Otoyomegatari - Volume 4 - Vocabulary

x1 | Rank #991

so far; up to now; hitherto ; that's enough (for today); it ends here

x3 | Rank #947

tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm ; vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack ; condition; state of health; shape ; impetus; spur of the moment; strain ; trend

嫁(よめ)

x8 | Rank #2,104

bride ; (one's) daughter-in-law ; wife

語(かた)り

x1 | Rank #27,034

talk; recital ; narration ; topic

の

x399 | 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

言(こと)葉(ば)

x1 | Rank #192

language; dialect ; word; phrase; expression; term ; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language ; words; remark; statement; comment ; learning to speak; language acquisition

を

x111 | Rank #3

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.

定(てい)価(か)

x2 | Rank #4,453

list price; regular price; established price

本(ほん)体(たい)

x1 | Rank #2,727

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

円(えん)

x1 | Rank #524

yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle

税(ぜい)

x1 | Rank #7,264

tax

発(はっ)行(こう)

x2 | Rank #1,755

publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue ; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.) ; raising (an event)

年(とし)

x3 | Rank #143

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

４(し)月(がつ)

x1 | Rank #3,919

April ; fourth month in the lunar calendar

１４日

x1 | Rank #11,056

14th day of the month ; 14 days

７(しち)月(がつ)

x1 | Rank #4,562

July ; seventh month of the lunar calendar

２６日

x1 | Rank #12,257

26th day of the month ; 26 days

金(かね)

x1 | Rank #455

money ; metal

日(ひ)

x5 | Rank #246

day; days ; sun; sunshine; sunlight ; (the) day; daytime; daylight ; date; deadline ; (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood) ; case (esp. unfortunate); event

月(つき)

x1 | Rank #694

Moon ; month ; moonlight ; (a) moon; natural satellite

まで

x27 | Rank #60

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

に

x223 | 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

乙(おつ)

x2 | Rank #14,105

(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); the latter ; stylish; chic; smart; witty; tasty ; strange; quaint; queer ; thank you; good job ; see you; goodbye; goodnight

謡(うたい)

x1 | Rank #57,686

noh chanting; noh chant

り

x3 | Rank #1,466

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

セット

x1 | Rank #2,383

set (of things); combo ; setting up; preparing; arranging; placing; positioning; configuring; setting (e.g. an alarm) ; setting (hair) ; set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.) ; set (in a play, film, etc.); movie set ; (television or radio) receiver

森薫

x1 | Rank #79,431

Morikaoru

第(だい)四(よん)

x1 | Rank #6,696

fourth

巻(まき)

x3 | Rank #643

roll (e.g. of cloth) ; winding (e.g. watch) ; volume (of book) ; speeding up ; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

目(もく)次(じ)

x1 | Rank #23,768

table of contents; contents

と

x134 | Rank #6

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

話(はなし)

x28 | Rank #99

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

訪(おとず)れ

x1 | Rank #31,134

visit; call ; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; coming; appearance ; news; tidings; word

おと

x1 | Rank #5,221

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

ず

x1 | Rank #2,363

not doing

むな

x1 | Rank #32,067

chest; breast ; breasts; bosom; bust ; heart ; lungs ; stomach ; heart; mind; feelings

ー

x11 | Rank #156

long-vowel mark

塗(ぬり)

x1 | Rank #54,051

coating (esp. lacquering)

声(こえ)

x2 | Rank #149

voice ; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot ; voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will ; sound ; sense (of something's arrival); feeling ; voice; voiced sound

うほ

x1 | Rank #15,941

ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip ; walking in large steps ; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

人(じん)

x23 | Rank #244

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) ; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... ; man; person; people

物(もの)

x4 | Rank #475

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

もの

x20 | Rank #78

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

お

x4 | Rank #343

oh! (expression of slight surprise)

おー

x4 | Rank #1,143

oh!; good heavens! ; ugh!; oh no! ; ah!; the penny drops! ; yes!; okay!

金(きん)子(す)

x1 | Rank #10,895

money; funds ; gold coin

ふたり

x25 | Rank #1,578

two persons; two people; pair; couple

相(あい)手(て)

x14 | Rank #217

companion; partner; company ; other party; addressee; counterparty ; opponent (sports, etc.)

番(ばん)外(がい)

x4 | Rank #38,643

exception; supernumerary; extra (theatrical) ; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional ; outsize

篇(へん)

x4 | Rank #29,225

compilation (of a text); editing ; volume (of a text) ; completed literary work

タン

x1 | Rank #13,091

tongue (beef, pork, etc.) ; tongue (of a shoe)

とゆう

x1 | Rank #50,100

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

ちゅう

x1 | Rank #15,684

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle ; in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among ; during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout ; currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation) ; middle way; moderation ; second volume (of three) ; junior high school; middle school ; China

中(ちゅう)

x6 | Rank #320

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle ; in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among ; during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout ; currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation) ; middle way; moderation ; second volume (of three) ; junior high school; middle school ; China

はな

x1 | Rank #2,761

flower; blossom; bloom; petal ; cherry blossom ; beauty ; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms) ; ikebana ; hanafuda ; (the) best ; glorious; lovely

よむ

x1 | Rank #24,332

to read ; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant ; to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine ; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji) ; to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time) ; to count; to estimate ; to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading

する

x63 | Rank #18

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

ゆく

x1 | Rank #1,679

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) ; to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road) ; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along ; to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try ; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by ; to stream; to flow ; to die; to pass away ; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...) ; to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive ; to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

行(い)く

x12 | Rank #83

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) ; to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road) ; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along ; to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try ; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by ; to stream; to flow ; to die; to pass away ; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...) ; to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive ; to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

よ

x212 | Rank #11

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

塗(と)工(こう)

x1 | Rank #160,244

coating (of paper, etc.)

短(たん)期(き)

x2 | Rank #30,867

short-term

策(さく)

x1 | Rank #3,347

plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme ; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

花(はな)嫁(よめ)

x1 | Rank #8,246

bride

修(おさみ)

x1 | Rank #7,460

Osami

楽(らく)

x3 | Rank #1,241

comfort; ease; relief; (at) peace; relaxation ; easy; simple; without trouble; without hardships ; (economically) comfortable ; raku pottery ; sukha (happiness)

うまい

x2 | Rank #470

skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate ; delicious; tasty; good; nice ; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid

ちゃん

x13 | Rank #54

suffix for familiar person

は

x215 | Rank #2

indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis

馬(うま)

x15 | Rank #1,398

horse ; horse racing ; promoted bishop ; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

市(いち)場(ば)

x3 | Rank #6,662

(town) market; (street) market; marketplace

訪(おとず)れる

x1 | Rank #2,282

to visit; to call on ; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

近(ちか)い

x1 | Rank #975

near; close; short (distance) ; close (in time); soon ; close (relationship); friendly; intimate ; closely related ; similar; almost the same; close to; nearly

な

x78 | Rank #17

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?

どう

x23 | Rank #71

how; in what way; how about

道(みち)

x2 | Rank #472

road; path; street; lane; passage ; route; way ; distance; journey ; road (e.g. to victory); course ; way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles ; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma ; field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality ; means; way; method

変(か)える

x2 | Rank #747

to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary ; to reform; to revise; to amend

か

x100 | 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

いや

x14 | Rank #76

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

１(いっ)頭(とう)

x2 | Rank #36,012

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

だけ

x15 | Rank #45

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

だ

x104 | Rank #8

be; is

お前(まえ)たち

x8 | Rank #1,095

you (plural)

が

x201 | 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

あみる

x9 | Rank #28,644

Amiru

取(と)り戻(もど)す

x1 | Rank #1,713

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

せい

x4 | Rank #429

(logical) true; regular ; 10^40; ten duodecillion ; original ; positive; greater than zero ; thesis (in dialectics)

で

x103 | Rank #25

without doing ...

ぬまじ

x1 | Rank #142,763

Numaji

縁(ふち)

x1 | Rank #2,717

rim; brim; edge; brink

切(き)れる

x1 | Rank #1,634

to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack ; to be injured ; to wear out; to be worn out ; to break; to burst; to collapse ; to wear off; to stop working; to go dead ; to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due ; to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of ; to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected ; to cut well; to be sharp ; to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able

まったく

x2 | Rank #465

really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly ; indeed ; good grief

なる

x18 | Rank #44

to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain ; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) ; to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of ; to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished ; to change (into); to turn (into); to transform ; to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) ; to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make ; to play (the part of); to act as ; to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as ; to be promoted

土(と)地(ち)

x3 | Rank #2,167

plot of land; lot; soil ; locality; region; place

ごっそり

x1 | Rank #20,831

completely; entirely; all ; in large amounts; a lot

持(も)つ

x10 | Rank #190

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

しかも

x1 | Rank #624

moreover; furthermore ; nevertheless; and yet

向(む)こう

x2 | Rank #730

opposite side; other side ; over there; ahead; beyond; (in the) distance; far away; far off ; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad) ; the other party; the other side ; from now; next (e.g. two weeks); coming ...; from ... onwards

連(れん)中(ちゅう)

x3 | Rank #808

company; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folks ; troupe; company (of musicians)

いい

x77 | Rank #30

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