Jiten beta

account; history; chronicle; annals; record ; notice; note; as follows ; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

第(だい)一(いち)

x17 | Rank #1,468

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

部(ぶ)

x4 | Rank #748

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty ; club (at a school, university, etc.); team ; part; portion; region; area ; category; class; division; section; heading ; counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.

第(だい)二(に)部(ぶ)

x2 | Rank #79,431

second division; secondary division

第(だい)三(さん)

x5 | Rank #3,370

third

一(いち)

x189 | Rank #122

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

の

x9880 | 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

駿河

x9 | Rank #22,675

Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

くに

x18 | Rank #12,774

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

府(ふ)中(ちゅう)

x11 | Rank #36,569

provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office ; public place of imperial rule

今(いま)

x7 | Rank #68

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

静岡市

x1 | Rank #131,171

Shizuoka (city)

から

x1269 | 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

東(ひがし)

x16 | Rank #1,757

east

へ

x1286 | Rank #81

to; towards; for

一(いち)里(り)

x3 | Rank #39,954

2.44 miles

ほど

x155 | Rank #224

extent; degree; measure ; limit; bounds ; (span of) time ; (a) distance ; the state of; the status of; the condition of ; about; around; approximately; or so ; as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ... ; the more ... the more ...

寄(よ)る

x9 | Rank #2,145

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to

田舎(いなか)道(みち)

x2 | Rank #64,037

country road

を

x7605 | 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.

台(だい)

x9 | Rank #2,301

stand; rest; base; pedestal; platform; table; holder; support; rack ; setting (of a gem); mounting ; stock (in grafting) ; counter for machines and vehicles ; level (e.g. price level); mark; range; decade (of one's life) ; tall building (with a fine view); (observation) platform ; plateau; heights

馬(ば)車(しゃ)

x1 | Rank #3,407

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

が

x6415 | 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

のろのろ

x1 | Rank #18,676

slowly; sluggishly

と

x5236 | Rank #6

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

揺(ゆ)れる

x8 | Rank #2,652

to shake; to sway; to rock; to swing; to tremble; to jolt; to pitch; to roll; to flicker ; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken; to waver

進(すす)む

x7 | Rank #927

to advance; to go forward ; to precede; to go ahead (of) ; to make progress; to improve ; to deepen; to heighten ; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead ; to do of one's own free will

夜(よる)

x82 | Rank #417

evening; night ; dinner

十(じゅう)

x100 | Rank #1,161

ten; 10 ; ten years of age ; book containing a collection of poems

時(とき)

x50 | Rank #110

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

ごろ

x9 | Rank #4,503

(approximate) time; around; about; toward ; suitable time (or condition) ; time of year; season

で

x3039 | Rank #25

without doing ...

ある

x691 | Rank #36

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

車(くるま)

x23 | Rank #723

car; automobile; vehicle ; wheel; castor; caster

には

x650 | Rank #37

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

箱(はこ)

x15 | Rank #1,846

box; case; chest; package; pack; crate ; car (of a train, etc.) ; shamisen case; shamisen ; public building; community building ; man who carries a geisha's shamisen ; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces) ; counter for boxes (or boxed objects)

付(つ)く

x8 | Rank #1,395

to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling ; to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye ; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.) ; to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.) ; to take root ; to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with ; to side with; to belong to ; to possess; to haunt ; to be lit; to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.) ; to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided

つく

x57 | Rank #333

その

x1201 | Rank #28

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

中(うち)

x321 | Rank #119

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

に

x5515 | 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

小太郎

x76 | Rank #14,824

Kotarō ; Shoutarō

横(よこ)

x46 | Rank #1,096

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down ; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth ; side (of a box, etc.) ; beside; aside; next to ; unconnected

なる

x201 | Rank #44

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

干(ほ)す

x2 | Rank #9,443

to air; to dry; to desiccate ; to drain (off) ; to drink up ; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

棗(なつめ)

x9 | Rank #16,142

jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date ; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)

実(じつ)

x10 | Rank #2,244

truth; reality ; sincerity; honesty; fidelity ; content; substance ; (good) result

しゃぶる

x2 | Rank #16,277

to suck; to lick

高(たか)い

x33 | Rank #606

high; tall ; expensive; high-priced ; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.) ; loud ; high-pitched; shrill

空(から)

x41 | Rank #533

emptiness; being empty ; not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed ; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere

星(ほし)

x79 | Rank #636

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

眺(なが)める

x31 | Rank #2,364

to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at ; to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery) ; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe

は

x8441 | Rank #2

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

七(しち)

x90 | Rank #1,052

seven

つ

x118 | Rank #219

Tsu (city in Mie) ; harbour; harbor; port ; ferry

父(ちち)

x102 | Rank #545

father

与兵衛

x163 | Rank #45,147

Yohyoue ; Yohee

という

x895 | Rank #61

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

染(そめ)物(もの)

x4 | Rank #86,597

dyeing ; dyed goods; goods to be dyed

職(しょく)人(にん)

x5 | Rank #4,158

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

東(とう)海(かい)道(どう)

x4 | Rank #48,548

Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

由比

x32 | Rank #49,889

Yui ; Yuhi

町(まち)

x38 | Rank #651

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

店(みせ)

x50 | Rank #464

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

持(も)つ

x51 | Rank #190

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck

日(ひ)

x186 | Rank #246

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

まで

x274 | Rank #60

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

染(せん)料(りょう)

x11 | Rank #37,501

dyes

買(か)う

x11 | Rank #422

to buy; to purchase ; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize ; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour) ; to accept; to take on; to take up ; to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

いく

x140 | Rank #163

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) ; to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road) ; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along ; to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try ; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by ; to stream; to flow ; to die; to pass away ; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...) ; to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive ; to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

ので

x561 | Rank #115

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

いつも

x47 | Rank #232

always; all the time; at all times ; never ; usual; regular; habitual; customary

癖(くせ)

x6 | Rank #4,231

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency ; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; quirk ; crease; wrinkle; curl; kink

父(ちち)親(おや)

x15 | Rank #997

father

酒(さけ)

x86 | Rank #1,292

alcohol; sake

飲(の)む

x42 | Rank #448

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.)

はじめる

x16 | Rank #3,240

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate ; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish ; to start ...; to begin to ...

ようやく

x25 | Rank #910

finally; at last ; barely; narrowly; hardly; only just ; gradually; little by little; by degrees

帰(き)途(と)

x1 | Rank #53,329

on the way back; returning

もの

x322 | 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

中(なか)には

x8 | Rank #2,904

among (them); of (them)

ほか

x113 | Rank #1,022

another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside ; another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al. ; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside ; except; but; other than; apart from ; besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of

二人(ふたり)

x238 | Rank #284

two persons; two people; pair; couple

父(ふ)子(し)

x12 | Rank #42,087

father and child; father and son; father and daughter

いる

x147 | Rank #55

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

それ

x645 | Rank #26

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

まったく

x51 | Rank #465

really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly ; indeed ; good grief

見(み)知(し)る

x5 | Rank #6,034

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

人(ひと)

x439 | Rank #82

person; someone; somebody ; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans ; human (Homo sapiens) ; (other) people; others ; character; personality; nature ; capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person ; adult; grown-up ; I; me; one

三(さん)

x292 | Rank #323

three; 3

二(に)

x203 | Rank #273

two; 2

浪(ろう)人(にん)

x206 | Rank #11,450

ronin; masterless samurai ; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination ; person out of work; jobless person ; wanderer; drifter

者(しゃ)

x375 | Rank #454

person; -er ; expert; geisha; prostitute

子(こ)供(ども)

x23 | Rank #373

child; children

同(おな)じ年(とし)

x4 | Rank #28,516

same age

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