Jiten beta

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

待(ま)つ

| x21 | Rank #92

to wait ; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate ; to depend on; to need

師(し)匠(しょう)

| x15 | Rank #3,655

master; teacher ; stable master

ってば

| x4 | Rank #1,753

speaking of ; (I told you) already; come on

白(しろ)い

| x1 | Rank #1,475

white

息(いき)

| x21 | Rank #1,034

breath; breathing ; concord; harmony; rapport ; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor; vapour

を

| x1470 | 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.

吐(つ)く

| x4 | Rank #1,536

to breathe out; to breathe ; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language) ; to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

黒(くろ)髪(かみ)

| x6 | Rank #6,961

black hair

の

| x2581 | 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

少(しょう)年(ねん)

| x14 | Rank #1,778

boy ; juvenile; child

先(さき)

| x24 | Rank #371

point; tip; end; nozzle ; head (of a line); front ; first; before; ahead (of) ; (the way) ahead; beyond ; future ; previous; prior; former; recent; last ; destination; address; place where you do something ; rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part ; the other party

進(すす)む

| x10 | Rank #682

to advance; to go forward ; to precede; to go ahead (of) ; to make progress; to improve ; to deepen; to heighten ; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead ; to do of one's own free will

男(おとこ)

| x25 | Rank #168

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

背(せ)中(なか)

| x26 | Rank #1,118

back (of the body)

追(お)いかける

| x3 | Rank #1,512

to chase; to run after; to pursue ; subsequently; following that; (and) then

夕(ゆう)暮(ぐ)れ

| x1 | Rank #10,917

evening; dusk; twilight

に

| x1253 | 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

染(そ)まる

| x7 | Rank #4,161

to be dyed ; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained; to be steeped

主(しゅ)要(よう)駅(えき)

| x4 | Rank #131,394

major (train) station; main station

旅(りょ)行(こう)客(きゃく)

| x1 | Rank #50,252

tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor

行(ゆ)き交(か)う

| x3 | Rank #14,629

to come and go; to go back and forth

通(つう)路(ろ)

| x4 | Rank #5,159

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

で

| x514 | Rank #36

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

が

| x1600 | 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

どれだけ

| x3 | Rank #1,216

how much; how many; to what extent

早(はや)足(あし)

| x1 | Rank #14,973

quick pace; quick steps; quick march ; trot (horse gait)

も

| x566 | 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

距(きょ)離(り)

| x4 | Rank #1,224

distance; range; interval ; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; distance ; metric

縮(ちぢ)まる

| x3 | Rank #9,014

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

両(りょう)者(しゃ)

| x1 | Rank #6,130

pair; the two; both persons; both things

歩(ほ)幅(はば)

| x1 | Rank #18,610

(length of one's) step; stride; pace

違(ちが)い

| x1 | Rank #1,534

difference; distinction; discrepancy ; mistake; error

ある

| x105 | Rank #29

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

十(じゅう)一(いち)

| x11 | Rank #13,559

eleven; 11 ; jack

歳(さい)

| x10 | Rank #742

... years old; age (of) ...

という

| x117 | Rank #73

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

幼(おさな)い

| x4 | Rank #3,212

very young; little ; childish; immature

に対(たい)して

| x3 | Rank #1,248

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

と

| x638 | Rank #6

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

呼(よ)ぶ

| x17 | Rank #210

to call out (to); to call; to invoke ; to summon (a doctor, etc.) ; to invite ; to designate; to name; to brand ; to garner (support, etc.); to gather ; to take as one's wife

上(うわ)背(ぜい)

| x1 | Rank #47,428

stature; height

近(ちか)い

| x13 | Rank #719

near; close; short (distance) ; close (in time); soon ; close (relationship); friendly; intimate ; closely related ; similar; almost the same; close to; nearly

もう

| x61 | 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

すぐ

| x11 | Rank #281

immediately; at once; right away; directly ; soon; before long; shortly ; easily; readily; without difficulty ; right (near); nearby; just (handy) ; honest; upright; frank; straightforward

そう

| x108 | Rank #43

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

やる

| x26 | Rank #48

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study ; to send; to dispatch; to despatch ; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) ; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer ; to make (a vehicle) go faster ; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise ; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke ; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ; to ease (one's mind) ; to harm; to injure; to kill

僕(ぼく)

| x6 | Rank #176

I; me ; you ; manservant

置(お)く

| x4 | Rank #392

to put; to place ; to leave (behind) ; to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up ; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.) ; to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool ; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house ; to separate spatially or temporally ; to do something in advance ; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state

んだ

| x148 | Rank #16

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

から

| x320 | 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

ピタリ

| x1 | Rank #16,493

tightly; closely ; exactly; precisely ; suddenly (stopping) ; perfectly (suited); ideally

足(あし)

| x6 | 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

止(と)める

| x16 | Rank #444

to stop; to turn off ; to park ; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain) ; to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit ; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind ; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple ; to detain; to keep in custody

振(ふ)り向(む)く

| x11 | Rank #3,854

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

誰(だれ)

| x43 | Rank #112

who

です

| x60 | Rank #18

be; is

もしや

| x2 | Rank #3,454

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

それも

| x12 | Rank #536

and in addition to that; even so

気(き)づく

| x14 | Rank #1,033

to notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive; to sense; to suspect ; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

んです

| x11 | Rank #51

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

か

| x261 | 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

考(かんが)え事(ごと)

| x1 | Rank #6,414

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; worry ; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

する

| x34 | 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

はぁ

| x7 | Rank #485

yes; indeed; well ; ha! ; what?; huh? ; sigh

まるで

| x18 | Rank #559

quite; entirely; completely; at all ; as if; as though; just like

悪(わる)びれる

| x1 | Rank #16,376

to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed

様(よう)子(す)

| x7 | Rank #583

state (of affairs); situation; circumstances ; appearance; look(s); air; manner; behaviour; demeanor ; sign; indication

ない

| x89 | Rank #32

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

返(へん)事(じ)

| x11 | Rank #1,094

reply; answer; response

がっくり

| x1 | Rank #14,418

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

肩(かた)

| x15 | Rank #1,257

shoulder

落(お)とす

| x2 | Rank #757

to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind ; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape ; to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election) ; to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances ; to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with ; to download; to copy from a computer to another medium ; to make someone swoon (judo) ; to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line) ; to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting) ; to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

この

| x171 | Rank #22

this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")

いつも

| x21 | Rank #179

always; all the time; at all times ; never ; usual; regular; habitual; customary

そうだ

| x22 | Rank #101

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression ; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

風(ふう)来(らい)坊(ぼう)

| x1 | Rank #44,270

wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo

暢(のん)気(き)

| x2 | Rank #31,061

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely; careless; thoughtless

で

| x114 | Rank #208

without doing ...

どこか

| x6 | Rank #496

somewhere ; in some respects; in some way

上(うわ)の空(そら)

| x1 | Rank #17,169

inattention; absent-mindedness

何(なに)か

| x11 | Rank #97

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

口(くち)

| x25 | Rank #317

mouth ; opening; hole; gap; orifice ; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece ; gate; door; entrance; exit ; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip) ; taste; palate ; mouth (to feed) ; opening (i.e. vacancy); available position ; invitation; summons ; kind; sort; type

思(おも)う

| x21 | 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

常(ただ)

| x5 | Rank #1,989