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

国(こっ)境(きょう)

x9 | Rank #7,179

border (between countries); national border

に

x2491 | 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

近(ちか)い

x9 | Rank #933

near; close; short (distance) ; close (in time); soon ; close (relationship); friendly; intimate ; closely related ; similar; almost the same; close to; nearly

街(まち)

x16 | Rank #619

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

残(のこ)す

x5 | Rank #917

to leave (behind) ; to leave (undone); to not finish ; to save; to set aside; to reserve ; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath ; to stay (in the ring); to hold on

て

x330 | Rank #20

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

x93 | Rank #56

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

ともえ

x89 | Rank #7,029

tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures

は

x2386 | Rank #2

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

護(ご)衛(えい)

x22 | Rank #2,374

guard; convoy; escort

いぬがみ

x28 | Rank #41,473

evil dog spirit; dog god

とともに

x5 | Rank #2,249

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

広(ひろ)場(ば)

x2 | Rank #3,685

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

で

x1014 | Rank #9

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

開(ひら)く

x9 | Rank #597

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack ; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out ; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning) ; to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen ; to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open ; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start ; to open (ports, borders, etc.) ; to open (an account) ; to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop ; to open (a file, etc.)

昼(ひる)

x6 | Rank #2,718

noon; midday ; daytime ; lunch

市(いち)

x4 | Rank #2,057

market; fair

来(く)る

x23 | Rank #98

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 ...")

すでに

x11 | Rank #1,934

already ; previously; before ; undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place

ソーマ

x121 | Rank #6,364

soma

たち

x156 | Rank #118

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

が

x2014 | 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

無(ぶ)事(じ)

x7 | Rank #900

safety; security; peace; quiet ; safely; without incident; successfully ; good health ; inaction; ennui

ある

x253 | Rank #38

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

という

x198 | Rank #52

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

情(じょう)報(ほう)

x12 | Rank #497

information; news; report; intelligence ; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)

伝(でん)書(しょ)

x8 | Rank #53,524

book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets ; delivering a letter

くい

x9 | Rank #9,899

regret; repentance

よる

x16 | Rank #579

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to

伝(つた)える

x6 | Rank #729

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

おる

x9 | Rank #374

to be (animate); to be; to exist ; to be ...-ing ; to (have the audacity to) do

も

x841 | 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

次(つぎ)

x14 | Rank #253

next; following; subsequent ; stage; station

向(む)かう

x15 | Rank #542

to face ; to go towards; to head towards

共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく)

x90 | Rank #5,113

republic; commonwealth

へ

x73 | Rank #78

to; towards; for

連(つ)れる

x18 | Rank #567

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

行(い)く

x29 | Rank #86

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 ...

もらう

x29 | Rank #166

to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected

こと

x632 | 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 ...

だった

x263 | Rank #33

was; were

ので

x112 | Rank #112

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

この

x339 | Rank #28

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

合(ごう)流(りゅう)

x6 | Rank #3,612

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining ; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up; merging (e.g. of traffic); meeting (up)

する

x408 | Rank #17

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

べく

x3 | Rank #3,067

in order to; for the purpose of ; must; should

待(たい)機(き)

x3 | Rank #3,871

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert ; quarantine

だ

x492 | Rank #8

be; is

しかし

x40 | Rank #151

however; but

ただ

x36 | Rank #164

ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

待(ま)つ

x13 | Rank #142

to wait ; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate ; to depend on; to need

だけ

x123 | Rank #43

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

勿(もっ)体(たい)ない

x1 | Rank #15,545

wasteful; a waste ; too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of ; impious; profane; sacrilegious

こう

x20 | Rank #212

in this way; like this; so; thus ; this (much); so ; uh; er; mm; well

盛(も)り上(あ)がる

x5 | Rank #2,829

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up ; to rouse; to get excited

を

x2659 | 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.

見(み)る

x103 | Rank #89

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

回(めぐ)る

x7 | Rank #1,128

to go around; to make a circle around ; to surround; to circle; to enclose ; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return; to repeat; to circulate (of blood, money, etc.) ; to travel around; to make a tour of ; to concern (a matter); to surround

なる

x142 | 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

だけあって

x1 | Rank #19,996

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; being ... ; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

二(に)

x45 | Rank #250

two; 2

国(くに)

x227 | Rank #390

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

行(ゆ)き交(か)う

x1 | Rank #15,988

to come and go; to go back and forth

行(ぎょう)商(しょう)人(にん)

x12 | Rank #17,266

peddler; pedlar; hawker

集(あつ)まる

x7 | Rank #1,172

to gather; to collect; to assemble

商(しょう)品(ひん)

x11 | Rank #2,661

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

取(とり)引(ひき)

x9 | Rank #4,265

transactions; dealings; business

行(おこな)う

x13 | Rank #849

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

おう

x16 | Rank #582

agreement; affirmative ; aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right

嬢(じょう)

x7 | Rank #2,935

unmarried woman ; Miss ; -ess; -ette

ちゃん

x77 | Rank #58

suffix for familiar person

お父(とう)

x5 | Rank #3,279

daddy; father; husband

簪(かんざし)

x2 | Rank #26,126

ornamental hairpin

買(か)う

x17 | Rank #435

to buy; to purchase ; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize ; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour) ; to accept; to take on; to take up ; to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

ど

x9 | Rank #838

but; however ; even though; even if

ないや

x1 | Rank #17,701

infield; diamond

美味(おい)しい

x11 | Rank #1,914

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty ; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable

ヤー

x1 | Rank #2,800

yes

中(うち)

x86 | Rank #113

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

歩(ある)く

x13 | Rank #649

to walk

露(ろ)天(てん)

x2 | Rank #42,263

open air

商(しょう)

x2 | Rank #7,953

quotient ; business; merchant; dealer ; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale) ; Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

商(しょう)人(にん)

x11 | Rank #2,937

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

スラング

x3 | Rank #64,038

slang

呼(よ)びかける

x4 | Rank #5,535

to call out to; to hail; to address ; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort; to advise

どうやら

x16 | Rank #699

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; seemingly ; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely; after a fashion