Jiten beta

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 ...

序(じょ)章(しょう)

| x1 | Rank #28,419

preface; foreword; introduction; introductory chapter ; beginning; start

卵(たまご)

| x43 | Rank #2,580

eggs; egg; spawn; roe ; (hen's) egg ; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ... ; beginning; origin; infancy

人(にん)間(げん)

| x42 | Rank #191

human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)

の

| x2871 | 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

足(あし)

| x5 | Rank #446

foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.) ; leg ; gait ; pace ; lower radical of a kanji ; means of transportation; (one's) ride ; money; coin

は

| x1242 | Rank #3

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

どうして

| x22 | Rank #177

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

二(に)

| x25 | Rank #403

two; 2

本(もと)

| x7 | Rank #626

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

なんだ

| x52 | Rank #69

what!; oh ; what the heck; what the; damn

三(さん)本(ぼん)

| x1 | Rank #49,457

three (long cylindrical things) ; three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

だったら

| x11 | Rank #248

if it's the case

一(いち)

| x64 | Rank #167

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

食(く)う

| x4 | Rank #511

to eat ; to live; to make a living; to survive ; to bite; to sting (as insects do) ; to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of ; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume ; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position ; to consume time; to consume resources ; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) ; to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

のに

| x33 | Rank #84

although; despite; even though; and yet ; whereas; while ; if only; I wish ; in order to

りくす

| x724 | Rank #97,345

to kill (a person); to murder; to execute

とても

| x21 | Rank #505

very; awfully; exceedingly ; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

お腹(なか)

| x4 | Rank #2,613

belly; abdomen; stomach

が

| x1681 | 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

空(す)く

| x3 | Rank #1,422

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty ; to be hungry

もう

| x90 | Rank #35

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

十(じゅう)

| x10 | Rank #2,459

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

日(にち)

| x6 | Rank #1,759

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

近(ちか)く

| x3 | Rank #510

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity ; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to ; shortly; soon

まとも

| x5 | Rank #1,411

the front ; honest; upright; decent; proper; respectable; straight; serious; sensible

物(もの)

| x5 | Rank #625

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

を

| x1701 | 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.

食(た)べる

| x9 | Rank #217

to eat ; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

過(す)ぎる

| x9 | Rank #660

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

思(し)考(こう)回(かい)路(ろ)

| x2 | Rank #17,401

patterns of thinking; train of thought

たこ

| x1 | Rank #4,379

kite

に

| x1216 | 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

| x34 | 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

時(とき)

| x37 | Rank #238

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

少(しょう)々(しょう)

| x6 | Rank #1,669

just a minute; small quantity

遡(さかのぼ)る

| x2 | Rank #9,855

to go upstream; to go up (a river) ; to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to); to be retroactive (to)

それ

| x162 | Rank #20

that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you

傭(よう)兵(へい)

| x45 | Rank #12,532

mercenary (soldier)

時(じ)代(だい)

| x8 | Rank #893

period; epoch; era; age ; the times; those days ; oldness; ancientness; antiquity ; antique; period piece

ボロボロ

| x9 | Rank #2,929

worn-out; ragged; tattered; battered; scruffy ; crumbling; dry and crumbly ; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering ; (physically or mentally) worn-out; exhausted ; (coming to light) one after another

纏(まと)う

| x2 | Rank #10,909

to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

ガタガタ

| x2 | Rank #7,184

rattling; clattering ; trembling; shivering; quaking; wobbling; swaying ; whining; grumbling; griping; bellyaching ; rickety; shaky; wobbly; decrepit; ramshackle; broken down

に

| x282 | Rank #649

load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods ; burden; responsibility

刃(は)こぼれ

| x1 | Rank #38,264

nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

する

| x92 | 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

剣(けん)

| x95 | Rank #2,402

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade ; bayonet ; swordsmanship ; stinger; ovipositor; dart

提(さ)げる

| x1 | Rank #20,794

to take along; to hold in the hand ; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

フラフラ

| x2 | Rank #7,638

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; staggering; tottering; reeling; dizzily; giddily ; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; indecisively ; aimlessly; unconsciously; whimsically; without thinking

と

| x876 | Rank #6

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

彷徨(さまよ)う

| x2 | Rank #11,304

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

そこ

| x35 | Rank #114

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

見(み)渡(わた)す限(かぎ)り

| x1 | Rank #21,963

as far as the eye can see

右(みぎ)

| x2 | Rank #1,403

right; right-hand side ; right hand ; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned ; the right (wing); rightist ; the better (of two)

も

| x436 | 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

左(ひだり)

| x6 | Rank #1,557

left; left-hand side ; left hand ; the left (wing); leftist ; fondness for alcohol; drinker

無(む)限(げん)

| x6 | Rank #3,872

infinity; infinitude; eternity ; infinite; limitless

砂(すな)地(じ)

| x1 | Rank #37,888

sandy soil; sandy place

無(む)数(すう)

| x10 | Rank #4,881

innumerable; countless; numberless

岩(いわ)山(やま)

| x1 | Rank #23,875

rocky mountain

枯(か)れる

| x1 | Rank #5,667

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die ; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

草(くさ)

| x1 | Rank #3,812

grass; weed; herb; thatch ; ninja ; marijuana; cannabis ; not genuine; substandard ; LOL; haha

しか

| x28 | Rank #168

nothing but; except; no more than

ない

| x58 | Rank #32

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

代(か)わり映(ば)え

| x1 | Rank #31,012

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

光(こう)景(けい)

| x14 | Rank #2,835

scene; spectacle; sight; view

地(ち)平(へい)線(せん)

| x1 | Rank #20,574

horizon (related to land)

果(は)て

| x6 | Rank #4,933

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

まで

| x56 | Rank #42

until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely

延(えん)々(えん)

| x1 | Rank #8,164

endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on ; meandering; winding; sinuous; serpentine

続(つづ)く

| x4 | Rank #529

to continue; to last; to go on ; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken ; to occur again and again ; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin ; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to ; to hold out; to keep; to last

最(も)早(はや)

| x19 | Rank #19,397

already; now ; no longer; not any more

方(ほう)角(がく)

| x1 | Rank #6,019

direction; way ; point of the compass; cardinal direction; bearing ; method; means; approach

自(じ)分(ぶん)

| x27 | Rank #86

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

どこ

| x25 | Rank #98

where; what place ; how much (long, far); what extent

向(む)かう

| x26 | Rank #476

to face ; to go towards; to head towards

歩(ある)く

| x7 | Rank #514

to walk

か

| x339 | Rank #9

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

すら

| x18 | Rank #1,067

even

わかる

| x22 | Rank #1,066

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

所(しょ)属(ぞく)

| x12 | Rank #3,297

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

ブラック

| x7 | Rank #5,505

black ; black (coffee) ; exploitative (company); overly harsh; abusive; oppressive; unethical ; boldface; blackface; heavy-faced type

団(だん)

| x16 | Rank #4,334

group; body; party; company; troupe; gang; corps; ring

東(とう)部(ぶ)

| x1 | Rank #21,455

eastern part; the east (of a region)

紛(ふん)争(そう)

| x1 | Rank #21,060

dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife