Jiten beta

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

惨(ざん)殺(さつ)

x1 | Rank #22,829

slaughter; massacre

元(もと)

x5 | Rank #550

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

は

x457 | Rank #2

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

被(ひ)害(がい)者(しゃ)

x42 | Rank #1,150

victim; injured party; sufferer

残(のこ)す

x11 | Rank #886

to leave (behind) ; to leave (undone); to not finish ; to save; to set aside; to reserve ; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath ; to stay (in the ring); to hold on

ダイイングメッセージ

x6 | Rank #21,199

dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)

から

x136 | 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

犯(はん)人(にん)

x88 | Rank #499

offender; criminal; culprit

を

x455 | 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.

断(だん)定(てい)

x2 | Rank #9,550

conclusion; decision; judgement; declaration ; affirmative

小(ちい)さな

x2 | Rank #808

small; little; tiny

江(え)戸(ど)

x4 | Rank #3,347

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

川(かわ)

x2 | Rank #1,529

river; stream ; River; the ... river

しかし

x12 | Rank #162

however; but

その

x49 | Rank #28

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

本(ほん)当(とう)

x9 | Rank #267

truth; reality; actuality; fact ; proper; right; correct; official ; genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable

の

x817 | 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

姿(すがた)

x7 | Rank #299

figure; form; shape ; appearance; dress; guise ; state; condition; picture; image ; form (of a waka) ; dressed in ...; wearing ...

高(こう)校(こう)生(せい)

x3 | Rank #2,535

senior high school student

名(な)

x6 | Rank #430

name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

探(たん)偵(てい)

x12 | Rank #2,204

detective; investigator; sleuth ; detective work; secret investigation

正(しょう)体(たい)

x2 | Rank #1,411

true character; true form; true colors; identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin ; consciousness; one's senses

かくして

x1 | Rank #12,217

thus

家(うち)

x4 | Rank #245

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

探(たん)偵(てい)事(じ)務(む)所(しょ)

x1 | Rank #16,386

detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm

に

x526 | 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

こ

x9 | Rank #824

child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person ; (one's) child; offspring ; young woman ; young (animal) ; offshoot ; interest ; new share ; player who is not a dealer ; young geisha; young prostitute ; bird egg

へ

x6 | Rank #86

to; towards; for

挑(ちょう)戦(せん)

x1 | Rank #2,997

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

する

x38 | 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

べく

x1 | Rank #3,170

in order to; for the purpose of ; must; should

現(あらわ)れる

x1 | Rank #856

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise ; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

大(おお)阪(さか)

x1 | Rank #2,832

Osaka (city, prefecture)

ところが

x1 | Rank #4,879

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite

彼(あ)の

x1 | Rank #10,859

that; those; the

高(こう)校(こう)

x1 | Rank #1,122

senior high school; high school

土産(みやげ)

x1 | Rank #9,476

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling ; present brought by a visitor ; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice

酒(さけ)

x2 | Rank #1,302

alcohol; sake

一(ひと)口(くち)

x1 | Rank #4,729

mouthful; morsel; bite ; gulp; sip; draft; draught ; one word; in short ; one share; one contribution

飲(の)む

x4 | Rank #432

to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine) ; to smoke (tobacco) ; to swallow up; to engulf ; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath) ; to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to ; to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe ; to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)

体(からだ)

x5 | Rank #234

body ; torso; trunk ; build; physique; frame; figure ; health; constitution

異(い)変(へん)

x1 | Rank #6,147

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident; disaster

起(お)きる

x3 | Rank #551

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire) ; to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake ; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

とつぜん

x2 | Rank #22,453

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

愛(あい)液(えき)

x1 | Rank #3,632

genital secretions; sexual fluids ; semen; cum

戻(もど)る

x8 | Rank #255

to turn back (e.g. half-way) ; to return; to go back ; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned ; to rebound; to spring back

と

x200 | Rank #6

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

大(おお)喜(よろこ)び

x1 | Rank #11,658

great joy; delight; jubilation

奇(き)跡(せき)

x2 | Rank #1,991

miracle; wonder; marvel

一(いち)度(ど)

x4 | Rank #496

once; one time; on one occasion ; temporarily; for a moment ; one degree; one tone; one musical interval

だけ

x25 | Rank #47

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

で

x188 | Rank #11

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

ある

x34 | Rank #36

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

日(ひ)

x3 | Rank #251

day; days ; sun; sunshine; sunlight ; (the) day; daytime; daylight ; date; deadline ; (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood) ; case (esp. unfortunate); event

スキー

x4 | Rank #8,562

skiing ; ski; skis

出(で)かける

x3 | Rank #2,091

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out ; to be about to leave; to be just going out

生(い)きる

x2 | Rank #336

to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

事(じ)件(けん)

x28 | Rank #400

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

遭(そう)遇(ぐう)

x2 | Rank #5,388

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

天(てん)気(き)

x1 | Rank #4,380

weather ; fair weather; fine weather

だった

x26 | Rank #40

was; were

金(きん)銭(せん)

x1 | Rank #13,135

money; cash

ある日(ひ)

x1 | Rank #3,293

one day; (on) a certain day

一人(ひとり)

x2 | Rank #371

one person ; being alone; being by oneself ; being single; being unmarried ; by oneself; alone ; just; only; simply

またもや

x2 | Rank #17,139

once again; yet again

事(じ)情(じょう)

x1 | Rank #1,217

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

増(ぞう)殖(しょく)

x1 | Rank #16,135

increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

三(さん)人(にん)

x3 | Rank #1,509

three people

雪(ゆき)山(やま)

x1 | Rank #17,561

snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain ; pile of snow

豪(ごう)華(か)

x1 | Rank #5,866

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid; fancy; gorgeous

別(べっ)荘(そう)

x2 | Rank #5,725

holiday house; vacation home; villa ; prison; jail

大(だい)学(がく)教(きょう)授(じゅ)

x1 | Rank #30,847

university professor; college professor

おくる

x3 | Rank #444

to give (as a gift); to present ; to confer; to bestow; to award

さう

x1 | Rank #54,564

to be ; to do

じゃない

x27 | Rank #45

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

です

x66 | Rank #18

be; is

前(ぜん)巻(かん)

x1 | Rank #16,216

previous volume

まで

x37 | Rank #59

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

あらすじ

x1 | Rank #10,131

outline; summary; argument

皿(さら)

x4 | Rank #3,795

plate; dish; platter; disc ; serving; helping; course ; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

それはそれで

x1 | Rank #4,794

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

ない

x29 | Rank #37

nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not

けど

x31 | Rank #34

but; however; although

話(はな)す

x4 | Rank #302

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat ; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss ; to speak (a language)

テーブルクロス

x11 | Rank #43,660

tablecloth

それ

x56 | Rank #26

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

そう

x43 | Rank #44

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

そういえば

x6 | Rank #558

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

いいから

x1 | Rank #575

never mind that; don't worry about that ; listen up

次(つぎ)

x4 | Rank #254

next; following; subsequent ; stage; station

死(し)

x3 | Rank #648

death ; (an) out ; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

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