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.

吐(つ)く

x3 | Rank #1,820

to breathe out; to breathe ; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language) ; to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

ホトトギス

x1 | Rank #59,760

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

その

x63 | Rank #28

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

小(ちい)さな

x4 | Rank #783

small; little; tiny

鳥(とり)

x1 | Rank #1,787

bird ; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

は

x848 | Rank #2

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

歌(うた)

x58 | Rank #1,177

song; singing ; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka) ; modern poetry

歌(うた)う

x43 | Rank #1,618

to sing ; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

続(つづ)ける

x7 | Rank #386

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

という

x30 | Rank #61

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

私(わたし)

x258 | Rank #22

I; me

の

x1162 | 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

大(たい)切(せつ)

x7 | Rank #820

important; significant; serious; crucial ; precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved ; careful

親(しん)友(ゆう)

x5 | Rank #2,335

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

も

x310 | 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

流(なが)す

x4 | Rank #1,493

to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill ; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift ; to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away ; to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire) ; to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute ; to cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place ; to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill) ; to forfeit (a pawn) ; to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly ; to exile; to banish

ウッ

x111 | Rank #179

oof; ough; ulp

う

x136 | Rank #160

yes; all right; OK; okay

会(あ)う

x7 | Rank #258

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

よ

x247 | Rank #11

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

もう

x46 | Rank #48

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

なんて

x49 | Rank #85

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

嫌(いや)

x13 | Rank #443

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

だ

x219 | Rank #8

be; is

響(ひびき)

x115 | Rank #6,149

echo; reverberation ; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise ; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read

ウー

x81 | Rank #299

five

あ

x319 | Rank #42

ah; oh ; hey!

あっ

x171 | Rank #40

ah; oh ; hey!

ああん

x2 | Rank #6,716

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah" ; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

うわあ

x16 | Rank #857

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

ああ

x121 | Rank #53

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

戦(せん)場(じょう)

x7 | Rank #1,922

battlefield; battleground

で

x153 | Rank #10

at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know

未(み)来(らい)

x67 | Rank #672

(distant) future ; future existence; world beyond the grave; the world to come ; future (tense)

今(いま)

x42 | Rank #68

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

どこ

x11 | Rank #141

where; what place ; how much (long, far); what extent

会(かい)場(じょう)

x3 | Rank #2,513

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

ごめん

x24 | Rank #233

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me ; may I come in? ; permission; leave; license ; dismissal; discharge ; not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid

ちょっと

x12 | Rank #79

a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

行(い)く

x32 | Rank #83

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 ...

なる

x65 | Rank #44

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

ええ

x23 | Rank #153

yes; that is correct; right ; um; errr; well ; huh? ; grrr; gah; must I? ; good

え

x62 | Rank #91

eh?; what?; oh? ; yes; that's correct ; strengthens a question, assertion, etc. ; hey

どうして

x20 | Rank #199

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

今日(きょう)

x26 | Rank #123

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

ライブ

x11 | Rank #2,883

live (broadcasting, music, etc.) ; live performance; live concert ; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating; echoey

って

x98 | Rank #15

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 ...

て

x102 | Rank #21

が

x568 | 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

誘(さそ)う

x3 | Rank #1,383

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to take (someone) along ; to tempt; to lure; to entice; to seduce ; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy); to provoke

んだ

x136 | Rank #16

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

盛(もり)岡(おか)

x1 | Rank #45,963

Morioka (city in Iwate)

おば

x12 | Rank #1,427

aunt

さん

x155 | Rank #20

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

けが

x1 | Rank #3,796

injury; wound ; mistake; accident; loss

する

x129 | Rank #18

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

お父(とう)さん

x1 | Rank #372

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada ; husband ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him

今(いま)から

x1 | Rank #1,629

from now; from this moment; henceforth

車(しゃ)

x2 | Rank #3,142

car; vehicle; van; truck; wagon; lorry ; (train) car; carriage

出(だ)す

x21 | Rank #239

to take out; to get out ; to put out; to reveal; to show ; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in ; to publish; to make public ; to send (e.g. letter) ; to produce (a sound); to start (fire) ; to serve (food) ; ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) ; to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...

よく

x11 | Rank #189

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully ; frequently; often ; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ... ; (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

知(し)る

x41 | Rank #131

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

のに

x23 | Rank #106

although; despite; even though; and yet ; whereas; while ; if only; I wish ; in order to

本(ほん)当(とう)に

x12 | Rank #182

really; truly

ね

x121 | Rank #14

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 ...

呪(のろ)う

x10 | Rank #4,727

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

かも

x14 | Rank #340

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

おい

x9 | Rank #180

hey!; say!; I say!; come on!; look!; oi! ; I; me

それ

x65 | Rank #26

that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you

ー

x21 | Rank #156

long-vowel mark

イー

x2 | Rank #1,317

E; e

間(ま)が持(も)たない

x1 | Rank #94,110

not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

いう

x9 | Rank #158

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

か

x196 | 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

何(なに)

x83 | Rank #31

what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

さ

x23 | Rank #94

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

開(かい)演(えん)

x2 | Rank #24,534

curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

まで

x38 | Rank #60

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

この

x76 | Rank #27

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

時(じ)間(かん)

x10 | Rank #165

time ; hour ; period; class; lesson

苦(にが)手(て)

x2 | Rank #1,723

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at) ; not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

なんだ

x21 | Rank #80

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

よね

x19 | Rank #126

isn't that right?

うん

x47 | Rank #56

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

こちとら

x2 | Rank #15,993

I; we

さっさと

x1 | Rank #1,021

quickly; promptly; immediately; without delay; briskly; hurriedly; hastily ; indifferently; coldly

大(おお)暴(あば)れ

x1 | Rank #18,010

rampaging; raging violently; going berserk

そいつ

x12 | Rank #950

he; she; that person; that guy; that fellow ; that; that one; that thing

まま

x18 | Rank #278

as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) ; with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as ; as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to ; sic

そうだね

x2 | Rank #929

sure; yeah; I know

ん

x217 | Rank #23

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

もしかして

x1 | Rank #511

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken ; if; in case; in the event that

翼(つばさ)

x112 | Rank #1,638

wing ; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ; counter for birds or bird wings

緊(きん)張(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #1,430

tension; strain; nervousness; stress ; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.) ; tonus; muscle tone

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