Jiten beta

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

眼(め)

| x80 | Rank #4,591

次(つぎ)

| x23 | Rank #199

next; following; subsequent ; stage; station

序(じょ)章(しょう)

| x3 | Rank #28,773

preface; foreword; introduction; introductory chapter ; beginning; start

第(だい)一(いっ)章(しょう)

| x3 | Rank #29,235

chapter one; first chapter

の

| x3408 | Rank #1

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

道(みち)

| x22 | Rank #437

road; path; street; lane; passage ; route; way ; distance; journey ; road (e.g. to victory); course ; way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles ; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma ; field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality ; means; way; method

第(だい)二(に)

| x6 | Rank #2,924

second

章(しょう)

| x21 | Rank #7,532

chapter; section ; medal; badge; insignia

城(じょう)館(かん)

| x8 | Rank #67,177

fortified mansion

第(だい)三(さん)

| x4 | Rank #4,339

third

闇(やみ)

| x44 | Rank #1,734

darkness; the dark ; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness ; hidden place; secrecy; oblivion ; black market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels

に

| x1655 | Rank #4

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

願(ねが)い

| x2 | Rank #1,810

desire; wish; hope ; request; entreaty; plea; appeal ; prayer ; (written) application

第(だい)四(よん)

| x3 | Rank #8,779

fourth

死(し)

| x29 | Rank #973

death ; (an) out ; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

森(もり)

| x29 | Rank #1,804

forest ; shrine grove

へ

| x279 | Rank #73

to; towards; for

第(だい)五(ご)

| x3 | Rank #12,239

fifth

舞(ま)い

| x3 | Rank #26,781

dancing; dance

第(だい)六(ろく)

| x3 | Rank #14,531

sixth

死(し)霊(りょう)

| x13 | Rank #26,186

spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul

騎(き)士(し)団(だん)

| x8 | Rank #13,711

order of chivalry; chivalric order

第(だい)七(なな)

| x4 | Rank #15,021

seventh

滅(ほろ)びる

| x4 | Rank #4,764

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish

もの

| x118 | Rank #76

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

第(だい)八(はち)

| x3 | Rank #19,101

eighth

園(その)

| x5 | Rank #6,145

garden; orchard; park ; place; world; environment

あとがき

| x3 | Rank #11,265

afterword; postscript

澄(す)む

| x9 | Rank #6,283

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent ; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice) ; to become serene; to become tranquil; to be free of worries ; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

芳(ほう)香(こう)

| x1 | Rank #30,458

perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent

が

| x1815 | Rank #5

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

漂(ただよ)う

| x2 | Rank #4,283

to drift; to float ; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air ; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood) ; to wander; to walk around aimlessly ; to be unsteady; to be unstable ; to falter; to flinch; to wince ; to live in unreliable circumstances

始(はじ)める

| x1 | Rank #338

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate ; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish ; to start ...; to begin to ...

と

| x1071 | Rank #6

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

村(むら)人(びと)

| x15 | Rank #8,817

villager

たち

| x82 | Rank #90

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

は

| x2062 | Rank #2

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

石(いし)畳(だたみ)

| x1 | Rank #18,193

stone paving; cobble paving; sett; flagstone ; stone steps ; check (pattern) ; pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

通(とお)り

| x23 | Rank #1,472

street; road; avenue; thoroughfare ; traffic; coming and going ; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; running ; transmission (of sound); reach (of voice) ; reputation; favor; favour; popularity ; understanding; comprehension; comprehensibility; clarity ; the same way (as); as (follows, stated, expected, etc.) ; counter for sets of things ; counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.

から

| x359 | Rank #13

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

そそくさ

| x1 | Rank #14,001

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

近(ちか)く

| x7 | Rank #505

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity ; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to ; shortly; soon

家(いえ)々(いえ)

| x3 | Rank #24,257

each house; every house; many houses

身(み)を隠(かく)す

| x1 | Rank #13,950

to hide oneself

だった

| x97 | Rank #34

was; were

香(かお)り

| x18 | Rank #2,246

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

村(むら)

| x104 | Rank #1,954

village

歴(れき)史(し)

| x1 | Rank #1,846

history

とともに

| x20 | Rank #2,883

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

ある

| x249 | Rank #30

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)

百(ひゃく)年(ねん)祭(さい)

| x1 | Rank #138,308

centenary; centennial celebration

を

| x2178 | 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.

祝(いわ)う

| x1 | Rank #4,109

to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival) ; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration ; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

晩(ばん)

| x4 | Rank #3,601

evening; night ; dinner; evening meal ; counter for nights

新(しん)任(にん)

| x1 | Rank #22,563

newly appointed; inaugural

女(じょ)性(せい)

| x2 | Rank #642

woman; female ; feminine gender

教(きょう)師(し)

| x1 | Rank #2,715

teacher; instructor

都(みやこ)

| x6 | Rank #4,666

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government ; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light) ; location of the Imperial Palace

訪(おとず)れる

| x6 | Rank #1,939

to visit; to call on ; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

夜(よる)

| x27 | Rank #398

night; evening ; dinner

村(そん)長(ちょう)

| x15 | Rank #14,925

village headman; village mayor

家(いえ)

| x11 | Rank #271

house; residence; dwelling; home ; family; household ; lineage; family name

女(じょ)児(じ)

| x1 | Rank #27,231

girl; baby girl ; schoolgirl; girl pupil

生(う)まれる

| x5 | Rank #583

to be born

宵(よい)

| x1 | Rank #30,543

evening; early night hours

冬(ふゆ)

| x2 | Rank #2,143

winter

白(しろ)い

| x57 | Rank #1,461

white

嵐(あらし)

| x1 | Rank #3,397

storm; tempest ; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest); winds (e.g. of change) ; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu

吹(ふ)きすさぶ

| x1 | Rank #33,104

to blow fiercely; to rage ; to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

聖(せい)夜(や)

| x1 | Rank #36,397

Christmas Eve ; holy night

馥(ふく)郁(いく)

| x1 | Rank #76,572

fragrant; sweet-smelling

街(がい)路(ろ)

| x4 | Rank #33,895

road; street; avenue

渡(わた)る

| x9 | Rank #1,694

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

人(ひと)々(びと)

| x21 | Rank #1,497

people; men and women ; each person; everybody

村(むら)外(はず)れ

| x12 | Rank #61,861

edge of town; outskirts of a village

城(しろ)

| x19 | Rank #2,911

castle

そらす

| x1 | Rank #4,651

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to divert (e.g. one's attention); to evade (e.g. a question); to change (e.g. the subject) ; to displease; to annoy; to offend; to upset ; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

劫(ごう)罰(ばつ)

| x1 | Rank #129,400

eternal punishment

苦(く)悩(のう)

| x4 | Rank #9,140

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

血(ち)走(ばし)る

| x2 | Rank #18,173

to become bloodshot

どうして

| x17 | Rank #176

how; in what way; by what means ; why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for ; cannot possibly ; no way

風(ふり)

| x10 | Rank #2,016

swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag ; appearance; behaviour; behavior ; pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending ; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction ; postures (of a dance) ; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup ; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment ; counter for swords, blades, etc.

吹(ふ)く

| x3 | Rank #2,358

to blow (of the wind) ; to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff ; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune) ; to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff out ; to sprout; to put forth (buds) ; to appear (on the surface); to form; to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.) ; to burst out laughing; to burst into laughter ; to brag; to talk big ; to smelt; to mint

ひたすら

| x2 | Rank #3,091

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

消(き)える

| x13 | Rank #500

to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost ; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen) ; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope) ; to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps) ; to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink) ; to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear

こと

| x155 | Rank #15

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 ...

祈(いの)る

| x3 | Rank #2,031

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace ; to wish; to hope

夜(よ)明(あ)け

| x2 | Rank #6,321

dawn; daybreak

待(ま)ち望(のぞ)む

| x1 | Rank #11,140

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

だが

| x61 | Rank #283

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

昇(のぼ)る

| x6 | Rank #5,242

to ascend; to go up; to climb ; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise ; to go to (the capital) ; to be promoted ; to add up to ; to advance (in price) ; to swim up (a river); to sail up ; to come up (on the agenda)

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