Jiten beta

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

事(じ)情(じょう)

| x6 | Rank #1,014

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

第(だい)四(よん)

| x3 | Rank #8,589

fourth

絆(きずな)

| x6 | Rank #3,376

bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; relationship; connection; link ; tether; fetters

を

| x1257 | Rank #3

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.

探(さが)す

| x9 | Rank #479

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek ; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around

旅(たび)

| x2 | Rank #1,770

travel; trip; journey

第(だい)五(ご)

| x3 | Rank #11,993

fifth

幾(いく)

| x2 | Rank #12,595

some; several; a few ; many ; how many; how much ; very; so (much)

億(おく)

| x2 | Rank #4,354

hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

星(ほし)

| x25 | Rank #1,227

star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body ; star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk ; star (actor, player, etc.) ; dot; spot; fleck ; bullseye ; perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspect ; one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune ; point; score ; star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi ; (pyrotechnic) star

越(こ)える

| x3 | Rank #1,914

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)

第(だい)六(ろく)

| x2 | Rank #14,175

sixth

俺(おれ)

| x504 | Rank #51

I; me

己(おれ)

| x1 | Rank #2,525

I; me

前(さき)

| x18 | Rank #112

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

に

| x1037 | 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

立(た)ちはだかる

| x3 | Rank #8,133

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way ; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

は

| x1309 | Rank #2

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

ネクスト

| x2 | Rank #29,424

あとがき

| x2 | Rank #10,875

afterword; postscript

そこ

| x39 | 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

にも

| x35 | Rank #141

also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

記(しる)す

| x3 | Rank #4,716

to write down; to note down; to jot down; to take a note of ; to mention; to describe; to give an account of ; to inscribe; to mark; to brand ; to remember; to engrave (in one's mind)

て

| x103 | 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 ...

いる

| x31 | Rank #44

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

少(しょう)女(じょ)

| x9 | Rank #1,709

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady ; female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

その

| x161 | Rank #24

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

で

| x367 | Rank #8

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

生(う)まれる

| x7 | Rank #591

to be born

彼(かの)女(じょ)

| x135 | Rank #301

she; her ; girlfriend

すくすく

| x1 | Rank #24,376

(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly

と

| x580 | Rank #6

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

育(そだ)つ

| x2 | Rank #1,642

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

には

| x84 | Rank #30

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

宿(しゅく)命(めい)

| x1 | Rank #6,552

fate; destiny; predestination

が

| x1193 | 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

ある

| x43 | Rank #34

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

それは

| x21 | Rank #354

very; extremely ; that is

時(とき)

| x50 | Rank #198

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

つらい

| x4 | Rank #910

painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally) ; tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations) ; cruel; harsh; cold

時(とき)に

| x3 | Rank #1,432

by the way; incidentally ; sometimes; occasionally; on occasion ; precisely (at that time); exactly; just (then); right (then)

過(か)酷(こく)

| x2 | Rank #5,845

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

重(おも)たい

| x1 | Rank #6,588

heavy; weighty ; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy; depressing

運(うん)命(めい)

| x8 | Rank #1,140

fate; destiny; lot

だった

| x82 | Rank #35

was; were

だが

| x64 | Rank #265

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

悲(ひ)観(かん)

| x1 | Rank #18,370

pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment

ない

| x25 | Rank #32

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

それ

| x169 | Rank #23

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

やり甲斐(がい)

| x1 | Rank #40,782

value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

こと

| x199 | 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 ...

だ

| x257 | Rank #9

be; is

思(おも)う

| x28 | Rank #60

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

からだ

| x2 | Rank #3,377

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

不(ふ)満(まん)

| x3 | Rank #2,121

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

ひと

| x19 | Rank #715

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

つ

| x39 | Rank #303

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

漏(も)らす

| x5 | Rank #3,854

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light) ; to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to divulge; to disclose; to let slip ; to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to express; to reveal (e.g. one's true intentions); to let out (a sigh, etc.) ; to wet one's pants ; to omit; to leave out ; to fail to do; to miss; to omit (by mistake); to forget to do

受(う)け入(い)れる

| x2 | Rank #1,306

to accept; to receive; to agree

戦(たたか)う

| x6 | Rank #821

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against) ; to compete (against) ; to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist

抜(ぬ)く

| x4 | Rank #926

to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed ; to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip ; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to do completely; to do severely ; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty ; to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract ; to pilfer; to steal ; to remove; to get rid of; to take out ; to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of ; to pierce; to break through; to go through ; to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area

助(たす)け合(あ)い

| x1 | Rank #28,209

cooperation; mutual aid (help)

耐(た)え忍(しの)ぶ

| x1 | Rank #26,077

to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently

選(えら)び取(と)る

| x1 | Rank #32,059

to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)

決(けっ)して

| x2 | Rank #952

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

わけ

| x26 | Rank #131

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

では

| x40 | Rank #74

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

重(おも)荷(に)

| x1 | Rank #9,932

load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

で

| x54 | Rank #25

without doing ...

など

| x15 | Rank #316

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth ; or something ; the likes of ; for example; for instance; for one

けれど

| x3 | Rank #973

but; however; although

喜(よろこ)び

| x2 | Rank #2,630

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations

も

| x445 | 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

人(ひと)

| x35 | Rank #70

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

感(かん)謝(しゃ)

| x3 | Rank #796

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

助(たす)ける

| x10 | Rank #322

to save; to rescue; to spare ; to help; to assist ; to support (financially); to contribute (to); to provide aid ; to facilitate; to stimulate; to promote; to contribute to

励(はげ)ます

| x2 | Rank #3,838

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up ; to raise (one's voice)

やさしい

| x1 | Rank #5,658

easy; plain; simple

する

| x44 | 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

また

| x13 | Rank #101

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect

頑(がん)張(ば)る

| x4 | Rank #329

to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best ; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) ; to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

経(けい)験(けん)

| x1 | Rank #1,132

experience

背(せい)

| x7 | Rank #2,125

height; stature

支(ささ)える

| x3 | Rank #1,581

to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend ; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

足(あし)

| x10 | Rank #447

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

へ

| x66 | Rank #78

to; towards; for

進(すす)む

| x3 | Rank #685

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

そう

| x113 | Rank #36

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

やる

| x22 | Rank #54

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

懸(けん)命(めい)

| x1 | Rank #5,415

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

に

| x170 | Rank #17

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

生(い)きる

| x5 | Rank #255

to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

くる

| x53 | Rank #49

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 ...")

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