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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

が

x1544 | 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

当(あ)たり前(まえ)

x5 | Rank #1,072

natural; reasonable; obvious ; usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm

くらい

x36 | Rank #226

approximately; about; around; or so ; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least ; as ... as ...; like

は

x1851 | Rank #2

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

いつも

x10 | Rank #231

always; all the time; at all times ; never ; usual; regular; habitual; customary

扱(あつか)い

x2 | Rank #1,930

treatment; service; dealing (with); handling; management ; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; use ; treating as; treating like

だ

x707 | Rank #8

be; is

よな

x15 | Rank #269

isn't that right?

よね

x51 | Rank #118

isn't that right?

さりとて

x1 | Rank #28,812

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

すべて

x12 | Rank #451

everything; all; the whole ; entirely; completely; wholly; all

高(こう)校(こう)生(せい)

x5 | Rank #2,535

senior high school student

を

x1221 | 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.

望(のぞ)む

x5 | Rank #1,306

to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for ; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to look forward to ; to see; to command (a view of); to overlook

わけ

x32 | Rank #124

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

ではない

x20 | Rank #193

is not; am not; are not

俺(おれ)

x159 | Rank #23

I; me

思(おも)う

x168 | Rank #71

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon ; to think (of doing); to plan (to do) ; to judge; to assess; to regard ; to imagine; to suppose; to dream ; to expect; to look forward to ; to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want ; to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love ; to recall; to remember

んだ

x280 | Rank #16

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

例(たと)えば

x18 | Rank #1,601

for example; for instance; e.g.

勉(べん)学(がく)

x1 | Rank #20,588

study; pursuit of knowledge

にも

x46 | Rank #186

also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

スポーツ

x2 | Rank #3,843

sport; sports

色(いろ)恋(こい)沙(ざ)汰(た)

x2 | Rank #37,063

love affair

興(きょう)味(み)

x13 | Rank #956

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

示(しめ)す

x4 | Rank #1,794

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent ; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.) ; to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display

人(にん)間(げん)

x32 | Rank #173

human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)

というのも

x1 | Rank #11,443

because

いる

x115 | Rank #55

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

ん

x132 | Rank #22

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

じゃない

x158 | Rank #45

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

か

x837 | 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

いわゆる

x4 | Rank #3,657

what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

灰(はい)色(いろ)

x6 | Rank #5,437

grey; gray; ashen

好(この)む

x1 | Rank #6,248

to like; to prefer

生(せい)徒(と)

x33 | Rank #738

pupil; student; schoolchild

という

x63 | Rank #66

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

も

x613 | 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

それ

x302 | Rank #26

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

って

x282 | 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

x202 | Rank #20

ずいぶん

x11 | Rank #1,271

very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly; quite; considerably; awfully; terribly ; terrible; horrid; contemptible; reprehensible ; remarkable; extraordinary

寂(さび)しい

x4 | Rank #1,384

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

生(い)き方(かた)

x3 | Rank #4,489

way of life; how to live

とは

x77 | Rank #97

indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as

な

x382 | Rank #17

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?

郎(ろう)

x69 | Rank #5,811

nth son ; lang; official title in ancient China ; man; young man ; my husband; my lover ; nth child (male and female)

に

x1320 | 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

ある

x221 | Rank #36

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about

知(し)る

x85 | Rank #120

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

ね

x554 | 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 ...

勉(べん)強(きょう)

x5 | Rank #850

study ; diligence; working hard ; experience; lesson (for the future) ; discount; price reduction

後(うし)ろ向(む)き

x2 | Rank #16,259

back-facing; backwards ; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary; retrospective; negative

常(つね)に

x1 | Rank #3,598

always; constantly

こと

x415 | Rank #13

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 ...

だろ

x51 | Rank #153

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

別(べつ)に

x19 | Rank #386

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially ; separately; apart; additionally; extra

わけじゃない

x8 | Rank #2,877

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

には

x154 | Rank #38

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

省(しょう)エネ

x13 | Rank #40,996

energy conservation; economical use of energy

なんだ

x77 | Rank #77

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

ふん

x17 | Rank #1,706

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

ただ

x33 | Rank #167

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

単(たん)に

x3 | Rank #3,688

simply; merely; only; solely

面(めん)倒(どう)

x6 | Rank #1,342

trouble; bother ; trouble; difficulty ; care; attention

で

x219 | Rank #24

without doing ...

浪(ろう)費(ひ)

x3 | Rank #17,432

waste; extravagance

しか

x26 | Rank #219

nothing but; except; no more than

持(も)つ

x52 | Rank #181

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck

その

x200 | Rank #28

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

モットー

x6 | Rank #16,639

motto

すなわち

x1 | Rank #4,096

that is (to say); namely; i.e. ; precisely; exactly; just; nothing but; neither more nor less ; (and) then

やる

x98 | Rank #60

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

いいこと

x10 | Rank #2,063

good thing; nice thing ; good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity ; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

なら

x160 | Rank #65

if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow

やら

x7 | Rank #1,537

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like ; denotes uncertainty

なければ

x25 | Rank #548

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if (one) doesn't have ... ; if not ...; unless ... ; have to ...; must ...

いく

x50 | Rank #155

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 ...

手(て)短(みじか)

x6 | Rank #13,097

short; brief

太(た)郎(ろう)

x87 | Rank #3,425

first son

この

x172 | Rank #27

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

多(た)彩(さい)

x1 | Rank #26,803

colourful; colorful; multicoloured; multicolored; varicoloured; varicolored ; various; varied; variegated; diverse; a variety of; all kinds of

部(ぶ)活(かつ)動(どう)

x3 | Rank #13,153

club activities; extracurricular activities

殿(でん)堂(どう)

x2 | Rank #38,402

palace; hall ; shrine; temple; sanctuary ; hall of fame

部(ぶ)活(かつ)

x21 | Rank #2,192

club activities; extracurricular activities

入(い)る

x48 | Rank #189

to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down ; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) ; to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly ; to (reach a state) completely

結(けっ)果(か)

x10 | Rank #607

result; consequence; outcome; effect ; as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ... ; bearing fruit; fruiting

だけ

x103 | Rank #47

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

みる

x62 | Rank #166

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

そのもの

x4 | Rank #2,133

the very thing; itself

よ

x494 | Rank #10

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

なんて

x78 | Rank #84

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

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