Jiten beta

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

開(ひら)く

| x3 | Rank #430

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.)

音(おと)

| x5 | Rank #341

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

なな

| x4 | Rank #3,293

seven

鳴(な)き声(ごえ)

| x1 | Rank #3,137

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar; bark; yelp; meow

食(しょく)事(じ)

| x1 | Rank #1,009

meal; dinner ; diet

少(すこ)し

| x2 | Rank #213

a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat ; a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute ; a little way; a short distance

頂(いただ)く

| x2 | Rank #1,201

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

葛原

| x4 | Rank #82,227

Kasahara ; Kazuhara ; Kazurahara ; Kazurawara ; Katsuhara ; Katsubara ; Katsurahara ; Kahara ; Kuzuhara ; Kuzuwara

仁(じん)

| x7 | Rank #13,442

benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity ; human ; kernel ; nucleolus

あん

| x1 | Rank #1,145

red bean paste; red bean jam; anko ; kudzu sauce ; filling (of a dumpling, etc.) ; filling; stuffing; inside

なも

| x1 | Rank #2,401

amen; hail

でも

| x5 | Rank #37

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

何(なに)

| x9 | Rank #35

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)

も

| x29 | 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

食(く)う

| x1 | Rank #516

to eat ; to live; to make a living; to survive ; to bite; to sting (as insects do) ; to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of ; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume ; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position ; to consume time; to consume resources ; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) ; to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

より

| x1 | Rank #135

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

は

| x62 | Rank #2

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

まし

| x1 | Rank #1,544

better; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst ; more; increase; extra ; increase; growth

だろう

| x3 | Rank #84

seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

月城

| x3 | Rank #79,249

Getsujō

反(はん)体(たい)制(せい)派(は)

| x1 | Rank #83,010

dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups

に

| x42 | 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

蛇(へび)

| x1 | Rank #5,437

snake ; serpent; large snake

が

| x50 | 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

作(つく)る

| x2 | Rank #211

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct ; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) ; to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train ; to till ; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write ; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose ; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found ; to have (a child) ; to make up (one's face, etc.) ; to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

新(しん)薬(やく)

| x4 | Rank #27,808

new medicine; new drug

を

| x44 | 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.

渡(わた)す

| x1 | Rank #606

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse ; to lay across; to build across ; to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer

月(つき)

| x1 | Rank #898

Moon ; month ; moonlight ; (a) moon; natural satellite

殺(ころ)す

| x2 | Rank #464

to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter ; to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) ; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) ; to put out (a runner) ; to pawn; to put in hock

黒(くろ)い

| x1 | Rank #1,703

black ; dark; blackish; sun-tanned (skin) ; suspicious; criminal; illicit ; darkened and dirty; sooty; covered in dirt ; evil; wicked; black-hearted ; inauspicious; ill-boding; unlucky

影(かげ)

| x1 | Rank #1,861

shadow; silhouette; figure; shape ; reflection; image ; ominous sign ; light (stars, moon) ; trace; shadow (of one's former self) ; behind; background; other side

俺(おれ)

| x3 | Rank #52

I; me

着(つ)く

| x4 | Rank #903

to arrive at; to reach ; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

時(じ)点(てん)

| x2 | Rank #2,156

point in time; occasion

で

| x6 | Rank #28

without doing ...

死(し)ぬ

| x3 | Rank #208

to die; to pass away ; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead ; to cease; to stop

それ以(い)上(じょう)

| x2 | Rank #1,452

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

こと

| x16 | 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 ...

分(わ)かる

| x6 | Rank #261

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!

今(いま)から

| x2 | Rank #1,082

from now; from this moment; henceforth

東(とう)京(きょう)

| x7 | Rank #1,159

Tokyo

戻(もど)る

| x5 | Rank #192

to turn back (e.g. half-way) ; to return; to go back ; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned ; to rebound; to spring back

使(つか)う

| x1 | Rank #175

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

前(まえ)に

| x1 | Rank #164

ahead; before; ago

抑(おさ)え

| x1 | Rank #16,710

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down ; keeping control; exercising authority ; having self-control; exercising self-discipline ; defense; guard; deterrence

ねばならない

| x1 | Rank #17,644

have to do; must; should; ought to

傷(きず)

| x1 | Rank #1,076

wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar ; chip; crack; scratch; nick ; flaw; defect; weakness; weak point ; stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour ; (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings

癒(い)える

| x1 | Rank #9,768

to recover; to be healed

くれる

| x5 | Rank #64

to give; to let (one) have ; to give ; to do for one; to take the trouble to do ; to do to someone's disadvantage

か

| x21 | 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

え

| x2 | Rank #100

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

お前(まえ)

| x1 | Rank #92

you ; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

手(て)

| x1 | Rank #121

hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope

借(か)りる

| x1 | Rank #792

to borrow ; to rent; to hire ; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to receive ; to use (for another purpose); to put to a different use

ですが

| x1 | Rank #426

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

私(わたし)

| x20 | Rank #27

I; me

中村

| x1 | Rank #12,125

Okamura ; Kanakamura ; Doi ; Nakanu ; Nakanura ; Nakamufu ; Nakamura ; Nanakamura ; Yoneji

浅(あさ)い

| x7 | Rank #3,840

shallow; superficial ; slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge) ; short (time); early; young

陽(ひ)

| x7 | Rank #5,502

sun; sunshine; sunlight

誰(だれ)も

| x3 | Rank #368

everyone; anyone ; no one; nobody

で

| x21 | Rank #8

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

２(ふた)人(り)

| x2 | Rank #381

two persons; two people; pair; couple

暮(く)らす

| x2 | Rank #836

to live; to get along ; to spend (time)

んだ

| x1 | Rank #19

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

よ

| x10 | Rank #11

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

ずっと

| x3 | Rank #188

continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout ; much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal ; far (away); long (ago, before, after) ; straight; directly

人(じん)

| x7 | Rank #239

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) ; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... ; man; person; people

簡(かん)単(たん)

| x1 | Rank #462

simple; easy; uncomplicated ; brief; quick; light

には

| x2 | Rank #33

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

変(か)わる

| x3 | Rank #278

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary ; to move to ; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

ように

| x5 | Rank #95

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

努(ど)力(りょく)

| x1 | Rank #1,317

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

する

| x14 | 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

です

| x4 | Rank #21

be; is

鴉(カラス)

| x13 | Rank #32,113

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

森(もり)

| x12 | Rank #1,797

forest ; shrine grove

血(ち)

| x4 | Rank #783

blood ; blood; ancestry; lineage; stock ; (the) blood; feelings; passions

まつわる

| x2 | Rank #10,223

to coil around; to follow about ; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

清(せい)算(さん)

| x2 | Rank #16,751

(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; clearing debts ; liquidation ; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with); burying (the past); redeeming (one's faults)

まだ

| x2 | Rank #82

still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done

終(お)わる

| x4 | Rank #232

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

待(ま)つ

| x2 | Rank #97

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

竹道

| x1 | Rank #235,911

Takemichi

凛(りん)

| x21 | Rank #15,697

cold; frigid; bracing ; dignified; distinguished; refined; elegant ; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking ; (of voice, sound, etc) clear; ringing

子(す)

| x21 | Rank #2,093

honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name

そりゃあ

| x1 | Rank #1,735

very; extremely ; that is

手(て)当(あ)て

| x1 | Rank #5,740

salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus ; medical care; treatment ; advance preparation

痕(あと)

| x1 | Rank #8,529

trace; tracks; mark; sign ; site; remains; ruins ; scar

だが

| x2 | Rank #282

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

や

| x6 | Rank #65

such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?

誰(だれ)

| x1 | Rank #123

who

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