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x3 | Rank #404

that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means ; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically ; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage ; shrinkage ; end; conclusion ; dead end; corner ; distress; being at the end of one's rope

は

x82 | Rank #2

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

こう

x1 | Rank #209

in this way; like this; so; thus ; this (much); so ; uh; er; mm; well

言(い)う

x13 | Rank #50

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

わけ

x1 | Rank #127

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

ね

x29 | 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 ...

型(かた)

x2 | Rank #1,559

type; style; model; pattern ; mold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression ; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form ; convention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage ; (set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.) ; (taxonomical) form

に

x77 | 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

入(い)れる

x1 | Rank #334

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

冷(ひ)やす

x1 | Rank #6,096

to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate ; to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax ; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

固(かた)める

x1 | Rank #4,964

to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt) ; to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate ; to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence) ; to fortify; to reinforce; to support ; to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) ; to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise ; to tie tightly; to fasten ; to hold a bow fully drawn

だけ

x6 | Rank #45

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

の

x82 | 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

ちょこ

x28 | Rank #2,724

sake cup ; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food

手(て)作(づく)り

x2 | Rank #5,584

handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

じゃない

x5 | Rank #46

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

と

x38 | Rank #6

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

だから

x2 | Rank #57

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already

受(う)け取(と)る

x5 | Rank #1,531

to receive; to get; to accept ; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

そう

x6 | Rank #41

in that way; thus; such ; so ; so?

まあ

x3 | Rank #145

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!

平(ひら)たく言(い)えば

x1 | Rank #51,307

in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

分(わ)かる

x6 | Rank #136

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

わよ

x2 | Rank #345

emphatic sentence-ending particle

わあ

x1 | Rank #1,049

wow!; oh!; eek!; gee! ; yeah!; alright!; hurray! ; waah!; boohoo!

あっ

x17 | Rank #40

ah; oh ; hey!

が

x67 | 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

その気(け)

x1 | Rank #4,819

homosexuality; interest in the same sex

なら

x9 | Rank #67

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

覚(おぼ)える

x4 | Rank #525

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember ; to learn; to pick up; to acquire ; to feel ; to think; to regard

なさる

x1 | Rank #252

to do

来(らい)年(ねん)

x1 | Rank #3,334

next year

満(まん)足(ぞく)

x1 | Rank #1,650

satisfaction; contentment; gratification ; sufficient; satisfactory; enough; adequate; proper; decent ; satisfying (an equation)

する

x18 | 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

ような

x2 | Rank #101

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

傑(けっ)作(さく)

x2 | Rank #9,627

masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; fine piece of work ; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous; wild

を

x65 | 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.

その

x11 | Rank #28

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

横(よこ)っ面(つら)

x1 | Rank #52,315

side of the face ; side

たたきつける

x1 | Rank #21,013

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to slap something onto; to dash (e.g. to the floor) ; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

やる

x3 | Rank #66

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

んだ

x18 | Rank #16

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

から

x16 | Rank #12

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

うん

x9 | Rank #56

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

やっぱり

x1 | Rank #201

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

カカオ豆(まめ)

x1 | Rank #94,110

cacao bean; cocoa bean

作(つく)る

x3 | Rank #265

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct ; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) ; to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train ; to till ; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write ; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose ; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found ; to have (a child) ; to make up (one's face, etc.) ; to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

なんて

x8 | Rank #85

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

無(む)理(り)

x3 | Rank #312

unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable ; impossible ; forcible; forced; compulsory ; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate ; to work too hard; to try too hard ; no way; not a chance; never; dream on ; irrational

そうみたい

x1 | Rank #9,437

it seems so; that's what it looks like

です

x13 | Rank #19

be; is

でも

x15 | Rank #39

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do

あきらめる

x1 | Rank #3,355

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

わ

x2 | Rank #52

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

最(さい)高(こう)

x1 | Rank #733

best; supreme; wonderful; finest ; highest; maximum; most; uppermost; supreme

いい

x7 | Rank #30

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem

よ

x19 | Rank #11

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

それでも

x2 | Rank #382

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

福(ふく)

x1 | Rank #12,662

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

ちゃん

x9 | Rank #54

suffix for familiar person

うだうだ

x1 | Rank #32,735

going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense ; idling away the time; dawdling

どこか

x1 | Rank #539

somewhere ; in some respects; in some way

監(かん)禁(きん)

x1 | Rank #8,003

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

この

x4 | Rank #27

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

本(もと)

x1 | Rank #420

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

じっくり

x1 | Rank #4,223

(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

読(よ)み聞(き)かせる

x1 | Rank #63,837

to read aloud to another

ダメ

x1 | Rank #253

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!

口(くち)

x2 | Rank #279

mouth ; opening; hole; gap; orifice ; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece ; gate; door; entrance; exit ; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip) ; taste; palate ; mouth (to feed) ; opening (i.e. vacancy); available position ; invitation; summons ; kind; sort; type

押(お)し込(こ)む

x1 | Rank #7,863

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into ; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

さん

x30 | Rank #20

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

応(おう)援(えん)

x1 | Rank #1,394

aid; assistance; help; support; reinforcement ; cheering; rooting (for); support

えっ

x6 | Rank #75

huh?; what's up?

おいおい

x1 | Rank #1,208

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa! ; boohoo; waaaa

何(なに)か

x4 | Rank #103

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

手伝(てつだ)う

x2 | Rank #935

to help; to assist; to aid ; to contribute to; to be a factor in

こと

x19 | 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 ...

ある

x6 | Rank #36

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

くださる

x6 | Rank #125

to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

そうだ

x3 | Rank #130

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression ; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

ち

x8 | Rank #621

blood ; blood; ancestry; lineage; stock ; (the) blood; feelings; passions

ー

x8 | Rank #156

long-vowel mark

洋(よう)菓(が)子(し)

x1 | Rank #41,745

Western confectionery

店(みせ)

x1 | Rank #464

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

とか

x2 | Rank #86

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

使(つか)う

x5 | Rank #230

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak

材(ざい)料(りょう)

x1 | Rank #3,236

materials; ingredients ; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter ; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis; evidence; data ; (market) factor

売(う)る

x1 | Rank #1,153

to sell ; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.) ; to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself ; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone

とこ

x2 | Rank #413

bed; bedding ; sickbed ; alcove ; riverbed ; seedbed ; straw "core" of a tatami mat ; floor

知(し)る

x3 | 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

市(いち)場(ば)

x1 | Rank #6,662

(town) market; (street) market; marketplace

そば

x1 | Rank #1,315

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while ; third person

プロ

x1 | Rank #2,025

professional; pro ; program ; production ; proletarian; proletariat ; propaganda

向(む)け

x1 | Rank #6,012

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

食(しょく)材(ざい)

x1 | Rank #3,079

foodstuff; ingredient

扱(あつか)う

x1 | Rank #2,437

to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain ; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage ; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work ; to deal in; to sell ; to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up ; to treat A as B ; to mediate (an argument) ; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable ; to gossip

お店(みせ)

x1 | Rank #1,144

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

案(あん)内(ない)

x2 | Rank #2,501

guidance; leading (the way); showing around ; information; notice; notification ; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival ; invitation ; acquaintance; knowledge

か

x39 | 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

ホント

x4 | Rank #297

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

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