逃げ上手の若君 1
The Elusive Samurai
    Vocabulary
| Word | English | Frequency | Spread ⓘ | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  | I; me 
 | 57 |  | 
|  | this 
 | 51 |  | 
|  | samurai; warrior 
 | 43 |  | 
|  | thing; matter 
 | 35 |  | 
|  | thing; matter 
 | 33 |  | 
|  | Kamakura (city) 
 | 28 |  | 
|  | that; the 
 | 28 |  | 
|  | you (singular) 
 | 27 |  | 
|  | child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person 
 | 25 |  | 
|  | Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. 
 | 24 |  | 
|  | shogunate; bakufu 
 | 23 |  | 
| として | as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) 
 | 23 |  | 
|  | vassals; retainers; followers 
 | 22 |  | 
|  | hero; heroine; great person 
 | 22 |  | 
|  | (distant) future 
 | 22 |  | 
|  | person 
 | 20 |  | 
|  | until (a time); till; to; up to 
 | 20 |  | 
|  | that; it 
 | 20 |  | 
|  | to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain 
 | 19 |  | 
|  | time; hour; moment 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | Emperor of Japan 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void) 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | to say; to utter; to declare 
 | 16 |  | 
|  | my; our; one's own 
 | 15 |  | 
| そんな | such; that sort of; that kind of; like that 
 | 15 |  | 
|  | period; epoch; era; age 
 | 14 |  | 
|  | Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333) 
 | 13 |  | 
|  | to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse) 
 | 13 |  | 
|  | you 
 | 13 |  | 
|  | god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami 
 | 13 |  | 
|  | behind; rear 
 | 13 |  | 
|  | liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite 
 | 13 |  | 
|  | the whole world 
 | 13 |  | 
|  | called; named; that says; that 
 | 13 |  | 
|  | tag (children's game); tig 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | man; male 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | protection; safeguard 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture) 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | person; someone; somebody 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | lord; master 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | like; similar to 
 | 12 |  | 
|  | next; following; subsequent 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | opponent; rival; adversary 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | everything; all; the whole 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | again; once more; once again; another time; some other time 
 | 11 |  | 
| それは | very; extremely 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | lady; gentleman; person 
 | 11 |  | 
| いい | good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 
 | 11 |  | 
|  | at that time; in those days 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | how; in what way; how about 
 | 10 |  | 
|  | who 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | beast; brute; animal 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | Moon 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | Japan 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | plot of land; lot; soil 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | older brother 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | I; me 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | two persons; two people; pair; couple 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | while; during; as 
 | 9 |  | 
| そう | appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | you 
 | 9 |  | 
|  | young lord or prince 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | father 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | father 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | Imperial Court 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | he; him 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | uncle 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | family; relatives; dependents 
 | 8 |  | 
| どんな | what kind of; what sort of; what 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | and; and then; thus; and now; and finally 
 | 8 |  | 
| ジャンプ | jump 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | request; favour (to ask); wish 
 | 8 |  | 
|  | ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); the ultimate truth of Buddhism; nirvana 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | road; path; street; lane; passage 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | flesh 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | Shinto shrine 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | nonexistent; not being (there) 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | family 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | child; children 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | grand shrine; famous shrine 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | regent to the shogunate 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | life; life force 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | all; entire; whole; altogether 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | party (political) 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | one person 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | thing; object; article; stuff; substance 
 | 7 |  | 
| もう | already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | extent; degree; measure 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be) 
 | 7 |  | 
| なんです | it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ... 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | from now on; after this; in the future; in future 
 | 7 |  | 
|  | neck 
 | 6 |  |