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.

もつ

| x2 | Rank #794

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck

不(ふ)動(どう)産(さん)

| x12 | Rank #10,775

real estate

の

| x371 | Rank #1

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

投(とう)機(き)

| x1 | Rank #59,006

speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)

目(もく)的(てき)

| x4 | Rank #815

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

と

| x53 | Rank #6

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

する

| x36 | 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

銀(ぎん)行(こう)

| x16 | Rank #4,633

bank; banking institution

へ

| x3 | Rank #75

to; towards; for

取(とり)引(ひき)

| x10 | Rank #4,345

transactions; dealings; business

融(ゆう)資(し)

| x11 | Rank #15,172

financing; loan

規(き)制(せい)

| x15 | Rank #10,931

regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

いたす

| x4 | Rank #703

to do

この

| x46 | Rank #25

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

に

| x156 | 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

よりまし

| x1 | Rank #37,960

child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko

て

| x24 | Rank #16

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 ...

です

| x26 | Rank #21

be; is

ね

| x37 | 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 ...

地(ち)価(か)

| x3 | Rank #50,463

the price of land

は

| x164 | Rank #2

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

下(さ)がり

| x1 | Rank #26,376

fall; decline; lowering; hanging down; drooping; slanting (downward) ; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt ; food offering to the gods; leftovers; hand-me-downs ; leaving (one's master's place for home) ; a little after ...

手(て)軽(がる)

| x1 | Rank #12,794

easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

に

| x20 | Rank #17

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

マイホーム

| x1 | Rank #33,828

one's (own) house; one's (own) home

が

| x139 | 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

建(た)てる

| x1 | Rank #4,045

to build; to construct

ことになる

| x1 | Rank #773

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that ; to be the result (of); to be the outcome ; to be the reason (for)

でしょう

| x21 | Rank #160

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

正(まさ)に

| x2 | Rank #20,816

exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt ; right (when); just (as) ; just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of ; really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally

国(こく)民(みん)

| x3 | Rank #4,791

people (of a country); nation; citizen; national ; Democratic Party for the People

幸(しあわ)せにする

| x1 | Rank #8,291

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

受(うけ)付(つけ)

| x2 | Rank #5,182

reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; information clerk ; receipt; acceptance

先(さき)に

| x2 | Rank #387

previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently ; first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier ; beforehand; in advance; ahead of time

済(す)む

| x2 | Rank #623

to finish; to end; to be completed; to be resolved ; to have a result less severe than expected ; to feel at ease ; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

くださる

| x10 | Rank #136

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

お願(ねが)い

| x3 | Rank #197

request; favour (to ask); wish ; please

読(どっ)経(きょう)

| x4 | Rank #29,992

sutra chanting

田島

| x11 | Rank #37,647

Tashima ; Tajima ; Tanoshima ; Dashima

ふふん

| x2 | Rank #3,817

pish; pooh ; I see; oh; indeed

お母(かあ)さん

| x11 | Rank #560

mother; mom; mum; ma ; wife ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her

海(うみ)

| x1 | Rank #817

sea; ocean; waters

で

| x49 | Rank #8

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

自(じ)殺(さつ)

| x1 | Rank #2,743

suicide

だって

| x11 | Rank #110

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

うん

| x17 | Rank #70

yes; yeah; uh huh ; hum; hmmm; well; erm; huh? ; oof

遺(い)体(たい)

| x1 | Rank #4,170

(dead) body; corpse; remains

見(み)つかる

| x1 | Rank #557

to be found; to be discovered

そう

| x2 | Rank #1,634

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither) ; stringed instrument ; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

よ

| x93 | Rank #11

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

じゃ

| x12 | Rank #63

then; well; so; well then

あん

| x1 | Rank #1,880

that; those; the

あの

| x9 | Rank #44

that; those; the

中(うち)

| x7 | Rank #111

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

空(から)っぽ

| x1 | Rank #4,689

empty; vacant; hollow

万(まん)

| x2 | Rank #1,160

10,000; ten thousand ; myriad ; everything; all ; various

円(えん)

| x11 | Rank #867

yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle

きっちり

| x1 | Rank #3,280

exactly; precisely; punctually; on the dot ; closely; tightly; (fitting) perfectly ; properly; without fail

返(かえ)す

| x4 | Rank #463

to return (something); to restore; to put back ; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn ; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate ; to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back ; to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back) ; to do again; to do repeatedly

もらう

| x9 | Rank #112

to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected

真(ま)弓(ゆみ)

| x19 | Rank #49,179

Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)

帰(かえ)る

| x4 | Rank #138

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

こんな

| x16 | Rank #85

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

とき

| x15 | Rank #396

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

だから

| x13 | Rank #53

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already

来(く)る

| x29 | Rank #76

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive ; to come back; to do ... and come back ; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue ; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from ; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

ん

| x26 | Rank #26

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

じゃない

| x21 | Rank #48

is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?

香(こう)典(でん)

| x2 | Rank #39,580

gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; incense money

ぜ

| x3 | Rank #292

I can tell you ; heh

ため息(いき)

| x6 | Rank #2,883

sigh

玉枝

| x1 | Rank #112,379

Gyokushi ; Tamaeda

あの子(こ)

| x7 | Rank #609

that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady ; you

借(しゃっ)金(きん)

| x14 | Rank #3,093

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money ; number of games under the .500 mark

あん

| x2 | Rank #1,145

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

同(どう)棲(せい)

| x1 | Rank #11,254

cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together

相(あい)手(て)

| x1 | Rank #234

companion; partner; company ; other party; addressee; counterparty ; opponent (sports, etc.)

押(お)しつける

| x1 | Rank #3,196

to press against; to push against; to force against ; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

逃(に)げる

| x4 | Rank #284

to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse) ; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away ; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win) ; to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor) ; to fail to hold an ideal posture

ばっか

| x1 | Rank #7,569

price of wheat

男(だん)性(せい)

| x2 | Rank #1,198

man; male ; masculine gender

何(なに)

| x36 | 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)

んです

| x8 | Rank #56

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

か

| x64 | 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

ああん

| x1 | Rank #6,485

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah" ; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

話(はなし)

| x6 | Rank #102

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

つる

| x1 | Rank #401

to fish; to angle; to catch ; to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure

から

| x66 | 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

下川路

| x21 | Rank #211,378

Shimokawaji ; Shimokouji

すう

| x10 | Rank #449

to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale ; to suck; to sip; to slurp ; to absorb; to soak up ; to kiss

真理子

| x26 | Rank #47,935

Noriko ; Mariko

さん

| x15 | Rank #22

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