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

話(はなし)

x21 | Rank #99

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

だ

x325 | Rank #8

be; is

長(なが)い

x9 | Rank #700

long (distance, length) ; long (time); protracted; prolonged

間(あいだ)ずっと

x2 | Rank #23,161

throughout; all through; right through

友(とも)達(だち)

x126 | Rank #430

friend; companion

が

x1220 | 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

できる

x20 | Rank #100

to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) ; to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable ; to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.) ; to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up ; to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready ; to grow (of a crop); to be produced ; to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character ; to be by nature; to be born ... ; to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone) ; to get pregnant

ヤツ

x6 | Rank #355

fellow; guy; chap ; thing; object ; he; she; him; her

いる

x34 | Rank #55

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

とする

x22 | Rank #649

to try to ...; to be about to do ... ; to decide to ... ; to take as; to treat as; to regard as ; to use for ; to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume ; to decide that; to think that ; to make into; to change into ; to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like ; to intend; to have the intention

生(う)まれつき

x1 | Rank #16,668

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

目(め)つき

x2 | Rank #7,367

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

悪(わる)い

x8 | Rank #216

bad; poor; undesirable ; poor (quality); inferior; insufficient ; evil; sinful ; ugly; not beautiful ; at fault; to blame; in the wrong ; bad (at doing something) ; unprofitable; unbeneficial ; sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable

て

x165 | Rank #21

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 ...

強面(こわもて)

x1 | Rank #34,640

fierce look; frightening look; tough look ; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

とか

x101 | Rank #86

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

髪(かみ)

x11 | Rank #834

hair (on the head)

色(いろ)

x10 | 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

ヤンキー

x5 | Rank #7,913

delinquent (youth); delinquency ; Yankee

みたい

x18 | Rank #164

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

上手(うま)い

x9 | Rank #1,904

skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate ; delicious; tasty; good; nice ; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid

笑(わら)う

x14 | Rank #457

to laugh ; to smile ; to sneer; to ridicule ; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

こと

x278 | 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 ...

苦(にが)手(て)

x4 | Rank #1,723

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at) ; not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

人(ひと)

x64 | 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

に

x1457 | 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

話(はな)しかける

x1 | Rank #2,535

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone) ; to begin to talk; to start a conversation

とき

x73 | Rank #173

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

緊(きん)張(ちょう)

x3 | Rank #1,430

tension; strain; nervousness; stress ; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.) ; tonus; muscle tone

挙(きょ)動(どう)不(ふ)審(しん)

x1 | Rank #23,784

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

なる

x31 | 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

多(た)少(しょう)

x2 | Rank #2,231

a little; some; somewhat; slightly; to some degree; to some extent ; amount; quantity; number

空(くう)気(き)が読(よ)めない

x1 | Rank #56,244

unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room

ところ

x30 | Rank #167

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

ある

x12 | Rank #36

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

する

x270 | 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

か

x273 | 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

も

x478 | 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

しれる

x3 | Rank #663

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered ; to be known; to be understood ; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant ; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying ; to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severe

たり

x9 | Rank #788

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") ; doing such things as... ; expresses a command ; to be ; indicates completion or continuation of an action

もしかすると

x4 | Rank #5,687

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

ちょっと

x56 | Rank #79

a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

だけ

x103 | Rank #45

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

ユーモア

x3 | Rank #25,636

humor; humour; joke

せんす

x3 | Rank #3,435

folding fan

難(なん)

x1 | Rank #14,337

difficulty; trouble; hardship; shortage ; accident; disaster; danger ; fault; defect; flaw ; criticism; charge; blame

かもしれない

x15 | Rank #269

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

たしか

x15 | Rank #2,016

sure; certain; positive; definite ; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact ; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly

そいつ

x9 | Rank #950

he; she; that person; that guy; that fellow ; that; that one; that thing

自(じ)身(しん)

x4 | Rank #977

(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

外(がい)見(けん)

x7 | Rank #4,506

outward appearance; looks

的(てき)

x13 | Rank #537

-ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y ; -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of ; (something) like; along the lines of ; -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned ; Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.

特(とく)徴(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #4,033

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

や

x70 | 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?

コミュニケーション能(のう)力(りょく)

x1 | Rank #43,468

communication skills; communication ability

大(おお)きな

x10 | Rank #513

big; large; great

原(げん)因(いん)

x2 | Rank #1,291

cause; origin; source

では

x83 | Rank #70

then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...

だろう

x69 | Rank #62

seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

それ以(い)上(じょう)

x1 | Rank #1,747

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

何(なに)

x8 | Rank #31

what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

より

x19 | Rank #152

than ; rather than; instead of; over; above ; from; out of; since; at; on (and after) ; except; but; other than ; more

は

x1232 | Rank #2

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

とにかく

x4 | Rank #489

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case; at least; just ; setting aside ...; regardless of ... ; really; truly; certainly; definitely; undeniably

間(あいだ)

x9 | Rank #394

space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch ; period of time (during, while); duration; interval ; between (two parties or things) ; among (a group) ; relations (between); relationship ; midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground ; due to; because of

失(しっ)敗(ぱい)

x4 | Rank #1,061

failure; mistake; blunder

いく

x20 | 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 ...

ところで

x12 | Rank #607

by the way; incidentally; well; now ; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

成(せい)功(こう)

x4 | Rank #1,325

success; achievement ; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

負(ま)ける

x2 | Rank #550

to lose; to be defeated ; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ; to be inferior to ; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ; to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free

で

x636 | Rank #10

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

勝(か)つ

x6 | Rank #452

to win; to gain victory

怒(おこ)る

x6 | Rank #627

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper ; to scold; to tell (someone) off

喜(よろこ)ぶ

x7 | Rank #875

to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to rejoice ; to congratulate ; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to ; to do with pleasure; to do gladly; to be happy (to do)

泣(な)く

x5 | Rank #661

to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob ; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship ; to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices ; to be not worth worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame ; to lament; to bemoan; to bewail

そんな

x105 | Rank #64

such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!

を

x1364 | 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.

繰(く)り返(かえ)す

x1 | Rank #1,681

to repeat; to do over again

くる

x60 | Rank #63

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 ...")

もしかしたら

x2 | Rank #1,342

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

運(うん)

x1 | Rank #2,869

fortune; luck; chance

言(い)い換(か)える

x1 | Rank #18,331

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

とにもかくにも

x1 | Rank #30,985

at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow

ずっと

x26 | Rank #234

continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout ; much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal ; far (away); long (ago, before, after) ; straight; directly

一人(ひとり)ぼっち

x1 | Rank #21,357

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

居(い)場(ば)所(しょ)

x4 | Rank #2,421

whereabouts; place; location ; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

作(つく)る

x8 | Rank #265

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct ; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) ; to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train ; to till ; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write ; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose ; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found ; to have (a child) ; to make up (one's face, etc.) ; to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

偶(ぐう)然(ぜん)にも

x1 | Rank #23,645

by chance; coincidentally; as it happens

手(て)

x29 | Rank #111

hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope

入(い)れる

x7 | Rank #334

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

もし

x3 | Rank #388

if; in case; supposing

父(ちち)親(おや)

x2 | Rank #997

father

学(がく)園(えん)

x25 | Rank #1,010

educational institution; school; academy; campus

理(り)事(じ)長(ちょう)

x7 | Rank #4,610

board chairman; managing director; chief director

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