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

始(はじ)まる

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to begin; to start; to commence ; to happen (again); to begin (anew) ; to date (from); to originate (in)

唯(ゆい)一(いつ)

| x2 | Rank #1,413

only; sole; unique

の

| x149 | Rank #1

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; indicates a confident conclusion ; indicates emotional emphasis ; indicates question

連(れん)絡(らく)

| x3 | Rank #595

contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message ; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting ; connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation; link

ツール

| x1 | Rank #18,581

tool ; tool (software)

となる

| x1 | Rank #807

to become; to be

手(て)紙(がみ)

| x6 | Rank #1,655

letter; note

を

| x60 | Rank #2

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.

やり取(と)り

| x2 | Rank #4,478

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

する

| x31 | Rank #17

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

場(ば)所(しょ)

| x1 | Rank #224

place; location; spot; position; area ; room; space ; sumo tournament

レター

| x2 | Rank #16,247

letter

ラウンジ

| x2 | Rank #22,714

lounge ; hostess club

と

| x68 | Rank #6

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

なる

| x9 | Rank #41

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

店(てん)内(ない)

| x1 | Rank #6,302

inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises

中(ちゅう)央(おう)

| x1 | Rank #2,609

centre; center; middle; heart ; capital; seat of government

には

| x3 | Rank #29

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

参(さん)加(か)者(しゃ)

| x3 | Rank #6,732

participant; entrant; player; competitor

皆(みな)さん

| x1 | Rank #662

all; everyone; everybody

それぞれ

| x1 | Rank #1,072

each; respectively

ポスト

| x9 | Rank #9,310

postbox; mailbox; mail box; pillar box ; post; position ; post (e.g. goalpost) ; post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

設(せっ)置(ち)

| x1 | Rank #3,970

establishment; institution ; installation (of a machine or equipment)

ホント

| x19 | Rank #779

truth; reality; actuality; fact ; proper; right; correct; official ; genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable

だ

| x28 | Rank #9

be; is

持(じ)参(さん)

| x1 | Rank #11,811

bringing; taking; carrying

全(すべ)て

| x2 | Rank #839

everything; all; the whole ; entirely; completely; wholly; all

デバイス

| x4 | Rank #25,899

device

電(でん)源(げん)

| x1 | Rank #4,528

source of electricity; electrical power ; power (button on TV, etc.)

切(き)る

| x1 | Rank #605

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) ; to sever (connections, ties) ; to turn off (e.g. the light) ; to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect ; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub) ; to open (something sealed) ; to start ; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.) ; to reduce; to decrease; to discount ; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain

下(げ)段(だん)

| x3 | Rank #26,460

lower tier; lower step; lower column; lower berth; bottom shelf ; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

に

| x93 | 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

入(い)れる

| x3 | Rank #243

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

くださる

| x4 | Rank #148

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

はいはい

| x1 | Rank #909

crawling (of a baby)

鍵(かぎ)

| x2 | Rank #1,236

key ; lock ; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

は

| x55 | Rank #3

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

横(よこ)

| x1 | Rank #1,412

horizontal (as opposed to vertical) ; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth ; side (of a box, etc.) ; beside; aside; next to ; unconnected

ある

| x30 | Rank #33

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about ; to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)

入(い)れ

| x1 | Rank #6,426

container; receptacle; case; bag; pouch; box; holder ; inserting; putting in

あれ

| x17 | Rank #100

that; that thing ; that person ; then; that time ; that place (over there) ; down there (i.e. one's genitals) ; period; menses

続(つづ)く

| x2 | Rank #510

to continue; to last; to go on ; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken ; to occur again and again ; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin ; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to ; to hold out; to keep; to last

上(じょう)段(だん)

| x1 | Rank #20,425

upper tier; upper section; upper deck; upper row; upper step; upper grade; upper berth; top shelf ; place of honor; place of honour ; dais; raised part of floor ; overhead position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

より

| x3 | Rank #125

than ; rather than; instead of; over; above ; from; out of; since; at; on (and after) ; except; but; other than ; more

ガイドブック

| x5 | Rank #30,793

guidebook

資(し)金(きん)

| x1 | Rank #4,531

funds; capital

受(う)け取(と)る

| x2 | Rank #1,038

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

今(こん)後(ご)

| x2 | Rank #1,189

from now on; hereafter

使(つか)う

| x5 | Rank #174

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak

いただく

| x3 | Rank #344

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy ; to eat; to drink ; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) ; to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president) ; to get someone to do something

それ

| x14 | Rank #24

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

では

| x3 | Rank #65

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

ドラマチック

| x1 | Rank #21,459

dramatic

出(で)会(あ)い

| x4 | Rank #2,062

meeting; rendezvous; encounter ; meeting for the first time; coming across ; confluence

探(さが)す

| x5 | Rank #471

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

へ

| x1 | Rank #63

to; towards; for

ボンボヤージュ

| x1 | Rank #95,000

bon voyage

とりあえず

| x4 | Rank #685

first of all; at once; right away ; for now; for the time being; tentatively ; anyway; at least

モバイル

| x1 | Rank #41,412

mobile ; mobile (sculpture)

バッテリー

| x1 | Rank #11,589

battery ; battery (pitcher and catcher)

ほい

| x1 | Rank #3,738

supplement; addendum; appendix

ほう

| x1 | Rank #1,963

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc. ; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

お金(かね)

| x3 | Rank #928

money

クレジットカード

| x1 | Rank #31,825

credit card

女(じょ)性(せい)

| x20 | Rank #717

woman; female ; feminine gender

全(ぜん)員(いん)

| x3 | Rank #550

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

何(なに)も

| x2 | Rank #343

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing ; and everything else; and all ; (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent

電(でん)子(し)機(き)器(き)

| x2 | Rank #29,323

electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics

カメラ

| x1 | Rank #1,902

camera

も

| x65 | 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

期(き)間(かん)

| x2 | Rank #3,741

period; term; interval

短(みじか)い

| x2 | Rank #1,471

short ; brief

し

| x13 | Rank #66

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

会(あ)う

| x19 | Rank #208

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

分(わ)かる

| x5 | Rank #339

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!

街(まち)

| x3 | Rank #1,137

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

中(うち)

| x8 | Rank #97

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

で

| x32 | Rank #8

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

急(きゅう)

| x1 | Rank #576

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

| x19 | Rank #15

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

出(で)会(あ)う

| x8 | Rank #762

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon ; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) ; to emerge and engage (an enemy)

とか

| x33 | Rank #84

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

運(うん)命(めい)

| x25 | Rank #1,080

fate; destiny; lot

はい

| x3 | Rank #70