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

ひみつ

x1 | Rank #12,573

secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy ; mystery ; secret (e.g. to success) ; esoteric teachings

おちゃかい

x1 | Rank #141,323

tea party

たち

x80 | Rank #118

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

いちにち

x1 | Rank #61,680

one day ; all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night ; first day of the month

いちじかん

x1 | Rank #168,490

one hour

八(はち)月(がつ)

x2 | Rank #16,170

August ; eighth month of the lunar calendar

期(き)

x2 | Rank #5,408

period; time ; opportunity; chance; occasion ; age ; term (e.g. in office) ; session (e.g. of parliament) ; stage (e.g. of a disease) ; season (e.g. of a TV series)

報(ほう)告(こく)

x7 | Rank #1,190

report; information

あとがき

x6 | Rank #6,829

afterword; postscript

はじめに

x1 | Rank #63,488

first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning ; Introduction; Preface

おかげん

x1 | Rank #102,941

Okagen ; Okamoto

いかが

x2 | Rank #1,806

how; in what way; how about ; questionable

です

x436 | Rank #19

be; is

一(いち)

x43 | Rank #115

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

匹(ひき)

x12 | Rank #1,877

counter for small animals ; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size) ; counter for horses ; roll of cloth

もとい

x1 | Rank #15,263

as you were; return to your original position! ; er, rather

ひとり

x44 | Rank #1,177

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

が

x1493 | 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

卓(たく)上(じょう)

x4 | Rank #29,916

desktop; desk-top; tabletop ; after-dinner speech

に

x1423 | 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

飛(と)びあがる

x3 | Rank #60,196

to jump up; to leap up; to spring up ; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to take off ; to jump ahead; to skip ahead

そう

x86 | Rank #40

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

問(と)いかける

x2 | Rank #5,708

to ask a question ; to begin to ask a question

くる

x61 | Rank #63

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 ...")

わたし

x410 | Rank #201

I; me

作(つく)り笑(わら)い

x1 | Rank #35,324

forced laugh; forced smile

を

x1297 | 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.

向(む)ける

x6 | Rank #895

to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to ; to head to; to go towards ; to allot; to allocate ; to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person) ; to aim for; to pursue

健(けん)康(こう)

x2 | Rank #4,828

health ; healthy; sound; fit; wholesome

よ

x238 | Rank #11

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

ソー

x3 | Rank #1,399

counter for bamboo tiles

ですか

x35 | Rank #87

indicates question

ねー

x5 | Rank #349

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 ...

首(くび)

x9 | Rank #524

neck ; head ; dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking

かしげる

x3 | Rank #11,863

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

飛(と)び下(お)りる

x2 | Rank #61,984

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

ネズミ

x2 | Rank #3,943

mouse; rat ; dark gray; slate gray

みたい

x25 | Rank #172

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

どこか

x15 | Rank #503

somewhere ; in some respects; in some way

走(はし)り去(さ)る

x2 | Rank #12,429

to run away; to run off

心(しん)配(ぱい)

x5 | Rank #292

worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear ; care; help; aid; assistance

する

x67 | 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

て

x204 | 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 ...

しまう

x10 | Rank #592

to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close ; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up ; to put away; to put back; to keep; to store ; to do completely; to finish ; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

自(じ)室(しつ)

x7 | Rank #7,063

one's own room

だからといって

x3 | Rank #5,610

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

うんうん

x1 | Rank #7,350

uh-huh; mm-hmm ; with a moan; with a groan

唸(うな)る

x2 | Rank #6,392

to groan; to moan ; to roar; to howl; to growl ; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to whiz; to sough; to make a low, dull sound ; to ooh and aah (in admiration) ; to sing in a strong, low voice (esp. traditional chant or recitation) ; to be about to burst; to overflow

いく

x13 | Rank #174

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 ...

か

x282 | Rank #10

indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

あるいは

x8 | Rank #1,380

or; either ... or ; maybe; perhaps; possibly ; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

眉(み)間(けん)

x1 | Rank #7,225

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

皺(しわ)

x1 | Rank #9,284

wrinkle; crease ; ripple

寄(よ)る

x2 | Rank #2,167

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

まま

x21 | Rank #261

as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) ; with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as ; as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to ; sic

なる

x53 | 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

せい

x7 | Rank #430

(logical) true; regular ; 10^40; ten duodecillion ; original ; positive; greater than zero ; thesis (in dialectics)

かも

x9 | Rank #348

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

ここ

x61 | Rank #60

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

ところ

x23 | Rank #157

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

ずっと

x20 | Rank #233

continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout ; much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal ; far (away); long (ago, before, after) ; straight; directly

耳(みみ)

x16 | Rank #787

ear ; hearing ; ear (for music, etc.) ; edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage ; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle

奥(おく)

x9 | Rank #667

inner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest); recesses (e.g. of a cave); heart; end (of a road, garden, etc.) ; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room ; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)

方(ほう)

x34 | Rank #139

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

鼓(こ)膜(まく)

x1 | Rank #15,555

eardrum; tympanic membrane

やら

x12 | Rank #1,532

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like ; denotes uncertainty

三(さん)半(はん)規(き)管(かん)

x1 | Rank #57,510

semicircular canals (of the inner ear)

ある

x112 | Rank #38

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

あたり

x17 | Rank #1,523

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings ; around; about; or thereabouts ; for instance; say; such as

どうも

x9 | Rank #548

thank you; thanks ; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret) ; quite; really; mostly ; somehow ; in spite of oneself; try as one might; no matter how hard one may try (to, not to) ; greetings; hello; goodbye

違(い)和(わ)感(かん)

x2 | Rank #2,717

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort ; malaise; physical unease

という

x132 | Rank #52

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

紙(かみ)

x6 | Rank #2,112

paper

丸(まる)める

x2 | Rank #9,724

to make round; to roll up; to curl up ; to seduce; to cajole; to explain away ; to round off (a fraction) ; to shave (one's head) ; to lump together

ような

x85 | Rank #91

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

音(おと)

x12 | Rank #209

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

止(と)まる

x5 | Rank #965

to stop (moving); to come to a stop ; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended ; to alight; to perch on

のです

x115 | Rank #343

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

天(てん)使(し)

x4 | Rank #1,823

angel

囁(ささや)き

x6 | Rank #19,809

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

生(せい)活(かつ)

x17 | Rank #962

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

支(し)障(しょう)

x1 | Rank #10,036

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

出(で)る

x21 | Rank #137

to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over

ほど

x28 | Rank #210

extent; degree; measure ; limit; bounds ; (span of) time ; (a) distance ; the state of; the status of; the condition of ; about; around; approximately; or so ; as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ... ; the more ... the more ...

で

x608 | Rank #26

without doing ...

も

x610 | 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

ない

x53 | Rank #37

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

忙(いそが)しい

x2 | Rank #1,150

busy; occupied; hectic ; restless; hurried; fidgety

時(とき)

x43 | Rank #117

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

忘(わす)れる

x10 | Rank #365

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

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