酒のほそ道（17）

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency
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 ...
74 0.83%
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 ...
70 0.78%
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")
64 0.71%
酒さけ
alcohol; sake
  1. [n] alcohol; sake
64 0.71%
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
58 0.65%
東京湾とうきょうわん
Tokyo Bay
  1. [n] Tokyo Bay
56 0.63%
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
55 0.61%
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
52 0.58%
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
49 0.55%
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
44 0.49%
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
44 0.49%
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
33 0.37%
ひとりひとり
one person
  1. [n] one person
  2. [n] being alone; being by oneself
  3. [n] being single; being unmarried
  4. [adv] by oneself; alone
  5. [adv] just; only; simply
33 0.37%
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 ...
32 0.36%
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
31 0.35%
白菜はくさい
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
  1. [n] napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
31 0.35%
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
30 0.33%
そしてそして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
30 0.33%
寿司すし
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
  1. [n] sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
30 0.33%
ビール
beer
  1. [n] beer
29 0.32%
岩間いわま
among rocks
  1. [n] among rocks
28 0.31%
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
27 0.30%
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
27 0.30%
魚介ぎょかい
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
  1. [n] marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
27 0.30%
江戸前えどまえ
Tokyo style
  1. [n] Tokyo style
26 0.29%
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
25 0.28%
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 ...
25 0.28%
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
25 0.28%
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 0.27%
東京とうきょう
Tokyo
  1. [n] Tokyo
24 0.27%
海うみ
sea; ocean; waters
  1. [n] sea; ocean; waters
23 0.26%
おでんおでん
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
  1. [n] oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
22 0.25%
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!
22 0.25%
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 ...
22 0.25%
煙突えんとつ
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe
  1. [n] chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe
  2. [n] carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
22 0.25%
鍋なべ
pan; pot; saucepan
  1. [n] pan; pot; saucepan
  2. [n,n-suf] stew; hot pot
22 0.25%
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
21 0.23%
どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
21 0.23%
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)
21 0.23%
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
21 0.23%
お化けおばけ
ghost; apparition
  1. [n] ghost; apparition
  2. [n] goblin; monster; demon
  3. [n] something unusually large
20 0.22%
さらにさらに
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
  1. [adv,conj] furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
20 0.22%
マスター
to master (a skill)
  1. [vs,vt] to master (a skill)
  2. [n] proprietor; manager; owner; barkeeper
  3. [n] leader; chief; head
  4. [n] master (of arts, science, etc.)
  5. [n] master (recording)
  6. [n] master (device)
  7. [n] master (data)
20 0.22%
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
20 0.22%
座ざ
seat; place
  1. [n] seat; place
  2. [n] position; status
  3. [n] gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering)
  4. [n] stand; pedestal; platform
  5. [n] trade guild
  6. [suf] attaches to the names of constellations
  7. [suf] attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes
  8. [suf,ctr] counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs
20 0.22%
肉にく
flesh
  1. [n] flesh
  2. [n] meat
  3. [n] flesh (of a fruit); pulp
  4. [n] the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh
  5. [n] thickness
  6. [n] content; substance; flesh
  7. [n] ink pad
20 0.22%
オレおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
19 0.21%
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 0.21%
尻尾しっぽ
tail (of an animal)
  1. [n] tail (of an animal)
  2. [n] tail end; tip
19 0.21%
黒くろ
black
  1. [n] black
  2. [n] black stone
  3. [n] guilt; guilty person
19 0.21%
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
18 0.20%
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
18 0.20%
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
18 0.20%
目め
eye; eyeball
  1. [n] eye; eyeball
  2. [n] eyesight; sight; vision
  3. [n] look; stare; gaze; glance
  4. [n] notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
  5. [n] an experience
  6. [n] viewpoint
  7. [n] discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
  8. [n] (an) appearance
  9. [n] chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
  10. [n] spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
  11. [n] grain (of wood, paper)
  12. [n] eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
  13. [n] intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
  14. [n] dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
  15. [n] graduation; division (of a scale)
  16. [n] tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
  17. [suf] ordinal number suffix
  18. [suf] somewhat; -ish
  19. [suf] point (e.g. of change)
18 0.20%
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
17 0.19%
しらすしらす
white sandbar; white sandbank
  1. [n] white sandbar; white sandbank
  2. [n] area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles
  3. [n] gravel separating a noh stage from the audience
  4. [n] court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
17 0.19%
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
17 0.19%
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...
17 0.19%
ようよう
appearing ...; looking ...
  1. [n-suf,n] appearing ...; looking ...
  2. [n-suf,n] way to ...; method of ...ing
  3. [n-suf,n] form; style; design
  4. [n-suf,n] like; similar to
  5. [n] thing (thought or spoken)
17 0.19%
塩しお
salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride
  1. [n] salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride
  2. [n] hardship; toil; trouble
  3. [n] saltiness
  4. [n-pref] cold; unwelcoming; indifferent
17 0.19%
夜よる
evening; night
  1. [n,adv] evening; night
  2. [n] dinner
17 0.19%
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 0.19%
アサリあさり
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
  1. [n] Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
16 0.18%
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
16 0.18%
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
16 0.18%
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 ...
16 0.18%
みるみる
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  1. [v1,vt] to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  2. [v1,vt] to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
  3. [v1,vt] to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
  4. [v1,vt] to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
  5. [aux-v,v1] to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
  6. [aux-v,v1] to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
16 0.18%
冷やおろしひやおろし
sake that is brewed in winter, pasteurized, aged over the summer, and distributed in autumn without a second pasteurization
  1. [n] sake that is brewed in winter, pasteurized, aged over the summer, and distributed in autumn without a second pasteurization
16 0.18%
食べるたべる
to eat
  1. [v1,vt] to eat
  2. [v1,vt] to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
16 0.18%
コハダこはだ
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
  1. [n] mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
15 0.17%
なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
15 0.17%
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
15 0.17%
青柳あおやぎ
green willow (i.e. one that has budded)
  1. [n] green willow (i.e. one that has budded)
  2. [n] meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
15 0.17%
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)
14 0.16%
やつやつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
14 0.16%
三番さんばん
third; no. three
  1. [n] third; no. three
14 0.16%
冬ふゆ
winter
  1. [n,adv] winter
14 0.16%
新酒しんしゅ
new brew of sake
  1. [n] new brew of sake
14 0.16%
熱帯夜ねったいや
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
  1. [n] sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
14 0.16%
状態じょうたい
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
  1. [n] state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
14 0.16%
言葉ことば
language; dialect
  1. [n] language; dialect
  2. [n] word; phrase; expression; term
  3. [n] speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
  4. [n] words; remark; statement; comment
  5. [n] learning to speak; language acquisition
14 0.16%
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
13 0.15%
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 0.15%
ちらしちらし
leaflet
  1. [n] leaflet
  2. [n] scattering
  3. [n] sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
  4. [n] writing in an irregular hand
13 0.15%
もの
indicates reason or excuse
  1. [prt] indicates reason or excuse
  2. [prt] indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
13 0.15%
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
13 0.15%
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
13 0.15%
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)
13 0.15%
次つぎ
next; following; subsequent
  1. [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
  2. [n,adj-no] stage; station
13 0.15%
途中とちゅう
on the way; en route
  1. [n,adv] on the way; en route
  2. [n,adv] in the middle of; midway; halfway
13 0.15%
魚市場うおいちば
fish market
  1. [n] fish market
13 0.15%
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)
12 0.13%
こいつこいつ
he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person
  1. [pn] he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person
  2. [pn] this; this one; this thing
  3. [int] hey, you!
12 0.13%
すでにすでに
already; too late
  1. [adv] already; too late
12 0.13%
すべてすべて
everything; all; the whole
  1. [n,adj-no] everything; all; the whole
  2. [adv] entirely; completely; wholly; all
12 0.13%
それからそれから
and then; after that
  1. [exp] and then; after that
12 0.13%
昔むかし
the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
  2. [n] the past ten years; the past decade
12 0.13%
現在げんざい
the present; present time; now
  1. [n,adv,adj-no] the present; present time; now
  2. [n-suf] as of
  3. [n] present tense
  4. [n] this world; this life
  5. [vs,vi] to actually exist; to exist right now; to exist right in front of one
12 0.13%
穴子あなご
conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel
  1. [n] conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel
12 0.13%
醤油しょうゆ
soy sauce; shoyu
  1. [n] soy sauce; shoyu
12 0.13%
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