舞妓さんちのまかないさん 9
Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House
    Vocabulary
| Word | English | Frequency | 
|---|---|---|
|  | older sister; elder sister 
 | 27 | 
|  | child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person 
 | 21 | 
|  | mansion; palace; manor house; castle 
 | 18 | 
|  | thing; matter 
 | 17 | 
|  | I; me 
 | 16 | 
|  | a little; a bit; slightly 
 | 15 | 
| いい | good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 
 | 12 | 
|  | he; she; him; her 
 | 11 | 
|  | drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map 
 | 10 | 
|  | Kyoto (city, prefecture) 
 | 10 | 
|  | this 
 | 10 | 
|  | bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot 
 | 9 | 
| やろ | seems; I think; I guess 
 | 9 | 
| として | as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) 
 | 9 | 
|  | hello; good day; good afternoon 
 | 9 | 
|  | return 
 | 9 | 
|  | time; hour; moment 
 | 8 | 
|  | glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles 
 | 8 | 
|  | until (a time); till; to; up to 
 | 8 | 
|  | what 
 | 8 | 
|  | I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me! 
 | 8 | 
| ステーキ | steak 
 | 8 | 
|  | greatly; very much 
 | 8 | 
|  | useless; no good; hopeless 
 | 8 | 
|  | Aomori (city, prefecture) 
 | 7 | 
|  | kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length) 
 | 7 | 
|  | now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately 
 | 7 | 
| もう | already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer 
 | 7 | 
|  | boarding; board; meals; catering; cook 
 | 7 | 
|  | that; it 
 | 7 | 
|  | that; the 
 | 7 | 
|  | practice; training 
 | 7 | 
|  | to die; to pass away 
 | 6 | 
|  | red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter 
 | 6 | 
|  | God; god 
 | 6 | 
|  | cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal; food; dish; item on a menu 
 | 6 | 
|  | happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing 
 | 6 | 
|  | liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite 
 | 6 | 
|  | home delivery (of food); outside catering 
 | 6 | 
|  | person; someone; somebody 
 | 6 | 
| もの | indicates reason or excuse 
 | 6 | 
| メイン | main; principal 
 | 6 | 
|  | still; as yet; only 
 | 6 | 
|  | again; once more; once again; another time; some other time 
 | 6 | 
| ピクニック | picnic 
 | 6 | 
| なんか | something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ... 
 | 6 | 
|  | store; shop; establishment; restaurant 
 | 6 | 
|  | charm; amulet; talisman 
 | 6 | 
|  | older sister; elder sister 
 | 6 | 
|  | always; all the time; at all times 
 | 6 | 
|  | face; visage 
 | 5 | 
|  | telephone call; phone call 
 | 5 | 
|  | flesh 
 | 5 | 
|  | practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout 
 | 5 | 
|  | mass meeting; convention; rally; conference; assembly; gathering 
 | 5 | 
|  | safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay 
 | 5 | 
|  | in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as) 
 | 5 | 
| ホットケーキ | hotcake; (American) pancake 
 | 5 | 
| フライドポテト | French fries; chips 
 | 5 | 
| ちゃんと | diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately 
 | 5 | 
| タクシー | taxi 
 | 5 | 
|  | deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken) 
 | 5 | 
|  | bento; Japanese box lunch 
 | 5 | 
|  | holiday; day off; absence 
 | 5 | 
|  | mother; mom; mum; ma 
 | 5 | 
|  | good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty 
 | 5 | 
|  | hairdresser; hairdressing 
 | 4 | 
|  | baseball 
 | 4 | 
|  | going out to shop; going shopping 
 | 4 | 
|  | I'm off; see you later 
 | 4 | 
|  | by myself; in person; by oneself 
 | 4 | 
|  | box; case; chest; package; pack; crate 
 | 4 | 
|  | refinement; polish 
 | 4 | 
|  | every day 
 | 4 | 
|  | yesterday 
 | 4 | 
|  | to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon 
 | 4 | 
|  | she; her 
 | 4 | 
|  | completion; perfection; accomplishment 
 | 4 | 
|  | fellow; guy; chap 
 | 4 | 
|  | flavor; flavour; taste 
 | 4 | 
|  | thing; matter 
 | 4 | 
|  | together (with) 
 | 4 | 
|  | apple (fruit) 
 | 4 | 
| やんか | isn't it; right?; you know? 
 | 4 | 
|  | as expected; sure enough; just as one thought 
 | 4 | 
| どない | what kind of; what sort of; what 
 | 4 | 
|  | place; spot; scene; site 
 | 4 | 
| トースト | toast 
 | 4 | 
| そんな | such; that sort of; that kind of; like that 
 | 4 | 
|  | good evening 
 | 4 | 
|  | I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me 
 | 4 | 
|  | the other day; lately; recently; during this period 
 | 4 | 
|  | have a good day; take care; see you 
 | 4 | 
|  | hair style; coiffure; hairdo 
 | 3 | 
|  | senior high school; high school 
 | 3 | 
|  | to eat 
 | 3 | 
|  | to buy; to purchase 
 | 3 | 
|  | cooking; food preparation 
 | 3 | 
|  | who 
 | 3 | 
|  | back cover 
 | 3 |