Jiten beta

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

昔(むかし)

| x16 | Rank #305

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago ; the past ten years; the past decade

の

| x1826 | Rank #1

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

お話(はなし)

| x5 | Rank #901

story; tale ; talk; discussion

子(こ)供(ども)の頃(ころ)

| x11 | Rank #3,041

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

両(りょう)親(しん)

| x13 | Rank #1,506

parents; both parents

仕(し)事(ごと)

| x21 | Rank #216

work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment ; work

が

| x1137 | 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

忙(いそが)しい

| x5 | Rank #700

busy; occupied; hectic ; restless; hurried; fidgety

家(いえ)を空(あ)ける

| x2 | Rank #34,066

to be away from home; to be out of the house

こと

| x330 | Rank #14

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 ...

多(おお)い

| x8 | Rank #404

many; numerous; a lot ; large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much ; frequent; common

て

| x242 | Rank #17

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 ...

だから

| x113 | Rank #48

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already

学(がっ)校(こう)

| x10 | Rank #652

school

休(やす)み

| x3 | Rank #1,666

rest; recess; respite ; vacation; holiday; absence; suspension ; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

に

| x1113 | 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

なる

| x94 | Rank #33

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

夏(なつ)

| x9 | Rank #1,379

summer

や

| x24 | Rank #99

such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?

冬(ふゆ)

| x1 | Rank #2,173

winter

祖(そ)父(ふ)母(ぼ)

| x8 | Rank #22,989

grandparents

家(いえ)

| x29 | Rank #279

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

で

| x439 | Rank #36

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

面(めん)倒(どう)

| x10 | Rank #886

trouble; bother ; trouble; difficulty ; care; attention

を

| x1219 | Rank #2

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

| x42 | Rank #64

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) ...

もらう

| x20 | Rank #105

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

常(ただ)

| x1 | Rank #1,994

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

だった

| x167 | Rank #30

was; were

海(うみ)

| x19 | Rank #830

sea; ocean; waters

と

| x1091 | Rank #6

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

山(やま)

| x7 | Rank #1,080

mountain; hill ; mine ; (mountain) forest ; heap; pile; stack; mountain ; protruding or high part of an object; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire) ; climax; peak; critical point ; guess; speculation; gamble ; (criminal) case; crime ; mountain climbing; mountaineering ; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)

囲(かこ)む

| x1 | Rank #2,112

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in ; to besiege; to lay siege to ; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

自(し)然(ぜん)

| x3 | Rank #1,326

nature ; natural; spontaneous; automatic ; naturally; spontaneously; automatically

豊(ゆたか)

| x1 | Rank #6,681

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample ; rich; wealthy; affluent; well-off ; open (mind); relaxed; easy ; plump (e.g. breasts); full; ample ; (well) over; (easily) in excess of

かな

| x9 | Rank #154

I wonder ; should I?; is it? ; I wish that; I hope that

町(まち)並(な)み

| x2 | Rank #22,856

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

都(と)会(かい)

| x1 | Rank #5,773

city ; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

育(そだ)ち

| x1 | Rank #6,092

growth; breeding ; growing up (in, as); upbringing

子(こ)供(ども)

| x17 | Rank #520

child; children

には

| x96 | Rank #28

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

何(なに)も

| x12 | Rank #338

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing ; and everything else; and all ; (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent

かも

| x10 | Rank #271

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

珍(めずら)しい

| x3 | Rank #817

rare; uncommon; unusual; curious ; new; novel ; fine; nice; splendid; precious

当(とう)時(じ)

| x4 | Rank #1,451

at that time; in those days

近(ちか)付(づ)く

| x6 | Rank #9,576

to approach; to draw near; to get close ; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

たび

| x7 | Rank #2,998

travel; trip; journey

遊(あそ)ぶ

| x15 | Rank #575

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time ; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) ; to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused ; to meet up (with friends); to hang out ; to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.) ; to go to (for pleasure or for study) ; to tease (someone); to play (with) ; to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

いく

| x1 | Rank #19,246

reverence; awe; fear

日(にち)

| x4 | Rank #1,759

Sunday ; nth day (of the month) ; counter for days ; Japan

心(こころ)待(ま)ち

| x1 | Rank #16,069

anticipation; expectation

する

| x72 | Rank #13

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

もの

| x37 | Rank #78

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

けれど

| x20 | Rank #981

but; however; although

不(ふ)満(まん)

| x4 | Rank #2,116

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

一(いち)

| x24 | Rank #167

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

つ

| x12 | Rank #334

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

だけ

| x67 | Rank #34

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

何(なに)しろ

| x3 | Rank #4,732

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see; particularly ; because; since; for; after all

よそ

| x7 | Rank #2,891

another place; somewhere else; strange parts ; outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people ; not caring for; being indifferent to; taking little notice of; ignoring; neglecting

から

| x364 | Rank #11

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

泊(と)まり

| x1 | Rank #9,000

(overnight) stay; lodging ; inn; hotel ; night duty ; anchorage; harbor; port

来(く)る

| x17 | Rank #66

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 ...")

身(み)

| x16 | Rank #592

one's body; one's person ; oneself; one's appearance ; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position ; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

近(きん)所(じょ)

| x1 | Rank #2,309

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

住(す)む

| x1 | Rank #691

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

子(こ)供(ども)達(たち)

| x7 | Rank #8,683

children

みんな

| x17 | Rank #106

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

知(し)る

| x17 | Rank #90

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

子(こ)

| x32 | Rank #211

child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person ; (one's) child; offspring ; young woman ; young (animal) ; offshoot ; interest ; new share ; player who is not a dealer ; young geisha; young prostitute ; bird egg

ばかり

| x19 | Rank #339

only; merely; nothing but; no more than ; approximately; about ; just (finished, etc.) ; as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute ; indicates emphasis ; always; constantly

仲(なか)間(ま)

| x6 | Rank #582

companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade; partner; colleague; coworker; associate ; group; company; circle; set; gang ; member of the same category (family, class)

入(い)れる

| x4 | Rank #206

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

にも

| x22 | Rank #137

also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

幼(おさな)い頃(ころ)

| x7 | Rank #5,199

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

自(じ)分(ぶん)

| x76 | Rank #86

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you

何(なに)か

| x40 | Rank #97

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

人(ひと)見(み)知(し)り

| x1 | Rank #9,446

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

がち

| x7 | Rank #2,519

apt to (do); liable to; prone to; inclined to; tend to ; predominantly; mostly; having lots of ; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize; ... wins

で

| x118 | Rank #208

without doing ...

自(じ)分(ぶん)から

| x4 | Rank #2,717

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

輪(りん)

| x1 | Rank #9,164

counter for wheels and flowers

入(い)る

| x15 | Rank #123

to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down ; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) ; to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly ; to (reach a state) completely

どうして

| x25 | Rank #177

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

も

| x567 | 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

できる

| x16 | Rank #87

to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) ; to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable ; to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.) ; to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up ; to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready ; to grow (of a crop); to be produced ; to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character ; to be by nature; to be born ... ; to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone) ; to get pregnant

仕(し)方(かた)ない

| x2 | Rank #1,603

there's no (other) way ; cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice ; it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough ; hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful ; cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

楽(たの)しい

| x10 | Rank #353

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

な

| x78 | Rank #251

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

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