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

中(うち)

| x3 | 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

山(さん)河(が)

| x1 | Rank #52,734

mountains and rivers; natural surroundings

三(さん)

| x1 | Rank #915

three; 3

差(さ)

| x1 | Rank #1,807

difference; variation ; difference

路(じ)

| x1 | Rank #8,050

route; road ; distance travelled in a day ; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

分(わ)かれ道(みち)

| x1 | Rank #20,707

branch road; forked road; branch; fork; crossroads ; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

守(まも)る

| x1 | Rank #328

to protect; to guard; to defend ; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

は

| x51 | Rank #2

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

己(おれ)

| x1 | Rank #2,525

I; me

か

| x18 | 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

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

常(とこ)世(よ)

| x1 | Rank #51,884

eternalness; forever unchanging ; distant land over the sea; world of the dead

闇(やみ)

| x1 | Rank #1,708

darkness; the dark ; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness ; hidden place; secrecy; oblivion ; black market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels

乱(みだ)れ

| x1 | Rank #8,392

disorder; disturbance; unrest

貢(みつ)ぐ

| x1 | Rank #16,351

to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to give (in support) ; to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)

終(お)わる

| x1 | Rank #224

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over ; to finish; to complete; to conclude ; to finish doing ; to be past its (one's) prime ; to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless

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

| x9 | Rank #14

ない

| x10 | Rank #32

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

阿(あ)鼻(び)

| x1 | Rank #110,099

Avici (lowest level of hell)

芸(げい)

| x1 | Rank #7,579

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

時(とき)

| x3 | Rank #198

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

に

| x33 | 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

分(わ)け入(い)る

| x1 | Rank #31,114

to force one's way; to push through

扉(とびら)

| x1 | Rank #1,626

door; gate; opening ; title page

が

| x60 | 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

開(ひら)く

| x1 | Rank #463

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack ; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out ; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning) ; to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen ; to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open ; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start ; to open (ports, borders, etc.) ; to open (an account) ; to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop ; to open (a file, etc.)

晴(は)らす

| x2 | Rank #4,776

to dispel; to clear away; to refresh (oneself) ; to accomplish a goal ; to make it sunny; to make clouds disappear

恨(うら)み

| x1 | Rank #2,785

resentment; grudge; malice; bitterness ; matter for regret; regret

どなた

| x1 | Rank #2,458

who

呼(よ)ぶ

| x1 | Rank #219

to call out (to); to call; to invoke ; to summon (a doctor, etc.) ; to invite ; to designate; to name; to brand ; to garner (support, etc.); to gather ; to take as one's wife

でしょ

| x4 | Rank #164

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

貴方(あなた)

| x1 | Rank #7,585

you ; dear; honey

ええ

| x1 | Rank #182

yes; that is correct; right ; um; errr; well ; huh? ; grrr; gah; must I? ; good

山童

| x1 | Rank #134,901

one-eyed mountain spirit

ひかる

| x21 | Rank #4,648

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

はい

| x6 | 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

お嬢(じょう)

| x2 | Rank #8,632

(another's) daughter ; young lady

受(う)け取(と)る

| x1 | Rank #1,091

to receive; to get; to accept ; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

なさる

| x3 | Rank #205

to do

芦屋

| x3 | Rank #54,339

Ashiya

さん

| x3 | Rank #22

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

って

| x11 | 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 ...

親(おや)父(じ)

| x1 | Rank #1,857

one's father; one's old man; dad; pops ; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer ; one's boss ; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord ; grizzly bear

代(よ)

| x1 | Rank #1,988

world; society; public ; life; lifetime ; age; era; period; epoch; generation ; reign; rule ; the times ; world (of existence)

から

| x9 | 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

馴(な)染(じ)み

| x1 | Rank #13,419

familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance

で

| x5 | Rank #25

without doing ...

ね

| x13 | 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 ...

いえ

| x4 | Rank #333

no ; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

ちっ

| x1 | Rank #2,607

tsk; tut; shoot; darn; dang ; chirp; tweet

ちゃん

| x3 | Rank #108

suffix for familiar person

ところ

| x2 | Rank #157

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

かもしれない

| x3 | Rank #289

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

な

| x2 | Rank #37

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

じゃ

| x6 | Rank #63

then; well; so; well then

相(そう)当(とう)

| x1 | Rank #1,201

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to ; appropriate; suitable; befitting; proportionate ; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with; to be deserving of; to be worthy of ; considerable; substantial ; considerably; rather; quite; fairly; pretty

八(はち)十(じゅう)

| x2 | Rank #26,598

eighty; 80

九(きゅう)十(じゅう)

| x1 | Rank #28,960

ninety; 90

年(とし)

| x1 | Rank #154

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

たら

| x1 | Rank #4,318

if; when; after ; when it comes to ...; as for ...; that ... ; why don't you ...; why not ...; how about ...; what about ... ; I tell you!; I said ...; I really mean ... ; vocative particle

百(ひゃく)

| x1 | Rank #3,352

hundred; 100

超(こ)える

| x1 | 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)

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

保(ほ)険(けん)

| x1 | Rank #5,412

insurance ; guarantee; warranty

入(い)る

| x3 | Rank #129

to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down ; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) ; to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly ; to (reach a state) completely

と

| x22 | Rank #6

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

思(おも)う

| x10 | 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

よ

| x14 | Rank #11

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

どうして

| x5 | Rank #179

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

子(こ)供(ども)

| x2 | Rank #543

child; children

も

| x20 | 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

孫(まご)

| x1 | Rank #2,749

grandchild

いる

| x10 | Rank #44

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

いや

| x2 | Rank #71

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

らしい

| x1 | Rank #204

seeming ...; appearing ... ; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

けど

| x1 | Rank #42

but; however; although

なくなる

| x1 | 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)

とか

| x1 | Rank #81

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

いつ

| x3 | Rank #249

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

話(はなし)

| x1 | Rank #99

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

戦(せん)前(ぜん)

| x1 | Rank #21,560

pre-war days; before the war

それから

| x2 | Rank #525

and then; after that

だって

| x2 | Rank #111

after all; because ; but ; even ; too; as well; also ; they say; I hear; you mean

さ

| x1 | Rank #100

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

世(せ)間(けん)

| x1 | Rank #1,818

world; society; people; the public

没(ぼっ)交(こう)渉(しょう)

| x1 | Rank #70,200

lack of relation (to); independence (of)

なる

| x4 | 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

生(せい)物(ぶつ)学(がく)

| x1 | Rank #19,731

biology

者(しゃ)

| x1 | Rank #555

person; -er ; expert; geisha; prostitute

利三郎

| x1 | Rank #176,085

Toshisaburō ; Risaburō

博士(はかせ)

| x1 | Rank #5,899

expert; learned person ; doctor; PhD; Dr. ; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period) ; pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

長(ちょう)男(なん)

| x1 | Rank #6,400

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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