Jiten beta

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

崩(ほう)御(ぎょ)

| x1 | Rank #41,086

death (of an emperor); demise

する

| x47 | 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

朝(あさ)

| x7 | Rank #510

morning ; breakfast

の

| x185 | 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

風(ふう)雨(う)

| x1 | Rank #32,077

wind and rain ; rainstorm

急(きゅう)

| x1 | Rank #550

sudden; abrupt; unexpected ; urgent; pressing ; steep; sharp; precipitous ; rapid; swift; fast ; emergency; crisis; danger ; urgency; hurrying; haste ; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

に

| x9 | Rank #17

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

やる

| x5 | 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

くる

| x4 | 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 ...")

太(たい)子(し)

| x1 | Rank #49,325

crown prince ; Prince Shōtoku

栄(ロン)

| x11 | Rank #21,899

winning by picking up a discarded tile

王(おう)

| x21 | Rank #2,218

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

は

| x211 | Rank #2

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

まだ

| x5 | Rank #83

still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done

幼(おさな)い

| x2 | Rank #3,154

very young; little ; childish; immature

後(こう)宮(きゅう)

| x1 | Rank #42,415

inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio ; consort of the emperor

各(かく)方(ほう)面(めん)

| x1 | Rank #22,436

every quarter; all sides

勢(せい)力(りょく)

| x3 | Rank #6,307

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy

皆(みんな)

| x1 | Rank #600

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

を

| x176 | 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.

争(あらそ)う

| x1 | Rank #3,049

to compete; to contest; to contend ; to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose ; to deny (e.g. evidence)

つもり

| x2 | Rank #201

intention; plan; purpose; expectation ; belief; assumption; thought; conviction ; estimate; estimation; calculation

だ

| x26 | Rank #9

be; is

朝綱

| x1 | Rank #182,307

Asatsuna

握(にぎ)る

| x2 | Rank #1,346

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch ; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason ; to seize (power); to hold (the reins); to dominate; to control ; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form (with one's hands); to press into shape; to mold; to mould

その

| x1 | Rank #24

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

中(うち)

| x9 | Rank #107

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

うち

| x4 | Rank #151

で

| x20 | Rank #8

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

最(もっと)も

| x1 | Rank #1,576

most; extremely

忌(い)まわしい

| x1 | Rank #14,339

abhorrent; abominable; detestable; disgusting; horrid; repugnant ; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky

宦(かん)官(がん)

| x1 | Rank #66,455

eunuch

ショルダー

| x3 | Rank #48,459

shoulder

はじめとする

| x1 | Rank #20,276

commencing with; including

昭定

| x11 | Rank #192,845

Akisada ; Terusada

司(つかさ)

| x11 | Rank #13,941

office; official ; chief; head ; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)

小(ちい)さい

| x2 | Rank #754

small; little; tiny ; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small ; low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice) ; unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial ; young; juvenile

拭(ふ)く

| x1 | Rank #3,010

to wipe; to dry

あげる

| x4 | Rank #221

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

肖(あやか)る

| x11 | Rank #66,631

to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to capitalize (on the popularity of something) ; to be named after

に

| x125 | 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

手(て)

| x12 | Rank #116

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

取(と)る

| x2 | Rank #247

to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold ; to pass; to hand; to give ; to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation) ; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose ; to remove; to get rid of; to take off ; to take away; to steal; to rob ; to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins) ; to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop) ; to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside ; to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep

許(ゆる)す

| x2 | Rank #362

to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to ; to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate ; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off ; to acknowledge; to admit ; to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down ; to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield

くださる

| x10 | Rank #142

to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

助(じょ)命(めい)

| x2 | Rank #47,502

sparing a life; clemency ; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal

いつ

| x2 | Rank #249

when; at what time; how soon ; normal times; ordinary days

こと

| x24 | 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 ...

辰(たつ)

| x1 | Rank #29,238

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac) ; hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am) ; east-southeast ; third month of the lunar calendar

刻(とき)

| x1 | Rank #11,736

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

なる

| x22 | Rank #40

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

息(いき)

| x1 | Rank #1,025

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

引(ひ)き取(と)る

| x1 | Rank #2,511

to take into one's possession; to receive; to accept; to collect; to claim ; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to adopt ; to leave; to go away; to withdraw; to get out

万(ばん)歳(ざい)

| x13 | Rank #8,400

banzai; hurray; hurrah; hooray ; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration ; giving up; throwing one's hands up ; eternal life and prosperity

爺(じじ)

| x13 | Rank #7,936

old man ; old geezer

今(こん)回(かい)

| x1 | Rank #434

this time; now

足(あし)

| x1 | 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

速(はや)い

| x1 | Rank #1,505

fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt ; early; soon; earlier than usual ; premature; too soon; too early ; easy; simple; quick; fast ; as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...

恩(おん)義(ぎ)

| x1 | Rank #14,973

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

も

| x31 | 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

残(のこ)す

| x3 | Rank #632

to leave (behind) ; to leave (undone); to not finish ; to save; to set aside; to reserve ; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath ; to stay (in the ring); to hold on

上(うえ)

| x4 | Rank #195

above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...

章法

| x1 | Rank #244,120

Akinori

乱(みだ)す

| x2 | Rank #4,489

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

内(ない)閣(かく)

| x6 | Rank #29,493

cabinet (of a government); ministry

どうして

| x7 | Rank #179

how; in what way; by what means ; why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for ; cannot possibly ; no way

情(じょう)報(ほう)

| x1 | Rank #693

information; news; report; intelligence ; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)

得(う)る

| x3 | Rank #948

to be able to ...; can ... ; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

か

| x36 | Rank #10

indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

わかる

| x3 | Rank #1,058

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

大(だい)学(がく)

| x3 | Rank #1,338

university; college ; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators) ; the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

士(さむらい)

| x3 | Rank #6,276

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

周(しゅう)

| x6 | Rank #5,409

counter for laps or circuits ; perimeter ; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

承(じょう)徳(とく)

| x3 | Rank #207,777

Jōtoku era (1097.11.21-1099.8.28); Shōtoku era

老(ろう)臣(しん)

| x1 | Rank #84,015

old or key retainer

たち

| x4 | Rank #186

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

率(ひき)いる

| x1 | Rank #4,881

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

宮(きゅう)門(もん)

| x2 | Rank #114,062

gate of a palace

前(さき)

| x1 | 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

ふさぐ

| x1 | Rank #8,307

to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth) ; to stand in the way; to obstruct ; to occupy; to fill up; to take up ; to perform one's role; to do one's duty ; to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope

あなた

| x64 | Rank #114

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

会(あ)う

| x5 | Rank #178

to meet; to encounter; to see ; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

と

| x34 | Rank #6

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

言(い)う

| x8 | Rank #45

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

柱(はしら)

| x1 | Rank #4,705

pillar; post ; support; prop; mainstay ; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

ぶつかる

| x3 | Rank #1,767

to bump into; to run into; to collide with; to hit; to strike ; to encounter; to meet with; to come upon; to face; to run up against; to be confronted with ; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict; to be at odds (with) ; to clash (of events); to fall (on); to occur at the same time (as) ; to tackle head-on (a difficulty); to confront boldly

何(なん)度(ど)

| x1 | Rank #624

how many times ; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

幸(さいわ)いにも

| x1 | Rank #15,816

luckily; blessedly; fortunately

早(はや)くから

| x1 | Rank #17,767

early on; earlier on; from early

ある

| x4 | Rank #34