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

薩(さつ)摩(ま)

| x8 | Rank #33,762

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) ; sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

精(せい)神(しん)

| x2 | Rank #2,426

mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos ; attitude; mentality; will; intention ; spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance

を

| x105 | 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.

代(だい)表(ひょう)

| x1 | Rank #2,180

representation; representative; delegate; delegation ; exemplification; typification; being representative of; being typical of; representative example; exemplar; model ; leader ; switchboard number; main number

する

| x24 | 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

示(じ)現(げん)

| x3 | Rank #75,679

manifestation (of a celestial being)

流(りゅう)

| x3 | Rank #3,530

way; manner; style; fashion; mode ; school (e.g. of flower arrangement) ; class; rate; rank ; flow; current; stream

の

| x179 | Rank #1

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

打(ぶ)ち

| x1 | Rank #5,132

adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

稽(けい)古(こ)

| x1 | Rank #6,709

practice; practising; training; study

だ

| x54 | Rank #9

be; is

朝(あさ)

| x4 | Rank #504

morning ; breakfast

に

| x90 | 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

三(さん)千(ぜん)

| x2 | Rank #34,630

3000; three thousand ; many

夕(ゆう)

| x2 | Rank #12,817

evening

八(はっ)千(せん)

| x2 | Rank #46,967

8000; eight thousand ; many

打(ダース)

| x1 | Rank #8,403

dozen

て

| x10 | 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 ...

と

| x45 | Rank #6

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

教(おし)える

| x2 | Rank #231

to teach; to instruct ; to tell; to inform; to show ; to preach

防(ふせ)ぐ

| x4 | Rank #2,443

to defend against; to protect against ; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

こと

| x38 | 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 ...

考(かんが)える

| x2 | Rank #150

to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on) ; to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration ; to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect ; to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan ; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine ; to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise ; to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view

ただ

| x2 | Rank #174

ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

攻(こう)撃(げき)

| x1 | Rank #1,387

attack; assault; raid; onslaught; offensive ; criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation

しかない

| x1 | Rank #518

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ... ; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...

必(ひっ)殺(さつ)

| x2 | Rank #6,335

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

剣(けん)

| x1 | Rank #2,436

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade ; bayonet ; swordsmanship ; stinger; ovipositor; dart

敵(てき)

| x4 | Rank #720

opponent; rival; adversary ; menace; danger; threat; enemy

敗(やぶ)る

| x1 | Rank #75,786

to defeat; to beat

は

| x145 | Rank #2

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

すなわち

| x1 | Rank #4,038

that is (to say); namely; i.e. ; precisely; exactly; just; nothing but; neither more nor less ; (and) then

我(わ)が身(み)

| x2 | Rank #10,719

myself; oneself ; I; me ; you (referring to one's inferior)

で

| x34 | Rank #8

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

攻(こう)防(ぼう)

| x1 | Rank #10,327

offense and defense; offence and defence

一(いち)如(にょ)

| x1 | Rank #96,795

oneness

これ

| x23 | Rank #32

this; this one ; this person ; now; this point (in time) ; here ; used to stress the subject of a sentence ; I; me

守(も)り

| x1 | Rank #5,098

babysitting; babysitter ; protecting; keeping; keeper

国(こっ)家(か)

| x1 | Rank #5,088

state; country; nation

守(まも)る

| x1 | Rank #338

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

という

| x8 | Rank #80

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

剣(けん)道(どう)

| x1 | Rank #13,678

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

一(いち)撃(げき)

| x2 | Rank #3,681

blow; hit; stroke

もつ

| x1 | 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

敵(てき)を倒(たお)す

| x1 | Rank #21,651

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

要(よう)する

| x1 | Rank #5,902

to need; to demand; to take; to require

撃(う)つ

| x1 | Rank #1,780

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

てし

| x1 | Rank #16,195

four-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

止(と)まる

| x1 | Rank #680

to stop (moving); to come to a stop ; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended ; to alight; to perch on

ここ

| x13 | Rank #47

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

島津

| x1 | Rank #40,248

Shimazu ; Shimazu

家(け)

| x1 | Rank #733

house; family

代(だい)々(だい)

| x1 | Rank #6,209

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

記(き)録(ろく)

| x1 | Rank #1,754

record; document; minutes; recording; putting on record; keeping a record (of); writing down ; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

や

| x7 | 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?

歴(れき)史(し)的(てき)

| x1 | Rank #11,531

historical; traditional ; historic

品(しな)々(じな)

| x1 | Rank #23,922

various articles; various items ; various kinds

集(あつ)める

| x1 | Rank #914

to collect; to assemble; to gather

ある

| x20 | Rank #31

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)

尚(しょう)古(こ)

| x1 | Rank #152,185

respect for olden days

集(しゅう)成(せい)

| x1 | Rank #90,497

aggregation

館(やかた)

| x1 | Rank #4,540

mansion; palace; manor house; castle ; nobleman; noblewoman; dignitary ; cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

さっき

| x1 | Rank #252

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

言(い)う

| x10 | Rank #46

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

生(い)きる

| x1 | Rank #244

to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

士(さむらい)

| x1 | Rank #5,294

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai ; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

風(ふり)

| x1 | Rank #2,021

swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag ; appearance; behaviour; behavior ; pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending ; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction ; postures (of a dance) ; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup ; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment ; counter for swords, blades, etc.

なる

| x16 | Rank #39

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

明(めい)治(じ)維(い)新(しん)

| x1 | Rank #54,896

Meiji Restoration (1868)

から

| x17 | 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

今日(きょう)

| x9 | Rank #116

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

まで

| x4 | Rank #50

until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely

続(つづ)く

| x1 | Rank #529

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

んだ

| x25 | Rank #19

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

よ

| x53 | Rank #11

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

まあ

| x3 | Rank #187

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now ; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat ; well ...; I think ...; it would seem ...; you might say ...; Hmmm, I guess so ... ; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

面(おも)白(しろ)い

| x1 | Rank #642

interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling ; amusing; funny; comical ; enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable ; good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging

本(もと)

| x1 | Rank #633

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

その

| x11 | Rank #24

that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...

紙(かみ)

| x1 | Rank #2,544

paper

毛利

| x1 | Rank #30,861

Mouri ; Moori

正(しょう)直(じき)

| x1 | Rank #700

honest; frank; candid; straightforward ; honestly; frankly

人(ひと)

| x9 | Rank #74

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

書(か)く

| x2 | Rank #375

to write; to compose; to pen ; to draw; to paint

もの

| x9 | Rank #78

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

だが

| x1 | Rank #282

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

日本(にほん)

| x1 | Rank #749

Japan

古(ふる)い

| x1 | Rank #1,151

old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn ; long; since long ago; time-honored ; of the distant past; long-ago ; stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny ; old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

南(なん)方(ぽう)

| x1 | Rank #19,402

the south; southward; southern direction ; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

文(ぶん)学(がく)

| x1 | Rank #14,695

literature

１(ひと)つ

| x4 | Rank #833

one ; for one thing ; only ; (not) even ; just (e.g. "just try it") ; some kind of; one type of

としても

| x1 | Rank #659

even if ...; even supposing that ... ; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

珍(ちん)奇(き)

| x1 | Rank #52,048

strange; rare; novel; curious

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