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

おちゃかい

x2 | Rank #141,323

tea party

そのご

x2 | Rank #95,155

after that; afterwards; thereafter

じしょう

x2 | Rank #127,701

event; phenomenon; matter

未(み)来(らい)人(じん)

x25 | Rank #31,148

man of the future; Homo futurus

さん

x249 | Rank #21

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

について

x11 | Rank #471

about; on; regarding; concerning ; per; for every

おぼえがき

x2 | Rank #187,193

memo; memorandum; note ; (diplomatic) memorandum

ヘンゼル

x3 | Rank #52,902

Hansel; Hensel; Hänsel

と

x583 | Rank #6

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

ゆかい

x2 | Rank #22,440

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing; happy

しゅりょう

x2 | Rank #146,403

hunting

せいかつ

x2 | Rank #67,077

life; living ; livelihood; (one's) living

よる

x4 | Rank #21,605

evening; night ; dinner

ぼく

x6 | Rank #756

I; me ; you ; manservant

じょう

x2 | Rank #17,788

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; with respect to; in terms of; as a matter of; in view of; so far as ... is concerned ; on; above; on top of; aboard (a ship or vehicle) ; the best; top; first class; first grade ; first volume (of a two or three-volume set); first book ; with my compliments

ものがたり

x2 | Rank #53,854

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

看(かん)板(ばん)

x13 | Rank #4,511

signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate ; draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead ; reputation (of a shop); name ; appearance; look; show ; closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar); closing time

竜(りゅう)

x8 | Rank #1,074

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon) ; naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology ; promoted rook

あとがき

x6 | Rank #6,829

afterword; postscript

道(みち)ばた

x4 | Rank #44,911

roadside; wayside

で

x474 | Rank #9

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

豆(まめ)本(ほん)

x16 | Rank #121,820

miniature book

を

x1036 | 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.

拾(ひろ)う

x2 | Rank #2,031

to pick up; to gather ; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped) ; to select; to choose; to pick out ; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.); to snatch (an unexpected victory); to pull off ; to pick up (someone; in a car, etc.) ; to flag down (a taxi); to hail ; to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.) ; to (just manage to) return (the ball); to return (a difficult shot) ; to take on (someone in adverse circumstances); to employ; to give a job; to take in ; to walk; to go on foot

のです

x77 | Rank #343

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

って

x92 | Rank #15

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 ...

ご存(ぞん)じ

x3 | Rank #2,298

knowing; being aware (of) ; (an) acquaintance

でしょうか

x20 | Rank #530

don't you think?; indicates question

その

x121 | Rank #27

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

名(な)

x7 | Rank #424

name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

通(とお)り

x12 | Rank #669

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.

てのひら

x5 | Rank #40,882

palm (of the hand)

に

x1019 | 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

おさまる

x2 | Rank #12,759

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget) ; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to be returned (to one's original position) ; to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to occupy (a role) ; to be delivered; to be paid (e.g. taxes) ; to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.); to be sorted; to subside (e.g. wind); to calm down; to abate ; to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer); to consent; to agree

程(てい)度(ど)

x3 | Rank #826

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately

小(ちい)さな

x15 | Rank #730

small; little; tiny

本(もと)

x11 | Rank #399

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

こと

x298 | 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 ...

言(い)う

x34 | Rank #50

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

単(たん)なる

x3 | Rank #3,164

mere; simple; sheer

形(けい)容(よう)

x1 | Rank #18,301

description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); modification; figurative expression; figure of speech; metaphor ; form; figure; appearance

では

x89 | Rank #67

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

ない

x59 | Rank #37

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

こういった

x2 | Rank #7,604

this sort of; this type of

ひと

x17 | Rank #554

another person; other people; others ; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) ; outsider; stranger

つ

x22 | Rank #204

Tsu (city in Mie) ; harbour; harbor; port ; ferry

文(ぶん)化(か)

x1 | Rank #4,993

culture; civilization; civilisation ; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

です

x417 | Rank #19

be; is

実(じっ)際(さい)

x10 | Rank #1,083

reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions ; practice (as opposed to theory) ; truly; really; indeed; actually ; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

読(よ)む

x25 | 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

には

x112 | Rank #35

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

不(ふ)便(べん)

x2 | Rank #10,253

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

が

x999 | 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

ね

x228 | Rank #14

right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

まあ

x25 | Rank #144

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now ; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat ; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... ; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

いい

x55 | Rank #30

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem

もん

x5 | Rank #279

gate ; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master ; division; phylum ; counter for cannons

よ

x211 | Rank #11

hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey

こういう

x19 | Rank #494

such; this sort of; like this

もの

x129 | Rank #74

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

古(こ)風(ふう)

x1 | Rank #27,000

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

革(かわ)

x1 | Rank #13,152

leather

装(そう)丁(てい)

x1 | Rank #21,972

binding (of a book) ; design (of a book cover)

文(も)字(じ)

x6 | Rank #1,865

letter (of an alphabet); character ; writing

目(め)

x42 | Rank #114

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

凝(こご)らす

x1 | Rank #13,521

to freeze; to congeal ; to concentrate one's attention on; to devote oneself to something; to ponder; to meditate

数(かず)

x17 | Rank #457

number; amount

年(とし)

x13 | Rank #148

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

またぐ

x1 | Rank #22,227

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stride across; to cross ; to stretch over; to span; to bridge; to saddle; to straddle

甦(よみがえ)る

x3 | Rank #18,140

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be revived; to be refreshed; to be restored ; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

記(き)憶(おく)

x12 | Rank #609

memory; recollection; remembrance ; memory; storage

とともに

x4 | 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.)

深(ふか)い

x2 | Rank #1,015

deep ; profound ; dense; thick ; close (relationship) ; intense; strong ; late

衝(しょう)撃(げき)

x1 | Rank #1,842

impact; shock; impulse ; (psychological) shock

受(う)ける

x9 | Rank #489

to receive; to get ; to catch (e.g. a ball) ; to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.) ; to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence) ; to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge) ; to be given (e.g. life, talent) ; to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by) ; to follow; to succeed; to be descended from ; to face (south, etc.) ; to be modified by

世(よ)の中(なか)

x1 | Rank #1,847

society; the world; the times

とは

x35 | Rank #93

indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as

なんと

x6 | Rank #2,796

what; how ; what (a) ...!; how ...! ; surprisingly; to my amazement; believe it or not; why, ...! ; oh my; wow ; well, ...; so, ...

エキサイティング

x1 | Rank #41,063

exciting

ある

x114 | Rank #38

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

か

x191 | Rank #10