Jiten beta

to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of ; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect ; to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in ; to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through ; to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout ; to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far ; to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed ; to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted ; to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for ; to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense

狭(せま)い

x15 | Rank #2,547

narrow; confined; small; cramped ; limited; narrow-minded; confining

促(うなが)す

x4 | Rank #4,503

to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to) ; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote

手(て)探(さぐ)り

x2 | Rank #19,709

fumbling; groping

一(いち)段(だん)

x3 | Rank #9,009

even more; still more; much more; further ; one step; one rung; one level; one grade; one rank ; one paragraph; one passage ; ichidan (verb, verb conjugation)

下(お)りる

x2 | Rank #3,019

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down ; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount ; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold ; to be granted; to be issued; to be given ; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.) ; to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

ふすま

x8 | Rank #25,403

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

ご苦(く)労(ろう)

x9 | Rank #1,936

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work ; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

凪(なぎ)

x239 | Rank #4,279

calm (at sea); lull

葛(くず)

x801 | Rank #15,529

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot ; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

刃(は)

x845 | Rank #1,807

edge (of a knife or sword); blade ; prong (of an electrical plug)

護(ご)衛(えい)

x13 | Rank #2,436

guard; convoy; escort

合(が)点(てん)

x4 | Rank #18,678

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

見(み)張(は)る

x6 | Rank #3,547

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out ; to open (one's eyes) wide

申(もう)す

x7 | Rank #1,456

to say; to be called ; to do

以(い)後(ご)

x10 | Rank #7,634

after this; from now on; hereafter ; thereafter; since (then); after

おき

x4 | Rank #17,838

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

お役(やく)目(め)

x12 | Rank #13,794

(public) duty

テーブル

x7 | Rank #1,615

table

一(いっ)角(かく)

x3 | Rank #6,590

corner; section; point; part ; one horn ; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.) ; first corner ; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

座(すわ)る

x26 | Rank #903

to sit; to squat ; to assume (a position) ; to hold steady; to hold still

習(なら)う

x4 | Rank #5,167

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

下(お)ろす

x8 | Rank #2,916

to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair); to launch (a boat) ; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge ; to withdraw (money) ; to use for the first time; to wear for the first time ; to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches) ; to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to drop ; to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an altar); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down ; to expel from the body (e.g. worms); to abort (a fetus) ; to invoke (a spirit); to call down

話(はなし)をする

x5 | Rank #4,561

to have a talk; to tell a story

共(ども)

x13 | Rank #5,543

first-person plural (or singular) ; second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

不(ぶ)気(き)味(み)

x8 | Rank #4,663

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

別(わか)れる

x7 | Rank #1,580

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from ; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce ; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

追(おい)手(て)

x2 | Rank #25,979

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

へり

x1 | Rank #6,101

decrease; reduction; fall

撒(ま)く

x6 | Rank #12,903

to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew ; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to hand out ; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off; to lose; to get rid of

幸(こう)運(うん)

x2 | Rank #4,438

good luck; fortune

どちらにしても

x2 | Rank #19,246

either way; in any case; one way or another

成(せい)功(こう)

x6 | Rank #1,353

success; achievement ; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

認(にん)識(しき)

x2 | Rank #2,787

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition; cognizance; cognisance

問(もん)題(だい)ない

x25 | Rank #2,426

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

今(こん)回(かい)

x38 | Rank #395

this time; now

今(こん)晩(ばん)

x18 | Rank #7,346

tonight; this evening

断(だん)固(こ)

x3 | Rank #13,219

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

拒(きょ)否(ひ)

x7 | Rank #4,633

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

１(いっ)週(しゅう)間(かん)

x9 | Rank #3,005

one week

昨日(きのう)の今日(きょう)

x2 | Rank #23,303

right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday

警(けい)戒(かい)

x6 | Rank #2,264

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

だからと言(い)って

x1 | Rank #16,013

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

中(ちゅう)断(だん)

x5 | Rank #7,967

interruption; suspension; break

わけにはいきません

x2 | Rank #9,609

impossible to do (although wants to)

つかえ

x1 | Rank #47,009

load on one's chest ; obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

飛(と)び込(こ)む

x3 | Rank #2,899

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive ; to burst in; to barge in

釈(しゃく)然(ぜん)

x4 | Rank #17,759

fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt

気(き)に食(く)わない

x1 | Rank #19,404

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

物(もの)言(い)い

x2 | Rank #7,677

manner of speaking ; verbal argument ; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee) ; rumor; rumour

目(もく)標(ひょう)

x3 | Rank #2,049

goal; target; aim; objective ; mark; sign; landmark

成(な)り立(た)つ

x2 | Rank #8,750

to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of ; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be valid ; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on; to keep going

行(こう)為(い)

x18 | Rank #1,852

act; deed; conduct

暗(あん)中(ちゅう)模(も)索(さく)

x2 | Rank #94,536

groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues

うまくいく

x2 | Rank #5,969

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

従(したが)う

x6 | Rank #1,768

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to ; to follow (a person); to accompany; to go with ; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign) ; to serve (as); to engage in (work)

反故(ほご)にする

x1 | Rank #63,750

to throw away as useless; to scrap ; to make null and void; to renege; to annul; to revoke

そう言(い)えば

x1 | Rank #4,587

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

正(せい)解(かい)

x8 | Rank #1,819

correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation ; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

でしょうか

x10 | Rank #531

don't you think?; indicates question

正(せい)論(ろん)

x2 | Rank #10,588

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

不(ふ)合(ごう)理(り)

x1 | Rank #34,495

irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent

吐(つ)く

x5 | Rank #1,752

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

切(き)る

x28 | Rank #831

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

言(こと)葉(ば)を紡(つむ)ぐ

x1 | Rank #23,339

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

宛(あて)

x2 | Rank #8,786

aim; object; purpose; end ; expectations; prospects; hopes ; something that can be relied upon ; snack served with alcoholic drink ; pad; guard ; blow; strike ; addressed to ; per

メール

x29 | Rank #1,369

email ; mail; post ; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; IM; (SMS) text

通(つう)

x1 | Rank #4,578

authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person ; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc. ; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight ; supernatural powers; magical powers

届(とど)く

x13 | Rank #1,019

to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound) ; to be delivered; to arrive ; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough ; to be realized (of a desire); to be fulfilled; to get through (to someone); to be appreciated; to make an impression

拝(はい)啓(けい)

x1 | Rank #31,751

Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

丁(てい)寧(ねい)

x2 | Rank #3,369

polite; courteous; civil ; careful; close; thorough; conscientious

書(か)き出(だ)し

x1 | Rank #64,883

beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.) ; written claim; bill

ともすれば

x1 | Rank #20,304

apt to (do); liable to; prone to

悪戯(いたずら)

x5 | Rank #7,713

mischief; prank; trick; practical joke ; mischievous; naughty ; pastime; hobby ; playing with (e.g. a lighter); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with ; lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape

読(よ)み進(すす)む

x2 | Rank #31,220

to go on reading

脅(きょう)迫(はく)

x5 | Rank #6,878

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

数(かず)多(おお)く

x1 | Rank #10,945

in great numbers

共(きょう)通(つう)

x1 | Rank #6,494

common; shared; mutual ; to be common (to); to be shared (by) ; -wide