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

踊(おど)り子(こ)

x11 | Rank #23,444

dancer (usu. female)

第(だい)一(いっ)章(しょう)

x1 | Rank #26,332

chapter one; first chapter

北(きた)

x33 | Rank #2,177

north ; the North; northern territories ; North Korea ; north wind

へ

x232 | Rank #81

to; towards; for

前(ぜん)編(ぺん)

x2 | Rank #22,618

first part; first volume; prequel

第(だい)二(に)

x3 | Rank #2,195

second

後(こう)編(へん)

x2 | Rank #21,592

latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part

第(だい)三(さん)

x2 | Rank #3,370

third

第(だい)四(よん)

x2 | Rank #6,696

fourth

終(おわり)

x1 | Rank #11,953

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

雪(せつ)原(げん)

x9 | Rank #26,109

snow field

姉(し)弟(てい)

x5 | Rank #10,506

older sister and younger brother

あとがき

x3 | Rank #7,806

afterword; postscript

かつて

x11 | Rank #1,414

once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex- ; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened

姉(あね)

x125 | Rank #719

older sister; elder sister

美(うつく)しい

x5 | Rank #1,124

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

は

x3543 | Rank #2

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

に

x3337 | 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

例(たと)える

x2 | Rank #17,175

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

ある

x19 | Rank #36

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

情(じょう)熱(ねつ)的(てき)

x1 | Rank #18,548

passionate; ardent; enthusiastic

咲(さ)く

x2 | Rank #3,360

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open ; to rise up (of breaking waves)

赤(あか)い

x25 | Rank #1,218

red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion ; Red; communist

花(はな)

x4 | Rank #675

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

だ

x761 | Rank #8

be; is

十(ト)五(ゴ)

x10 | Rank #7,221

black-market loan charging 50% interest every ten days

歳(さい)

x19 | Rank #732

... years old; age (of) ...

を

x4744 | 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.

迎(むか)える

x6 | Rank #1,419

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail ; to call for; to summon; to invite ; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife) ; to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)

年(とし)

x24 | Rank #143

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

夜(よる)

x28 | Rank #417

evening; night ; dinner

父(ちち)

x37 | Rank #545

father

選(えら)ぶ

x8 | Rank #635

to choose; to select

衣(い)装(しょう)

x12 | Rank #2,642

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

で

x927 | Rank #10

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

踊(おど)る

x7 | Rank #2,321

to dance (orig. a hopping dance) ; to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

広(ひろ)場(ば)

x15 | Rank #3,971

public square; square; plaza; piazza; forum ; open space; clearing

組(く)む

x11 | Rank #1,705

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms) ; to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program) ; to braid; to plait ; to grapple; to wrestle ; to unite; to join; to link up; to form an alliance ; to set (e.g. type) ; to issue (e.g. money order)

演(えん)壇(だん)

x8 | Rank #71,674

rostrum; platform

上(うえ)

x87 | Rank #176

above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...

夜(よ)空(ぞら)

x10 | Rank #3,378

night sky

帆(ほ)

x2 | Rank #12,986

sail

大(おお)きい

x40 | Rank #503

big; large; great ; loud ; extensive; spacious ; important; decisive; valuable ; older; grown up

広(ひろ)げる

x15 | Rank #2,679

to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden ; to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap ; to scatter about; to spread around ; to make flourish; to cause to prosper

流(りゅう)線(せん)型(けい)

x2 | Rank #72,466

streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape

背(はい)景(けい)

x4 | Rank #6,740

background; scenery; backdrop; setting ; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context ; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

する

x207 | 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

姿(すがた)

x85 | Rank #289

figure; form; shape ; appearance; dress; guise ; state; condition; picture; image ; form (of a waka) ; dressed in ...; wearing ...

私(わたし)

x219 | Rank #22

I; me

下(した)

x46 | Rank #476

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter) ; bottom ; beneath; underneath ; just after; right after ; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior) ; trade-in ; preliminary; preparatory

から

x668 | 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

見(み)上(あ)げる

x9 | Rank #2,485

to look up at; to raise one's eyes ; to look up to; to admire; to respect

その

x727 | Rank #28

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

光(こう)景(けい)

x16 | Rank #1,838

scene; spectacle; sight; view

今(いま)でも

x2 | Rank #2,536

even now; still; as yet

鮮(せん)明(めい)

x1 | Rank #13,122

vivid; clear; distinct

覚(おぼ)える

x8 | Rank #525

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember ; to learn; to pick up; to acquire ; to feel ; to think; to regard

ウエスト

x1 | Rank #21,411

waist; waistline; waist measurement

広(ひろ)がる

x9 | Rank #2,034

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

スカート

x13 | Rank #2,974

skirt

色(いろ)

x36 | 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

赤(あか)

x5 | Rank #1,809

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

裾(すそ)

x10 | Rank #6,333

hem; (trouser) cuff; shirttail; bottom (of a kimono); train (of a dress) ; bottom part; bottom edge ; foot (of a mountain) ; tips (of hair) ; downstream

向(む)かう

x40 | Rank #569

to face ; to go towards; to head towards

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.)

なる

x58 | 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

グラデーション

x2 | Rank #52,861

gradation ; gradation haircut; taper

うねる

x4 | Rank #16,929

to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to snake ; to undulate; to surge; to swell; to roll; to billow

ひだ

x1 | Rank #31,424

fold; pleat; gathers; tuck ; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease ; (hidden) detail; nuance; shade; wrinkle (e.g. in logic) ; lamella; gill (of a mushroom)

燃(も)え上(あ)がる

x13 | Rank #11,559

to flare up; to burst into flames

炎(ほのお)

x45 | Rank #1,407

flame; blaze ; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

連(れん)想(そう)

x2 | Rank #13,487

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

戦(せん)

x35 | Rank #1,219

war; battle ; match; game; competition

女(め)神(がみ)

x39 | Rank #1,692

goddess; female deity

象(しょう)徴(ちょう)

x6 | Rank #6,184

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

だった

x227 | Rank #38

was; were

当(とう)然(ぜん)

x19 | Rank #618

natural; right; proper; just; reasonable; appropriate; deserved ; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly; deservedly; justly; of course

それ

x175 | Rank #26

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

意(い)識(しき)

x3 | Rank #920

consciousness ; becoming aware (of); awareness; sense ; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

着(き)る

x6 | Rank #958

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on ; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

決(き)める

x6 | Rank #467

to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix ; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match) ; to persist in doing; to go through with ; to always do; to have made a habit of ; to take for granted; to assume ; to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines ; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing ; to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.) ; to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

はずだ

x25 | Rank #463

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

化(け)身(しん)

x4 | Rank #12,875

incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar

として

x67 | Rank #150

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...

申(もう)し分(ぶん)ない

x2 | Rank #23,360

perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable

神(しん)秘(ぴ)

x1 | Rank #12,225

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

性(さが)

x3 | Rank #3,212

one's nature; one's destiny ; custom; tradition; habit; convention

尊(とうと)い

x1 | Rank #10,042

precious; valuable; priceless ; noble; exalted; sacred