
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