舞妓さんちのまかないさん　４

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House

Vocabulary

Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
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
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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
17
うどんうどん
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
  1. [n] udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
16
あかんあかん
useless; no good; hopeless
  1. [exp] useless; no good; hopeless
  2. [exp] cannot; must not; not allowed
14
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)
11
チョコ
chocolate
  1. [n] chocolate
11
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 ...
11
おおきにおおきに
greatly; very much
  1. [adv] greatly; very much
  2. [int] thanks a lot
11
豆まめ
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea
  1. [n] legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea
  2. [n] soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
  3. [n] kidney
  4. [pref] small; miniature; baby; midget; small-scale
  5. [pref] child
9
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
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
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
9
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
8
やろ
seems; I think; I guess
  1. [exp] seems; I think; I guess
  2. [exp] right?; don't you agree?
7
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)
7
チョコレート
chocolate
  1. [n] chocolate
7
ただいまただいま
I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
  1. [int] I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
  2. [adv,n] now; at present; at the moment
  3. [adv] just now; a moment ago
  4. [adv] at once; right away; in a minute; shortly; soon
7
落花生らっかせい
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
  1. [n] peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
6
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
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.)
6
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
6
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
6
ありがとうありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
6
文化祭ぶんかさい
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
  1. [n] school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
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
ねぎねぎ
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
  1. [n] Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
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
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
5
おばけやしきおばけやしき
haunted house
  1. [n] haunted house
5
おいしいおいしい
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
  1. [adj-i] good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
  2. [adj-i] attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
5
豆まきまめまき
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.)
  1. [n,vs] sowing beans (or pulses, etc.)
  2. [n,vs] scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
4
節分せつぶん
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony
  1. [n] setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony
  2. [n] last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
4
用よう
business; task; errand; engagement
  1. [n] business; task; errand; engagement
  2. [n] use; purpose
  3. [n-suf] for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...
  4. [n] call of nature; excretion
4
幸せしあわせ
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
  1. [n,adj-na] happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
4
完成かんせい
completion; perfection; accomplishment
  1. [n,vs,vt,vi] completion; perfection; accomplishment
4
売り切れうりきれ
sold-out
  1. [adj-no,n] sold-out
4
四し
four; 4
  1. [num] four; 4
4
出しだし
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
  1. [n] dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
  2. [n] pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man
4
体からだ
body
  1. [n] body
  2. [n] torso; trunk
  3. [n] build; physique; frame; figure
  4. [n] health; constitution
  5. [n] corpse; dead body
4
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
4
ほんなら
then; well then; if so
  1. [conj] then; well then; if so
4
なんでなんで
why?; what for?
  1. [adv] why?; what for?
  2. [adv] how?; by what means?
4
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
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
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
4
ためため
good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  1. [n,adv] good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. [n,adv] sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. [n,adv] consequence; result; effect
  4. [n,adv] affecting; regarding; concerning
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
すんまへん
sorry; excuse me; thank you
  1. [exp] sorry; excuse me; thank you
4
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
4
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
4
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
4
お化けおばけ
ghost; apparition
  1. [n] ghost; apparition
  2. [n] goblin; monster; demon
  3. [n] something unusually large
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
買いかい
buying; shopping
  1. [n] buying; shopping
  2. [n] buyer
  3. [n] purchase
3
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
3
衣装いしょう
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
  1. [n] clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
3
芸舞妓げいまいこ
geisha and maiko
  1. [n] geisha and maiko
3
芸妓げいぎ
geisha
  1. [n] geisha
3
疲れつかれ
tiredness; fatigue
  1. [n] tiredness; fatigue
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
昼ごはんひるごはん
lunch; midday meal
  1. [n] lunch; midday meal
3
怖いこわい
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
  1. [adj-i] scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
3
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
3
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.)
3
夜食やしょく
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
  1. [n] supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
3
初めてはじめて
for the first time
  1. [adv,adj-no] for the first time
  2. [adv] only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
  3. [n] first time; (one's) first
3
八百屋やおや
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
  1. [n] greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
  2. [n] jack of all trades
3
全校ぜんこう
the whole school
  1. [n] the whole school
3
今夜こんや
this evening; tonight
  1. [n,adv] this evening; tonight
3
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Kyoto (city, prefecture)
3
不安ふあん
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense
  1. [n,adj-na] anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense
3
レストラン
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
  1. [n] restaurant (esp. Western-style)
3
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
3
まへん
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
  1. [exp] suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
3
マカロニ
macaroni
  1. [n] macaroni
3
へんかへんか
change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis
  1. [n,vs,vi] change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis
  2. [n] variety; diversity
  3. [n,vs,vi] inflection; declension; conjugation
  4. [n,vs,vi] sidestepping
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
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 ...
3
どない
what kind of; what sort of; what
  1. [adj-na] what kind of; what sort of; what
  2. [adv] how; in what way
3
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 ...
3
ダメだめ
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  1. [adj-na,n] no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  2. [adj-na,n] hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
  3. [adj-na,n] cannot; must not; not allowed
  4. [n] neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
  5. [int] no!; stop!
3
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
3
じゃんけんじゃんけん
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
  1. [n,vs,vi] rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
3
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
3
お菓子おかし
confections; sweets; candy; cake
  1. [n] confections; sweets; candy; cake
3
お店おみせ
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
  1. [n] store; shop; establishment; restaurant
3
おやつおやつ
between-meal snack
  1. [n] between-meal snack
  2. [n] mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
3
おばけおばけ
ghost; apparition
  1. [n] ghost; apparition
  2. [n] goblin; monster; demon
  3. [n] something unusually large
3
うちうち
inside; within
  1. [n,adv] inside; within
  2. [n,adv] while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
  3. [n,adv] among; amongst; (out) of; between
  4. [n] in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
  5. [n] within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
  6. [n] we; our company; our organization
  7. [n] one's home; one's family
  8. [n] my spouse; my husband; my wife
  9. [n] signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
  10. [pn] I; me
  11. [n] imperial palace grounds
  12. [n] emperor
3
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
3
あそこあそこ
there; over there; that place; yonder
  1. [pn] there; over there; that place; yonder
  2. [n] that far; that much; that point
3
黒猫くろねこ
black cat
  1. [n] black cat
  2. [n] Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
2
高級こうきゅう
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-end; luxury
  1. [adj-na,adj-no,n] high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-end; luxury
  2. [adj-no,n] high-ranking; high-level; senior
2
香りかおり
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
  1. [n] aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
2
食堂しょくどう
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; canteen; messroom
  1. [n] dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; canteen; messroom
  2. [n] restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner
2
青森あおもり
Aomori (city, prefecture)
  1. [n] Aomori (city, prefecture)
2
部屋へや
room; chamber
  1. [n] room; chamber
  2. [n] apartment; flat; pad
  3. [n] stable
2
部ぶ
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty
  1. [n,n-suf] department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty
  2. [n,n-suf] club (at a school, university, etc.); team
  3. [n,n-suf] part; portion; region; area
  4. [n,n-suf] category; class; division; section; heading
  5. [ctr] counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
2
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
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.)
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