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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

独(どく)白(はく)

x17 | Rank #31,319

monologue; soliloquy ; talking to oneself

あたし

x586 | Rank #270

I; me

が

x6777 | 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

あの方(かた)

x427 | Rank #5,347

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

端(は)唄(うた)

x88 | Rank #74,481

short love song (popular in late Edo period)

を

x8170 | 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.

はじめて

x1 | Rank #4,251

for the first time ; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ... ; first time; (one's) first

聞(き)く

x153 | Rank #134

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

は

x9012 | Rank #2

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

十(じゅう)六(ろく)

x13 | Rank #12,225

sixteen; 16

秋(あき)

x19 | Rank #2,426

autumn; fall

で

x3636 | Rank #25

without doing ...

ある

x550 | Rank #36

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

逢(あ)う

x13 | Rank #8,711

to meet; to encounter; to see ; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

に

x5834 | 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

ゆく

x21 | Rank #1,679

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 ...

足袋(たび)

x6 | Rank #29,548

tabi; traditional split-toe socks

いる

x86 | Rank #55

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

終(おわ)る

x32 | Rank #17,892

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over ; to finish; to complete; to conclude ; to finish doing ; to be past its (one's) prime ; to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless

あの

x266 | Rank #49

that; those; the

雪(ゆき)

x77 | Rank #1,268

snow; snowfall

夜(よ)道(みち)

x4 | Rank #17,922

street at night; making a night journey

である

x132 | Rank #229

be; is

文(もん)句(く)

x25 | Rank #1,718

complaint; grumbling; objection ; phrase; words; expression

と

x5484 | Rank #6

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

ふしまわし

x18 | Rank #131,171

melody; intonation

毛(け)筋(すじ)

x2 | Rank #116,949

hair; hairline ; minor details ; comb lines in hair; comb tracks

ほど

x203 | 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 ...

隙(すき)

x12 | Rank #2,073

gap; opening; room; space ; break; interval; spare moment; spare time ; unguarded moment; carelessness; weak spot; chink in one's armor; flaw; fault ; chance; opportunity

も

x2811 | 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

ない

x318 | Rank #35

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

ぴったり

x6 | Rank #3,078

tightly; closely ; exactly; precisely ; suddenly (stopping) ; perfectly (suited); ideally

合(あ)う

x11 | Rank #949

to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet ; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct ; to be profitable; to be equitable ; to do ... to each other; to do ... together

唄(うた)

x86 | Rank #17,584

song; singing ; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka) ; modern poetry

とき

x450 | Rank #173

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

軀(からだ)

x188 | Rank #20,210

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

中(うち)

x360 | 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

なにか

x147 | Rank #1,579

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

吹(ふ)きぬける

x2 | Rank #93,488

to blow through; to blow across

全(ぜん)身(しん)

x17 | Rank #1,406

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait) ; systemic

透(とう)明(めい)

x5 | Rank #6,600

transparent; clear

なる

x297 | 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

ような

x550 | Rank #101

like; similar to ; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that) ; feels like; feels similar to; feels as if

ふしぎ

x16 | Rank #10,381

wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious ; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously

感(かん)動(どう)

x13 | Rank #2,686

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

浸(ひた)す

x5 | Rank #19,329

to soak; to dip; to steep; to immerse ; to moisten; to wet

お座(ざ)敷(しき)

x17 | Rank #35,242

tatami room ; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

柳橋

x19 | Rank #62,857

Yagihashi ; Yanagihashi ; Yanagibashi ; Yanahashi ; Yanabashi ; Ryūkyō ; Ryūbashi

万(まん)

x3 | Rank #3,113

10,000; ten thousand ; myriad ; everything; all ; various

清(しん)

x2 | Rank #7,443

Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

客(きゃく)

x170 | Rank #1,151

guest; visitor ; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger ; counter for containers used to entertain guests

蔵前

x5 | Rank #44,472

Kuranomae ; Kuramae

山(やま)

x57 | Rank #862

mountain; hill ; mine ; (mountain) forest ; heap; pile; stack; mountain ; protruding or high part of an object; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire) ; climax; peak; critical point ; guess; speculation; gamble ; (criminal) case; crime ; mountain climbing; mountaineering ; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)

五(ご)

x147 | Rank #942

five; 5

隠(いん)居(きょ)

x16 | Rank #17,607

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement) ; retired person; retiree ; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

さま

x78 | Rank #308

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms ; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ; state; situation; appearance; manner

だった

x293 | Rank #38

was; were

十(じゅう)

x94 | Rank #1,161

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

二(に)

x248 | Rank #273

two; 2

三(さん)

x260 | Rank #323

three; 3

だったろう

x6 | Rank #15,928

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

か

x1407 | 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

一(いち)

x259 | Rank #122

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

年(とし)

x69 | Rank #143

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

まえ

x105 | Rank #1,707

in front (of); before (e.g. a building) ; before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour) ; (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line) ; forward; ahead ; (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone) ; previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example) ; portion; helping ; front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.) ; privates; private parts ; criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior

から

x1639 | 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

という

x997 | Rank #61

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

呼(よ)ぶ

x20 | Rank #348

to call out (to); to call; to invoke ; to summon (a doctor, etc.) ; to invite ; to designate; to name; to brand ; to garner (support, etc.); to gather ; to take as one's wife

こと

x1887 | 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 ...

恥(は)ずかしい

x13 | Rank #917

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; humiliated; shy ; disgraceful; shameful

だ

x1685 | Rank #8

be; is

けれど

x142 | Rank #336

but; however; although

生(うま)れつき

x10 | Rank #73,030

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

いろごのみ

x2 | Rank #218,612

sensuality; lechery

な

x792 | Rank #32

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

性(しょう)分(ぶん)

x17 | Rank #17,634

nature; disposition

らしい

x39 | Rank #231

seeming ...; appearing ... ; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

九(きゅう)

x15 | Rank #1,795

nine; 9

つか

x3 | Rank #3,090

mound; heap; hillock ; burial mound; tomb; tumulus; barrow; gravesite ; standing stone; stone signpost; roadside stone statue

くらい

x127 | Rank #227

approximately; about; around; or so ; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least ; as ... as ...; like

その

x922 | Rank #28

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

興(きょう)味(み)

x12 | Rank #965

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

もつ

x25 | Rank #1,099

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

はじめる

x23 | 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 ...

十(じゅう)一(いち)

x9 | Rank #9,873

eleven; 11 ; jack

とし

x17 | Rank #11,289

town; city; municipal; urban

には

x686 | 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)

誰(だれ)

x97 | Rank #154

who