舞妓さんちのまかないさん　１

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
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 ...
17
カレーカレー
curry (esp. Japanese curry)
  1. [n] curry (esp. Japanese curry)
  2. [n] rice and curry
16
姉さんねえさん
older sister; elder sister
  1. [n] older sister; elder sister
  2. [n] young lady
  3. [n] miss
  4. [n] ma'am
15
おばちゃんおばちゃん
auntie; older woman
  1. [n] auntie; older woman
13
おかあさんおかあさん
mother; mom; mum; ma
  1. [n] mother; mom; mum; ma
  2. [n] wife
  3. [pn] you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her
13
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
13
それでもそれでも
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
  1. [conj] but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
11
牛乳ぎゅうにゅう
(cow's) milk
  1. [n] (cow's) milk
9
台所だいどころ
kitchen
  1. [n,adj-no] kitchen
  2. [n] financial situation
9
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")
9
おおきにおおきに
greatly; very much
  1. [adv] greatly; very much
  2. [int] thanks a lot
9
あんたあんた
you
  1. [pn] you
9
青森あおもり
Aomori (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Aomori (city, prefecture)
8
屋形やかた
mansion; palace; manor house; castle
  1. [n] mansion; palace; manor house; castle
  2. [n] nobleman; noblewoman; dignitary
  3. [n] cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
8
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Kyoto (city, prefecture)
8
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
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
7
やろ
seems; I think; I guess
  1. [exp] seems; I think; I guess
  2. [exp] right?; don't you agree?
7
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
7
パン
bread; (sweet) pastry
  1. [n] bread; (sweet) pastry
  2. [n] staff of life; one's bread
7
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
7
そういうそういう
such; like that; that sort of
  1. [adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of
7
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
6
夜よる
evening; night
  1. [n,adv] evening; night
  2. [n] dinner
6
卵たまご
eggs; egg; spawn; roe
  1. [n] eggs; egg; spawn; roe
  2. [n] (hen's) egg
  3. [n] (an expert) in the making
  4. [n] beginning; origin; infancy
6
俺おれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
6
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
6
なになに
what
  1. [pn] what
  2. [pn] you-know-what; that thing
  3. [pn] whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
  4. [adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  5. [int] what?; huh?
  6. [int] hey!; come on!
  7. [int] oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
6
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
6
これからこれから
from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  1. [exp] from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  2. [exp] from here; from this point
6
おはようおはよう
good morning
  1. [int] good morning
6
非情ひじょう
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; cruel
  1. [adj-na,adj-no,n] cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; cruel
  2. [adj-na,adj-no,n] insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
5
行ってきますいってきます
I'm off; see you later
  1. [exp] I'm off; see you later
5
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
5
もんもの
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
5
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
5
なんでなんで
why?; what for?
  1. [adv] why?; what for?
  2. [adv] how?; by what means?
5
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
5
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 ...
5
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
5
キレイきれい
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair
  1. [adj-na] pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair
  2. [adj-na] clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat
  3. [adj-na] completely; entirely
5
おまわりさんおまわりさん
police officer
  1. [n] police officer
5
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
5
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
4
親子丼おやこどん
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg
  1. [n] oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg
  2. [n] threesome including a mother and her daughter
4
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)
4
湯たんぽゆたんぽ
hot-water bottle
  1. [n] hot-water bottle
4
普通ふつう
normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
  1. [adj-no,adj-na] normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
  2. [adv] normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly
  3. [n] local train; train that stops at every station
4
帰るかえる
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
  1. [v5r,vi] to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
  2. [v5r,vi] to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
  3. [v5r,vi] to get home; to get to home plate
4
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)
4
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
4
女の子おんなのこ
girl; daughter; baby girl
  1. [exp,n] girl; daughter; baby girl
  2. [exp,n] young woman
4
大根だいこん
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
  1. [n,adj-no] daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
  2. [n,adj-no] ham actor
4
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
4
場所ばしょ
place; location; spot; position
  1. [n] place; location; spot; position
  2. [n] room; space
  3. [n] basho; wrestling tournament
4
名前なまえ
name
  1. [n] name
  2. [n] given name; first name
4
プリン
pudding (esp. custard)
  1. [n] pudding (esp. custard)
  2. [n] black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
4
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...
4
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
4
ちゃんと
diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately
  1. [adv,vs] diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately
  2. [adv,vs] perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; safely; in good condition
  3. [adv,vs] sufficiently; satisfactorily
  4. [adv,vs] quickly
4
そこそこ
there (place relatively near listener)
  1. [pn] there (place relatively near listener)
  2. [pn] there (place just mentioned); that place
  3. [pn] then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
  4. [pn] you
4
じょうちゃんじょうちゃん
young girl; young lady
  1. [n] young girl; young lady
4
じゃがいもじゃがいも
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
  1. [n] potato (Solanum tuberosum)
4
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
4
お弁当おべんとう
bento; Japanese box lunch
  1. [n] bento; Japanese box lunch
4
おばあちゃんおばあちゃん
granny; grandma; gran
  1. [n] granny; grandma; gran
  2. [n] old lady; old woman
4
ありがとうありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
4
あたしあたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
4
食べるたべる
to eat
  1. [v1,vt] to eat
  2. [v1,vt] to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
3
雪かきゆきかき
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal
  1. [n,vs,vi] snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal
  2. [n] snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
3
部屋へや
room; chamber
  1. [n] room; chamber
  2. [n] apartment; flat; pad
  3. [n] stable
3
荷物にもつ
luggage; baggage; package
  1. [n] luggage; baggage; package
  2. [n] burden
  3. [n] payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
3
花街かがい
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
  1. [n] red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
3
絶対ぜったい
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
  1. [adv] absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
  2. [adj-no] absolute; unconditional; unmistakable
  3. [n] absoluteness
3
最さい
the most; the extreme
  1. [pref,adj-na] the most; the extreme
  2. [adj-t,adv-to] prime; conspicuous
3
時じ
hour; o'clock
  1. [suf] hour; o'clock
  2. [suf,adj-no] (specified) time; when ...; during ...
3
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
3
昨日きのう
yesterday
  1. [n,adv] yesterday
3
夢中むちゅう
absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to
  1. [adj-na,adj-no,n] absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to
  2. [n,adj-na] forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium
  3. [n] within a dream; while dreaming
3
匂いにおい
odour; odor; scent; smell; stench
  1. [n] odour; odor; scent; smell; stench
  2. [n] aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor
3
上京じょうきょう
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
  1. [n,vs,vi] going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
3
やら
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
  1. [prt] what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
  2. [prt] denotes uncertainty
3
もうちょっともうちょっと
a bit more; a bit longer
  1. [exp] a bit more; a bit longer
3
ばあちゃんばあちゃん
granny; grandma; gran
  1. [n] granny; grandma; gran
  2. [n] old lady; old woman
3
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!
3
そういえばそういえば
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
  1. [exp] now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
3
すぐすぐ
immediately; at once; right away; directly
  1. [adv,n] immediately; at once; right away; directly
  2. [adv,n] soon; before long; shortly
  3. [adv,n] easily; readily; without difficulty
  4. [adv,n] right (near); nearby; just (handy)
  5. [adj-na] honest; upright; frank; straightforward
3
しもしも
frost
  1. [n] frost
  2. [n] white hair; grey hair; gray hair
3
ごめんごめん
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
  1. [int] I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
  2. [int] may I come in?
  3. [n] permission; leave; license
  4. [n] dismissal; discharge
  5. [n] not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid
3
おけいこおけいこ
practice; training
  1. [n] practice; training
3
おうちおうち
your home; your family; their home; their family
  1. [n] your home; your family; their home; their family
  2. [n] (my) home
3
いやいやいやいや
no!; no no!; no, not at all
  1. [int] no!; no no!; no, not at all
3
いただきいただき
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire
  1. [n] crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire
  2. [n] easy win for one
  3. [n] something received
3
食欲しょくよく
appetite (for food)
  1. [n] appetite (for food)
2
食事しょくじ
meal; dinner
  1. [n,vs,vi] meal; dinner
  2. [n] diet
2
風呂敷ふろしき
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
  1. [n] wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
2
野球やきゅう
baseball
  1. [n] baseball
2
買うかう
to buy; to purchase
  1. [v5u,vt] to buy; to purchase
  2. [v5u,vt] to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
  3. [v5u,vt] to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
  4. [v5u,vt] to accept; to take on; to take up
  5. [v5u,vt] to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
2
腰こし
lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region
  1. [n] lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region
  2. [n] body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
2
聞くきく
to hear
  1. [v5k,vt] to hear
  2. [v5k,vt] to listen (e.g. to music)
  3. [v5k,vt] to ask; to enquire; to query
  4. [v5k,vt] to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
  5. [v5k,vt] to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
  6. [v5k,vt] to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
  7. [v5k,vt] to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
  8. [v5k,vt] to taste (alcohol); to try
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