Neko ga Nishi Mukya - Volume 2 - Vocabulary

x5 | Rank #945

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus) ; shamisen ; geisha ; wheelbarrow ; clay bed-warmer ; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

が

x168 | Rank #4

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

これ

x28 | Rank #33

this; this one ; this person ; now; this point (in time) ; here ; used to stress the subject of a sentence ; I; me

いやー

x4 | Rank #2,340

oh; oh my; oh dear; wow ; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

西(にし)向(む)き

x2 | Rank #73,655

facing west

その

x21 | Rank #28

that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...

の

x331 | Rank #1

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

まあ

x4 | Rank #139

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!

あら

x3 | Rank #494

oh!; ah!; oh no

あらー

x1 | Rank #19,310

oh!; ah!; oh no

さん

x50 | Rank #25

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

じゃない

x33 | Rank #45

is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?

珍(めずら)しい

x1 | Rank #1,258

rare; uncommon; unusual; curious ; new; novel ; fine; nice; splendid; precious

わね

x1 | Rank #534

isn't it?; it really is

わねぇ

x2 | Rank #7,632

isn't it?; it really is

ふとん

x1 | Rank #21,807

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet ; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

でも

x37 | Rank #39

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

洗(あら)い

x1 | Rank #21,215

washing ; sashimi chilled in iced water

に

x226 | Rank #5

at (place, time); in; on; during ; to (direction, state); toward; into ; for (purpose) ; because of (reason); for; with ; by; from ; as (i.e. in the role of) ; per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month") ; and; in addition to ; if; although

くる

x21 | Rank #61

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 ...")

違(ちが)う

x6 | Rank #163

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?

よー

x16 | Rank #639

hey; yo; hi ; come on; hey

それ

x25 | Rank #26

that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you

ね

x73 | Rank #14

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 ...

ねぇ

x46 | Rank #228

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 ...

困(こま)る

x6 | Rank #579

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed ; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed ; to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances

何(なに)か

x17 | Rank #100

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

急(きゅう)に

x1 | Rank #1,564

swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily; hurriedly ; suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly ; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

物(もの)干(ほ)し場(ば)

x13 | Rank #87,708

place for drying laundry

無(な)くなる

x5 | Rank #5,329

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing ; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more ; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

洗(せん)濯(たく)物(もの)

x3 | Rank #8,818

laundry; the washing

全(ぜん)然(ぜん)

x6 | Rank #364

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; wholly; entirely; completely; totally ; extremely; very

家(うち)

x15 | Rank #245

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

中(うち)

x12 | Rank #113

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

うち

x8 | Rank #176

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

干(ほ)す

x1 | Rank #9,030

to air; to dry; to desiccate ; to drain (off) ; to drink up ; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

変(へん)

x3 | Rank #482

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy ; unexpected ; change ; incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; emergency ; flat

におい

x2 | Rank #2,086

smell; scent; odour; odor; stench ; aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood ; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

する

x39 | Rank #19

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

し

x41 | Rank #69

and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also ; because; since ; the thing is; for one thing

当(あ)たる

x2 | Rank #1,008

to be hit; to strike ; to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed ; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to ; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) ; to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win ; to be successful; to go well; to be a hit ; to face; to confront ; to lie (in the direction of) ; to undertake; to be assigned ; to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted

所(ところ)

x16 | Rank #564

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

無(な)い

x8 | Rank #846

nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not

ない

x12 | Rank #37

nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not

そりゃ

x5 | Rank #606

very; extremely ; that is

洗(せん)濯(たく)機(き)

x1 | Rank #14,371

washing machine; (clothes) washer

なら

x19 | Rank #65

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

よい

x13 | Rank #160

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem ; easy to ...

んだ

x68 | Rank #16

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

けど

x58 | Rank #34

but; however; although

あれ

x33 | Rank #159

that; that thing ; that person ; then; that time ; that place (over there) ; down there (i.e. one's genitals) ; period; menses

も

x128 | Rank #7

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence) ; both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) ; even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than ; even if; even though; although; in spite of ; further; more; again; another; the other

量(りょう)

x2 | Rank #1,921

quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food) ; generosity; magnanimity; tolerance ; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)

ある

x29 | Rank #36

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about

と

x96 | Rank #6

if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question

乾(かわ)く

x1 | Rank #4,873

to get dry

ん

x41 | Rank #22

yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during

でしょ

x11 | Rank #131

it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?

あの

x37 | Rank #49

that; those; the

あ

x18 | Rank #41

ah; oh ; hey!

れいい

x1 | Rank #60,710

memorial tablet

わよ

x3 | Rank #331

emphatic sentence-ending particle

最(さい)近(きん)

x3 | Rank #467

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now ; nearest; closest

Ｃ(シー)Ｍ(エム)

x1 | Rank #6,440

commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; commercial message ; construction management ; contract manufacturer ; customer management ; court martial

やる

x12 | Rank #60

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study ; to send; to dispatch; to despatch ; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) ; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer ; to make (a vehicle) go faster ; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise ; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke ; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ; to ease (one's mind) ; to harm; to injure; to kill

洗(せん)剤(ざい)

x1 | Rank #15,425

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

あー

x14 | Rank #380

ah!; oh!; alas! ; yes; indeed; that is correct ; aah; gah; argh ; hey!; yo! ; uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha

ああ

x10 | Rank #53

ah!; oh!; alas! ; yes; indeed; that is correct ; aah; gah; argh ; hey!; yo! ; uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha

生(なま)乾(がわ)き

x1 | Rank #57,554

half-dried

か

x126 | Rank #9

indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

って

x111 | Rank #15

you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...

て

x49 | Rank #20

you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...

いう

x8 | Rank #152

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

ホントー

x1 | Rank #43,107

truth; reality; actuality; fact ; proper; right; correct; official ; genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable

え

x12 | Rank #88

eh?; what?; oh? ; yes; that's correct ; strengthens a question, assertion, etc. ; hey

あのー

x3 | Rank #6,078

say; well; um; er

たって

x8 | Rank #518

even if; even though ; however; no matter how

とこ

x3 | Rank #394

bed; bedding ; sickbed ; alcove ; riverbed ; seedbed ; straw "core" of a tatami mat ; floor

どういう

x2 | Rank #313

what kind of; what sort of; what

こと

x65 | Rank #13

thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

気(き)になる

x2 | Rank #1,204

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to worry about; to be concerned about; to care about; to feel uneasy; to be anxious ; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to wonder (about); to catch one's eye ; to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to; to bring oneself to (do)

なんで

x9 | Rank #141

why?; what for? ; how?; by what means?

急(きゅう)

x7 | Rank #862

sudden; abrupt; unexpected ; urgent; pressing ; steep; sharp; precipitous ; rapid; swift; fast ; emergency; crisis; danger ; urgency; hurrying; haste ; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

よ

x110 | Rank #10

hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey

そう

x31 | Rank #44

in that way; thus; such ; so ; so?

壊(こわ)れる

x1 | Rank #1,851

to be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse; to be destroyed; to be damaged ; to break (down); to stop working ; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse; to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.); to be broken off; to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.)

とか

x33 | Rank #85

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

じゃ

x11 | Rank #46

then; well; so; well then

消(き)える

x9 | Rank #608

to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost ; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen) ; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope) ; to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps) ; to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink) ; to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear

フロー

x68 | Rank #21,004

flow ; flow (period of time economic quantity)

だ

x52 | Rank #8

be; is

思(おも)う

x28 | Rank #71

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon ; to think (of doing); to plan (to do) ; to judge; to assess; to regard ; to imagine; to suppose; to dream ; to expect; to look forward to ; to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want ; to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love ; to recall; to remember

す

x6 | Rank #341

to be ; to do

ちこつ

x1 | Rank #123,315

pubis; pubic bone

ち

x3 | Rank #613

blood ; blood; ancestry; lineage; stock ; (the) blood; feelings; passions

ー

x37 | Rank #157

long-vowel mark

この

x33 | Rank #27

this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")

屋(や)根(ね)

x1 | Rank #4,305

roof

上(うえ)

x6 | Rank #253

above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...

んです

x52 | Rank #42

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...