Sarusuberi: Miss HOKUSAI - Vocabulary

x5 | Rank #482

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

ち

x7 | Rank #613

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

くる

x4 | 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 ...")

来(く)る

x7 | Rank #89

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

x58 | Rank #32

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

が

x135 | 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

て

x10 | 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 ...

って

x35 | 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 ...

さ

x12 | Rank #90

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

畳(たたみ)敷(じ)き

x1 | Rank #71,286

tatami-matted

の

x164 | 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

紙(かみ)

x1 | Rank #2,261

paper

に

x100 | 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

を

x69 | 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.

描(えが)く

x11 | Rank #849

to draw; to paint; to sketch ; to depict; to describe ; to picture in one's mind; to imagine ; to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

みる

x6 | Rank #166

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) ...

見(み)る

x6 | Rank #87

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) ...

か

x62 | 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

と

x57 | Rank #6

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

思(おも)う

x5 | 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

バー

x1 | Rank #2,700

bar; tavern; barroom; pub ; bar (establishment, counter, etc. where food and drinks are sold) ; bar (in the high jump or pole vault); crossbar (in soccer, rugby, etc.); (ballet) barre

米(こめ)

x1 | Rank #4,462

(husked grains of) rice ; staple (product, etc.); necessity ; (online) comment

一(ひと)粒(つぶ)

x1 | Rank #17,832

one grain; one drop; one bead

雀(すずめ)

x2 | Rank #9,398

tree sparrow (Passer montanus) ; talkative person; knowledgeable person

で

x67 | Rank #11

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

絵(え)師(し)

x6 | Rank #30,092

painter; artist ; illustrator

それ

x13 | Rank #26

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

なら

x5 | 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

ば

x1 | Rank #702

if ... then; when ; and ; why don't you...? ; the more (one does something) ; because; since

わかる

x5 | Rank #191

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!

かえ

x2 | Rank #10,148

change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy ; rate of exchange

その

x9 | Rank #28

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

きが

x1 | Rank #13,367

starvation; famine; hunger

おれ

x13 | Rank #187

I; me

父(ちち)

x1 | Rank #658

father

です

x1 | Rank #18

be; is

おっ

x4 | Rank #409

oh; oops

ウッ

x13 | Rank #164

oof; ough; ulp

犬(いぬ)

x2 | Rank #1,156

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ; squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy ; loser; asshole ; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

くそ

x2 | Rank #833

damn; damn it; shit; crap ; feces; excrement; dung ; damn; damned; blasted; stupid ; very; extremely; really ; terrible; awful; shit; crap ; a lot ; negligible; insignificant; not mattering at all; counting for nothing; hardly worth consideration; out of the question

踏(ふ)む

x2 | Rank #2,569

to step on; to tread on; to trample on ; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit ; to experience; to undergo ; to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete ; to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise ; to rhyme ; to succeed to (e.g. the throne)

わい

x1 | Rank #4,558

indicates emotion

あはは

x1 | Rank #949

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

たまや

x1 | Rank #51,939

mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse

たま

x2 | Rank #1,504

ball; sphere; globe; orb ; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet ; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball) ; pile (of noodles, etc.) ; bullet ; bulb (i.e. a light bulb) ; lens (of glasses, etc.) ; bead (of an abacus) ; ball (i.e. a testicle) ; gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl

や

x8 | Rank #72

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?

誰(だれ)

x2 | Rank #147

who

だ

x73 | Rank #8

be; is

い

x10 | Rank #134

strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

ェ

x2 | Rank #429

to; towards; for

へ

x32 | Rank #86

to; towards; for

ああ

x18 | Rank #53

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

栄(ロン)

x26 | Rank #13,135

winning by picking up a discarded tile

弁(べん)当(とう)

x1 | Rank #3,150

bento; Japanese box lunch

買(か)う

x2 | Rank #408

to buy; to purchase ; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize ; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour) ; to accept; to take on; to take up ; to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

ありがと

x1 | Rank #1,018

thank you; thanks

よ

x73 | Rank #10

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

仕(し)事(ごと)

x3 | Rank #220

work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment ; work

減(へ)る

x1 | Rank #1,749

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

んだ

x32 | Rank #16

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

ね

x25 | 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 ...

云(い)う

x12 | Rank #11,820

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

ちょっと

x9 | Rank #76

a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

脇(わき)

x1 | Rank #3,855

armpit; under one's arm; side; flank ; beside; close to; near; by ; aside; to the side; away; out of the way ; off-track; off-topic ; deuteragonist; supporting role ; second verse (in a linked series of poems)

から

x39 | 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

日(ひ)々(び)

x2 | Rank #1,650

daily; everyday ; days (e.g. of one's youth) ; every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day

おまんま

x1 | Rank #47,987

cooked rice ; food; meal

どうしてる

x1 | Rank #8,118

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

どう

x11 | Rank #68

how; in what way; how about

する

x18 | 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

親(おや)父(じ)

x1 | Rank #1,286

one's father; one's old man; dad; pops ; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer ; one's boss ; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord ; grizzly bear

娘(むすめ)

x6 | Rank #450

daughter ; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

筆(ふで)

x1 | Rank #9,347

writing brush; paintbrush; pen ; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; penmanship; something drawn with a brush ; writing (composing text); the written word ; (land) lot; plot

二(に)本(ほん)

x1 | Rank #6,898

two (long cylindrical things)

箸(はし)

x1 | Rank #5,773

chopsticks

四(よん)本(ほん)

x1 | Rank #18,965

four (long cylindrical things)

ある

x6 | Rank #36

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

何処(どこ)

x8 | Rank #4,939

where; what place ; how much (long, far); what extent

転(ころ)ぶ

x1 | Rank #3,810

to fall down; to fall over ; to turn out; to play out ; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize ; to roll; to tumble ; (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

喰(く)う

x1 | Rank #5,004

to eat ; to live; to make a living; to survive ; to bite; to sting (as insects do) ; to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of ; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume ; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position ; to consume time; to consume resources ; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) ; to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

さあ

x7 | Rank #272

come (on); come now; come along; here ; all right; right; okay; now; here goes ; well; hmm; uh; let's see; I'm not sure ; here; now; there (we go); ah; oh ; about that, ...; actually, ...

そう

x7 | Rank #44

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

お

x15 | Rank #334

oh! (expression of slight surprise)

猶(なお)

x11 | Rank #41,850

still; yet ; more; still more; greater; further ; as ...; like ... ; furthermore; in addition; moreover; note that ...

ん

x3 | Rank #22

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

とこ

x8 | Rank #394

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

行(い)く

x9 | Rank #79

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 ...

こないだ

x1 | Rank #2,495

the other day; lately; recently

新(あたら)しい

x1 | Rank #546

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

浴衣(ゆかた)

x1 | Rank #7,925

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

持(も)つ

x5 | Rank #181

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

ねえちゃん

x11 | Rank #11,139

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister ; girl

前(さき)

x5 | Rank #123

point; tip; end; nozzle ; head (of a line); front ; first; before; ahead (of) ; (the way) ahead; beyond ; future ; previous; prior; former; recent; last ; destination; address; place where you do something ; rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part ; the other party

たって

x2 | Rank #518

even if; even though ; however; no matter how

金(きん)魚(ぎょ)

x2 | Rank #11,250

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

くれる

x4 | Rank #80

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

毎(まい)日(にち)

x1 | Rank #802

every day