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

戦(たたか)い

x3 | Rank #621

battle; war; fight; conflict ; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) ; contest; competition; match; game

も

x80 | 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

大(おお)詰(づ)めを迎(むか)える

x3 | Rank #138,997

to approach the finale; to come to a close

しかし

x3 | Rank #162

however; but

を

x196 | 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.

崩(ほう)壊(かい)

x4 | Rank #3,897

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in ; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

仕(し)掛(か)け

x4 | Rank #4,803

device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget ; trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit ; (small) scale; half finished ; commencement; initiation ; set up; laying out; preparation ; challenge; attack

が

x163 | 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

する

x26 | 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

更(さら)

x2 | Rank #13,385

new; unused ; new ; obvious; natural

妙(みょう)

x1 | Rank #1,266

strange; weird; odd; curious ; wonder; mystery; miracle; excellence ; cleverness; adroitness; knack; skill

たち

x8 | Rank #126

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

は

x234 | Rank #2

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

絶(ぜっ)体(たい)絶(ぜつ)命(めい)

x2 | Rank #14,494

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

窮(きゅう)地(ち)

x2 | Rank #9,263

dilemma; predicament

に

x171 | 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

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

食(く)い止(と)める

x1 | Rank #7,984

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem; to curb; to halt

と

x84 | Rank #6

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

一人(ひとり)

x1 | Rank #371

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

地(ち)下(か)

x5 | Rank #1,754

underground; below the ground ; world of the dead; the grave ; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret; illegal; in hiding

奮(ふん)闘(とう)

x1 | Rank #18,042

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard ; hard fighting; fierce fighting

場(ば)所(しょ)

x2 | Rank #274

place; location; spot; position ; room; space ; basho; wrestling tournament

だが

x2 | Rank #106

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

その

x18 | Rank #28

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

にも

x3 | Rank #186

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

夜(よる)

x3 | Rank #431

evening; night ; dinner

迫(せま)る

x1 | Rank #2,191

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent ; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

利(り)用(よう)

x1 | Rank #1,379

use; utilization; utilisation; application

大(だい)人(にん)気(き)

x1 | Rank #7,351

very popular; highly favoured

連(れん)載(さい)

x1 | Rank #3,768

serialization; serialisation; serial story

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)

x1 | Rank #625

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

最(さい)終(しゅう)章(しょう)

x1 | Rank #32,985

last chapter (book, etc.)

紫(し)紺(こん)

x2 | Rank #31,874

dark purple; bluish purple

最(さい)終(しゅう)回(かい)

x3 | Rank #10,699

last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)

１(ワン)

x3 | Rank #295

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

白(しろ)

x6 | Rank #1,553

white ; innocence; innocent person ; blank space ; white stone ; white dragon tile ; skewered grilled pig intestine

話(はなし)

x5 | Rank #101

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

一(ひとつ)

x2 | Rank #236

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

外(がい)伝(でん)

x3 | Rank #23,193

supplementary biography ; anecdote; side story; spin-off

２(に)

x3 | Rank #262

two; 2

青(あお)

x4 | Rank #2,646

blue; azure ; green ; green light (traffic) ; black (horse coat color) ; blue 5-point card ; immature; unripe; young

だけ

x13 | Rank #47

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

残(のこ)す

x3 | 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

散(ばら)

x1 | Rank #24,438

loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items ; coins; small change

花(はな)

x2 | Rank #719

flower; blossom; bloom; petal ; cherry blossom ; beauty ; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms) ; ikebana ; hanafuda ; (the) best ; glorious; lovely

ー

x12 | Rank #157

long-vowel mark

無花果(いちじく)

x4 | Rank #92,841

common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree

枇(び)杷(わ)

x3 | Rank #93,791

loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar

くじ

x1 | Rank #9,992

lottery; lot; raffle; draw

あらすじ

x1 | Rank #10,131

outline; summary; argument

２０

x1 | Rank #1,144

twenty; 20

世(せい)紀(き)末(まつ)

x1 | Rank #27,363

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle ; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse

文(ぶん)明(めい)

x1 | Rank #6,508

civilization; civilisation; culture ; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

滅(ほろ)びる

x2 | Rank #5,854

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish

数(すう)百(ひゃく)

x1 | Rank #7,889

several hundred; hundreds (of)

年(ねん)後(ご)

x1 | Rank #3,492

years later

人(ひと)々(びと)

x4 | Rank #1,160

people; men and women ; each person; everybody

暴(ぼう)君(くん)

x1 | Rank #18,794

tyrant; despot

支(し)配(はい)

x2 | Rank #2,334

rule; domination; control ; direction; management; guidance ; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing; influence; sway ; government

苦(くる)しめる

x1 | Rank #4,962

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt ; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle

て

x33 | 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 ...

いる

x12 | Rank #55

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

白(びゃっ)虎(こ)

x3 | Rank #17,507

White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens) ; seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

村(むら)

x5 | Rank #654

village

赤(あか)

x32 | 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

王(おう)

x51 | Rank #559

king; ruler; sovereign; monarch ; tycoon; magnate; champion; master ; king (of the senior player)

滅(ほろ)ぼす

x6 | Rank #3,864

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

更紗(サラサ)

x13 | Rank #22,739

chintz; calico; printed cotton

亡(な)き

x1 | Rank #10,852

the late; the deceased

兄(あに)

x3 | Rank #843

older brother; elder brother ; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

装(よそお)う

x1 | Rank #6,415

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to decorate ; to pretend; to feign; to affect; to disguise oneself as

戦(たたか)う

x5 | 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

決(けつ)意(い)

x1 | Rank #3,151

decision; determination; resolution

戦(せん)乱(らん)

x1 | Rank #18,035

wars; disturbances

中(うち)

x7 | Rank #113

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

敵(かたき)同(どう)士(し)

x1 | Rank #18,266

mutual enemies

である

x3 | Rank #250

be; is

こと

x42 | 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 ...

知(し)る

x13 | Rank #120

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

愛(あい)し合(あ)う

x1 | Rank #9,910

to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other ; to have sex; to make love

更(こう)新(しん)

x1 | Rank #7,164

renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

真(しん)実(じつ)

x1 | Rank #1,279

truth; reality ; truly; really ; absolute truth

苦(く)悩(のう)

x1 | Rank #12,120

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress