舞妓さんちのまかないさん 7

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
29
やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
25
おおきにおおきに
greatly; very much
  1. [adv] greatly; very much
  2. [int] thanks a lot
19
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
16
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 ...
16
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)
15
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
14
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)
13
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
12
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
12
やろ
seems; I think; I guess
  1. [exp] seems; I think; I guess
  2. [exp] right?; don't you agree?
11
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")
10
すんまへん
sorry; excuse me; thank you
  1. [exp] sorry; excuse me; thank you
10
おどりおどり
dance
  1. [n] dance
9
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
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
8
たけのこたけのこ
bamboo shoot
  1. [n] bamboo shoot
  2. [n] inexperienced doctor; quack
8
あかんあかん
useless; no good; hopeless
  1. [exp] useless; no good; hopeless
  2. [exp] cannot; must not; not allowed
8
舞台ぶたい
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); (stage) performance
  1. [n] stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); (stage) performance
  2. [n] setting (of a story); scene
  3. [n] sphere (of activity); stage (e.g. political stage); scene; arena; world
8
わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
7
昨日きのう
yesterday
  1. [n,adv] yesterday
7
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
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
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
7
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.)
7
ひとつひとつ
one
  1. [num] one
  2. [n] for one thing
  3. [n] only
  4. [n] (not) even
  5. [n,adv] just (e.g. "just try it")
  6. [adj-no] some kind of; one type of
6
芸舞妓げいまいこ
geisha and maiko
  1. [n] geisha and maiko
6
くすり
medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
  1. [n] medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
  2. [n] efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
  3. [n] (pottery) glaze
  4. [n] (illegal) drug; narcotic
  5. [n] small bribe
6
クリームソーダ
ice cream soda; icecream soda
  1. [n] ice cream soda; icecream soda
6
名刺めいし
business card
  1. [n] business card
6
屋台やたい
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand
  1. [n] cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand
  2. [n] festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform
  3. [n] stage prop fashioned after a large building
  4. [n] framework (of a building); foundation
  5. [n] house (esp. a small and miserable one)
6
ミス
mistake; error; blunder
  1. [n,vs,vi,vt] mistake; error; blunder
6
あんたあんた
you
  1. [pn] you
6
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
6
手袋てぶくろ
glove; mitten; mitt
  1. [n] glove; mitten; mitt
6
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 ...
5
こんにちはこんにちは
hello; good day; good afternoon
  1. [int] hello; good day; good afternoon
5
かみ
hair (on the head)
  1. [n] hair (on the head)
5
ばっと
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
  1. [adv] suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
5
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
5
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)
5
はちみつはちみつ
honey
  1. [n] honey
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
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
5
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
4
今夜こんや
this evening; tonight
  1. [n,adv] this evening; tonight
4
思うおもう
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  1. [v5u,vt] to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  2. [v5u,vt] to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
  3. [v5u,vt] to judge; to assess; to regard
  4. [v5u,vt] to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  5. [v5u,vt] to expect; to look forward to
  6. [v5u,vt] to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
  7. [v5u,vt] to recall; to remember
4
公演こうえん
public performance
  1. [n,vs,vt] public performance
  2. [n,vs,vt] exhibition in a foreign country
4
付きつき
furnished with; including
  1. [n,n-suf] furnished with; including
  2. [n,n-suf] attached to
  3. [n,n-suf] impression; appearance
  4. [n] luck
  5. [n] sociality
  6. [n,n-suf] under; assistant (e.g. to a manager)
  7. [n,n-suf] soup base
4
お部屋おへや
room
  1. [n] room
  2. [n] apartment; flat
4
かく
each; every; all
  1. [pref] each; every; all
4
かい
meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
  1. [n,n-suf] meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
  2. [n,n-suf] society; association; club
4
よる
evening; night
  1. [n,adv] evening; night
  2. [n] dinner
4
花粉症かふんしょう
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
  1. [n] hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
4
もの
person
  1. [n] person
4
しもうたしもうた
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
  1. [exp] darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
4
一番いちばん
number one; first; first place
  1. [n,adj-no] number one; first; first place
  2. [adv] best; most
  3. [n] game; round; bout
  4. [adv] as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
  5. [n] song (e.g. in noh); piece
4
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
4
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
4
ざら
common; commonplace
  1. [adj-na] common; commonplace
  2. [n] pulp paper
  3. [n] granulated sugar
4
そうか
is that so?
  1. [exp] is that so?
  2. [exp] I see; right; oh; OK
4
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
お昼おひる
lunch
  1. [n] lunch
  2. [n] noon; midday
  3. [n] daytime
  4. [n] waking up; getting up; rising
4
行われるおこなわれる
to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent; to be in fashion; to be in vogue; to be current; to come into use
  1. [v1,vi] to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent; to be in fashion; to be in vogue; to be current; to come into use
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
昼ごはんひるごはん
lunch; midday meal
  1. [n] lunch; midday meal
4
焼きそばやきそば
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
  1. [n] yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
4
見舞いみまい
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy
  1. [n] visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy
  2. [n] letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter; gift (in token of one's sympathy)
4
ハム
ham (cured pig meat)
  1. [n] ham (cured pig meat)
  2. [n] ham (amateur radio enthusiast)
4
お父さんおとうさん
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
  1. [n] father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
  2. [n] husband
  3. [pn] you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him
4
セット
set (of things); combo
  1. [n] set (of things); combo
  2. [n,vs,vt] setting up; preparing; arranging; placing; positioning; configuring; setting (e.g. an alarm)
  3. [n,vs,vt] setting (hair)
  4. [n] set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
  5. [n] set (in a play, film, etc.); movie set
  6. [n] (television or radio) receiver
4
食べ物たべもの
food
  1. [n] food
4
ちり紙ちりがみ
tissue paper; toilet paper
  1. [n] tissue paper; toilet paper
4
しょうゆしょうゆ
soy sauce; shoyu
  1. [n] soy sauce; shoyu
3
さっきさっき
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
  1. [n,adv] a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
3
片思いかたおもい
unrequited love; one-sided love
  1. [n] unrequited love; one-sided love
3
お皿おさら
plate; dish
  1. [n] plate; dish
3
効くきく
to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for)
  1. [v5k,vi] to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for)
  2. [v5k,vi] to work; to function well
  3. [v5k,vi] to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
  4. [v5k,vt] to taste (alcohol); to try
3
ありがとうありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
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
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
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
3
あったかいあたたかい
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
  1. [adj-i] warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
  2. [adj-i] considerate; kind; genial
  3. [adj-i] warm (of a colour); mellow
  4. [adj-i] having enough money
3
客席きゃくせき
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi)
  1. [n] guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi)
  2. [n] audience
3
気力きりょく
willpower; energy; vitality
  1. [n] willpower; energy; vitality
3
久しぶりひさしぶり
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
  1. [adj-na,adj-no,n] a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
3
あぶないあぶない
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
  1. [adj-i] dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
  2. [adj-i] in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
  3. [adj-i] uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful
  4. [adj-i] close (call); narrow (escape)
  5. [int] look out!; watch out!; be careful!
3
うれしいうれしい
happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
  1. [adj-i] happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
  2. [adj-i] joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
3
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
3
香りかおり
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
  1. [n] aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
3
茶漬けちゃづけ
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
  1. [n] chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
3
楽屋がくや
dressing room; green room; backstage
  1. [n] dressing room; green room; backstage
  2. [n] behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
3
ほかほか
another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
  1. [n] another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
  2. [n,adj-no] another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
  3. [n,adj-no] beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
  4. [n] except; but; other than; apart from
  5. [n,adv] besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
3
冷蔵庫れいぞうこ
refrigerator; fridge
  1. [n] refrigerator; fridge
3
野菜やさい
vegetable
  1. [n] vegetable
3
感じかんじ
feeling; sense; impression
  1. [n] feeling; sense; impression
3
迷子まいご
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
  1. [n] lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
3
うどんうどん
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
  1. [n] udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
3
サイズ
size
  1. [n] size
3
コンソメ
consommé; clear soup
  1. [n] consommé; clear soup
3
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