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

たちこめる

x1 | Rank #50,794

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

豪(ごう)華(か)

x3 | Rank #6,148

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid; fancy; gorgeous

屋(や)敷(しき)

x207 | Rank #1,675

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

前(さき)

x29 | 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

で

x702 | Rank #10

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

黒(こく)衣(い)

x58 | Rank #14,447

black clothes

少(しょう)女(じょ)

x148 | Rank #576

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady ; female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

を

x2532 | 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.

連(つ)れる

x5 | Rank #562

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

青(せい)年(ねん)

x37 | Rank #2,413

youth; young man

が

x2024 | 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

一人(ひとり)

x25 | Rank #356

one person ; being alone; being by oneself ; being single; being unmarried ; by oneself; alone ; just; only; simply

男(おとこ)

x131 | Rank #135

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

と

x859 | Rank #6

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

向(む)かい合(あ)う

x1 | Rank #9,761

to face each other; to be opposite (to)

手(て)

x61 | Rank #110

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

には

x203 | Rank #36

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

抜(ぬ)き身(み)

x1 | Rank #41,571

naked sword; drawn sword ; shellfish removed from the shell

ナイフ

x10 | Rank #2,155

knife

握(にぎ)る

x10 | Rank #1,558

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch ; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason ; to seize (power); to hold (the reins); to dominate; to control ; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form (with one's hands); to press into shape; to mold; to mould

て

x305 | 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 ...

いる

x119 | Rank #54

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

くの

x1 | Rank #11,287

Kuno

字(じ)

x1 | Rank #2,457

character (esp. kanji); letter; written text ; handwriting; penmanship ; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

に

x2152 | 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

折(お)れ曲(ま)がる

x1 | Rank #39,508

to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

鉈(なた)

x2 | Rank #27,159

nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)

ような

x190 | Rank #100

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

姿(すがた)

x96 | Rank #281

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

凶(きょう)悪(あく)

x4 | Rank #9,027

atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious

刃(は)物(もの)

x3 | Rank #6,995

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

だ

x438 | Rank #8

be; is

分(ぶ)厚(あつ)い

x6 | Rank #8,058

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

刃(は)

x1 | Rank #1,877

edge (of a knife or sword); blade ; prong (of an electrical plug)

変(へん)色(しょく)

x3 | Rank #23,442

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

血(ち)

x8 | Rank #577

blood ; blood; ancestry; lineage; stock ; (the) blood; feelings; passions

脂(あぶら)

x2 | Rank #13,068

fat; tallow; lard; grease

こびり付(つ)く

x3 | Rank #52,907

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

それ

x180 | Rank #26

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

眺(なが)める

x27 | Rank #2,297

to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at ; to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery) ; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe

は

x2016 | Rank #2

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

酷(こく)薄(はく)

x3 | Rank #40,484

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

ほくそ笑(え)む

x1 | Rank #28,001

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

返(かえ)り血(ち)

x3 | Rank #19,079

spurt of blood (from one's victim)

汚(けが)れる

x3 | Rank #3,771

to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

コート

x10 | Rank #4,003

coat ; coating

懐(ふところ)

x5 | Rank #4,809

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; (breast) pocket ; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach ; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature); depths; inner part ; mind; heart; inner thoughts ; money (one is carrying); purse; pocketbook

奇(き)妙(みょう)

x21 | Rank #3,467

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

もの

x73 | Rank #77

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

仕(し)舞(ま)い込(こ)む

x1 | Rank #55,825

to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

それは

x14 | Rank #391

very; extremely ; that is

一(いち)

x39 | Rank #122

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

冊(さつ)

x27 | Rank #4,201

counter for books ; volume

本(もと)

x136 | Rank #415

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

だった

x256 | Rank #37

was; were

色(いろ)褪(あ)せる

x2 | Rank #28,446

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour) ; to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale; to pale

羊(よう)皮(ひ)紙(し)

x1 | Rank #21,479

parchment

作(つく)る

x5 | Rank #268

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.)

古(ふる)い

x30 | Rank #1,781

old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn ; long; since long ago; time-honored ; of the distant past; long-ago ; stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny ; old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

書(しょ)物(もつ)

x19 | Rank #10,811

book; volume

そして

x104 | Rank #112

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

対(たい)峙(じ)

x1 | Rank #7,745

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other ; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against; holding one's own with

する

x268 | 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

にも

x24 | Rank #183

also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

また

x13 | Rank #105

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect

異(い)国(こく)

x11 | Rank #10,068

foreign country

文(も)字(じ)

x11 | Rank #1,906

letter (of an alphabet); character ; writing

綴(つづ)る

x1 | Rank #20,945

to spell ; to write; to compose; to frame ; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch; to sew together; to stitch together

その

x280 | Rank #27

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

滔(とう)々(とう)

x2 | Rank #47,222

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); voluminously flowing ; (speak) eloquently; fluently; spout forth (a torrent of speech) ; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

読(よ)み上(あ)げる

x7 | Rank #13,860

to read out; to read aloud; to call out ; to finish reading; to read through

持(も)つ

x18 | Rank #192

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

斬(き)りかかる

x1 | Rank #46,466

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

攻(こう)撃(げき)

x7 | Rank #522

attack; assault; raid; onslaught; offensive ; criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation

かわす

x2 | Rank #7,078

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.) ; to intersect; to cross; to interlace ; ... with one another; ... to each other

淀(よど)みなく

x1 | Rank #42,564

fluently; without hesitation; without faltering

朗(ろう)読(どく)

x6 | Rank #23,149

reading aloud; recitation

続(つづ)ける

x36 | Rank #380

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

やがて

x25 | Rank #1,485

before long; soon; shortly ; almost; nearly ; finally; in the end; eventually

本(ほん)の

x16 | Rank #4,600

mere; only; just; slight

一(いっ)節(せつ)

x4 | Rank #28,001

one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable

読(よ)む

x11 | Rank #575

to read ; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant ; to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine ; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji) ; to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time) ; to count; to estimate ; to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading

終(お)える

x4 | Rank #1,999

to finish ; to graduate

とき

x34 | Rank #174

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

突(とつ)如(じょ)

x1 | Rank #6,628

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

周(しゅう)囲(い)

x19 | Rank #1,048

surroundings; environs ; circumference