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

戦(たたか)い

| x5 | Rank #1,303

battle; war; fight; conflict ; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) ; contest; competition; match; game

際(さい)

| x2 | Rank #1,506

occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

旅(たび)

| x2 | Rank #1,741

travel; trip; journey

長(なが)い

| x1 | Rank #470

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

耳(みみ)

| x1 | Rank #974

ear ; hearing ; ear (for music, etc.) ; edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage ; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle

族(ぞく)

| x10 | Rank #5,939

tribe; clan; band; family ; (taxonomical) tribe ; group (of the periodic table)

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

教(おし)える

| x3 | Rank #231

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

くれる

| x3 | 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

言(こと)葉(ば)

| x2 | Rank #288

language; dialect ; word; phrase; expression; term ; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language ; words; remark; statement; comment ; learning to speak; language acquisition

だ

| x35 | Rank #9

be; is

世(せ)界(かい)

| x5 | Rank #296

the world; society; the universe ; sphere; circle; world ; world-renowned; world-famous ; realm governed by one Buddha; space

変(へん)動(どう)

| x2 | Rank #16,271

change; fluctuation

を

| x106 | 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.

意(い)味(み)

| x3 | Rank #297

meaning; significance; sense

する

| x25 | 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

という

| x6 | Rank #80

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

ずるい

| x1 | Rank #2,029

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest ; miserly; mean; stingy

です

| x4 | Rank #21

be; is

よ

| x30 | Rank #11

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

殿(どの)

| x2 | Rank #2,681

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

僕(ぼく)

| x10 | Rank #181

I; me ; you ; manservant

は

| x56 | Rank #2

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

もともと

| x1 | Rank #1,245

originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature ; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

ただ

| x2 | Rank #174

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

凡(ぼん)庸(よう)

| x1 | Rank #23,014

mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

脚(きゃく)本(ほん)

| x3 | Rank #11,435

script; screenplay; scenario

だった

| x3 | Rank #36

was; were

んだ

| x9 | Rank #19

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

それなのに

| x1 | Rank #2,139

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that

あなた

| x11 | Rank #114

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

共(とも)に

| x1 | Rank #3,038

together; jointly ; at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with ; both

花(はな)園(ぞの)

| x1 | Rank #19,260

flower garden

焼(や)き払(はら)う

| x1 | Rank #14,878

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

こと

| x25 | 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 ...

盾(たて)

| x1 | Rank #3,568

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

に

| x72 | 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

本(ほん)来(らい)

| x2 | Rank #1,554

originally; primarily ; essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself ; proper; rightful; legal; normal

ような

| x3 | Rank #107

like; similar to ; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that) ; feels like; feels similar to; feels as if

方(ほう)

| x2 | Rank #195

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)

なすべきこと

| x1 | Rank #27,413

things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

て

| x9 | 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 ...

いる

| x7 | Rank #45

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

これから

| x1 | Rank #248

from now on; after this; in the future; in future ; from here; from this point

本(ほん)当(とう)

| x1 | Rank #224

truth; reality; actuality; fact ; proper; right; correct; official ; genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable

民(たみ)

| x3 | Rank #5,400

people; citizens; subjects; folk

在(あ)り方(かた)

| x3 | Rank #14,563

the way (something) ought to be ; (present) state (of); how things are

もの

| x6 | 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

問(と)う

| x1 | Rank #2,273

to ask; to inquire ; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with ; to care about; to regard as important ; to call into question; to doubt; to question

狂(きょう)乱(らん)

| x1 | Rank #24,648

fury; frenzy; madness; wildness

末(すえ)に

| x1 | Rank #7,909

finally; after; following ; at the end (of)

惨(さん)劇(げき)

| x1 | Rank #14,154

tragedy; tragic event

もたらす

| x2 | Rank #3,098

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce ; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

だが

| x2 | Rank #282

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

どうして

| x4 | Rank #177

how; in what way; by what means ; why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for ; cannot possibly ; no way

彼(かの)女(じょ)

| x1 | Rank #310

she; her ; girlfriend

やる

| x4 | 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

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 ...")

か

| x23 | 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

神(かみ)

| x18 | Rank #721

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami ; incredible; fantastic; amazing ; Emperor (of Japan) ; thunder

言(げん)

| x3 | Rank #3,127

word; remark; statement

あらかじめ

| x1 | Rank #4,907

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

予(よ)定(てい)調(ちょう)和(わ)

| x1 | Rank #35,599

pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie ; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

あっ

| x5 | Rank #81

ah; oh ; hey!

ここ

| x6 | 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 ...

には

| x4 | 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)

意(い)に反(はん)する

| x1 | Rank #62,291

going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes

何(なに)か

| x3 | Rank #103

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

ある

| x10 | 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)

城(しろ)

| x5 | Rank #2,961

castle

目(め)の敵(かたき)

| x1 | Rank #17,422

enemy

入(い)り口(ぐち)

| x1 | Rank #2,575

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

厳(げん)重(じゅう)

| x1 | Rank #6,068

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm; strong; secure