Jiten beta

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.

望(のぞ)む

| x18 | Rank #1,039

to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for ; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to look forward to ; to see; to command (a view of); to overlook

著(ちょ)者(しゃ)

| x5 | Rank #8,727

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

広瀬

| x3 | Rank #36,853

Serujio ; Hiroshige ; Hirose

イラスト

| x4 | Rank #6,846

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

目(もく)次(じ)

| x1 | Rank #23,844

table of contents; contents

本(ほん)編(ぺん)

| x1 | Rank #12,264

original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; main part(s) of a story ; this volume ; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program) ; movie based on a TV series; movie version of a TV series

番(ばん)外(がい)

| x2 | Rank #21,066

exception; supernumerary; extra (theatrical) ; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional ; outsize

編(へん)

| x3 | Rank #6,130

compilation (of a text); editing ; volume (of a text) ; completed literary work

魔(ま)王(おう)

| x157 | Rank #7,629

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness ; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

殿(でん)下(か)

| x39 | Rank #15,394

Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness

の

| x3836 | Rank #1

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; indicates a confident conclusion ; indicates emotional emphasis ; indicates question

黒(くろ)猫(ねこ)

| x4 | Rank #18,256

black cat ; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)

視(し)点(てん)

| x9 | Rank #6,389

point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective ; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

この

| x185 | Rank #25

this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")

作(さく)品(ひん)

| x2 | Rank #1,986

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

フィクション

| x1 | Rank #8,109

fiction

です

| x321 | Rank #21

be; is

実(じつ)在(ざい)

| x1 | Rank #4,810

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

人(じん)物(ぶつ)

| x32 | Rank #1,517

person; character; figure; personage; man; woman ; one's character; one's personality ; able person; talented person

団(だん)体(たい)

| x1 | Rank #5,031

group; party; team ; organization; organisation; association; group; body; society

事(じ)件(けん)

| x6 | Rank #877

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

など

| x114 | Rank #319

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth ; or something ; the likes of ; for example; for instance; for one

に

| x2317 | 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

一(いっ)切(さい)

| x18 | Rank #1,382

all; everything; entirety; the whole ; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception

関(かん)係(けい)

| x16 | Rank #357

relation; relationship; connection ; participation; involvement; concern ; influence; effect ; sexual relations; sexual relationship ; related to; connected to

ある

| x53 | Rank #32

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about ; to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)

プロローグ

| x1 | Rank #24,473

prologue

ゴードン

| x14 | Rank #48,345

Gordon; Gauden

みづき

| x238 | Rank #65,807

Midzuki; Mizuki

が

| x2225 | 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

より

| x40 | Rank #133

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

帰(き)還(かん)

| x2 | Rank #6,406

return (home); repatriation ; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)

数(かず)

| x15 | Rank #525

number; amount

日(にち)

| x9 | Rank #1,291

Sunday ; nth day (of the month) ; counter for days ; Japan

私(わたし)

| x597 | Rank #27

I; me

部屋(へや)

| x33 | Rank #326

room; chamber ; apartment; flat; pad ; stable

で

| x653 | Rank #8

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

客(きゃく)人(じん)

| x3 | Rank #8,334

caller; visitor; company; guest

迎(むか)える

| x3 | Rank #885

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)

医(い)者(しゃ)

| x2 | Rank #1,606

doctor; physician

として

| x133 | Rank #152

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 ...

では

| x116 | Rank #76

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

ない

| x100 | Rank #34

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

という

| x282 | Rank #79

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

個(こ)人(じん)

| x24 | Rank #2,358

individual; private person; personal; private ; natural person

幼(おさな)い頃(ころ)

| x6 | Rank #5,357

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

から

| x544 | 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

知(し)る

| x41 | Rank #96

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

その

| x217 | Rank #23

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

男(おとこ)

| x30 | Rank #173

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

目(め)の前(まえ)

| x13 | Rank #904

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose ; immediate; imminent; around the corner

穏(おだ)やか

| x14 | Rank #2,815

calm; quiet; gentle; peaceful; mild ; moderate; reasonable; amicable

笑(え)み

| x62 | Rank #5,110

smile

浮(う)かべる

| x11 | Rank #4,767

to float; to set afloat; to launch ; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.) ; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to think of

お久(ひさ)しぶり

| x1 | Rank #2,174

it's been a long time; long time no see

で

| x144 | Rank #28

without doing ...

ござる

| x14 | Rank #595

to be ; to come; to go; to be (somewhere) ; to be (doing)

様(さま)

| x375 | Rank #216

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

元(げん)気(き)

| x3 | Rank #369

lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited ; healthy; well; fit; in good health

そう

| x20 | Rank #538

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

何(なに)より

| x16 | Rank #1,757

above anything else; above all; more than anything ; best; greatest; excellent; wonderful; most important

に

| x415 | Rank #17

load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods ; burden; responsibility

微笑(ほほえ)む

| x17 | Rank #5,627

to smile

ながら

| x65 | Rank #200

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)

そう

| x170 | Rank #38

in that way; thus; such ; so ; so?

言(い)う

| x98 | Rank #46

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

いう

| x11 | Rank #134

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

叔父(おじ)

| x8 | Rank #7,200

uncle

執(しつ)事(じ)

| x28 | Rank #10,344

steward; butler ; court official ; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

長(なが)年(ねん)

| x6 | Rank #3,483

many years; a long time

主(おも)

| x9 | Rank #2,294

chief; main; principal; important ; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

変(か)える

| x7 | Rank #528

to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary ; to reform; to revise; to amend

勤(つと)める

| x1 | Rank #4,334

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) ; to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) ; to conduct a religious service

くる

| x65 | Rank #50

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 ...")

彼(かれ)

| x60 | Rank #344

he; him ; boyfriend

記(き)憶(おく)

| x6 | Rank #939

memory; recollection; remembrance ; memory; storage

よりも

| x10 | Rank #799

than; in comparison to ; rather than; over; above

やや

| x18 | Rank #3,268

a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while

老(お)いる

| x2 | Rank #11,641

to age; to grow old

印(いん)象(しょう)

| x6 | Rank #2,612

impression

だ

| x675 | Rank #9

be; is

いや

| x56 | Rank #69

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

彼(かれ)自(じ)身(しん)

| x1 | Rank #12,375

himself; he himself

もう

| x18 | Rank #42

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

初(しょ)老(ろう)

| x1 | Rank #21,732

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly ; age 40

と

| x1514 | Rank #6

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

も

| x1108 | 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

おかしい

| x5 | Rank #389

funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous ; strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; wrong; unusual; eccentric ; wrong; unsuitable; improper; inappropriate; unbecoming ; suspicious

年(ねん)齢(れい)

| x6 | Rank #2,460

age; years

なのだ

| x105 | Rank #1,381

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ... ; did not ...

少(しょう)々(しょう)

| x17 | Rank #1,703

just a minute; small quantity

難(なん)

| x2 | Rank #9,740

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