Vocabulary for Mushishi - Volume 1
viewing words 1-100 from 1991 total
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insect; bug; cricket; moth ; worm; roundworm ; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious ; nervousness; fretfulness ; person devoted to one thing; single-minded person ; valve core ; mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
むし
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disregarding; ignoring
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and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also ; because; since ; the thing is; for one thing
()
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teacher; master; mentor ; religious leader ; specialist ; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
x1 | Rank #29,164
East Asian lacquer; japan ; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
うるし
x1 | Rank #61,060
East Asian lacquer; japan ; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
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source (of a river); fountainhead ; source; origin; root
友紀
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Tomoki ; Tomonori
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timing
ばら
x1 | Rank #20,647
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
ゆき
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snow; snowfall
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at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know
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magazine; journal; periodical
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afternoon ; afternoon dress
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Kodansha (publisher)
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list price; regular price; established price
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substance; true form; true character ; main part; main unit; body (of a machine) ; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) ; noumenon ; base price; pre-tax price
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yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle
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excluding tax (of a price); not including tax; before tax
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green ; greenery; verdure
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indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion ; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis ; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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seat; place ; position; status ; gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering) ; stand; pedestal; platform ; trade guild ; attaches to the names of constellations ; attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes ; counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs
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soft; tender; supple; flexible; limber; limp ; gentle; mild; soft; mellow ; light (topic, book, etc.); informal ; flexible (thinking, mind, etc.); malleable; adaptable
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corner; edge ; (street) corner; turning ; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; sharpness
x7 | Rank #6,442
pillow; bolster ; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
x3 | Rank #26,332
lane; alley
x14 | Rank #7,657
eyelid
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light ; illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow ; happiness; hope ; influence; power ; vision; eyesight ; optical fiber; optical fibre
x6 | Rank #1,310
travel; trip; journey
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indicates direct object of action ; indicates subject of causative expression ; indicates an area traversed ; indicates time (period) over which action takes place ; indicates point of departure or separation of action ; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
する
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to do; to carry out; to perform ; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) ; to serve as; to act as; to work as ; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ; to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as ; to decide on; to choose ; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ; to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ; to be worth; to cost ; to pass (of time); to elapse
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marsh; swamp; wetland; bog; pond ; obsession; addiction; being hooked on; getting sucked into ; ugly man ; retard; mentally disabled person
それ
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that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you
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indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
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be; is
まあ
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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now ; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat ; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... ; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!
およそ
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about; roughly; approximately ; generally; on the whole; as a rule ; completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb) ; outline; gist
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if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question
しも
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frost ; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
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inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
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strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
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to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with ; to become skilled in; to become experienced at ; to become tame; to become domesticated ; to get used to doing
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plants and animals; flora and fauna
とは
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indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as
まるで
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quite; entirely; completely; at all ; as if; as though; just like
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to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) ; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken ; to become abnormal; to go wrong ; isn't it?; wasn't it?
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seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
モノ
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thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; 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 ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly
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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
それら
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those; they
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fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
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group; flock; crowd; herd ; wide expanse (of flowers)
ひと
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another person; other people; others ; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) ; outsider; stranger
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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
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fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
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to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace ; to hold in the mouth ; to bear in mind; to understand; to harbor (grudge, etc.); to harbour ; to express (emotion, etc.); to imply
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before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
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in general; generally ; as a whole; all in all; altogether; summing it up
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distant
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to call out (to); to call; to invoke ; to summon (a doctor, etc.) ; to invite ; to designate; to name; to brand ; to garner (support, etc.); to gather ; to take as one's wife
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to sit; to squat ; to assume (a position) ; to hold steady; to hold still
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someone; somebody
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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive ; to come back; to do ... and come back ; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue ; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from ; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
なんか
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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
x4 | Rank #1,209
strange; weird; odd; curious ; wonder; mystery; miracle; excellence ; cleverness; adroitness; knack; skill
やつ
x3 | Rank #288
fellow; guy; chap ; thing; object ; he; she; him; her
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indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn
x1 | Rank #4,301
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate ; sly person ; idiot; hick ; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) ; clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook ; bathhouse prostitute
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indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way
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right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...
x13 | Rank #103
something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
x9 | Rank #68
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more
いる
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to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?
しかし
x9 | Rank #162
however; but
x2 | Rank #6,404
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
くらい
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approximately; about; around; or so ; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least ; as ... as ...; like
x1 | Rank #7,631
vivid; bright; brilliant; clear; fresh; vibrant ; skillful; skilful; adroit; brilliant (performance, goal, etc.); splendid; superb; magnificent; fine
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place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of
ここ
x11 | Rank #58
here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
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by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
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that's the way it is; such is life
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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
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human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)
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rare; seldom
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load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods ; burden; responsibility
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such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?
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water (esp. cool or cold) ; fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid ; flood; floodwaters ; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout ; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
x5 | Rank #3,474
life; existence ; (one's) working life; career ; life force; lifeblood; soul; essence
x2 | Rank #8,302
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); disposition; tendency ; character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up; nature; culture
でも
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but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do
いう
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to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
おー
x3 | Rank #1,143
oh!; good heavens! ; ugh!; oh no! ; ah!; the penny drops! ; yes!; okay!
x3 | Rank #2,587
left hand ; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
x1 | Rank #1,926
letter (of an alphabet); character ; writing
なら
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if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay ; certainly; surely; undoubtedly ; no thanks; I'm good; that's alright ; great man; fine figure of a man
()
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day; days ; sun; sunshine; sunlight ; (the) day; daytime; daylight ; date; deadline ; (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood) ; case (esp. unfortunate); event
まで
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until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely