Jiten beta

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.

超(こ)える

| x7 | Rank #1,183

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past ; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

物(もの)語(がたり)

| x76 | Rank #1,908

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

第(だい)二(に)

| x2 | Rank #2,882

second

章(しょう)

| x6 | Rank #7,463

chapter; section ; medal; badge; insignia

アトランティス

| x175 | Rank #52,055

Atlantis ; Atlantis (space shuttle)

の

| x2791 | 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

巫女(みこ)

| x2 | Rank #11,381

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines ; medium; sorceress; shamaness

第(だい)三(さん)

| x2 | Rank #4,428

third

空(から)

| x26 | Rank #852

emptiness; being empty ; not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed ; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere

都(みやこ)

| x2 | Rank #4,871

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government ; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light) ; location of the Imperial Palace

と

| x940 | Rank #6

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

幻(まぼろし)

| x2 | Rank #3,402

phantom; vision; illusion; apparition ; something fleeting; short-lived dream ; fabled item; mythical thing; very rare thing

地(ち)

| x5 | Rank #1,665

earth; ground; land; soil ; place ; territory ; bottom (of a package, book, etc.) ; earth (one of the five elements)

第(だい)四(よん)

| x2 | Rank #8,589

fourth

強(ごう)欲(よく)

| x5 | Rank #15,688

greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

王(おう)

| x166 | Rank #2,218

king; ruler; sovereign; monarch ; tycoon; magnate; champion; master ; king (of the senior player)

エピローグ

| x2 | Rank #22,386

epilogue

あとがき

| x2 | Rank #10,875

afterword; postscript

そこ

| x57 | Rank #120

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

は

| x1834 | Rank #2

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

昏(くら)い

| x1 | Rank #29,935

dark; gloomy; murky ; depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood) ; dark (in colour); dull ; ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious ; unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising ; unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)

山(さん)中(ちゅう)

| x1 | Rank #11,884

in the mountains; among the mountains

茂(しげ)み

| x7 | Rank #12,260

thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood

蹴(け)る

| x2 | Rank #3,096

to kick ; to refuse; to reject ; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

獣(けもの)道(みち)

| x1 | Rank #28,999

animal trail; game trail

走(はし)る

| x13 | Rank #615

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

影(かげ)

| x4 | Rank #1,866

shadow; silhouette; figure; shape ; reflection; image ; ominous sign ; light (stars, moon) ; trace; shadow (of one's former self) ; behind; background; other side

が

| x1634 | 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

ひと

| x29 | Rank #715

another person; other people; others ; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) ; outsider; stranger

つ

| x34 | Rank #303

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

おのれ

| x2 | Rank #4,075

oneself (itself, etc.) ; I; me ; you ; by oneself (itself, etc.) ; interjection expressing anger or chagrin

黄(おう)金(ごん)

| x89 | Rank #6,894

gold (Au) ; golden; prosperous; excellent; superb ; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

夜(や)叉(しゃ)

| x93 | Rank #35,135

yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

め

| x6 | Rank #765

eye; eyeball ; eyesight; sight; vision ; look; stare; gaze; glance ; notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) ; an experience ; viewpoint ; discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality) ; (an) appearance ; chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) ; spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave

舌(した)打(う)ち

| x7 | Rank #7,645

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut ; smacking one's lips (with relish)

とともに

| x5 | Rank #2,794

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

悪(あく)態(たい)をつく

| x1 | Rank #35,310

to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names

着(き)る

| x5 | Rank #751

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on ; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

慣(な)れる

| x4 | Rank #868

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with ; to become skilled in; to become experienced at ; to become tame; to become domesticated ; to get used to doing

様(よう)子(す)

| x11 | Rank #575

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

陣(じん)羽(ば)織(おり)

| x4 | Rank #73,288

battle surcoat

に

| x1544 | 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

紐(ひも)

| x2 | Rank #8,824

string; cord ; leash ; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp ; restrictions; conditions ; mantle (shellfish, etc.) ; small intestine (beef, pork); oviduct meat (chicken)

で

| x556 | Rank #8

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

首(くび)

| x18 | Rank #874

neck ; head ; dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking

結(むす)ぶ

| x1 | Rank #1,739

to tie; to bind; to link ; to bear (fruit) ; to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude ; to connect (two distant places) ; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips) ; to unite (with); to ally; to join hands

笠(かさ)

| x2 | Rank #24,097

conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat ; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap; pileus

荷(に)物(もつ)

| x3 | Rank #1,221

luggage; baggage; package ; burden ; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

包(つつ)む

| x2 | Rank #2,137

to wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up ; to cover; to envelop; to shroud; to engulf ; to conceal (a feeling); to hide ; to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)

風(ふ)呂(ろ)敷(しき)

| x1 | Rank #30,230

wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

そして

| x30 | Rank #156

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

袴(はかま)

| x1 | Rank #25,497

hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions ; (leaf) sheath ; (sake bottle) stand

腰(こし)元(もと)

| x1 | Rank #48,375

chamber maid; female servant ; area around the hips; waist area

帯(お)びる

| x1 | Rank #6,557

to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to bear ; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to take on ; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of; to be tinged with

刀(かたな)

| x28 | Rank #3,957

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana ; scalpel ; chisel; burin; graver ; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

戦(せん)場(じょう)

| x2 | Rank #3,561

battlefield; battleground

拾(ひろ)う

| x3 | Rank #1,283

to pick up; to gather ; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped) ; to select; to choose; to pick out ; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.); to snatch (an unexpected victory); to pull off ; to pick up (someone; in a car, etc.) ; to flag down (a taxi); to hail ; to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.) ; to (just manage to) return (the ball); to return (a difficult shot) ; to take on (someone in adverse circumstances); to employ; to give a job; to take in ; to walk; to go on foot

ような

| x55 | Rank #104

like; similar to ; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that) ; feels like; feels similar to; feels as if

ボロ

| x1 | Rank #6,853

rag; old cloth ; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; rags ; fault (one is trying to hide); defect; weakness ; worn-out; run-down; shabby; ragged; tattered

では

| x74 | Rank #74

then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...

ない

| x51 | Rank #32

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

きちんと

| x1 | Rank #1,804

properly; accurately; exactly; precisely; regularly ; neatly; tidily; orderly

手(て)入(い)れ

| x1 | Rank #5,491

care; looking after; repair; maintenance; tending; trimming; grooming ; (police) raid; crackdown

する

| x43 | Rank #15

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

それ

| x182 | Rank #23

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

彼(かの)女(じょ)

| x262 | Rank #301

she; her ; girlfriend

武(ぶ)士(し)

| x4 | Rank #10,503

samurai; warrior

というもの

| x4 | Rank #2,158

something like ...; something called ...

台(たい)頭(とう)

| x1 | Rank #25,626

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power; gathering strength

この

| x134 | Rank #26

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

時(じ)代(だい)

| x31 | Rank #903

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

おる

| x16 | Rank #280

to be (animate); to be; to exist ; to be ...-ing ; to (have the audacity to) do

も

| x625 | 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

珍(めずら)しい

| x5 | Rank #823

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

女(おんな)

| x7 | Rank #276

woman; female ; female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman

侍(さむらい)

| x32 | Rank #9,034

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai ; man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer

で

| x112 | Rank #25

without doing ...

ある

| x161 | Rank #34

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

こと

| x345 | 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 ...

示(しめ)す

| x4 | Rank #1,657

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent ; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.) ; to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display

格(かっ)好(こう)

| x6 | Rank #998

shape; form; figure; posture; pose ; appearance ; state; situation ; suitable; fit; reasonable ; about

だけ

| x109 | Rank #39

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

月(つき)

| x1 | Rank #928

Moon ; month ; moonlight ; (a) moon; natural satellite

雲(くも)

| x5 | Rank #3,300

cloud

隠(かく)れる

| x3 | Rank #1,114

to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover ; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to be covered; to go out of sight ; to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world) ; to be unknown (e.g. of a talent); to be undiscovered; to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning) ; to pass away (of a person of high position)

雨(あめ)の降(ふ)る

| x1 | Rank #47,041

rainy

夜(よる)

| x1 | Rank #407

evening; night ; dinner

山(やま)

| x39 | Rank #1,072

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)

苦(く)もなく

| x2 | Rank #33,055

easily; without effort

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