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

立(た)ち並(なら)ぶ

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to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line ; to be equal to; to be on a par with

街(まち)

| x1 | Rank #1,214

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

の

| x40 | Rank #1

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

路(ろ)地(じ)裏(うら)

| x1 | Rank #14,545

back street; back alley; off-street

に

| x19 | 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

小(ちい)さな

| x1 | Rank #928

small; little; tiny

町(まち)中(ちゅう)華(か)

| x1 | Rank #92,138

simple, inexpensive Chinese restaurant; popular no-frills Chinese restaurant; hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant

ある

| x4 | 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)

そこ

| x1 | Rank #124

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

ただ

| x1 | Rank #174

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

おいしい

| x1 | Rank #531

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty ; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable

料(りょう)理(り)

| x2 | Rank #1,018

cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish ; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

を

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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.

作(つく)る

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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.)

こと

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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 ...

命(いのち)をかける

| x1 | Rank #37,068

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

男(おとこ)

| x1 | Rank #171

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

いる

| x2 | Rank #45

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

この

| x2 | Rank #25

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

店(みせ)

| x1 | Rank #651

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

来(く)る

| x4 | 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 ...")

くる

| x4 | Rank #49

客(きゃく)

| x1 | Rank #991

guest; visitor ; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger ; counter for containers used to entertain guests

は

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

みんな

| x3 | Rank #115

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

口(くち)

| x1 | Rank #328

mouth ; opening; hole; gap; orifice ; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece ; gate; door; entrance; exit ; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip) ; taste; palate ; mouth (to feed) ; opening (i.e. vacancy); available position ; invitation; summons ; kind; sort; type

揃(そろ)える

| x1 | Rank #5,732

to collect; to gather; to get together; to complete (a collection) ; to arrange; to put in order; to prepare; to get ready ; to make uniform; to make even; to match

こう言(い)う

| x1 | Rank #8,907

such; this sort of; like this

よ

| x5 | Rank #11

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

何(なに)か

| x1 | Rank #103

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

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 ...

ってね

| x1 | Rank #5,753

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it ; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

てな

| x1 | Rank #3,560

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it ; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

インターホン

| x1 | Rank #16,298

intercom

何(なん)だ

| x1 | Rank #684

what!; oh ; what the heck; what the; damn

田端

| x3 | Rank #51,775

Tahashi ; Tabashi ; Tabata ; Tabana ; Tabuchi

久(ひさ)しぶり

| x1 | Rank #745

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time ; it's been a long time; long time no see

だ

| x8 | Rank #9

be; is

なあ

| x4 | Rank #286

don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; indicates na-adjective

正雄

| x27 | Rank #65,066

Masayū

さん

| x6 | Rank #22

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

もう

| x2 | Rank #42

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

しばらく

| x2 | Rank #587

for a moment; for a minute ; for a while; for some time ; for the time being; for now ; it's been a long time; long time no see

ゲート

| x2 | Rank #6,997

gate (for entry, boarding, etc.) ; gate ; logic element

ボール

| x2 | Rank #2,308

ball ; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone)

じゃない

| x5 | Rank #48

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

か

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indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

どう

| x2 | Rank #60

how; in what way; how about

久(ひさ)しぶりに

| x2 | Rank #1,625

after a long time; for the first time in a while

あ

| x4 | Rank #41

ah; oh ; hey!

最(さい)近(きん)

| x1 | Rank #412

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now ; nearest; closest

新(あたら)しい

| x1 | Rank #402

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

やつ

| x1 | Rank #305

fellow; guy; chap ; thing; object ; he; she; him; her

ら

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

も

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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

ワイワイ

| x1 | Rank #21,536

noisily; clamorously; boisterously ; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; making a fuss (of something); playing up ; loudly (crying); wailing; bawling; howling

やる

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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

ぞ

| x3 | Rank #61

adds force or indicates command

どんどん

| x1 | Rank #855

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

うまい

| x1 | Rank #313

skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate ; delicious; tasty; good; nice ; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid

なる

| x3 | 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

でも

| x3 | 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

勝(か)つ

| x1 | Rank #590

to win; to gain victory

かもしれん

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

いい

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

って

| x3 | Rank #18

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 ...

言(い)う

| x3 | Rank #46

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

ん

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

だろ

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

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

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

お腹(なか)

| x1 | Rank #2,723

belly; abdomen; stomach

鳴(な)る

| x1 | Rank #1,700

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

音(おと)

| x3 | Rank #341

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

女(じょ)性(せい)

| x3 | Rank #638

woman; female ; feminine gender

たち

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

話(はな)し声(ごえ)

| x1 | Rank #7,044

speaking voice; talking voice

買(か)い物(もの)

| x1 | Rank #1,740

shopping; purchased goods

ですか

| x2 | Rank #91

indicates question

ああ

| x2 | Rank #71

ah!; oh!; alas! ; yes; indeed; that is correct ; aah; gah; argh ; hey!; yo! ; uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha

来(らい)週(しゅう)

| x1 | Rank #2,119

next week

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

町(ちょう)内(ない)会(かい)

| x1 | Rank #21,360

neighborhood association; neighbourhood association

で

| x6 | Rank #8

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

ハイキング

| x2 | Rank #26,260

hiking

行(い)く

| x4 | Rank #62

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) ; to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road) ; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along ; to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try ; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by ; to stream; to flow ; to die; to pass away ; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...) ; to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive ; to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

んです

| x2 | Rank #56

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

一(いっ)緒(しょ)に

| x1 | Rank #142

together (with) ; at the same time ; in one lump; in the same category

いかが

| x1 | Rank #1,226

how; in what way; how about ; questionable

店(てん)主(しゅ)

| x16 | Rank #6,421

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop