Heian Zankoku Monogatari - Vocabulary

ヨーヨー

| x1 | Rank #32,898

yo-yo; yoyo

ラらん

| x1 | Rank #61,673

radio listings

デーズ

| x1 | Rank #103,183

Dayes; Daze

か

| x367 | 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

な

| x81 | Rank #56

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?

と

| x1144 | Rank #6

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

思(おも)う

| x35 | Rank #55

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

貴(き)族(ぞく)

| x23 | Rank #5,827

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

である

| x32 | Rank #403

be; is

わたし

| x1047 | Rank #2,182

I; me

に

| x1763 | 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

労(ろう)働(どう)

| x6 | Rank #8,628

manual labor; manual labour; toil; work ; Labour Party

など

| x80 | Rank #311

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth ; or something ; the likes of ; for example; for instance; for one

不(ふ)似(に)合(あ)い

| x2 | Rank #30,810

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

です

| x532 | Rank #18

be; is

し

| x133 | Rank #110

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

食(た)べる

| x22 | Rank #220

to eat ; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

たり

| x4 | Rank #659

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") ; doing such things as... ; expresses a command ; to be ; indicates completion or continuation of an action

睡(すい)眠(みん)

| x2 | Rank #6,521

sleep

を

| x2369 | Rank #2

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.

とる

| x12 | Rank #413

to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold ; to pass; to hand; to give ; to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation) ; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose ; to remove; to get rid of; to take off ; to take away; to steal; to rob ; to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins) ; to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop) ; to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside ; to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep

する

| x244 | Rank #13

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

も

| x743 | 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

生(い)きる

| x25 | Rank #245

to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

いく

| x17 | Rank #117

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 ...

ゆく

| x3 | Rank #2,292

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 ...

な

| x108 | Rank #249

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

気(き)

| x39 | Rank #82

spirit; mind; heart ; nature; disposition ; intention; mind; will; motivation ; mood; feelings ; consciousness ; care; attention; consideration; worry ; interest ; (the) air; atmosphere ; ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood ; fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste

て

| x322 | Rank #16

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 ...

って

| x113 | 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 ...

くれる

| x46 | Rank #61

to give; to let (one) have ; to give ; to do for one; to take the trouble to do ; to do to someone's disadvantage

怠(たい)惰(だ)

| x2 | Rank #16,256

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

という

| x121 | Rank #72

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

名(な)

| x9 | Rank #503

name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

の

| x2958 | 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

妄(もう)想(そう)

| x2 | Rank #3,279

delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy

が

| x1786 | 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

その

| x207 | Rank #21

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

とき

| x44 | Rank #406

time; hour; moment ; occasion; case ; chance; opportunity; season ; the times; the age; the day ; tense

引(ひ)きこもり

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shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; person who has withdrawn from society ; social withdrawal; shunning other people

で

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without doing ...

ある

| x114 | Rank #29

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

支(し)配(はい)

| x4 | Rank #2,398

rule; domination; control ; direction; management; guidance ; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing; influence; sway ; government

そもそも

| x5 | Rank #739

in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio ; after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") ; beginning; start

死(し)ぬ

| x39 | Rank #200

to die; to pass away ; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead ; to cease; to stop

誰(だれ)

| x34 | Rank #112

who

決(き)める

| x5 | Rank #320

to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix ; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match) ; to persist in doing; to go through with ; to always do; to have made a habit of ; to take for granted; to assume ; to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines ; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing ; to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.) ; to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

んです

| x123 | Rank #51

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

神(かみ)

| x7 | Rank #742

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami ; incredible; fantastic; amazing ; Emperor (of Japan) ; thunder

様(よう)です

| x4 | Rank #5,732

seeming to be; appearing to be ; like; similar to

仏(ほとけ)

| x3 | Rank #7,480

Buddha; Shakyamuni ; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha ; the dead; dead person; departed soul ; merciful person

何(なに)

| x87 | Rank #26

what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

様(さま)

| x59 | Rank #214

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms ; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ; state; situation; appearance; manner

ですか

| x56 | Rank #81

indicates question

みたい

| x51 | Rank #129

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

こと

| x332 | Rank #14

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 ...

考(かんが)える

| x27 | Rank #144

to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on) ; to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration ; to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect ; to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan ; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine ; to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise ; to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view

つつ

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while ; even though; despite

自(じ)宅(たく)

| x24 | Rank #2,843

one's home; one's house

アパート

| x15 | Rank #4,173

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house ; apartment

で

| x678 | Rank #35

at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know

独(ひと)り

| x4 | Rank #5,850

one person ; being alone; being by oneself ; being single; being unmarried ; by oneself; alone ; just; only; simply

布(ふ)団(とん)

| x17 | Rank #3,074

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

くるまる

| x6 | Rank #20,128

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

でした

| x200 | Rank #310

was, were

もう

| x64 | Rank #36

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

どれだけ

| x7 | Rank #1,209

how much; how many; to what extent

時(じ)間(かん)

| x36 | Rank #153

time ; hour ; period; class; lesson

こう

| x13 | Rank #156

in this way; like this; so; thus ; this (much); so ; uh; er; mm; well

消(しょう)費(ひ)

| x2 | Rank #5,872

consumption; expenditure; spending

でしょうか

| x66 | Rank #478

don't you think?; indicates question

一人(ひとり)暮(ぐ)らし

| x7 | Rank #6,707

living by oneself; living alone

哀(かな)しい

| x4 | Rank #15,283

sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful ; sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous

餌(えさ)

| x10 | Rank #3,600

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food ; bait; lure; enticement

与(あた)える

| x10 | Rank #785

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award ; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply ; to assign ; to cause ; to pass (a variable to a function)

くる

| x49 | Rank #54

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 ...")

奇(き)特(とく)

| x1 | Rank #28,059

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable ; strange (person); weird; odd

ひと

| x59 | Rank #718

another person; other people; others ; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) ; outsider; stranger

にも

| x25 | Rank #135

also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

心(こころ)当(あ)たり

| x2 | Rank #2,534

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

は

| x1993 | Rank #3

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

まじ

| x2 | Rank #648

serious; not joking; straight

かもしれません

| x12 | Rank #1,153

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

最(さい)後(ご)

| x9 | Rank #251

end; conclusion ; last; final; latest; most recent ; no sooner than; once; right after (often having negative consequences) ; one's final moments

見(み)苦(ぐる)しい

| x2 | Rank #6,687

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful; shameful

足(あ)搔(が)く

| x1 | Rank #38,894

to paw (at) the ground ; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to flail about ; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive; to make every effort

ことなく

| x2 | Rank #2,566

without accident; uneventfully ; without ...

このまま

| x10 | Rank #301

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

泥(どろ)

| x6 | Rank #4,070

mud; (wet) dirt ; thief ; Android (mobile operating system)

溶(と)ける

| x3 | Rank #3,492

to melt; to thaw; to fuse ; to dissolve

ように

| x63 | Rank #84

like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may

消(き)える

| x6 | Rank #492

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

む

| x4 | Rank #2,132

unh; oof ; wow; whoa ; yes; yeah; uh-huh

うん

| x22 | Rank #65

yes; yeah; uh huh ; hum; hmmm; well; erm; huh? ; oof

耳(みみ)障(ざわ)り

| x1 | Rank #15,303

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous

羽(は)音(おと)

| x2 | Rank #21,993

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); buzz (of bees, etc.) ; whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

聞(き)こえる

| x6 | Rank #466

to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears ; to sound (like); to come across (as) ; to be well known; to be famous ; to accept (someone's words); to agree; to understand

なかば

| x2 | Rank #27,581

middle; halfway; midway ; half (of); one half ; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially ; mostly; almost; nearly

朦(もう)朧(ろう)

| x1 | Rank #13,539

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy; cloudy; obscure

そば

| x28 | Rank #993

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while ; third person