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

盤(ばん)面(めん)

x58 | Rank #21,766

surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game ; surface of a record

一(いち)

x98 | Rank #115

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

軋(きし)む

x9 | Rank #11,307

to jar; to creak; to grate

歯(は)車(ぐるま)

x23 | Rank #10,918

gear; cogwheel ; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

二(に)

x103 | Rank #250

two; 2

凶(きょう)兆(ちょう)

x2 | Rank #51,444

evil omen

三(さん)

x83 | Rank #288

three; 3

虚(きょ)実(じつ)

x2 | Rank #56,400

falsehood and truth; fiction and fact

交(こう)換(かん)

x28 | Rank #3,109

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)

四(し)

x52 | Rank #712

four; 4

五(ご)

x31 | Rank #867

five; 5

夜(や)会(かい)

x34 | Rank #28,412

evening party; soirée

へ

x185 | Rank #78

to; towards; for

誘(さそ)い

x4 | Rank #4,789

invitation; introduction ; temptation

六(ろく)

x27 | Rank #1,301

six; 6

くちびる

x2 | Rank #25,751

lip; lips

には

x377 | 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)

唄(うた)

x16 | Rank #18,345

song; singing ; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka) ; modern poetry

嘘(うそ)

x2 | Rank #711

lie; fib; falsehood; untruth ; mistake; error ; unwise move; bad decision ; no way!; unbelievable!; really?!

を

x5381 | 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.

七(しち)

x33 | Rank #1,041

seven

おだやか

x2 | Rank #31,806

calm; quiet; gentle; peaceful; mild ; moderate; reasonable; amicable

昼(ひる)

x11 | Rank #2,716

noon; midday ; daytime ; lunch

寂(さび)しい

x12 | Rank #1,428

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

夜(よる)

x29 | Rank #401

evening; night ; dinner

八(はち)

x7 | Rank #1,855

eight; 8

悪(あく)意(い)

x6 | Rank #5,168

ill will; spite; evil intention; malice ; bad meaning ; mala fides; bad faith; criminal intent to deceive ; malice

啓(けい)示(じ)

x4 | Rank #32,343

(divine) revelation

九(きゅう)

x11 | Rank #1,796

nine; 9

変(へん)化(か)

x25 | Rank #1,573

change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis ; variety; diversity ; inflection; declension; conjugation ; sidestepping

定(じょう)石(せき)

x4 | Rank #25,504

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; formula ; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)

十(じゅう)

x12 | Rank #1,130

ten; 10 ; ten years of age ; book containing a collection of poems

蜘蛛(くも)

x11 | Rank #7,415

spider

断(だん)頭(とう)台(だい)

x3 | Rank #43,600

(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold

十(じゅう)一(いち)

x6 | Rank #9,649

eleven; 11 ; jack

蛇(へび)

x23 | Rank #3,261

snake ; serpent; large snake

刻(こく)限(げん)

x3 | Rank #35,338

time; appointed time

十(じゅう)二(に)

x12 | Rank #4,626

twelve; 12 ; queen

砂(さ)礫(れき)

x21 | Rank #74,846

pebbles

終(しゅう)局(きょく)

x3 | Rank #46,706

end; close; conclusion ; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

図(ず)

x4 | Rank #3,605

drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map ; sight; scene

十(じゅう)三(さん)

x27 | Rank #6,894

thirteen; 13 ; king

灰(はい)

x12 | Rank #5,225

ash; ashes

祈(いの)り

x8 | Rank #5,568

prayer; supplication

登(とう)場(じょう)人(じん)物(ぶつ)

x1 | Rank #10,448

character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

さらに

x100 | Rank #672

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

増(ま)す

x5 | Rank #3,227

to increase; to grow

性(さが)

x177 | Rank #3,158

one's nature; one's destiny ; custom; tradition; habit; convention

士(さむらい)

x342 | Rank #1,938

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai ; man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer

剣(けん)舞(ぶ)

x6 | Rank #16,143

sword dance

相(あい)棒(ぼう)

x24 | Rank #3,662

partner; pal; accomplice

はず

x37 | Rank #286

should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be) ; nock (of a bow) ; nock (of an arrow) ; nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) ; wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

恋(こい)人(びと)

x19 | Rank #1,317

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

半(はん)

x6 | Rank #2,657

half; semi-; partial ; half-past ; odd number ; han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

人(じん)

x153 | Rank #234

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) ; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... ; man; person; people

重(じゅう)機(き)

x7 | Rank #32,119

heavy machinery; heavy equipment ; heavy machine gun

槍(やり)

x83 | Rank #1,971

spear; lance ; javelin ; lance ; jeering

元(もと)

x17 | Rank #561

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

僧(そう)職(しょく)

x1 | Rank #152,477

priesthood

眼(め)

x54 | Rank #1,343

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

いぎ

x152 | Rank #36,339

meaning; significance

族(ぞく)

x41 | Rank #1,667

tribe; clan; band; family ; (taxonomical) tribe ; group (of the periodic table)

華(はな)

x7 | Rank #2,344

flower; blossom; bloom; petal ; cherry blossom ; beauty ; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms) ; ikebana ; hanafuda ; (the) best ; glorious; lovely

剣(けん)士(し)

x40 | Rank #4,821

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

女(じょ)性(せい)

x11 | Rank #544

woman; female ; feminine gender

光(ひかり)

x147 | Rank #484

light ; illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow ; happiness; hope ; influence; power ; vision; eyesight ; optical fiber; optical fibre

幻(まぼろし)

x6 | Rank #2,672

phantom; vision; illusion; apparition ; something fleeting; short-lived dream ; fabled item; mythical thing; very rare thing

将(しょう)棋(ぎ)

x25 | Rank #4,105

shogi; Japanese chess

天(てん)才(さい)

x21 | Rank #2,044

genius; prodigy; natural gift

博士(はかせ)

x49 | Rank #1,766

expert; learned person ; doctor; PhD; Dr. ; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period) ; pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

社(やしろ)

x71 | Rank #2,110

(Shinto) shrine

主(おも)

x9 | Rank #1,309

chief; main; principal; important ; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく)

x14 | Rank #5,116

republic; commonwealth

少(しょう)女(じょ)

x91 | Rank #510

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

ルー

x86 | Rank #8,307

roux ; (Japanese) curry sauce

曙(しょ)光(こう)

x1 | Rank #76,501

dawn; daybreak; first light of day ; first indication; glimpse; gleam; flash; prospects

鉄(てっ)槌(つい)

x49 | Rank #23,424

iron hammer ; crushing blow

指(し)導(どう)者(しゃ)

x4 | Rank #11,126

leader; guide; mentor; coach

独(どく)裁(さい)者(しゃ)

x36 | Rank #26,413

dictator; despot

警(けい)察(さつ)

x81 | Rank #635

police ; police officer ; police station ; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody; vigilante; gatekeeper

警(けい)部(ぶ)補(ほ)

x18 | Rank #7,283

assistant inspector

交(こう)渉(しょう)

x22 | Rank #2,788

negotiations; bargaining; discussions; talks ; connection; relationship; relations; dealings

専(せん)門(もん)

x6 | Rank #4,740

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) major ; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on; doing exclusively; sticking to

とする

x31 | Rank #608

to try to ...; to be about to do ... ; to decide to ... ; to take as; to treat as; to regard as ; to use for ; to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume ; to decide that; to think that ; to make into; to change into ; to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like ; to intend; to have the intention

がらん

x131 | Rank #29,365

temple (esp. large one); monastery ; temple building

男(だん)爵(しゃく)

x20 | Rank #5,570

baron ; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

級(きゅう)

x13 | Rank #2,210

(school) grade; year; class ; class; grade; rank; level ; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

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