Jiten beta

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast ; to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim ; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression); to be downcast ; to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)

今(いま)こそ

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now is the time

基(き)本(ほん)

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basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

立(た)ち返(かえ)る

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to come back (to); to return to a starting point

分(ぶん)離(り)

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separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

雇(やと)う

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to employ; to hire; to take on ; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

目(もく)的(てき)

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

思(おも)い出(だ)す

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to recall; to remember; to recollect

彼(かれ)ら

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they; them

ふさわしい

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

扱(あつか)い

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treatment; service; dealing (with); handling; management ; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; use ; treating as; treating like

成(せい)果(か)

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

失(しっ)敗(ぱい)

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failure; mistake; blunder

手(た)綱(づな)

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reins; bridle ; control; the reins (on)

締(し)める

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to tie; to fasten; to tighten ; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on ; to total; to sum ; to be strict with ; to economize; to economise; to cut down on ; to salt; to marinate; to pickle; to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt ; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.) ; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to keep under strict control

帰(かえ)る

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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

分(ぶん)

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part; portion; share ; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for) ; one's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position ; one's duty; one's part ; condition; state (of affairs); extent; rate (as in "at this rate") ; in proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree ; content (e.g. alcohol); percentage ; equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)

満(まん)足(ぞく)

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satisfaction; contentment; gratification ; sufficient; satisfactory; enough; adequate; proper; decent ; satisfying (an equation)

え

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eh?; what?; oh? ; yes; that's correct ; strengthens a question, assertion, etc. ; hey

もちろん

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of course; certainly; naturally

メモ

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note; memo; memorandum

取(と)る

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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

記(き)事(じ)

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article; news story; report; account

新(しん)聞(ぶん)

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newspaper

でした

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was, were

っけ

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remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

デタラメ

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; hogwash; rubbish ; random; haphazard; unsystematic

悲(かな)しみ

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sadness; sorrow; grief ; affection; love

騒(そう)動(どう)

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riot; rebellion; turmoil; strife ; (media) uproar; brouhaha; (public) outcry; scandal; controversy ; feud; tussle; quarrel; dispute

実(みの)りある

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rewarding; fruitful; fertile; productive; bountiful

勤(きん)労(ろう)

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labor; labour; exertion; diligent service

日(ひ)々(び)

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daily; everyday ; days (e.g. of one's youth) ; every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day

数(すう)字(じ)

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numeral; digit; numeric character ; figure; number ; a few characters

箱(はこ)

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box; case; chest; package; pack; crate ; car (of a train, etc.) ; shamisen case; shamisen ; public building; community building ; man who carries a geisha's shamisen ; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces) ; counter for boxes (or boxed objects)

入(い)れる

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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

改(かい)良(りょう)

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improvement; reform

たたえる

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to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

寝(ね)る

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to sleep (lying down) ; to go to bed; to lie in bed ; to lie down ; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) ; to lie flat (e.g. of hair) ; to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.) ; to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)

会(かい)社(しゃ)

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company; corporation; firm ; one's workplace

次(じ)期(き)

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next term; next period ; next version; next release

トップ

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

ゆっくり

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slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure ; easily (e.g. in time); well; sufficiently; amply; with time to spare ; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

ら

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pluralizing suffix ; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc. ; nominalizing suffix

勤(きん)勉(べん)

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diligent; hard-working; industrious

集(しゅう)中(ちゅう)

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concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention ; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; convergence; focus (of a debate, questions, etc.) ; within a collection of works

うれしい

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happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed ; joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant

驚(おどろ)き

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

誰(だれ)も

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everyone; anyone ; no one; nobody

腕(うで)時計(どけい)

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wristwatch; watch

ドア

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door

近(ちか)く

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near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity ; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to ; shortly; soon

大(おお)きな

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big; large; great

壁(かべ)

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wall; partition ; barrier; obstacle; hindrance; difficulty ; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

時計(とけい)

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clock; watch; timepiece

針(はり)

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needle; pin ; hook ; stinger; thorn ; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer ; staple (for a stapler) ; needlework; sewing ; malice ; counter for stitches

歯(は)車(ぐるま)

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gear; cogwheel ; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

偉(えら)い

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great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary ; distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous ; awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe ; tiring; tough; hard ; very; extremely

上(じょう)司(し)

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

所(しょ)有(ゆう)物(ぶつ)

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property; possession

しれる

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to become known; to come to light; to be discovered ; to be known; to be understood ; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant ; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying ; to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severe

チクタク

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tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock

音(おと)

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sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

幸(しあわ)せ

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

気(き)分(ぶん)

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feeling; mood

オリジナル

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original ; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive; one-of-a-kind; custom

内(ない)容(よう)

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

真(ま)逆(さか)

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by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not) ; something unexpected; emergency ; currently; for the time being; presently; for now ; indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly

なるほど

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I see; that's right; indeed

理(り)解(かい)

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understanding; comprehension; appreciation ; sympathy

けど

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but; however; although

いわく

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pretext; history; past; story ; according to ...; ... says

親(した)しい

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate ; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one) ; close (relatives); closely related

げ

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

組(そ)織(しき)的(てき)

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systematic; organized; organizational

まい進(しん)

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pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)

し

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

確(かく)立(りつ)

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establishment; settlement

自(じ)己(こ)

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self; oneself

拡(かく)張(ちょう)

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expansion; extension; enlargement ; escape; ESC

前(まえ)向(む)き

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front-facing ; forward-looking; positive; constructive

語(かた)る

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to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate ; to recite; to chant ; to indicate; to show

っぽい

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-ish; -like

いわば

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were

トロイ

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troy; weight system used for gold, silver, etc.

木(もく)馬(ば)

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wooden horse; rocking horse ; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics ; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)

世(せ)界(かい)中(じゅう)

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around the world; throughout the world

考(かんが)え

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thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept ; idea; notion; imagination ; intention; plan; design ; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection ; wish; hope; expectation

広(ひろ)がる

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to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

革(かく)命(めい)

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revolution ; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)

でしょ

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

プロパガンダ

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propaganda