Jiten beta

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

の

| x6101 | 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

思(おも)う

| x127 | Rank #55

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon ; to think (of doing); to plan (to do) ; to judge; to assess; to regard ; to imagine; to suppose; to dream ; to expect; to look forward to ; to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want ; to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love ; to recall; to remember

葦(あし)

| x8 | Rank #42,749

common reed (Phragmites australis)

碧(へき)眼(がん)

| x4 | Rank #32,536

blue eyes

托(たく)鉢(はつ)

| x4 | Rank #98,697

religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging ; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)

川端康成

| x6 | Rank #84,824

Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)

へ

| x184 | Rank #70

to; towards; for

人(じん)物(ぶつ)

| x9 | Rank #1,490

person; character; figure; personage; man; woman ; one's character; one's personality ; able person; talented person

に

| x2804 | 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

就(つ)いて

| x63 | Rank #24,158

about; concerning; as to; regarding

古(こ)典(てん)

| x13 | Rank #19,766

classic (work, esp. book); the classics

竜(りゅう)頭(とう)蛇(だ)尾(び)

| x3 | Rank #100,699

strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax

悶(もん)悶(もん)

| x3 | Rank #162,888

anguished; distressed; worried; discontented ; horny

日(にっ)記(き)

| x17 | Rank #5,875

diary; journal

走(そう)

| x2 | Rank #11,257

run; race

名(めい)馬(ば)

| x4 | Rank #49,954

fine horse; famous horse

先(せん)生(せい)

| x57 | Rank #315

teacher; instructor; master ; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. ; intimate or teasing form of address ; one's elder

三(さん)

| x106 | Rank #963

three; 3

人(じん)

| x101 | Rank #750

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

春夫

| x4 | Rank #86,374

Haruo

と

| x1803 | Rank #6

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

旅(りょ)行(こう)

| x27 | Rank #2,194

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

できる

| x23 | 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

な

| x38 | Rank #58

don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

かつ

| x10 | Rank #3,335

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

た

| x44 | Rank #127

did; (have) done ; (please) do

話(はなし)

| x76 | Rank #92

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

音(おと)

| x22 | Rank #409

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

檀(いなわ)

| x10 | Rank #78,590

Inawa ; Inohana ; Inobana ; Ihana ; Ibana

君(くん)

| x142 | Rank #458

Mr; master; boy ; Ms; miss ; sir; madam

近(きん)業(ぎょう)

| x3 | Rank #216,247

recent work

について

| x49 | Rank #526

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

思(し)案(あん)

| x7 | Rank #11,809

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

敗(はい)北(ぼく)

| x16 | Rank #4,584

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

創(そう)作(さく)

| x33 | Rank #10,681

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); original work; (creative) writing ; fabrication; fiction; invention

余(よ)談(だん)

| x8 | Rank #23,130

digression

一(いち)日(にち)

| x4 | Rank #2,475

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

労(ろう)苦(く)

| x6 | Rank #50,203

labor; labour; toil; hardship

多(た)頭(とう)

| x3 | Rank #67,407

many-headed; hydra-headed ; large-scale (e.g. breeding)

蛇(へび)

| x5 | Rank #5,454

snake ; serpent; large snake

哲(てつ)学(がく)

| x11 | Rank #14,162

philosophy

答(とう)案(あん)

| x5 | Rank #24,044

examination paper; examination script; answer sheet ; answer (to an exam question)

落(らく)第(だい)

| x4 | Rank #22,573

failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year) ; falling short of the standard; not making the grade

緒方

| x9 | Rank #39,779

Inokata ; Ogata

氏(し)

| x87 | Rank #3,298

Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss ; clan ; he; him ; counter for people

を

| x3198 | 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.

殺(ころ)す

| x14 | Rank #463

to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter ; to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) ; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) ; to put out (a runner) ; to pawn; to put in hock

者(もの)

| x59 | Rank #419

person

一(いっ)歩(ぽ)前(ぜん)進(しん)

| x3 | Rank #26,274

(a) step forward

二(に)

| x132 | Rank #403

two; 2

歩(ほ)

| x8 | Rank #1,913

step; stride ; counter for steps

退(たい)却(きゃく)

| x4 | Rank #12,936

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

校(こう)長(ちょう)

| x17 | Rank #7,475

principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress

三(さん)代(だい)

| x3 | Rank #17,828

three generations; three periods ; third generation

女(にょ)人(にん)

| x6 | Rank #32,320

woman

創(そう)造(ぞう)

| x5 | Rank #10,645

creation ; Creation (by God)

九(く)月(がつ)

| x12 | Rank #22,001

September ; ninth month of the lunar calendar

十(じゅう)月(がつ)

| x8 | Rank #22,840

October ; tenth month of the lunar calendar

十(じゅう)一(いち)月(がつ)

| x10 | Rank #29,022

November ; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

当(とう)選(せん)

| x10 | Rank #14,743

being elected ; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)

日(ひ)

| x93 | Rank #207

day; days ; sun; sunshine; sunlight ; (the) day; daytime; daylight ; date; deadline ; (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood) ; case (esp. unfortunate); event

春(しゅん)昼(ちゅう)

| x4 | Rank #173,448

spring day (which seems long and quiet)

正(しょう)直(じき)

| x17 | Rank #673

honest; frank; candid; straightforward ; honestly; frankly

ノオト

| x8 | Rank #145,222

Nooto

市(し)井(せい)

| x7 | Rank #29,247

the street; the town

困(こん)惑(わく)

| x13 | Rank #6,647

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

弁(べん)

| x4 | Rank #11,394

speech; tongue; talk; eloquence ; dialect; brogue; accent ; bento; Japanese box lunch ; petal ; valve ; Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices

心(こころ)

| x4 | Rank #295

mind; heart; spirit ; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

王(おう)者(じゃ)

| x6 | Rank #11,505

king; monarch; ruler ; champion

このごろ

| x32 | Rank #15,698

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

鬱(うっ)屈(くつ)

| x5 | Rank #28,390

gloomy

禍(わざわい)

| x7 | Rank #27,144

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

酒(しゅ)

| x6 | Rank #8,047

alcohol; (alcoholic) drink; liqueur

ぎらい

| x6 | Rank #59,299

dislike; hatred; fear

知(し)る

| x41 | 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

人(ひと)

| x287 | Rank #100

person; someone; somebody ; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans ; human (Homo sapiens) ; (other) people; others ; character; personality; nature ; capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person ; adult; grown-up ; I; me; one