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

小(こ)雨(さめ)

x5 | Rank #32,689

light rain; drizzle

が

x5509 | 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

靄(もや)

x1 | Rank #19,671

mist; haze

ように

x490 | Rank #77

like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may

けぶる

x2 | Rank #75,371

to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to smolder ; to be hazy; to look dim

夕(ゆう)方(がた)

x6 | Rank #3,206

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

両国橋

x5 | Rank #89,552

Ryōgokubashi

を

x6608 | 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.

西(にし)

x3 | Rank #2,064

west

から

x1199 | 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)

x6 | Rank #1,757

east

へ

x1099 | Rank #81

to; towards; for

泣(な)き

x17 | Rank #6,454

weeping; lamenting

ながら

x30 | Rank #1,158

while; during; as ; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding ; all; both ; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears") ; while doing something else (at the same time)

渡(わた)る

x5 | Rank #2,083

to cross over; to go across ; to extend; to cover; to range; to span

双(ふた)子(ご)

x3 | Rank #3,919

twins; twin

縞(しま)

x9 | Rank #35,963

stripe; bar; streak ; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

着(き)物(もの)

x27 | Rank #4,989

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length) ; clothing; clothes

に

x4729 | 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

小倉

x2 | Rank #17,872

Ogute ; Ogura ; Oguwa ; Kokura ; Kogura

細(ほそ)い

x10 | Rank #2,795

thin; slender; fine ; unlucky

角(かく)帯(おび)

x3 | Rank #152,270

man's stiff sash

色(いろ)

x16 | Rank #787

colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade ; complexion; skin colour; skin color ; look (on one's face); expression ; appearance; air; feeling ; personality; character ; tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring ; love; lust; sensuality; love affair ; lover; paramour ; beauty; sexiness; physical appeal ; kind; type; variety

褪(あ)せる

x1 | Rank #57,389

to fade; to discolor; to discolour ; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

黒(くろ)

x2 | Rank #1,079

black ; black stone ; guilt; guilty person

前(まえ)掛(かけ)

x3 | Rank #122,580

apron (waist-down); waist apron

しめる

x10 | Rank #10,433

to tie; to fasten; to tighten ; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on ; to total; to sum ; to be strict with ; to economize; to economise; to cut down on ; to salt; to marinate; to pickle; to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt ; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.) ; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to keep under strict control

頭(あたま)

x163 | Rank #259

head ; hair (on one's head) ; mind; brains; intellect ; leader; chief; boss; captain ; top; tip ; beginning; start ; head; person ; down payment; deposit ; top structural component of a kanji ; pair

濡(ぬ)れる

x9 | Rank #3,116

to get wet

雨(あめ)

x26 | Rank #1,004

rain ; rainy day; rainy weather ; the November suit (in hanafuda)

と

x4597 | Rank #6

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

涙(なみだ)

x24 | Rank #1,048

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion ; sympathy

で

x2666 | Rank #10

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

ぐしょぐしょ

x1 | Rank #52,418

sopping; soaking

なる

x291 | 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

顔(かお)

x251 | Rank #120

face; visage ; look; expression; countenance ; honor; honour; face ; influence; notoriety

ときどき

x10 | Rank #8,901

sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at intervals ; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

手(て)の甲(こう)

x6 | Rank #15,569

back of the hand

こする

x6 | Rank #8,374

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

ため

x111 | Rank #193

good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning

眼(め)

x365 | Rank #1,445

eye; eyeball ; eyesight; sight; vision ; look; stare; gaze; glance ; notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) ; an experience ; viewpoint ; discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality) ; (an) appearance ; chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) ; spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave

まわり

x32 | Rank #7,114

circumference; girth ; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity ; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

や

x327 | 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?

頬(ほお)

x13 | Rank #1,683

cheek (of the face)

黒(くろ)い

x2 | Rank #1,352

black ; dark; blackish; sun-tanned (skin) ; suspicious; criminal; illicit ; darkened and dirty; sooty; covered in dirt ; evil; wicked; black-hearted ; inauspicious; ill-boding; unlucky

斑(むら)

x1 | Rank #21,411

unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; nonuniformity; blotchiness ; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; instability ; fickleness; capriciousness; fitfulness

ずんぐり

x3 | Rank #56,392

short and stout; small but wide around

する

x540 | Rank #18

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

躯(からだ)

x76 | Rank #18,932

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

つき

x17 | Rank #3,574

desk

も

x1991 | 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

まるい

x4 | Rank #29,882

round; circular; spherical ; curved; smooth ; harmonious; calm; peaceful; amiable; amicable

尖(とが)る

x4 | Rank #7,283

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp ; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be irritable; to be touchy ; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh; to be angry; to look displeased; to look sour ; to be provocative; to be radical; to be rebellious

彼(かれ)

x506 | Rank #168

he; him ; boyfriend

橋(はし)

x19 | Rank #2,129

bridge

とき

x363 | Rank #173

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

うしろ

x55 | Rank #7,093

back; behind; rear

栄二

x1303 | Rank #16,719

Eini ; Sakaeni

追(お)う

x16 | Rank #951

to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after ; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.) ; to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel ; to drive (e.g. a herd) ; to be pressed (e.g. for time)

来(く)る

x252 | Rank #90

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive ; to come back; to do ... and come back ; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue ; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from ; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

こっち

x109 | Rank #206

this way; this direction ; here ; this (one) ; I; me; we; us ; this person

は

x7327 | Rank #2

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

痩(や)せる

x8 | Rank #8,231

to become thin; to lose weight; to slim ; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile; to become barren

すばしっこい

x1 | Rank #28,538

quick; nimble; agile ; sharp; shrewd; smart; quick-witted

な

x677 | Rank #32

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

おもなが

x1 | Rank #102,636

oval-faced; long-faced

濃(こ)い

x2 | Rank #3,945

deep (colour); dark ; strong (flavour, smell, etc.) ; thick (consistency); dense ; strong (possibility, etc.) ; thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"); close; deep (love, etc.)

眉(まゆ)

x12 | Rank #3,197

eyebrow; eyebrows

小(ちい)さな

x25 | Rank #783

small; little; tiny

ひき

x12 | Rank #22,843

counter for small animals ; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size) ; counter for horses ; roll of cloth

た

x40 | Rank #148

did; (have) done ; (please) do

唇(くちびる)

x49 | Rank #941

lip; lips

いかに

x10 | Rank #3,782

how; in what way ; how (much); to what extent ; however (much); no matter how ; hey; oi

賢(かしこ)い

x4 | Rank #4,857

wise; clever; smart ; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

そして

x128 | Rank #117

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

きか

x6 | Rank #7,138

naturalization; naturalisation

気(き)の強(つよ)い

x5 | Rank #35,122

strong-willed; strong of heart

性(せい)質(しつ)

x6 | Rank #6,155

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; character ; quality; inherent characteristic; property; nature; (chemical) behavior

あらう

x4 | Rank #20,371

to wash; to cleanse; to rinse ; to inquire into; to investigate ; to purify (one's heart) ; to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep

みえる

x45 | Rank #7,442

to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight ; to look; to seem; to appear ; to come

追(お)いつく

x4 | Rank #2,559

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach ; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

とともに

x9 | Rank #2,456

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

前(さき)

x46 | Rank #129

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

立(た)ち塞(ふさ)がる

x2 | Rank #21,142

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

俯向く

x8 | Rank #76,367

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

まま

x118 | Rank #278

as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) ; with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as ; as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to ; sic

よける

x7 | Rank #5,387

to avoid (physical contact with) ; to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities) ; to ward off; to avert ; to put aside; to move out of the way

通(とお)りぬける

x1 | Rank #76,695

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

肩(かた)

x62 | Rank #778

shoulder

つかむ

x7 | Rank #1,825

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on ; to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture ; to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

よす

x34 | Rank #3,201

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up; to quit

ったら

x8 | Rank #1,823

if; when; after ; when it comes to ...; as for ...; that ... ; why don't you ...; why not ...; how about ...; what about ... ; I tell you!; I said ...; I really mean ... ; vocative particle

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