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

花(はな)

| x9 | Rank #919

flower; blossom; bloom; petal ; cherry blossom ; beauty ; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms) ; ikebana ; hanafuda ; (the) best ; glorious; lovely

を

| x22 | Rank #2

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.

憩(いこ)い

| x1 | Rank #39,761

rest; relaxation

の

| x43 | Rank #1

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion ; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis ; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

灯火

| x1 | Rank #24,274

light; glow; gleam ; (a) light; lights; lamp ; proof (of innocence)

てらす

| x1 | Rank #71,612

to shine on; to illuminate ; to compare (with); to refer to

ことができる

| x1 | Rank #1,230

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

わ

| x3 | Rank #56

indicates emotion or admiration ; indicates emphasis ; I; me ; wah! ; boo!

拍(はく)手(しゅ)

| x1 | Rank #2,796

clapping hands; applause ; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

んん

| x1 | Rank #1,156

hm; um ; huh?; what? ; nuh-uh; no

主(しゅ)題(だい)歌(か)

| x1 | Rank #18,606

theme song

あっ

| x7 | Rank #76

ah; oh ; hey!

あ

| x4 | Rank #61

ah; oh ; hey!

ん

| x4 | Rank #23

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

よいしょ

| x1 | Rank #1,307

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

と

| x14 | Rank #6

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

つぼ

| x1 | Rank #6,221

grain; bead; drop ; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

み

| x1 | Rank #2,669

sea; ocean; waters

ー

| x3 | Rank #686

long-vowel mark

肩(かた)車(ぐるま)

| x1 | Rank #21,614

giving someone a ride on one's shoulders ; shoulder wheel (judo)

えっ

| x6 | Rank #111

huh?; what's up?

ウッ

| x2 | Rank #285

oof; ough; ulp

うわっ

| x5 | Rank #572

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

うわ

| x1 | Rank #513

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

い

| x1 | Rank #158

strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

いく

| x1 | Rank #117

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 ...

ふん

| x1 | Rank #1,362

hmm; well ...; humph; huh; pshaw; pish ; roughly; harshly; violently

がんばる

| x3 | Rank #3,514

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

あと

| x2 | Rank #131

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

少(すこ)し

| x1 | Rank #195

a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat ; a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute ; a little way; a short distance

なになに

| x2 | Rank #4,433

what ; so-and-so; such and such; something (or other) ; what?; wait; hang on ; well, well; let's see ; no; oh (not at all); please; there, there

に

| x17 | 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

会(あ)う

| x5 | Rank #171

to meet; to encounter; to see ; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

ように

| x1 | Rank #86

like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may

だって

| x2 | Rank #102

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

ダメ

| x1 | Rank #420

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken ; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless ; cannot; must not; not allowed ; neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game ; no!; stop!

おっ

| x1 | Rank #386

oh; oops

つぼみ

| x5 | Rank #20,826

(flower) bud ; promising young person; budding beauty

いる

| x3 | Rank #45

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

たたる

| x1 | Rank #11,689

to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to torment ; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

だ

| x17 | Rank #8

be; is

だいじょうぶ

| x1 | Rank #8,376

safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay ; certainly; surely; undoubtedly ; no thanks; I'm good; that's alright ; great man; fine figure of a man

うーん

| x1 | Rank #1,254

um; er; well ; nuh-uh; no ; oof

あなた

| x3 | Rank #113

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

は

| x22 | Rank #3

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

たしか

| x1 | Rank #4,055

sure; certain; positive; definite ; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact ; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly

まゆ

| x13 | Rank #21,683

eyebrow; eyebrows

植(しょく)物(ぶつ)園(えん)

| x2 | Rank #37,865

botanical garden

橘(たちばな)

| x2 | Rank #15,058

tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)

さん

| x4 | Rank #19

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

おじょう

| x1 | Rank #34,883

(another's) daughter ; young lady

です

| x6 | Rank #18

be; is

よ

| x26 | Rank #10

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

ね

| x7 | Rank #12

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 ...

短(たん)冊(ざく)

| x1 | Rank #27,504

tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically) ; thin rectangle

つける

| x1 | Rank #240

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk ; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

な

| x4 | Rank #252

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

んです

| x7 | Rank #51

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

か

| x21 | Rank #9

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

うん

| x8 | Rank #65

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

七夕(たなばた)

| x1 | Rank #22,684

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

じゃない

| x4 | Rank #40

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

んだ

| x3 | Rank #16

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

から

| x4 | Rank #11

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

には

| x4 | Rank #28

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

プレゼント

| x2 | Rank #1,480

present; gift

おねがい

| x2 | Rank #11,659

request; favour (to ask); wish ; please

する

| x5 | Rank #13

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

なんか

| x4 | Rank #114

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

もん

| x9 | Rank #560

indicates reason or excuse ; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

なかす

| x1 | Rank #46,812

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears ; to grieve

はい

| x2 | Rank #50

yes; that is correct ; understood; I see; OK; okay ; present; here ; pardon?; what's that?; come again? ; now; here; here you go ; giddy-up; giddap

とても

| x1 | Rank #505

very; awfully; exceedingly ; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

真(しん)剣(けん)

| x1 | Rank #1,780

serious; earnest ; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

そう

| x1 | Rank #1,051

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

デシ

| x4 | Rank #228

deci-; 10^-1

た

| x2 | Rank #128

did; (have) done ; (please) do

ま

| x5 | Rank #397

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!

ゆか

| x5 | Rank #17,906

floor ; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player) ; dining platform built across a river

ちゃん

| x12 | Rank #108

suffix for familiar person

アッハ

| x2 | Rank #6,044

Ach

ウソ

| x14 | Rank #1,129

lie; fib; falsehood; untruth ; mistake; error ; unwise move; bad decision ; no way!; unbelievable!; really?!