酒のほそ道（16）

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency
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")
88 1.08%
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
78 0.96%
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
70 0.86%
酒さけ
alcohol; sake
  1. [n] alcohol; sake
64 0.78%
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 ...
62 0.76%
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 ...
48 0.59%
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
45 0.55%
ご飯ごはん
cooked rice
  1. [n] cooked rice
  2. [n] meal
37 0.45%
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
35 0.43%
味あじ
flavor; flavour; taste
  1. [n] flavor; flavour; taste
  2. [n] charm; appeal; uniqueness; attractiveness
  3. [n] experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
  4. [adj-na] smart; clever; witty; strange
35 0.43%
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
34 0.42%
ようなような
like; similar to
  1. [adj-pn] like; similar to
  2. [exp] (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that)
  3. [exp] feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
33 0.40%
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
32 0.39%
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
30 0.37%
松茸まつたけ
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
  1. [n] matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
30 0.37%
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!
29 0.36%
ビール
beer
  1. [n] beer
29 0.36%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
29 0.36%
煮込みにこみ
stew; hodgepodge
  1. [n] stew; hodgepodge
28 0.34%
横丁よこちょう
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
  1. [n] bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
27 0.33%
いういう
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
25 0.31%
思い出おもいで
memories; recollections; reminiscence
  1. [n] memories; recollections; reminiscence
25 0.31%
つまみつまみ
knob; handle; button
  1. [n] knob; handle; button
  2. [n] snack (to have with a drink); side dish
  3. [suf] a pinch (e.g. of salt)
  4. [n] (file) handle
  5. [n,n-suf] picking; harvesting
24 0.29%
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
24 0.29%
寄り道よりみち
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip
  1. [n,vs,vi] dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip
  2. [n,vs,vi] going the long way round; making a detour
24 0.29%
街道かいどう
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road
  1. [n] highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road
  2. [n] highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)
  3. [n] subdistrict (in China)
24 0.29%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
22 0.27%
として
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  1. [exp] as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  2. [exp] apart from... (used to change the topic)
  3. [exp] even (e.g. "not even a single person")
  4. [exp] thinking that...; trying to...
22 0.27%
ながらながら
while; during; as
  1. [prt] while; during; as
  2. [prt] while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding
  3. [prt] all; both
  4. [prt] as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
  5. [pref] while doing something else (at the same time)
22 0.27%
岩間いわま
among rocks
  1. [n] among rocks
22 0.27%
椎茸しいたけ
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
  1. [n] shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
22 0.27%
雰囲気ふんいき
atmosphere; mood; ambience; ambiance; aura; feel
  1. [n] atmosphere; mood; ambience; ambiance; aura; feel
  2. [n] a certain air; presence; special aura; something (about someone)
  3. [n] (Earth's) atmosphere
22 0.27%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
21 0.26%
オレおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
20 0.25%
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
20 0.25%
やつやつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
20 0.25%
よくよく
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  1. [adv] nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  2. [adv] frequently; often
  3. [adv] I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
  4. [adv] (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
20 0.25%
椅子いす
chair; stool
  1. [n] chair; stool
  2. [n] post; office; position
20 0.25%
さつま芋さつまいも
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  1. [n] sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
19 0.23%
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
19 0.23%
たけのこたけのこ
bamboo shoot
  1. [n] bamboo shoot
  2. [n] inexperienced doctor; quack
19 0.23%
なかなかなかなか
very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
  1. [adv,adj-na] very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
  2. [adv] by no means; not readily
  3. [n] middle; half-way point
  4. [adj-no] excellent; wonderful; very good
19 0.23%
春雨しゅんう
gentle spring rain
  1. [n] gentle spring rain
  2. [n] thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
19 0.23%
油あぶら
oil
  1. [n] oil
19 0.23%
お待ちどおさまおまちどおさま
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
  1. [exp] I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
18 0.22%
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
18 0.22%
客きゃく
guest; visitor
  1. [n] guest; visitor
  2. [n] customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
  3. [ctr] counter for containers used to entertain guests
18 0.22%
うまいうまい
skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
  1. [adj-i] skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
  2. [adj-i] delicious; tasty; good; nice
  3. [adj-i] good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid
17 0.21%
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 ...
17 0.21%
料理りょうり
cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal; food; dish; item on a menu
  1. [n,vs,vt] cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal; food; dish; item on a menu
  2. [n,vs,vt] (easily) dealing with something; handling (well)
17 0.21%
最近さいきん
recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
  2. [adj-no] nearest; closest
17 0.21%
豆腐とうふ
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
  1. [n] tofu; bean curd; beancurd
17 0.21%
飲むのむ
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine)
  1. [v5m,vt] to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine)
  2. [v5m,vt] to smoke (tobacco)
  3. [v5m,vt] to engulf; to overwhelm
  4. [v5m,vt] to keep down; to suppress
  5. [v5m,vt] to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
  6. [v5m,vt] to make light of; to conceal
17 0.21%
のだ
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
  1. [exp] the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
16 0.20%
わけわけ
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
  1. [n] conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
16 0.20%
大根だいこん
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
  1. [n,adj-no] daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
  2. [n,adj-no] ham actor
16 0.20%
課長かちょう
section manager; section chief
  1. [n] section manager; section chief
16 0.20%
駅えき
railway station; train station
  1. [n] railway station; train station
  2. [n] staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
  3. [ctr] counter for railway stations and bus stations
16 0.20%
もっと
(some) more; even more; longer; further
  1. [adv] (some) more; even more; longer; further
15 0.18%
大根おろしだいこんおろし
grated daikon
  1. [n] grated daikon
  2. [n] daikon grater
15 0.18%
路地ろじ
alley; alleyway; lane
  1. [n] alley; alleyway; lane
  2. [n] path through a gate or garden
  3. [n] teahouse garden
15 0.18%
それからそれから
and then; after that
  1. [exp] and then; after that
14 0.17%
だめだめ
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!
14 0.17%
まずまず
first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
  1. [adv] first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
  2. [adv] probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
  3. [adv] more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
  4. [adv] anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
14 0.17%
やっぱ
too; also; likewise; either
  1. [adv] too; also; likewise; either
  2. [adv] still; as before
  3. [adv] even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same
  4. [adv] as expected
14 0.17%
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
14 0.17%
行くいく
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  1. [v5k-s,vi] to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  2. [v5k-s,vi] to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
  3. [v5k-s,vi] to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
  4. [v5k-s,vi] to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
  5. [v5k-s,vi] to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
  6. [v5k-s,vi] to stream; to flow
  7. [v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away
  8. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
  9. [v5k-s,vi] to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
  10. [aux-v,v5k-s] to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
14 0.17%
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)
13 0.16%
ぐらい
approximately; about; around; or so
  1. [suf,prt] approximately; about; around; or so
  2. [suf,prt] to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
  3. [suf,prt] as ... as ...; like
13 0.16%
スーパー
supermarket
  1. [n] supermarket
  2. [n] subtitles; telop
  3. [n] superheterodyne
  4. [adj-f] super
13 0.16%
たしかたしか
sure; certain; positive; definite
  1. [adj-na,n] sure; certain; positive; definite
  2. [adj-na,n] reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
  3. [adv] If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
13 0.16%
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
13 0.16%
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
13 0.16%
水みず
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
  1. [n] water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
  2. [n] fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
  3. [n] flood; floodwaters
  4. [n] water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
  5. [n] break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
13 0.16%
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
12 0.15%
これからこれから
from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  1. [exp] from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  2. [exp] from here; from this point
12 0.15%
コンビニ
convenience store
  1. [n] convenience store
12 0.15%
さてさて
well; now; then
  1. [conj,int] well; now; then
12 0.15%
そしてそして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
12 0.15%
だの
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
  1. [prt] and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
12 0.15%
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
12 0.15%
やきとりやきとり
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
  1. [n] yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
  2. [n] grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow)
  3. [n] failing to win a single hand during a half-game
12 0.15%
上海シャンハイ
Shanghai (China)
  1. [n] Shanghai (China)
12 0.15%
冷や奴ひややっこ
cold tofu (served with condiments)
  1. [n] cold tofu (served with condiments)
12 0.15%
合うあう
to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
  1. [v5u,vi] to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
  2. [v5u,vi] to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
  3. [v5u,vi] to be profitable; to be equitable
  4. [aux-v,v5u] to do ... to each other; to do ... together
12 0.15%
多いおおい
many; numerous; a lot
  1. [adj-i] many; numerous; a lot
  2. [adj-i] large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
  3. [adj-i] frequent; common
12 0.15%
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
12 0.15%
晩酌ばんしゃく
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
  1. [n,vs,vi] drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
12 0.15%
香りかおり
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
  1. [n] aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
12 0.15%
おろしおろし
wholesale
  1. [n] wholesale
11 0.13%
カウンター
counter; counting device
  1. [n] counter; counting device
  2. [n] (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.)
  3. [n] counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar
  4. [n] counter-attack (in soccer)
  5. [n] counter (in boxing); counterpunch
  6. [n] automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
11 0.13%
サンマさんま
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
  1. [n] Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
11 0.13%
というのはというのは
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...
  1. [exp,conj] because ...; for ...; the reason being ...
  2. [exp,conj] as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...; how about ...
11 0.13%
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
11 0.13%
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
11 0.13%
ほどほど
extent; degree; measure
  1. [n,adv] extent; degree; measure
  2. [n] limit; bounds
  3. [n] (span of) time
  4. [n] (a) distance
  5. [n] the state of; the status of; the condition of
  6. [prt] about; around; approximately; or so
  7. [prt] as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
  8. [prt] the more ... the more ...
11 0.13%
何かなにか
something; some; any
  1. [pn] something; some; any
  2. [adv] somehow; for some reason
  3. [int] (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
11 0.13%
商店街しょうてんがい
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
  1. [n] shopping district; shopping street; downtown
11 0.13%
宿場しゅくば
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
  1. [n] relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
11 0.13%
横よこ
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down
  1. [n] horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down
  2. [n] side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth
  3. [n] side (of a box, etc.)
  4. [n] beside; aside; next to
  5. [n] unconnected
11 0.13%
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