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Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House

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Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
カリーカレー
curry (esp. Japanese curry)
  1. [n] curry (esp. Japanese curry)
  2. [n] rice and curry
2
パン
bread; (sweet) pastry
  1. [n] bread; (sweet) pastry
  2. [n] staff of life; one's bread
5
ホーム
platform
  1. [n] platform
2
一枚いちまい
one thin flat object; one sheet
  1. [n] one thin flat object; one sheet
1
いつもいつも
always; all the time; at all times
  1. [adv] always; all the time; at all times
  2. [adv] never
  3. [adj-no,n] usual; regular; habitual; customary
1
機械きかい
machine; mechanism
  1. [n] machine; mechanism
  2. [n] instrument; appliance; apparatus
1
とこところ
place; spot; scene; site
  1. [n,adv,suf] place; spot; scene; site
  2. [n,suf] address
  3. [n,suf] district; area; locality
  4. [n,suf] one's house
  5. [n,suf] point; aspect; side; facet
  6. [n,suf] passage (in text); part
  7. [n,suf] space; room
  8. [n,suf] thing; matter
  9. [n] whereupon; as a result
  10. [n] about to; on the verge of
  11. [n] was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
  12. [n] approximately; around; about
4
焼くやく
to burn
  1. [v5k,vt] to burn
  2. [v5k,vt] to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue
  3. [v5k,vt] to heat; to heat up
  4. [v5k,vt] to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake; to fire; to burn
  5. [v5k,vt] to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
  6. [v5k,vt] to print (a photo); to burn (an optical disc)
  7. [v5k,vt] to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
1
生地きじ
cloth; fabric; material; texture
  1. [n] cloth; fabric; material; texture
  2. [n] dough; batter
  3. [n] inherent quality; one's true character; one's true colours
  4. [n] unglazed pottery
  5. [n] skin with no make-up
  6. [n] uncoated metal
1
やつやつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
1
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
14
こねるこねる
to knead; to mix with fingers
  1. [v1,vt] to knead; to mix with fingers
  2. [v1,vt] to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
1
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
作るつくる
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
  1. [v5r,vt] to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
  2. [v5r,vt] to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
  3. [v5r,vt] to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
  4. [v5r,vt] to till
  5. [v5r,vt] to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
  6. [v5r,vt] to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
  7. [v5r,vt] to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
  8. [v5r,vt] to have (a child)
  9. [v5r,vt] to make up (one's face, etc.)
  10. [v5r,vt] to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
  11. [v5r,vt] to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
  12. [v5r,vt] to form (a line, etc.)
  13. [v5r,vt] to set (a record)
  14. [v5r,vt] to commit (a sin, etc.)
2
お家おうち
your home; your family; their home; their family
  1. [n] your home; your family; their home; their family
  2. [n] (my) home
1
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Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
あれあれ
that; that thing
  1. [pn] that; that thing
  2. [pn] that person
  3. [pn] then; that time
  4. [pn] that place (over there)
1
お金おかね
money
  1. [n] money
1
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
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からり
with a clatter
  1. [adv-to,adv] with a clatter
  2. [adv-to,adv] with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.)
  3. [adv-to,adv] bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather)
  4. [adv-to,adv] nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.)
  5. [adv-to,adv] cheerfully; frankly; open-heartedly
  6. [adv-to,adv] completely (forget, change, etc.); totally
1
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
3
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
1
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
8
それでそれで
so; therefore; and; (and) then
  1. [conj] so; therefore; and; (and) then
1
ジャム
jam
  1. [n] jam
2
パン
bread; (sweet) pastry
  1. [n] bread; (sweet) pastry
  2. [n] staff of life; one's bread
5
一等賞いっとうしょう
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
  1. [n] first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
1
簡単かんたん
simple; easy; uncomplicated
  1. [adj-na,n] simple; easy; uncomplicated
  2. [adj-na,n] brief; quick; light
1
型かた
type; style; model; pattern
  1. [n,n-suf] type; style; model; pattern
  2. [n] mold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression
  3. [n] kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form
  4. [n] convention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage
  5. [n] (set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.)
  6. [n] (taxonomical) form
1
商しょう
quotient
  1. [n] quotient
  2. [n] business; merchant; dealer
  3. [n] second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
  4. [n] Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
1
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.)
1
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
3
りんごりんご
apple (fruit)
  1. [n] apple (fruit)
  2. [n] apple tree (Malus pumila)
3
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)
1
中身なかみ
contents; interior; filling
  1. [n] contents; interior; filling
  2. [n] substance; content
  3. [n] (sword) blade
3
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
いろんないろんな
various
  1. [adj-pn] various
1
ジャムパン
jam bun
  1. [n] jam bun
2
そんなに
so much; so; like that
  1. [adv] so much; so; like that
1
ばあちゃんばあちゃん
granny; grandma; gran
  1. [n] granny; grandma; gran
  2. [n] old lady; old woman
5
たら
if; when; after
  1. [conj,prt] if; when; after
  2. [prt] when it comes to ...; as for ...; that ...
  3. [prt] why don't you ...; why not ...; how about ...; what about ...
  4. [prt] I tell you!; I said ...; I really mean ...
  5. [prt] vocative particle
3
ホームベーカリー
bread machine; breadmaker
  1. [n] bread machine; breadmaker
2
やんか
isn't it; right?; you know?
  1. [exp,prt] isn't it; right?; you know?
4
カレーパン
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
  1. [n] curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
1
自分でじぶんで
by myself; in person; by oneself
  1. [exp] by myself; in person; by oneself
2
青森あおもり
Aomori (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Aomori (city, prefecture)
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Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
こつこつ
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; laboriously; diligently
  1. [adv-to,adv] steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; laboriously; diligently
  2. [adv-to,adv] knocking; tapping; clicking; drumming
1
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
2
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
8
券けん
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
  1. [n,n-suf] ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
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
今夜こんや
this evening; tonight
  1. [n,adv] this evening; tonight
2
商店街しょうてんがい
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
  1. [n] shopping district; shopping street; downtown
2
毎日まいにち
every day
  1. [n,adv] every day
1
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
14
くじくじ
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
  1. [n] lottery; lot; raffle; draw
1
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
よんし
four; 4
  1. [num] four; 4
1
福引きふくびき
lottery; tombola; drawing
  1. [n] lottery; tombola; drawing
6
行ってくるいってくる
I'm off; see you later
  1. [exp,int] I'm off; see you later
  2. [exp,vk] to go (and then come back)
5
お座敷おざしき
tatami room
  1. [n] tatami room
  2. [n] dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
6
やんか
isn't it; right?; you know?
  1. [exp,prt] isn't it; right?; you know?
4
補助券ほじょけん
voucher; coupon
  1. [n] voucher; coupon
2
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この間このあいだ
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
  1. [n,adv] the other day; lately; recently; during this period
  2. [n,adv] meanwhile; in the meantime
3
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?
2
指名しめい
naming; nominating; designating
  1. [n,vs,vt] naming; nominating; designating
  2. [n,vs,vt] calling on; asking for; requesting
1
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 ...
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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
2
次つぎ
next; following; subsequent
  1. [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
  2. [n,adj-no] stage; station
6
できるできる
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
  1. [v1,vi] to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
  2. [v1,vi] to be ready; to be completed
  3. [v1,vi] to be made; to be built
  4. [v1,vi] to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
  5. [v1,vi] to become intimate; to take up (with someone)
  6. [v1,vi] to grow; to be raised
  7. [v1,vi] to become pregnant
3
場所ばしょ
place; location; spot; position
  1. [n] place; location; spot; position
  2. [n] room; space
  3. [n] basho; wrestling tournament
1
図ず
drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map
  1. [n,n-suf] drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map
  2. [n] sight; scene
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おおきにおおきに
greatly; very much
  1. [adv] greatly; very much
  2. [int] thanks a lot
5
遊びあそび
play; playing; game
  1. [n] play; playing; game
  2. [n] pleasure; amusement; pastime; recreation; diversion
  3. [n] play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel)
  4. [n] flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.); freedom
  5. [n] flyleaf
1
おどりおどり
dance
  1. [n] dance
4
様々さまざま
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
  1. [adj-na,n] various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
1
ようよう
appearing ...; looking ...
  1. [n-suf,n] appearing ...; looking ...
  2. [n-suf,n] way to ...; method of ...ing
  3. [n-suf,n] form; style; design
  4. [n-suf,n] like; similar to
  5. [n] thing (thought or spoken)
2
せえせい
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
  1. [n] consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
2
がんばってがんばって
do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it
  1. [int] do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it
2
うんと
a great deal; very much; a lot
  1. [adv] a great deal; very much; a lot
  2. [adv] with a great amount of effort
1
何人かなんにんか
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
  1. [exp] some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
1
お座敷おざしき
tatami room
  1. [n] tatami room
  2. [n] dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
6
よりも
than; in comparison to
  1. [exp] than; in comparison to
  2. [exp] rather than; over; above
1
よろしゅうよろしゅう
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
  1. [exp,adv] best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
9
芸舞妓げいまいこ
geisha and maiko
  1. [n] geisha and maiko
5
お茶屋おちゃや
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
  1. [n] (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
4
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