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.

背(せい)

| x4 | Rank #2,194

height; stature

の

| x44 | Rank #1

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

じゅんに

| x4 | Rank #107,658

in order; in turn; one by one

ならべる

| x2 | Rank #40,145

to line up; to set up; to arrange in a line ; to enumerate; to itemize ; to be equal (to); to compare well (with); to be as good (as)

巻(まき)

| x1 | Rank #3,946

roll (e.g. of cloth) ; winding (e.g. watch) ; volume (of book) ; speeding up ; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

が

| x14 | 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

ぜんぶ

| x2 | Rank #7,297

all; entire; whole; altogether

で

| x5 | Rank #8

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

ほん

| x16 | Rank #62,734

court rank ; level; grade ; chapter; section; volume

ある

| x2 | 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)

さて

| x2 | Rank #734

well; now; then

バラバラ

| x1 | Rank #2,488

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops; rustling

じゅん

| x1 | Rank #15,617

order; turn; sorting ; obedient; docile; submissive; meek

に

| x18 | 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

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)

どう

| x1 | Rank #60

how; in what way; how about

する

| x3 | 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

よい

| x1 | Rank #125

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem ; easy to ...

か

| x4 | 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

きょうは

| x1 | Rank #18,299

sect; denomination

ほうほう

| x1 | Rank #10,531

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure

おしえ

| x1 | Rank #60,380

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

てあげ

| x1 | Rank #5,487

all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees

よう

| x1 | Rank #1,188

counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc. ; counter for boats

まずは

| x1 | Rank #637

first of all; to begin with; before anything else ; probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually ; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably ; anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being

まんなか

| x1 | Rank #43,603

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

ふた

| x7 | Rank #4,043

cover; lid; cap

つ

| x11 | Rank #312

Tsu (city in Mie) ; harbour; harbor; port ; ferry

わける

| x4 | Rank #22,738

to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out ; to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out ; to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between) ; to break up (a fight); to mediate ; to call a draw; to tie ; to push one's way through (a crowd) ; to sell

よいしょ

| x3 | Rank #1,282

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho ; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps) ; yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.) ; flattery; buttering up (someone); sucking up to

そして

| x1 | Rank #169

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

ひだり

| x4 | Rank #52,628

left; left-hand side ; left hand ; the left (wing); leftist ; fondness for alcohol; drinker

グループ

| x12 | Rank #2,603

group (usu. of people)

また

| x2 | Rank #101

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; some time (in the future) ; indirect

ように

| x2 | 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

どんどん

| x2 | Rank #855

drumming (noise); beating; pounding; banging; booming; stamping ; rapidly; quickly; steadily ; continuously; one after the other; in succession

と

| x8 | Rank #6

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

ずつ

| x1 | Rank #1,620

apiece; each ; at a time; piecemeal

みぎ

| x6 | Rank #41,162

right; right-hand side ; right hand ; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned ; the right (wing); rightist ; the better (of two)

も

| x6 | 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

おなじ

| x3 | Rank #43,570

same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent ; anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...

いちばん

| x2 | Rank #3,001

number one; first; first place ; best; most ; game; round; bout ; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively ; song (e.g. in noh); piece

は

| x10 | Rank #2

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

ぽん

| x15 | Rank #7,043

pat; tap; clap; slap; smack ; pop; crack ; cutesy suffix applied to names

だけ

| x1 | Rank #40

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

で

| x2 | Rank #28

without doing ...

がんばる

| x2 | Rank #3,619

to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best ; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) ; to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

もらう

| x2 | 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

ここ

| x2 | 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 ...

できる

| x3 | Rank #86

to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) ; to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable ; to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.) ; to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up ; to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready ; to grow (of a crop); to be produced ; to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character ; to be by nature; to be born ... ; to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone) ; to get pregnant

つづく

| x1 | Rank #14,279

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

はじ

| x1 | Rank #15,315

end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin ; beginning; start; first ; odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least

ほんで

| x1 | Rank #10,459

and; thereupon; because of that

せいくらべ

| x1 | Rank #156,479

comparing heights; comparison of statures

ながい

| x3 | Rank #18,787

long (distance, length) ; long (time); protracted; prolonged

やる

| x3 | Rank #54

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study ; to send; to dispatch; to despatch ; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) ; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer ; to make (a vehicle) go faster ; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise ; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke ; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ; to ease (one's mind) ; to harm; to injure; to kill

となり

| x4 | Rank #11,637

next (to); adjoining; adjacent ; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour; next-door neighbor

もと

| x1 | Rank #1,842

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

から

| x2 | 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

ので

| x1 | Rank #149

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

そのまま

| x1 | Rank #549

without change; as is ; just like; extremely similar ; immediately; just after; without a pause

こう

| x2 | Rank #168

in this way; like this; so; thus ; this (much); so ; uh; er; mm; well

ぐみ

| x2 | Rank #39,628

oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus); silverberry

かならず

| x1 | Rank #21,467

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

みぎがわ

| x1 | Rank #157,934

right side; right-hand side

なる

| x2 | 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

ようい

| x1 | Rank #238

easy; simple; plain

ならべかえる

| x1 | Rank #139,181

to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate

これ

| x1 | Rank #32

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

あと

| x1 | Rank #137

behind; rear ; after; later ; remainder; the rest ; more (e.g. five more minutes); left ; also; in addition ; descendant; successor; heir ; after one's death ; past; previous

きる

| x1 | Rank #2,800

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

くる

| x1 | Rank #49

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 ...")

のです

| x1 | Rank #456

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

つぎに

| x1 | Rank #50,862

next; then; after that

なか

| x1 | Rank #2,812

relation; relationship

背(せ)の高(たか)い

| x6 | Rank #11,989

tall (of a person)

ほう

| x8 | Rank #413

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

でる

| x1 | Rank #5,216

to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over

くらべる

| x5 | Rank #26,573

to compare; to make a comparison (between) ; to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

かっ

| x2 | Rank #2,246

very

たほう

| x2 | Rank #5,756

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party ; on the other hand

うえ

| x3 | Rank #2,134

above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...

うごかす

| x1 | Rank #49,476

to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position ; to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence ; to change; to alter; to deny ; to operate; to set in motion; to get going ; to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy ; to manage (e.g. funds)

まける

| x6 | Rank #11,999

to lose; to be defeated ; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ; to be inferior to ; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ; to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free

いちど

| x2 | Rank #29,959

once; one time; on one occasion ; temporarily; for a moment ; one degree; one tone; one musical interval

かえる

| x4 | Rank #25,350

to replace; to convert; to change ; to exchange; to interchange; to renew ; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

のこ

| x1 | Rank #29,403

saw

いま

| x1 | Rank #1,617

living room (Western style); sitting room