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.

維(い)持(じ)

| x2 | Rank #3,794

maintenance; preservation; improvement

する

| x18 | 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

ために

| x4 | Rank #143

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of

大(おお)勢(ぜい)

| x1 | Rank #1,879

crowd of people; great number of people ; in great numbers

の

| x155 | 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

使(し)用(よう)

| x2 | Rank #2,134

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

人(ひと)たち

| x2 | Rank #728

people

が

| x59 | 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

住(す)み込(こ)み

| x1 | Rank #15,321

live-in (e.g. job)

で

| x23 | Rank #8

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

働(はたら)く

| x1 | Rank #602

to work; to labor; to labour ; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play ; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice ; to be conjugated

そして

| x2 | Rank #156

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

その

| x13 | Rank #24

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

あるじ

| x1 | Rank #15,302

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant) ; entertaining someone as one's guest

こそ

| x1 | Rank #278

it is ... that ...; precisely; in particular; definitely; for sure; only (when, after, because, etc.) ; although; while; it is the case that ... but ; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ... ; not at all; not in the slightest; absolutely not; never

彼(かれ)

| x2 | Rank #331

he; him ; boyfriend

おかえり

| x1 | Rank #1,343

return ; welcome home

なさいませ

| x1 | Rank #6,700

do ...

レオポルド

| x28 | Rank #100,970

Leophld; Leopold; Leopoldo

である

| x2 | Rank #402

be; is

ドア

| x1 | Rank #1,214

door

閉(し)まる

| x1 | Rank #2,778

to be shut; to close; to be closed ; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit ; to be locked ; to tighten; to be tightened ; to become sober; to become tense

音(おと)

| x4 | Rank #413

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

グレイス

| x73 | Rank #49,440

grace

ん

| x11 | Rank #28

yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during

お父(とう)様(さま)

| x12 | Rank #3,551

father

変(か)わり

| x2 | Rank #2,633

change; alteration ; difference; distinction ; something wrong; abnormality; unusual event; accident; incident

は

| x65 | Rank #2

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

ない

| x3 | Rank #32

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

か

| x9 | 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

はい

| x9 | 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

先(せん)月(げつ)

| x1 | Rank #4,624

last month

馬(うま)

| x1 | Rank #2,742

horse ; horse racing ; promoted bishop ; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

から

| x15 | Rank #12

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

落(お)ちる

| x1 | Rank #453

to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down ; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind) ; to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of) ; to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.) ; to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner ; to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing ; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful ; to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low) ; to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

聞(き)く

| x1 | Rank #96

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

時(とき)には

| x1 | Rank #2,448

at times; occasionally

生(い)きる

| x1 | 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.)

心地(ここち)

| x1 | Rank #7,542

feeling; sensation; mood ; sensation of doing

ぞ

| x8 | Rank #62

adds force or indicates command

申(もう)し訳(わけ)ありません

| x1 | Rank #1,233

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable ; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

ご覧(らん)のとおり

| x2 | Rank #13,015

as you see; as you can see

今(いま)

| x2 | Rank #56

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

何(なん)と

| x1 | Rank #3,528

what; how ; what (a) ...!; how ...! ; surprisingly; to my amazement; believe it or not; why, ...! ; oh my; wow ; well, ...; so, ...

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

ある

| x6 | Rank #34

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

わ

| x19 | Rank #64

indicates emotion or admiration ; indicates emphasis ; I; me ; wah! ; boo!

そうか

| x3 | Rank #217

is that so? ; I see; right; oh; OK

ならば

| x1 | Rank #1,271

if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow

よい

| x1 | Rank #128

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

皆(みんな)

| x3 | Rank #600

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

ないか

| x2 | Rank #442

won't; hasn't; isn't; doesn't ; won't you

メイド

| x19 | Rank #6,785

maid

たち

| x20 | Rank #186

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

旦(だん)那(な)

| x7 | Rank #2,129

master (of a house, shop, etc.) ; husband ; sir; boss; master; governor ; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy ; alms; almsgiving; almsgiver

様(さま)

| x20 | Rank #212

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

父(ちち)

| x1 | Rank #795

father

に

| x49 | 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

この

| x7 | Rank #26

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

国(くに)

| x1 | Rank #905

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

財(ざい)務(む)大(だい)臣(じん)

| x2 | Rank #63,521

Minister of Finance

仕(し)事(ごと)

| x2 | Rank #227

work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment ; work

家(いえ)

| x1 | Rank #253

house; residence; dwelling ; family; household ; lineage; family name

留(る)守(す)

| x1 | Rank #2,789

absence; being away from home ; house-sitting; house-sitter ; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

こと

| x11 | 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 ...

多(おお)い

| x1 | Rank #411

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

今(こん)回(かい)

| x1 | Rank #434

this time; now

帰(き)宅(たく)

| x1 | Rank #5,173

returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

およそ

| x2 | Rank #3,971

about; roughly; approximately ; generally; on the whole; as a rule ; completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb) ; outline; gist

か月(げつ)

| x1 | Rank #3,182

counter for months

ぶり

| x1 | Rank #983

way; manner; style ; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ... ; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...) ; tune; tone

だ

| x22 | Rank #9

be; is

何(なに)

| x5 | Rank #33

what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

起(お)きる

| x1 | Rank #383

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire) ; to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake ; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

いい

| x6 | Rank #29

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

ように

| x1 | Rank #93

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

貴(き)族(ぞく)

| x7 | Rank #5,821

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

社(しゃ)会(かい)

| x5 | Rank #2,294

society; public; community; the world ; social studies

トップ

| x5 | Rank #2,689

top ; top position ; senior management; senior bureaucrat ; home page (of a website)