Saiunkoku Monogatari - Episode 13 - Vocabulary

x1 | Rank #1,012

reason; cause; grounds ; meaning; sense ; (good) sense; reason ; circumstances; case ; (romantic) relationship; love affair

も

x30 | 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

分(わ)かる

x3 | Rank #136

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

うち

x6 | Rank #183

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

に

x70 | 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

青(あお)

x10 | Rank #2,470

blue; azure ; green ; green light (traffic) ; black (horse coat color) ; blue 5-point card ; immature; unripe; young

巾(はば)

x10 | Rank #60,733

width; breadth ; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude ; gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)

党(とう)

x10 | Rank #8,178

party (political) ; person who is fond of; fan of

の

x105 | 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

ゴロツキ

x5 | Rank #34,446

rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

追(お)う

x1 | Rank #951

to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after ; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.) ; to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel ; to drive (e.g. a herd) ; to be pressed (e.g. for time)

はめ

x1 | Rank #9,085

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting ; plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess

なる

x9 | 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

秀(しゅう)麗(れい)

x23 | Rank #22,052

graceful; beautiful

たち

x2 | Rank #124

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

は

x60 | Rank #2

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

花(か)街(がい)

x4 | Rank #40,360

red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter

いち

x3 | Rank #3,980

one; 1 ; best ; first; foremost ; beginning; start ; a (single); one (of many) ; ace ; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

妓(ぎ)楼(ろう)

x3 | Rank #49,889

brothel

楼(ろう)

x3 | Rank #9,670

tower; tall building; belvedere ; turret; lookout; watchtower ; brothel

逃(に)げ込(こ)む

x1 | Rank #9,566

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

彩(さい)雲(うん)

x2 | Rank #63,837

iridescent clouds; glowing clouds

国(くに)

x2 | Rank #411

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

王(おう)

x2 | Rank #547

king; ruler; sovereign; monarch ; tycoon; magnate; champion; master ; king (of the senior player)

紫(むらさき)

x2 | Rank #4,059

purple; violet ; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell ; soy sauce

と

x26 | Rank #6

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

いとしの

x1 | Rank #41,611

dear; beloved; darling

紅(くれない)

x5 | Rank #3,011

deep red; crimson ; rouge; lipstick

再(さい)会(かい)

x1 | Rank #3,325

meeting again; reunion

とても

x1 | Rank #491

very; awfully; exceedingly ; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

心(こころ)温(あたた)まる

x1 | Rank #47,191

to be heart-warming

もの

x3 | 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

だった

x4 | Rank #38

was; were

で

x31 | Rank #10

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

何(なん)で

x2 | Rank #261

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

あなた

x6 | Rank #92

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

が

x55 | 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 ...

いる

x6 | Rank #55

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

彼(かれ)

x4 | Rank #168

he; him ; boyfriend

会(あ)う

x1 | Rank #258

to meet; to encounter; to see ; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

来(く)る

x4 | Rank #90

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 ...")

くる

x4 | Rank #63

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 ...")

んだ

x8 | Rank #16

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

くん

x9 | Rank #159

Mr; master; boy ; Ms; miss ; sir; madam

昨日(きのう)

x3 | Rank #437

yesterday

を

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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.

保(ほ)護(ご)

x1 | Rank #4,317

protection; safeguard; guardianship; custody; patronage ; preservation; conservation

連(つ)れる

x1 | Rank #561

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

聞(き)く

x2 | Rank #134

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

から

x15 | Rank #12

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since ; from (originator); by ; because; since ; out of (constituent, part) ; through (e.g. window, vestibule) ; after; since ; expresses sympathy or warning

だ

x33 | Rank #8

be; is

藍(あい)

x5 | Rank #7,434

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye) ; indigo (dye) ; indigo (colour)

様(さま)

x4 | Rank #93

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

私(わたし)

x8 | Rank #22

I; me

お座(ざ)敷(しき)

x2 | Rank #35,242

tatami room ; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

途(と)中(ちゅう)

x1 | Rank #1,030

on the way; en route ; in the middle of; midway; halfway

坊(ぼう)や

x1 | Rank #5,297

boy; son; child ; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

絡(から)む

x1 | Rank #3,686

to twine; to get tangled; to get entangled; to get caught (in) ; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to be a factor (in); to have an influence ; to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with); to pester; to hassle

って

x14 | 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

x10 | Rank #21

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 ...

呼(よ)び出(だ)す

x1 | Rank #2,401

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to summon; to page; to invoke (e.g. a spirit) ; to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

ねえ

x7 | Rank #96

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

x19 | 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 ...

じゃあ

x2 | Rank #116

then; well; so; well then

胡(こ)蝶(ちょう)

x10 | Rank #34,156

butterfly

妓(ぎ)

x7 | Rank #15,224

geisha

さん

x14 | Rank #20

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

すっぽかす

x1 | Rank #20,815

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

将(しょう)軍(ぐん)

x2 | Rank #2,093

general ; shogun

この

x9 | Rank #27

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

相(あい)手(て)

x2 | Rank #217

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

いい度(ど)胸(きょう)

x1 | Rank #13,412

some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

する

x8 | 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

だろう

x5 | Rank #62

seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

うわあ

x3 | Rank #857

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

あの

x11 | Rank #49

that; those; the

僕(ぼく)

x7 | Rank #74

I; me ; you ; manservant

何(なに)か

x3 | Rank #103

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

取(と)る

x2 | Rank #374

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

デシ

x1 | Rank #248

deci-; 10^-1

た

x1 | Rank #148

did; (have) done ; (please) do

か

x24 | 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

うーん

x2 | Rank #712

um; er; well ; nuh-uh; no ; oof

君(きみ)

x3 | Rank #147

you; buddy; pal ; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master ; he; she

とは

x5 | Rank #98

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

x1 | Rank #446

quite; entirely; completely; at all ; as if; as though; just like

別(べつ)人(じん)

x2 | Rank #4,923

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

えっ

x11 | Rank #75

huh?; what's up?

だって

x4 | Rank #114

after all; because ; but ; even ; too; as well; also ; they say; I hear; you mean

また

x1 | Rank #105

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect

ヤツ

x4 | Rank #355

fellow; guy; chap ; thing; object ; he; she; him; her

ら

x2 | Rank #412

pluralizing suffix ; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc. ; nominalizing suffix

小(こ)僧(ぞう)

x2 | Rank #2,687

youngster; boy; kid; brat ; young Buddhist monk; young bonze ; young shop-boy; errand boy; apprentice

っ子(こ)

x1 | Rank #7,816

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

大(たい)変(へん)

x1 | Rank #423

very; greatly; terribly; awfully ; immense; enormous; great ; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible ; difficult; hard; challenging ; major incident; disaster

目(め)に遭(あ)う

x1 | Rank #15,475

to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

ぞ

x5 | Rank #59

adds force or indicates command

何(なに)

x10 | Rank #31

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)

負(ま)ける

x1 | Rank #550

to lose; to be defeated ; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ; to be inferior to ; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ; to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free