貧乏姉妹物語　１

A Tale of Poor Sisters

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
お姉ちゃんおねえちゃん
older sister
  1. [n] older sister
  2. [n] lass; young lady
88
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
49
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")
30
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
26
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
23
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 ...
18
物語ものがたり
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
  1. [n] story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
17
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)
15
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
15
どうしたの
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
  1. [exp] what's the matter?; what's wrong?
  2. [exp] what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
14
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
14
私たちわたしたち
we; us
  1. [pn] we; us
13
一緒にいっしょに
together (with)
  1. [adv] together (with)
  2. [adv] at the same time
  3. [adv] in one lump; in the same category
13
貧乏びんぼう
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
  1. [adj-na,n,vs,vi] poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
12
来るくる
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
  1. [vk,vi] to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
  2. [vk,vi,aux-v] to come back; to do ... and come back
  3. [vk,vi,aux-v] to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
  4. [vk,vi] to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
  5. [vk,vi] to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
12
人ひと
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
11
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
11
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
11
ハガキはがき
postcard
  1. [n] postcard
  2. [n] memo; note; card
11
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
11
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
11
ケーキ
cake
  1. [n] cake
11
お姉さんおねえさん
older sister; elder sister
  1. [n] older sister; elder sister
  2. [n] young lady
  3. [n] miss
  4. [n] ma'am
  5. [n] older girl
11
浴衣ゆかた
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
  1. [n] yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
10
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
10
姉妹しまい
sisters
  1. [n] sisters
10
大家さんおおやさん
landlord; landlady
  1. [n] landlord; landlady
10
クリスマス
Christmas
  1. [n] Christmas
10
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
10
服ふく
clothes (esp. Western clothes)
  1. [n,n-suf] clothes (esp. Western clothes)
  2. [suf,ctr] counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
9
妹いもうと
younger sister
  1. [n] younger sister
9
仕事しごと
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  1. [n,vs,vi] work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  2. [n] work
9
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
9
チョコレート
chocolate
  1. [n] chocolate
9
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!
9
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
9
お隣さんおとなりさん
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
  1. [n] (next-door) neighbour; neighbor
9
ありがとうありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
9
行くいく
to die; to pass away
  1. [v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away
8
特売品とくばいひん
bargain goods
  1. [n] bargain goods
8
時じ
hour; o'clock
  1. [suf] hour; o'clock
  2. [suf,adj-no] (specified) time; when ...; during ...
8
昨日きのう
yesterday
  1. [n,adv] yesterday
8
家賃やちん
rent
  1. [n] rent
8
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
8
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
8
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!
8
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
8
蒸発じょうはつ
evaporation
  1. [n,vs,vi] evaporation
  2. [n,vs,vi] disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
7
花火大会はなびたいかい
fireworks display; display of fireworks
  1. [n] fireworks display; display of fireworks
7
本当ほんとう
truth; reality; actuality; fact
  1. [n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality; actuality; fact
  2. [adj-no,adj-na] proper; right; correct; official
  3. [adj-no,adj-na] genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
7
新聞しんぶん
newspaper
  1. [n] newspaper
7
大変たいへん
very; greatly; terribly; awfully
  1. [adv] very; greatly; terribly; awfully
  2. [adj-na,n] immense; enormous; great
  3. [adj-na,n] serious; grave; dreadful; terrible
  4. [adj-na,n] difficult; hard; challenging
  5. [n] major incident; disaster
7
借金しゃっきん
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
  1. [n,vs,vt] debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
  2. [n] number of games under the .500 mark
7
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
7
ごめんなさいごめんなさい
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
  1. [exp] I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
7
お母さんおかあさん
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
7
いろいろいろいろ
various; all sorts of; variety of
  1. [adj-na,adj-no,adv,adv-to,n] various; all sorts of; variety of
  2. [n] various colors (colours)
7
ありがとうございましたありがとうございました
thank you
  1. [exp] thank you
7
アパート
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house
  1. [n] apartment building; apartment block; apartment house
  2. [n] apartment
7
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?
6
花火はなび
fireworks
  1. [n] fireworks
6
父ちち
father
  1. [n] father
6
授業参観じゅぎょうさんかん
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
  1. [n] parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
6
心配しんぱい
worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
  1. [n,vs,vt,adj-na] worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
  2. [n,vs,vt] care; help; aid; assistance
6
学校がっこう
school
  1. [n] school
6
ハワイハワイ
Hawaii; Hawai'i
  1. [n] Hawaii; Hawai'i
6
バカばか
idiot; moron; fool
  1. [n] idiot; moron; fool
  2. [adj-na] stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous
  3. [n,adj-na] trivial; insignificant; disappointing
  4. [n,adj-na] malfunctioning; defective; losing sensation
  5. [n,n-pref] incredibly; unusually; exceptionally
  6. [n,n-suf,adj-na] fervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with something
  7. [n] Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
6
なんでなんで
why?; what for?
  1. [adv] why?; what for?
  2. [adv] how?; by what means?
6
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
6
ところところ
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
6
どうしてどうして
how; in what way; by what means
  1. [adv] how; in what way; by what means
  2. [adv] why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
  3. [adv] cannot possibly
  4. [int] no way
6
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
6
くれるくれる
to give; to let (one) have
  1. [v1-s,vt] to give; to let (one) have
  2. [v1-s,vt] to give
  3. [aux-v,v1-s] to do for one; to take the trouble to do
  4. [aux-v,v1-s] to do to someone's disadvantage
6
お願いおねがい
request; favour (to ask); wish
  1. [n,vs,vt] request; favour (to ask); wish
  2. [int] please
6
お金おかね
money
  1. [n] money
6
お姉おねえ
elder sister
  1. [n] elder sister
  2. [n] effeminate man
6
あげるあげる
to raise; to elevate
  1. [v1,vt] to raise; to elevate
  2. [v1,vt] to do up (one's hair)
  3. [v1,vt] to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
  4. [v1,vt] to land (a boat)
  5. [v1,vt] to deep-fry
  6. [v1,vt] to show someone (into a room)
  7. [v1,vt] to give
  8. [v1,vt] to send someone (away)
  9. [v1,vt] to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
  10. [v1,vt] to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
  11. [v1,vt] to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
  12. [v1,vt] to earn (something desirable)
  13. [v1,vt] to praise
  14. [v1,vt] to give (an example, etc.); to cite
  15. [v1,vt] to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)
  16. [v1,vt] to arrest
  17. [v1,vt] to nominate
  18. [v1,vt] to summon (for geishas, etc.)
  19. [v1,vt] to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
  20. [v1,vt] to bear (a child)
  21. [v1,vt] to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
  22. [v1,vi] (of the tide) to come in
  23. [v1,vi,vt] to vomit
  24. [aux-v,v1] to do for (the sake of someone else)
  25. [suf,v1] to complete ...
  26. [suf,v1] to humbly do ...
6
隣となり
next (to); adjoining; adjacent
  1. [adj-no,n] next (to); adjoining; adjacent
  2. [n,adj-no] house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour; next-door neighbor
5
次つぎ
next; following; subsequent
  1. [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
  2. [n,adj-no] stage; station
5
幸せしあわせ
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
  1. [n,adj-na] happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
5
嫌いきらい
disliked; hated; disagreeable
  1. [adj-na,n] disliked; hated; disagreeable
  2. [n] tendency; smack (of); touch (of)
  3. [n] distinction; discrimination
5
名前なまえ
name
  1. [n] name
  2. [n] given name; first name
5
今年ことし
this year
  1. [n,adv] this year
5
まさかまさか
by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)
  1. [int] by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)
  2. [n,adj-no] something unexpected; emergency
  3. [n] currently; for the time being; presently; for now
  4. [adv,adj-no] indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly
5
プレゼント
present; gift
  1. [n,vs,vt] present; gift
5
なんです
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
  1. [aux] it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
5
ためにために
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  1. [conj] for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. [conj] because of; as a result of
5
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
5
たくさんたくさん
a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
  1. [adj-no,adj-na,n,adv] a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
  2. [adj-no,adj-na,n,adv] enough; sufficient
  3. [n-suf] enough; too many; too much
5
すごいすごい
terrible; dreadful
  1. [adj-i] terrible; dreadful
  2. [adj-i] amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific
  3. [adj-i] to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
  4. [adv] awfully; very; immensely
5
かもしれないかもしれない
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
  1. [exp] may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
5
いるいる
to be (of animate objects); to exist
  1. [v1,vi] to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. [v1,vi] to stay
  3. [v1,aux-v] to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
5
ありがとうございますありがとうございます
thank you
  1. [exp] thank you
5
越後えちご
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
  1. [n] Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
4
貸かし
loan; lending; hire; rental; lease
  1. [n] loan; lending; hire; rental; lease
  2. [n] favor; favour; debt; obligation
  3. [n] creditor; method of lending; credit side
4
誰だれ
who
  1. [pn] who
4
節約せつやく
economising; saving
  1. [n,vs,vt] economising; saving
4
生活せいかつ
life; living
  1. [n,vs,vi] life; living
  2. [n] livelihood; (one's) living
4
物もの
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
父親ちちおや
father
  1. [n] father
4
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