Jiten beta

section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph ; phrase ; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry) ; haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc. ; maxim; saying; idiom; expression ; clause (e.g. in a database query language)

しゅふ

| x2 | Rank #107,103

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

道(みち)

| x6 | Rank #431

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

き

| x1 | Rank #4,554

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

大(だい)学(がく)

| x1 | Rank #1,303

university; college ; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators) ; the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

おお

| x4 | Rank #2,790

large; big; great; major; important; serious; heavy; loud ; older; senior ; final; ultimate ; rough; broad; general

の

| x117 | 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

こう

| x8 | Rank #156

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

す

| x7 | Rank #513

to be ; to do

ケー

| x1 | Rank #3,014

K; k ; kilo- ; kelvin ; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat ; potassium (K) ; king (playing card rank) ; key (color); black ; Köchel (catalogue of Mozart's music) ; kitchen

あ

| x15 | Rank #60

ah; oh ; hey!

話(はなし)

| x6 | Rank #90

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

回(かい)

| x4 | Rank #1,054

counter for occurrences ; a time; an instance ; inning (baseball); round; game ; episode; chapter; instalment ; Hui (people) ; Islam

第(だい)１(いち)

| x2 | Rank #2,129

first; foremost; number one ; most important ; best; greatest; most ; above all; besides; in any case; to begin with

条(すじ)

| x5 | Rank #5,540

muscle; tendon; sinew ; vein; artery ; fiber; fibre; string ; line; stripe; streak ; reason; logic ; plot; storyline ; lineage; descent ; school (e.g. of scholarship or arts) ; aptitude; talent ; source (of information, etc.); circle; channel

第(だい)

| x1 | Rank #18,734

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

おまけ

| x6 | Rank #4,373

something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; free gift; freebie; giveaway; premium; prize ; (giving a) discount; price reduction ; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)

漫(まん)画(が)

| x9 | Rank #3,077

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

まげ

| x2 | Rank #51,546

flexure; bending

おやっさん

| x1 | Rank #22,418

father; dad ; old man

焼(や)き芋(いも)

| x1 | Rank #28,996

roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato

３(みっ)つ

| x1 | Rank #2,014

three ; three years of age

あいよ

| x1 | Rank #6,452

okay; sure; okey-dokey

ほんで

| x1 | Rank #10,727

and; thereupon; because of that

俺(おれ)

| x6 | Rank #44

I; me

相(あい)手(て)

| x2 | Rank #220

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

リーダー

| x1 | Rank #3,068

leader ; leaders; dotted line; ellipsis

に

| x65 | 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

入(い)れる

| x1 | Rank #206

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

言(い)う

| x5 | Rank #39

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

ん

| x18 | Rank #23

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

よ

| x28 | Rank #10

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

お山(やま)の大(たい)将(しょう)

| x1 | Rank #54,151

king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain

気(き)取(ど)る

| x1 | Rank #5,196

to be affected; to put on airs ; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

か

| x33 | 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

知(し)る

| x1 | Rank #89

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

けど

| x6 | Rank #37

but; however; although

この

| x14 | Rank #22

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

雅(みやび)

| x6 | Rank #16,446

refinement; elegance; grace

目(め)の黒(くろ)いうち

| x1 | Rank #43,568

while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives

猿(さる)

| x1 | Rank #5,612

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate ; sly person ; idiot; hick ; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) ; clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook ; bathhouse prostitute

山(やま)

| x4 | Rank #1,079

mountain; hill ; mine ; (mountain) forest ; heap; pile; stack; mountain ; protruding or high part of an object; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire) ; climax; peak; critical point ; guess; speculation; gamble ; (criminal) case; crime ; mountain climbing; mountaineering ; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)

で

| x29 | Rank #35

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

する

| x13 | 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

ほな

| x1 | Rank #6,582

then; well then; if so

もう

| x5 | 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

ビビる

| x3 | Rank #2,444

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to feel self-conscious; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet; to get the jitters ; to be startled; to be surprised; to be shocked; to feel frightened; to be spooked ; to be shy; to be bashful

おい

| x6 | Rank #152

hey!; say!; I say!; come on!; look!; oi! ; I; me

兄(あに)貴(き)

| x8 | Rank #2,406

elder brother ; one's senior ; older man; man older than oneself

星(ほし)

| x1 | Rank #1,224

star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body ; star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk ; star (actor, player, etc.) ; dot; spot; fleck ; bullseye ; perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspect ; one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune ; point; score ; star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi ; (pyrotechnic) star

が

| x60 | 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

見(み)える

| x1 | Rank #188

to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight ; to look; to seem; to appear ; to come

最(さい)近(きん)

| x1 | Rank #391

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now ; nearest; closest

農(のう)作(さく)

| x1 | Rank #81,597

farming

地(ち)

| x1 | Rank #1,664

earth; ground; land; soil ; place ; territory ; bottom (of a package, book, etc.) ; earth (one of the five elements)

荒(あ)らす

| x2 | Rank #6,081

to lay waste; to devastate; to damage ; to invade; to break into ; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

とは

| x4 | Rank #80

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

聞(き)く

| x4 | Rank #93

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

いい

| x5 | Rank #25

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

猪(いのしし)

| x4 | Rank #18,589

wild boar; wild pig

だ

| x16 | Rank #8

be; is

まさか

| x3 | Rank #242

by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not) ; something unexpected; emergency ; currently; for the time being; presently; for now ; indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly

街(まち)

| x1 | Rank #1,156

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

町(まち)

| x2 | Rank #1,176

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

まで

| x5 | Rank #42

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

降(お)りる

| x1 | Rank #1,206

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down ; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount ; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold ; to be granted; to be issued; to be given ; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.) ; to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

出(で)る

| x2 | Rank #95

to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over

おお

| x4 | Rank #393

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

おどれ

| x2 | Rank #30,911

you

も

| x35 | 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

しのぎ

| x1 | Rank #20,159

tiding over

厳(きび)しい

| x2 | Rank #986

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless ; hard (to do); difficult; tricky ; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement

分(わ)かる

| x3 | Rank #270

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!

せや

| x3 | Rank #6,685

that is right; that is so; oh, right

うち

| x1 | Rank #148

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

舎(しゃ)弟(てい)

| x1 | Rank #21,883

one's younger brother ; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

出(だ)す

| x5 | Rank #149

to take out; to get out ; to put out; to reveal; to show ; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in ; to publish; to make public ; to send (e.g. letter) ; to produce (a sound); to start (fire) ; to serve (food) ; ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) ; to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...

て

| x11 | 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 ...

黙(だま)る

| x1 | Rank #426

to be silent; to say nothing

ぞ

| x4 | Rank #58

adds force or indicates command

よう

| x1 | Rank #1,958

well; properly; skillfully ; often ; how (could you); why (would you)

見(み)る

| x5 | Rank #64

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) ...

さる

| x1 | Rank #6,760

to leave; to go away ; to pass; to elapse ; to be distant ; to send away; to drive off; to divorce ; to (do) completely ; last ... (e.g. "last April")

ェ

| x5 | Rank #1,347

to; towards; for

流(なが)れ星(ぼし)

| x1 | Rank #12,055

shooting star; falling star; meteor ; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

こら

| x1 | Rank #934

hey! ; hey!

堅(かた)木(ぎ)

| x1 | Rank #130,030

hardwood

坂田

| x1 | Rank #39,233

Sakaguchi ; Sakata ; Sakada ; Sataka

さん

| x9 | Rank #19

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

作(つく)る

| x3 | Rank #198

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct ; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) ; to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train ; to till ; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write ; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose ; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found ; to have (a child) ; to make up (one's face, etc.) ; to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

数(かず)

| x2 | Rank #525

number; amount

少(すく)ない

| x1 | Rank #1,018

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare

冬(ふゆ)

| x1 | Rank #2,171

winter

だけ

| x5 | Rank #33

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

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