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

さん

| x20 | Rank #22

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

です

| x14 | Rank #21

be; is

よ

| x64 | Rank #11

hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey

ね

| x20 | Rank #13

right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

私(わたし)

| x20 | Rank #27

I; me

を

| x68 | 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.

覚(おぼ)える

| x3 | Rank #332

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember ; to learn; to pick up; to acquire ; to feel ; to think; to regard

か

| x45 | 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

ちょ

| x1 | Rank #710

(written) work; book ; (written) by ; clearness; obviousness; conspicuousness

ちょっと

| x9 | Rank #76

a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

待(ま)ち

| x1 | Rank #3,345

waiting; waiting time ; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

すぐ

| x4 | Rank #292

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

には

| x8 | 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)

来(く)る

| x23 | Rank #79

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 ...")

事(こと)

| x1 | Rank #853

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 ...

こと

| x29 | Rank #14

内(ない)緒(しょ)

| x1 | Rank #2,737

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret ; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal) ; inner realization; personal enlightenment ; kitchen

に

| x98 | 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

する

| x21 | 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

もらう

| x5 | Rank #113

to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected

はい

| x7 | Rank #58

yes; that is correct ; understood; I see; OK; okay ; present; here ; pardon?; what's that?; come again? ; now; here; here you go ; giddy-up; giddap

座(すわ)る

| x2 | Rank #676

to sit; to squat ; to assume (a position) ; to hold steady; to hold still

人(ひと)

| x6 | 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

だけ

| x16 | Rank #39

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

で

| x44 | Rank #8

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

話(はな)す

| x3 | Rank #225

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat ; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss ; to speak (a language)

両(りょう)親(しん)

| x1 | Rank #1,523

parents; both parents

日(ひ)

| x5 | Rank #191

day; days ; sun; sunshine; sunlight ; (the) day; daytime; daylight ; date; deadline ; (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood) ; case (esp. unfortunate); event

お父(とう)さん

| x7 | Rank #607

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada ; husband ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him

頑(がん)張(ば)る

| x2 | 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

お金(かね)

| x6 | Rank #724

money

貸(か)す

| x5 | Rank #606

to lend; to loan ; to rent out; to hire out ; to hand (over); to give

忘(わす)れる

| x1 | Rank #231

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

んです

| x13 | Rank #59

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

も

| x56 | 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

し

| x6 | Rank #61

and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also ; because; since ; the thing is; for one thing

金(きん)額(がく)

| x1 | Rank #4,722

amount of money; sum

はっきり

| x1 | Rank #876

clearly; plainly; distinctly ; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up

これ

| x6 | Rank #31

this; this one ; this person ; now; this point (in time) ; here ; used to stress the subject of a sentence ; I; me

は

| x77 | Rank #2

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

多(おお)い

| x3 | Rank #411

many; numerous; a lot ; large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much ; frequent; common

すぎる

| x3 | Rank #309

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

入(い)れる

| x8 | Rank #215

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

どうして

| x23 | Rank #179

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

ですか

| x4 | Rank #91

indicates question

育(そだ)てる

| x1 | Rank #1,205

to raise; to rear; to bring up ; to train; to teach; to educate ; to promote the growth of; to nurture; to foster; to develop

のに

| x12 | Rank #92

although; despite; even though; and yet ; whereas; while ; if only; I wish ; in order to

が

| x83 | 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

かかる

| x1 | Rank #344

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) ; to hang ; to come into view; to arrive ; to come under (a contract, a tax) ; to start (engines, motors) ; to attend; to deal with; to handle ; to have started to; to be on the verge of ; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover ; to (come) at ; to be fastened

でしょう

| x4 | Rank #161

it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?

大(だい)学(がく)

| x2 | 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)

学(がく)費(ひ)

| x2 | Rank #10,545

tuition; school expenses

コーヒー

| x1 | Rank #1,906

coffee

ごちそう

| x1 | Rank #1,732

treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); taking someone to dinner ; gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food; special dish; delicacy

さま

| x1 | Rank #488

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms ; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ; state; situation; appearance; manner

帰(かえ)る

| x7 | Rank #147

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back ; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.) ; to get home; to get to home plate

こんな

| x5 | Rank #86

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

急(きゅう)

| x2 | 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

| x10 | Rank #17

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

あの

| x8 | Rank #43

that; those; the

待(ま)つ

| x8 | Rank #97

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

くださる

| x4 | Rank #142

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

ここ

| x5 | Rank #48

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

まで

| x5 | Rank #47

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

会(あ)う

| x9 | Rank #178

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

どう

| x10 | Rank #57

how; in what way; how about

って

| x25 | Rank #19

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 ...

そりゃあ

| x1 | Rank #1,702

very; extremely ; that is

でも

| x9 | Rank #38

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do

いい

| x13 | Rank #29

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem

じゃない

| x16 | Rank #46

is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?

連(つ)れる

| x1 | Rank #352

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

わけ

| x3 | Rank #131

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

でもない

| x2 | Rank #837

is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; is not even ... ; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

意(い)味(み)ない

| x1 | Rank #4,516

meaningless; pointless

置(お)く

| x2 | Rank #397

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

と

| x52 | Rank #6

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

言(い)う

| x14 | Rank #45

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

ば

| x1 | Rank #695

if ... then; when ; and ; why don't you...? ; the more (one does something) ; because; since

借(しゃっ)金(きん)

| x2 | Rank #3,131

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money ; number of games under the .500 mark

なくなる

| x2 | Rank #361

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing ; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more ; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

良(よ)い

| x5 | Rank #950

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem ; easy to ...

な

| x15 | Rank #18

don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

おる

| x3 | Rank #280

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

そういう

| x1 | Rank #165

such; like that; that sort of

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