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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

です

| x203 | Rank #18

be; is

夜(よる)

| x27 | Rank #395

evening; night ; dinner

の

| x6249 | 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

中(うち)

| x134 | Rank #182

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

を

| x3169 | 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.

彼(かの)女(じょ)

| x323 | Rank #290

she; her ; girlfriend

走(はし)る

| x7 | Rank #613

to run ; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail ; to rush (to); to dash; to race ; to retreat; to flee; to defect (to) ; to run away; to abscond; to elope ; to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.) ; to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in ; to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie

街(がい)灯(とう)

| x2 | Rank #14,249

street light; streetlamp

に

| x3443 | 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

乏(とぼ)しい

| x5 | Rank #9,796

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor

深(しん)夜(や)

| x6 | Rank #3,919

late at night

住(じゅう)宅(たく)街(がい)

| x4 | Rank #12,722

residential area

闇(やみ)

| x4 | Rank #1,701

darkness; the dark ; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness ; hidden place; secrecy; oblivion ; black market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels

せめて

| x2 | Rank #997

at least; at most; (even) just

明(あか)るい

| x12 | Rank #1,433

light; bright; well-lit; well-lighted ; bright (colour) ; cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition) ; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy; encouraging; promising ; knowledgeable (about); familiar (with); well versed (in); well acquainted (with) ; fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial

場(ば)所(しょ)

| x66 | Rank #258

place; location; spot; position ; room; space ; basho; wrestling tournament

出(で)る

| x45 | Rank #95

to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over

まで

| x228 | 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

と

| x2920 | Rank #6

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

休(やす)む

| x7 | Rank #700

to be absent; to take a day off ; to rest; to have a break ; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire ; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

全(ぜん)力(りょく)

| x4 | Rank #1,416

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

で

| x1279 | Rank #35

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

身体(からだ)

| x11 | Rank #2,935

body ; torso; trunk ; build; physique; frame; figure ; health; constitution

が

| x4683 | 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

震(ふる)える

| x7 | Rank #2,079

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

恐(おそ)ろしい

| x7 | Rank #1,434

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening ; surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing

て

| x505 | Rank #16

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 ...

悲(かな)しい

| x3 | Rank #1,070

sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful ; sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous

怖(こわ)い

| x19 | Rank #298

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

苦(くる)しい

| x8 | Rank #1,092

painful; difficult; tough; hard ; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position) ; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling ; strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched ; hard to do; unpleasant

駅(えき)前(まえ)

| x10 | Rank #4,941

in front of a station

商(しょう)店(てん)街(がい)

| x2 | Rank #5,944

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

開(あ)ける

| x8 | Rank #498

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock ; to open (for business, etc.) ; to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room ; to move out; to clear out ; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) ; to dawn; to grow light ; to end (of a period, season) ; to begin (of the New Year) ; to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) ; to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

道(みち)

| x19 | Rank #430

road; path; street; lane; passage ; route; way ; distance; journey ; road (e.g. to victory); course ; way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles ; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma ; field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality ; means; way; method

いくらか

| x3 | Rank #7,939

some; (a) little ; somewhat; to some extent; in part

人(ひと)通(どお)り

| x2 | Rank #10,242

pedestrian traffic

見(み)る

| x40 | 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) ...

ように

| x186 | Rank #85

like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may

なる

| x180 | Rank #34

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

ところ

| x138 | Rank #152

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

初(はじ)めて

| x55 | Rank #274

for the first time ; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ... ; first time; (one's) first

足(あし)

| x12 | 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

| x14 | Rank #442

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

そうすると

| x5 | Rank #4,746

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

改(あらた)めて

| x21 | Rank #1,321

another time; again; over again; once again; anew ; formally; especially; intentionally; deliberately

自(じ)分(ぶん)

| x531 | Rank #83

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

震(ふる)え

| x6 | Rank #7,196

shivering; trembling

息(いき)

| x51 | Rank #1,022

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

荒(あら)い

| x2 | Rank #3,188

rough; wild; violent; rude; coarse; harsh; fierce; heavy (e.g. breathing) ; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

実(じっ)感(かん)

| x10 | Rank #3,052

real feeling; actual feeling ; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

する

| x506 | 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

空(くう)気(き)

| x15 | Rank #991

air; atmosphere ; mood; situation ; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

薄(うす)い

| x15 | Rank #2,014

thin (of an object) ; pale; light; faint ; watery; thin; diluted ; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.); not much (of a presence) ; slim (probability, etc.); small ; sparse; patchy; scattered

周(しゅう)囲(い)

| x14 | Rank #2,002

surroundings; environs ; circumference

人(ひと)たち

| x80 | Rank #724

people

助(たす)け

| x3 | Rank #1,384

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

求(もと)める

| x12 | Rank #801

to want; to wish for ; to request; to demand; to require; to ask for ; to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to find (a solution) ; to purchase; to buy

かどうか

| x48 | Rank #679

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

一(いっ)瞬(しゅん)

| x31 | Rank #1,020

instant; moment; for an instant

迷(まよ)う

| x8 | Rank #1,039

to lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray ; to waver; to hesitate; to vacillate; to be of two minds (about); to be unable to make up one's mind; to not know what to do; to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed ; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with); to be charmed (by); to be carried away (by); to be blinded (by); to be lost (in); to lose oneself (to) ; to linger (of a departed soul); to be restless in one's grave; to be unable to rest in peace

脇(わき)

| x3 | Rank #4,440

armpit; under one's arm; side; flank ; beside; close to; near; by ; aside; to the side; away; out of the way ; off-track; off-topic ; deuteragonist; supporting role ; second verse (in a linked series of poems)

から

| x981 | 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

眩(まぶ)い

| x2 | Rank #19,611

cute; pretty

車(くるま)

| x70 | Rank #862

car; automobile; vehicle ; wheel; castor; caster

ヘッドライト

| x2 | Rank #34,019

headlight (on a vehicle) ; headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch

差(さ)しこむ

| x2 | Rank #42,918

to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in ; to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in ; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)

くる

| x239 | Rank #54

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 ...")

その

| x528 | Rank #21

that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...

黄(き)色(いろ)い

| x2 | Rank #6,059

yellow ; high-pitched (voice); shrill

車(しゃ)体(たい)

| x2 | Rank #17,174

body (of car); frame

タクシー

| x13 | Rank #3,821

taxi

である

| x39 | Rank #403

be; is

こと

| x1279 | 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 ...

赤(あか)い

| x5 | Rank #1,277

red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion ; Red; communist

表(ひょう)記(き)

| x2 | Rank #15,983

expression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription; orthography ; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

で

| x374 | Rank #204

without doing ...

空(くう)車(しゃ)

| x2 | Rank #73,666

empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi ; having spaces available (of a parking lot)

ある

| x301 | Rank #29

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

途(と)端(たん)

| x13 | Rank #3,100

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

出(だ)す

| x22 | Rank #149

to take out; to get out ; to put out; to reveal; to show ; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in ; to publish; to make public ; to send (e.g. letter) ; to produce (a sound); to start (fire) ; to serve (food) ; ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) ; to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...

待(ま)つ

| x21 | Rank #92

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

止(と)まる

| x7 | Rank #676

to stop (moving); to come to a stop ; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended ; to alight; to perch on

お願(ねが)い

| x9 | Rank #193

request; favour (to ask); wish ; please

も

| x1685 | 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

顧(かえり)みる

| x2 | Rank #11,687

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about ; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to look over one's shoulder ; to consider; to concern oneself about; to take notice of; to pay attention to; to take into consideration

手(て)

| x45 | Rank #106

hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope

挙(あ)げる

| x7 | Rank #2,389

to raise; to elevate ; to do up (one's hair) ; to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.) ; to land (a boat) ; to deep-fry ; to show someone (into a room) ; to give ; to send someone (away) ; to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll ; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve

前(さき)

| x99 | Rank #104

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

滑(すべ)り込(こ)む

| x3 | Rank #14,117

to slide into; to slip into

駆(か)ける

| x2 | Rank #5,976

to run; to dash; to race ; to gallop (on horseback); to canter ; to advance (against one's enemy); to charge (on horseback)

幸(さいわ)い

| x3 | Rank #2,739

happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity ; luckily; fortunately

姿(すがた)

| x48 | Rank #378

figure; form; shape ; appearance; dress; guise ; state; condition; picture; image ; form (of a waka) ; dressed in ...; wearing ...

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