Jiten beta

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

カット

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cut; cutting ; haircut ; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show) ; illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); cut ; cut (shot; in tennis, table tennis, etc.); chop ; cutting (the ball) ; cutting off (an outfielder's throw) ; cut (of a deck of cards)

つまる

| x1 | Rank #1,546

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule) ; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up ; to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow ; to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for) ; to come to the end; to be settled ; to become a geminate consonant ; to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed

高橋留美子

| x4 | Rank #65,489

Takahashi Rumiko (1957.10.10-)

さん

| x55 | Rank #19

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

が

| x252 | 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

雑(ざっ)誌(し)

| x1 | Rank #2,810

magazine; journal; periodical

定(てい)価(か)

| x2 | Rank #14,181

list price; regular price; established price

一(いち)

| x6 | Rank #157

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

世(よ)にも

| x1 | Rank #16,401

extremely; very

まれ

| x1 | Rank #8,709

rare; seldom

凶(きょう)相(そう)

| x1 | Rank #61,939

bad luck (result from fortune telling) ; evil countenance

持(も)ち主(ぬし)

| x1 | Rank #2,789

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

諸星

| x27 | Rank #50,361

Ose ; Morohashi ; Morohoshi ; Morohoji ; Moroboshi

あたる

| x46 | Rank #2,355

to be hit; to strike ; to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed ; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to ; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) ; to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win ; to be successful; to go well; to be a hit ; to face; to confront ; to lie (in the direction of) ; to undertake; to be assigned ; to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted

次(つぎ)々(つぎ)に

| x1 | Rank #6,059

one by one; one after another; successively

遭(そう)遇(ぐう)

| x1 | Rank #4,371

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

する

| x65 | 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

奇(き)想(そう)天(てん)外(がい)

| x1 | Rank #36,828

fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable

珍(ちん)事(じ)件(けん)

| x1 | Rank #88,667

rare event; unexpected event

にも

| x2 | Rank #135

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

めげる

| x1 | Rank #11,502

to be discouraged; to shrink from

ひたすら

| x1 | Rank #3,400

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

頑(がん)張(ば)る

| x1 | Rank #319

to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best ; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) ; to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

に

| x252 | 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

人(にん)気(き)沸(ふっ)騰(とう)

| x1 | Rank #82,687

(enjoying) tumultuous popularity

ラム

| x42 | Rank #23,309

lamb ; lamb (meat)

繰(く)り広(ひろ)げる

| x1 | Rank #5,993

to unfold; to unroll; to open

はちゃめちゃ

| x1 | Rank #35,527

absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent ; extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton ; disorderly; chaotic; confused; messy

爆(ばく)笑(しょう)

| x1 | Rank #14,095

roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter ; laughing hard (of a single person)

ギャグ

| x1 | Rank #8,049

joke; gag

宇(う)宙(ちゅう)

| x2 | Rank #2,550

universe; cosmos; space

的(てき)

| x2 | Rank #645

-ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y ; -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of ; (something) like; along the lines of ; -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned ; Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.

おもしろい

| x3 | Rank #3,056

interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling ; amusing; funny; comical ; enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable ; good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging

で

| x76 | Rank #35

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

増(ます)々(ます)

| x1 | Rank #88,955

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

好(こう)調(ちょう)

| x1 | Rank #18,602

favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape

第(だい)三(さん)

| x1 | Rank #4,449

third

弾(たま)

| x1 | Rank #2,808

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

いよいよ

| x2 | Rank #1,170

more and more; all the more; increasingly ; at last; finally; beyond doubt ; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

登(とう)場(じょう)

| x1 | Rank #2,022

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.) ; appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence; introduction; advent

ここ

| x18 | Rank #41

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

どうして

| x4 | Rank #177

how; in what way; by what means ; why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for ; cannot possibly ; no way

それ

| x18 | Rank #20

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

いや

| x9 | Rank #63

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

メア

| x1 | Rank #40,954

Mare

なんだ

| x22 | Rank #69

what!; oh ; what the heck; what the; damn

よ

| x77 | Rank #10

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

なんか

| x20 | Rank #114

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

なお

| x3 | Rank #1,997

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

なんで

| x2 | Rank #197

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

いせ

| x1 | Rank #55,282

many torrents; many rapids

あなた

| x27 | Rank #113

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

なんとか

| x1 | Rank #2,744

something; something or other; so-and-so ; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

なん

| x1 | Rank #1,571

difficulty; trouble; hardship; shortage ; accident; disaster; danger ; fault; defect; flaw ; criticism; charge; blame

はいはい

| x1 | Rank #973

crawling (of a baby)

しょうか

| x1 | Rank #3,611

digestion (of food) ; digestion (of information); assimilation; thorough understanding ; consumption; absorption; using up; meeting (e.g. a quota); completion ; losing one's form and turning into something else

なんじゃ

| x5 | Rank #2,936

what

なんです

| x8 | Rank #294

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

か

| x107 | 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

やれやれ

| x1 | Rank #2,341

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

な

| x34 | Rank #248

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

んです

| x12 | Rank #51

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

ね

| x34 | Rank #12

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 ...

よく

| x5 | Rank #159

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully ; frequently; often ; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ... ; (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

たかはし

| x1 | Rank #52,970

Takahashi

やっぱり

| x10 | Rank #165

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

うん

| x2 | Rank #65

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

やつ

| x77 | Rank #295

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

ら

| x64 | Rank #423

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

図(ず)

| x46 | Rank #4,818

drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map ; sight; scene

父(ちち)

| x7 | Rank #781

father

は

| x246 | Rank #3

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

強(つよ)い

| x2 | Rank #297

strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough ; strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged ; good (at); skilled; knowledgeable ; being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient ; firm; rigid; solid ; intense; strong; fierce; high ; dependable; trustworthy

ディスコ

| x10 | Rank #40,489

disco; discotheque

インフェルノ

| x2 | Rank #49,491

inferno; hell

よめな

| x1 | Rank #129,331

Aster yomena (Asiatic species of aster)

たは

| x1 | Rank #15,579

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

た

| x6 | Rank #128

did; (have) done ; (please) do

さよなら

| x1 | Rank #2,278

goodbye; so long; farewell ; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; parting with ; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final; last; game-winning (e.g. hit)

を

| x229 | 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.

言(い)う

| x3 | Rank #39

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

気(け)もない

| x2 | Rank #12,956

showing no signs of; there being no hint of ; unthinkable

いい

| x38 | Rank #25

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

じゃない

| x19 | Rank #40

is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?

けど

| x8 | Rank #37

but; however; although

次(つぎ)

| x3 | Rank #192

next; following; subsequent ; stage; station

年(とし)

| x15 | Rank #142

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age