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

もと

x2 | Rank #1,994

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

に

x332 | 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

全(ぜん)国(こく)各(かく)地(ち)

x2 | Rank #34,952

every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide

から

x45 | 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

援(えん)軍(ぐん)

x2 | Rank #7,615

reinforcement

が

x262 | 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

集(しゅう)結(けつ)

x2 | Rank #10,479

massing (of troops); gathering

決(けっ)戦(せん)

x8 | Rank #4,930

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

時(とき)

x8 | Rank #111

time; hour; moment ; occasion; case ; chance; opportunity; season ; the times; the age; the day ; tense

を

x260 | 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.

待(ま)つ

x6 | Rank #129

to wait ; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate ; to depend on; to need

城(しろ)

x6 | Rank #1,440

castle

戻(もど)る

x4 | 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

自(おのずか)ら

x2 | Rank #1,064

oneself ; oneself; for oneself; personally; in person

国(こく)王(おう)

x18 | Rank #4,176

king; queen; monarch; sovereign ; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

率(ひき)いる

x2 | Rank #4,267

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

戦(たたか)う

x14 | Rank #437

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against) ; to compete (against) ; to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist

こと

x45 | Rank #13

thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

と

x139 | Rank #6

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

宣(せん)言(げん)

x2 | Rank #3,596

declaration; proclamation; announcement

一(いっ)方(ぽう)

x2 | Rank #1,819

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party ; on the one hand; on the other hand ; whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn ; just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only

乙(おつ)

x1 | Rank #13,541

(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); the latter ; stylish; chic; smart; witty; tasty ; strange; quaint; queer ; thank you; good job ; see you; goodbye; goodnight

対(たい)

x1 | Rank #1,544

versus; against; vs.; v. ; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180) ; toward ...; to ...; with ...; against ...; anti- ; equal footing; equal terms ; opposite

画(かく)

x1 | Rank #5,807

stroke (of a kanji)

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

つきとめる

x2 | Rank #30,666

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate; to identify ; to stab to death

べく

x2 | Rank #3,170

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

敵(てき)地(ち)

x2 | Rank #19,937

enemy territory; hostile place

落(おち)

x1 | Rank #11,635

slip; omission ; upshot; denouement; outcome; final result ; punch line (of a joke)

入(いり)

x1 | Rank #8,604

entering; entrance; entry ; attendance; audience; number (of visitors, customers, etc.) ; containing ; income; earnings; takings ; expenses; expenditure ; setting (of the Sun or Moon) ; beginning (of the equinoctial week, midsummer, etc.); start; first day

する

x34 | 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

太(た)郎(ろう)

x22 | Rank #3,425

first son

ちゃん

x24 | Rank #94

suffix for familiar person

見(み)る

x14 | 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) ...

もの

x8 | Rank #78

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

大(だい)好(こう)評(ひょう)

x1 | Rank #15,071

very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

連(れん)載(さい)

x1 | Rank #3,768

serialization; serialisation; serial story

や

x74 | 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?

ジパング

x1 | Rank #55,717

Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)

伝(でん)説(せつ)

x1 | Rank #1,583

legend; folklore; tradition

巻(まき)

x3 | Rank #625

roll (e.g. of cloth) ; winding (e.g. watch) ; volume (of book) ; speeding up ; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

それら

x2 | Rank #2,370

those; they

われ

x1 | Rank #7,179

I; me ; oneself ; you ; prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

もくする

x1 | Rank #95,799

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to consider ; to pay attention to; to watch

外(げ)科(か)

x1 | Rank #10,416

surgery (branch of medicine) ; department of surgery

旅(りょ)行(こう)

x2 | Rank #2,551

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

有(ゆう)料(りょう)

x1 | Rank #27,797

fee-charging; paid; not free ; toll road

で

x117 | Rank #24

without doing ...

ある

x13 | Rank #36

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

成(せい)長(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #1,691

growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult ; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

ね

x34 | 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 ...

それ

x27 | Rank #26

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

くれる

x9 | 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

よ

x55 | Rank #10

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

お兄(にい)ちゃん

x1 | Rank #512

(one's) older brother ; lad; sonny

お父(とう)さん

x1 | Rank #357

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada ; husband ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him

お友(とも)達(だち)

x1 | Rank #2,270

friend ; child (one does not know); another child; other children

お父(とう)様(さま)

x1 | Rank #2,505

father

なる

x21 | Rank #43

to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain ; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) ; to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of ; to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished ; to change (into); to turn (into); to transform ; to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) ; to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make ; to play (the part of); to act as ; to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as ; to be promoted

銅(どう)

x1 | Rank #21,405

copper (Cu) ; bronze (medal)

終(おわり)

x2 | Rank #11,383

end; ending; close; conclusion ; end of (one's) life; death

う

x8 | Rank #150

yes; all right; OK; okay

赤(あか)

x72 | Rank #1,761

red; crimson; scarlet ; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ; Red (i.e. communist) ; red light (traffic) ; red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red ; complete; total; perfect; obvious ; copper ; red 5-point card

金(きん)利(り)

x1 | Rank #21,085

interest rate; interest

賞(しょう)

x1 | Rank #5,023

prize; award

投(な)げる

x2 | Rank #2,085

to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast ; to give up; to abandon; to throw away ; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

新(しん)聞(ぶん)

x1 | Rank #2,876

newspaper

黄(おう)丹(だん)

x2 | Rank #134,199

orange color traditionally worn by the crown prince

一(ひとつ)

x5 | Rank #236

one ; for one thing ; only ; (not) even ; just (e.g. "just try it") ; some kind of; one type of

琴(きん)線(せん)

x1 | Rank #52,829

heartstrings ; koto string

前(さき)

x3 | 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

夜(よる)

x3 | Rank #431

evening; night ; dinner

ー

x16 | Rank #157

long-vowel mark

京(きょう)都(と)

x21 | Rank #3,225

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

て

x5 | 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 ...

だ

x96 | Rank #8

be; is

むた

x4 | Rank #43,197

together with ...

いむ

x1 | Rank #18,071

to avoid; to refrain from; to shun ; to detest

スペシャル

x2 | Rank #5,247

special ; TV special