Vocabulary for Murasaki Shikibu Nikki
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x1 | Rank #67,462
first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning ; Introduction; Preface
x5 | Rank #6,215
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid; fancy; gorgeous
x7 | Rank #1,958
party (social gathering) ; party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing) ; (political) party
x1 | Rank #19,695
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; of various colours ; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of; a variety of
x3013 | 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
x5 | Rank #18,788
costume; dress; attire
x2 | Rank #6,461
stylish; fashionable; trendy; chic; smartly dressed; careful about one's appearance ; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; dressing nicely; making oneself look attractive ; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
x75 | Rank #32
greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
x7 | Rank #6,348
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
その
x187 | Rank #28
that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...
x3 | Rank #1,090
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
x1557 | 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
x1 | Rank #9,705
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to curl (of smoke) ; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
x6 | Rank #3,348
author; writer; novelist; artist
x365 | Rank #28,565
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
x1070 | 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
こう
x21 | Rank #209
in this way; like this; so; thus ; this (much); so ; uh; er; mm; well
する
x126 | 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
x23 | Rank #59,174
court service
x4 | Rank #1,703
daily; everyday ; days (e.g. of one's youth) ; every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day
x1399 | 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.
x3 | Rank #21,067
to spell ; to write; to compose; to frame ; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch; to sew together; to stitch together
x20 | Rank #1,029
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
x44 | Rank #98,771
The Diary of Lady Murasaki (c. 1010)
x1429 | Rank #2
indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis
x36 | Rank #13,346
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio ; consort of the emperor
x1 | Rank #2,152
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); (stage) performance ; setting (of a story); scene ; sphere (of activity); stage (e.g. political stage); scene; arena; world
x1 | Rank #110,017
celebrity
x1 | Rank #191
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
たち
x173 | Rank #124
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
x2 | Rank #6,552
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; calculations ; purpose; intention; motive; ulterior motive ; others' opinions of one ; speculation
x1 | Rank #21,888
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
x1 | Rank #28,591
The Great (e.g. in film and book titles); The Grand
x11 | Rank #5,669
politics; government
x2 | Rank #38,545
essay
x507 | Rank #10
at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know
x584 | 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
ある
x43 | Rank #36
to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about
x764 | Rank #6
if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question
いう
x14 | Rank #158
to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
x35 | Rank #563
woman; female ; feminine gender
という
x216 | Rank #61
called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...
x9 | Rank #1,745
image (in one's mind); impression; imagining; mental image; (forming a) mental picture ; (computer) image ; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition; impression
x158 | 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
x25 | Rank #447
to write; to compose; to pen ; to draw; to paint
ほど
x59 | Rank #224
extent; degree; measure ; limit; bounds ; (span of) time ; (a) distance ; the state of; the status of; the condition of ; about; around; approximately; or so ; as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ... ; the more ... the more ...
だから
x18 | Rank #57
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already
x1 | Rank #29,400
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
x3 | Rank #9,414
intelligence
x10 | Rank #19,771
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
x5 | Rank #3,422
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
には
x172 | Rank #37
to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)
x2 | Rank #2,125
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
でも
x91 | 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
そう
x64 | Rank #41
in that way; thus; such ; so ; so?
である
x32 | Rank #229
be; is
だけ
x45 | Rank #45
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
x2 | Rank #1,092
to approach; to draw near; to get close ; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
がたい
x3 | Rank #4,687
difficult to ...; hard to ...
とか
x18 | Rank #86
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
x2 | Rank #22,540
hard to please; difficult; particular; fussy; choosy; picky; fastidious ; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased; sullen; crabby; cranky; grumpy
x4 | Rank #1,463
or; either ... or ; maybe; perhaps; possibly ; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
x5 | Rank #1,224
another person; other people; others ; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) ; outsider; stranger
x1 | Rank #24,812
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
x1 | Rank #2,264
to float; to be suspended ; to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to loom (up) ; to come to mind; to have inspiration
ので
x62 | Rank #115
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
ない
x67 | Rank #35
nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not
x27 | Rank #516
don't you think?; indicates question
x17 | Rank #449
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
これら
x15 | Rank #4,497
these
x5 | Rank #4,152
of the time; at the time ; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
x74 | Rank #30,895
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager ; emperor's second consort ; empress; palace of the empress ; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground ; demesne of the imperial palace
x8 | Rank #50,924
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
x11 | Rank #214
ahead; before; ago
x8 | Rank #1,141
reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions ; practice (as opposed to theory) ; truly; really; indeed; actually ; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
彰子
x175 | Rank #38,596
Akiko ; Akirako ; Ayako ; Teruko
x183 | Rank #4,581
wife (esp. one's own wife) ; court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace ; woman (esp. as a love interest)
x1 | Rank #7,943
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
から
x202 | 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
x13 | Rank #1,543
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug ; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
x408 | 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 ...
いる
x75 | Rank #55
to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
x1 | Rank #1,852
to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
デシ
x115 | Rank #248
deci-; 10^-1
x168 | Rank #148
did; (have) done ; (please) do
x1 | Rank #61,060
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to take with one ; to lead (e.g. troops) ; to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up; to bring to the fore
x2 | Rank #41,881
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
x1 | Rank #33,667
intellectual; educated person ; intelligentsia
x1 | Rank #2,058
misunderstanding
x17 | Rank #385
beginning; outset; first; onset
x1 | Rank #5,587
to anyone; to everyone ; by anyone; by everyone ; in everyone; in anyone
x11 | 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
x1 | Rank #2,223
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag) ; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread ; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.) ; to make (a call) ; to spend (time, money); to expend; to use ; to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto ; to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.) ; to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose ; to multiply (arithmetic operation) ; to secure (e.g. lock)
もらう
x7 | Rank #157
to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected
のです
x119 | Rank #350
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
そんな
x35 | Rank #64
such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!
x7 | Rank #4,745
one's post; place of work; workplace
x7 | Rank #274
place; location; spot; position ; room; space ; basho; wrestling tournament