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

ある

| x8 | Rank #30

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about ; to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)

そうだ

| x3 | Rank #111

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

空(くう)気(き)

| x1 | Rank #1,023

air; atmosphere ; mood; situation ; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

威(い)圧(あつ)感(かん)

| x1 | Rank #11,229

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

以(い)前(ぜん)

| x2 | Rank #973

before; prior to; ago ; the past; before; previously; former times

同(おな)じ

| x2 | Rank #156

same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent ; anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...

もの

| x1 | Rank #76

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

を

| x34 | 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.

感(かん)じる

| x3 | Rank #442

to feel; to sense; to experience ; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to) ; to become infected with (an illness); to catch

これ

| x6 | Rank #31

this; this one ; this person ; now; this point (in time) ; here ; used to stress the subject of a sentence ; I; me

は

| x46 | Rank #2

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

あきら

| x8 | Rank #16,360

Akira

昔(むかし)

| x1 | Rank #316

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago ; the past ten years; the past decade

の

| x77 | Rank #1

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; indicates a confident conclusion ; indicates emotional emphasis ; indicates question

だ

| x20 | Rank #10

be; is

に

| x37 | Rank #4

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

重(かさ)なる

| x1 | Rank #3,363

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another ; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate ; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously

佐(さたか)

| x12 | Rank #13,912

Sataka ; Sassa ; Satsusa ; Hamasa

為(ため)

| x10 | Rank #6,125

good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning

今(いま)

| x3 | Rank #53

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

分(わ)かる

| x2 | Rank #266

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!

神(かみ)

| x1 | Rank #722

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami ; incredible; fantastic; amazing ; Emperor (of Japan) ; thunder

一(いち)

| x6 | Rank #154

one; 1 ; best ; first; foremost ; beginning; start ; a (single); one (of many) ; ace ; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

局(きょく)

| x7 | Rank #4,574

bureau; department ; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange ; affair; situation ; game (of go, shogi, etc.)

ひかる

| x30 | Rank #4,635

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

見(み)せる

| x1 | Rank #280

to show; to display ; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ... ; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining ; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised ; to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor ; to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others ; to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...

ために

| x1 | Rank #143

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of

為(ため)に

| x2 | Rank #5,902

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of

私(わたし)

| x13 | Rank #26

I; me

千(せん)

| x1 | Rank #3,901

thousand; 1,000

年(とし)

| x1 | Rank #152

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

時(とき)

| x2 | Rank #206

time; hour; moment ; occasion; case ; chance; opportunity; season ; the times; the age; the day ; tense

長(なが)らえる

| x1 | Rank #48,339

to have a long life; to live a long time

お父(とう)さん

| x2 | Rank #600

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

緒方

| x22 | Rank #39,577

Inokata ; Ogata

か

| x21 | Rank #11

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

風(かぜ)の音(おと)

| x1 | Rank #9,369

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

いい

| x5 | Rank #28

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

風(かぜ)

| x1 | Rank #922

wind; breeze; draught; draft ; manner; behaviour; behavior ; cold; influenza

なあ

| x2 | Rank #287

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? ; indicates na-adjective

な

| x16 | Rank #8

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? ; indicates na-adjective

前(まえ)に

| x1 | Rank #161

ahead; before; ago

お前(まえ)

| x9 | Rank #89

you ; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

打(う)つ

| x9 | Rank #892

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound ; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.) ; to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.) ; to move; to impress; to touch ; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate ; to type; to send; to transmit ; to insert; to write in; to mark ; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare ; to till (soil) ; to sprinkle; to throw; to cast

者(もの)

| x1 | Rank #357

person

しか

| x1 | Rank #173

nothing but; except; no more than

いちばん

| x2 | Rank #3,017

number one; first; first place ; best; most ; game; round; bout ; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively ; song (e.g. in noh); piece

深(ふか)い

| x1 | Rank #847

deep ; profound ; dense; thick ; close (relationship) ; intense; strong ; late

ところ

| x1 | Rank #166

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

見(み)える

| x3 | Rank #198

to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight ; to look; to seem; to appear ; to come

って

| x11 | Rank #17

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 ...

なんか

| x3 | Rank #121

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

さ

| x4 | Rank #116

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

俺(おれ)

| x19 | Rank #44

I; me

あの

| x2 | Rank #42

that; those; the

場(ば)所(しょ)

| x1 | Rank #275

place; location; spot; position; area ; room; space ; sumo tournament

いる

| x3 | Rank #48

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

考(かんが)える

| x3 | Rank #150

to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on) ; to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration ; to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect ; to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan ; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine ; to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise ; to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view

こと

| x15 | Rank #15

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 ...

も

| x25 | 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

全(ぜん)部(ぶ)

| x1 | Rank #244

all; entire; whole; altogether

し

| x4 | Rank #64

and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also ; because; since ; the thing is; for one thing

先(せん)生(せい)

| x22 | Rank #324

teacher; instructor; master ; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. ; intimate or teasing form of address ; one's elder

今日(きょう)

| x1 | Rank #118

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

対(たい)局(きょく)

| x10 | Rank #31,203

(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)

真(ま)ん中(なか)

| x1 | Rank #2,745

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

いたって

| x1 | Rank #5,594

very much; exceedingly; extremely

なんだ

| x4 | Rank #70

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

悔(くや)しい

| x1 | Rank #1,295

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed; frustrating; annoying; regrettable

ん

| x5 | Rank #25

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

だろう

| x3 | Rank #83

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

負(ま)ける

| x2 | Rank #544

to lose; to be defeated ; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ; to be inferior to ; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ; to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free

あっ

| x8 | Rank #80

ah; oh ; hey!

あ

| x7 | Rank #39

ah; oh ; hey!

もし

| x1 | Rank #300

if; in case; supposing

引(いん)退(たい)

| x3 | Rank #4,156

retirement

てあれ

| x1 | Rank #20,069

rough hands; red hands

本(ほん)気(き)

| x3 | Rank #602

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

うわっ

| x3 | Rank #574

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

びっくり

| x1 | Rank #802

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump ; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

ハァハァ

| x10 | Rank #3,043

gasp; pant

自(じ)転(てん)車(しゃ)

| x1 | Rank #3,578

bicycle; bike

ベル

| x1 | Rank #4,839

bell

とにかく

| x2 | Rank #409

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case; at least; just ; setting aside ...; regardless of ... ; really; truly; certainly; definitely; undeniably

朝(あさ)イチ

| x1 | Rank #26,462

first thing in the morning

で

| x10 | Rank #9

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

来(く)る

| x4 | Rank #74

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive ; to come back; to do ... and come back ; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue ; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from ; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

けど

| x5 | Rank #41

but; however; although

はぁ

| x2 | Rank #524

yes; indeed; well ; ha! ; what?; huh? ; sigh

まさか

| x1 | Rank #264

by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not) ; something unexpected; emergency ; currently; for the time being; presently; for now ; indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly

本(ほん)当(とう)に

| x2 | Rank #184

really; truly

じゃない

| x3 | Rank #49

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

よな

| x1 | Rank #274

isn't that right?

だって

| x3 | Rank #112

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

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