Jiten beta

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

口(くち)火(び)を切(き)る

x1 | Rank #75,735

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

は

x75 | Rank #2

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

俺(おれ)たち

x4 | Rank #282

we; us

おりゃる

x1 | Rank #5,473

to go; to come ; to be ; is (doing); are (doing) ; to be

あ

x4 | Rank #42

ah; oh ; hey!

年(とし)

x3 | Rank #143

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

争(そう)乱(らん)

x1 | Rank #40,609

conflict; strife

春(しゅん)秋(じゅう)戦(せん)国(ごく)

x1 | Rank #86,597

the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)

時(じ)代(だい)

x1 | Rank #982

period; epoch; era; age ; the times; those days ; oldness; ancientness; antiquity ; antique; period piece

百(ひゃく)

x1 | Rank #2,563

hundred; 100

を

x76 | 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.

超(こ)える

x1 | Rank #1,541

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past ; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

国(くに)々(ぐに)

x1 | Rank #21,209

countries

七(しち)

x2 | Rank #1,052

seven

国(くに)

x16 | Rank #411

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

に

x59 | 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

淘(とう)汰(た)

x1 | Rank #36,240

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection ; selection

秦(しん)

x13 | Rank #19,070

Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

魏(ぎ)

x7 | Rank #10,486

Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei ; Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)

韓(から)

x4 | Rank #25,704

China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)

趙(じやお)

x3 | Rank #11,440

Jiyao ; Hiyon

斉(せい)

x5 | Rank #24,494

Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i

楚(すわえ)

x15 | Rank #24,611

switch (long, slender shoot of a tree) ; switch (cane used for flogging)

燕(つばめ)

x4 | Rank #9,633

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin ; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) ; younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

世(よ)に言(い)う

x1 | Rank #56,671

what is called; what they call; so-called

戦(せん)国(ごく)七(しち)雄(ゆう)

x1 | Rank #145,644

Seven Warring States (of China); Seven Kingdoms

である

x4 | Rank #229

be; is

中(ちゅう)華(か)

x3 | Rank #10,233

China ; Chinese food

人(じん)

x3 | Rank #244

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) ; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... ; man; person; people

王(おう)

x6 | Rank #547

king; ruler; sovereign; monarch ; tycoon; magnate; champion; master ; king (of the senior player)

が

x75 | 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

立(た)つ

x1 | Rank #602

to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up ; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on) ; to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself ; to leave (to do something) ; to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start ; to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.); to pierce ; to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.); to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.); to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.); to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.); to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.) ; to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.); to be become widely known ; to stand (for election); to run ; to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself

覇(は)

x1 | Rank #12,087

supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; leadership ; championship; victory

競(きそ)う

x1 | Rank #10,227

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

という

x8 | Rank #61

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

あまり

x1 | Rank #522

remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers ; (not) very; (not) much ; too much; excessively; overly ; extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible ; not very good; so-so; mediocre ; more than; over

長(なが)い

x2 | Rank #700

long (distance, length) ; long (time); protracted; prolonged

動(どう)乱(らん)

x1 | Rank #34,603

disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot

もはや

x1 | Rank #1,378

already; now ; no longer; not any more

平(へい)穏(おん)

x1 | Rank #8,259

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

刻(とき)

x1 | Rank #9,941

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

来(く)る

x4 | Rank #90

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 ...")

と

x28 | Rank #6

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

民(たみ)

x4 | Rank #2,774

people; citizens; subjects; folk

絶(ぜつ)望(ぼう)

x1 | Rank #2,595

despair; hopelessness

しかし

x8 | Rank #162

however; but

紀(き)元(げん)前(ぜん)

x1 | Rank #35,414

pre-era; BC; BCE

西(せい)端(たん)

x1 | Rank #66,446

western edge (e.g. of city); west side

運(うん)命(めい)

x1 | Rank #1,160

fate; destiny; lot

即(そく)位(い)

x1 | Rank #25,862

accession to the throne; enthronement

その人(ひと)

x1 | Rank #2,152

the person in question ; prominent figure; distinguished person ; that person

こそ

x1 | Rank #342

it is ... that ...; precisely; in particular; definitely; for sure; only (when, after, because, etc.) ; although; while; it is the case that ... but ; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ... ; not at all; not in the slightest; absolutely not; never

のち

x1 | Rank #5,996

later; afterwards ; future ; after one's death ; descendant

始皇帝

x1 | Rank #82,950

Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi

代(よ)

x1 | Rank #2,591

world; society; public ; life; lifetime ; age; era; period; epoch; generation ; reign; rule ; the times ; world (of existence)

政(まつりごと)

x2 | Rank #6,700

rule; government

そして

x2 | Rank #117

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

もう一人(ひとり)

x1 | Rank #8,745

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

ひときわ

x1 | Rank #14,808

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially; particularly

強(きょう)烈(れつ)

x1 | Rank #4,226

strong; intense; severe

輝(かがや)き

x1 | Rank #3,512

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

放(はな)つ

x1 | Rank #1,581

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind ; to set free; to release; to let loose ; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent) ; to send out (a person to carry out a duty) ; to set fire to

者(もの)

x2 | Rank #247

person

並(なみ)外(はず)れる

x1 | Rank #36,712

to be uncommon

強(つよ)さ

x1 | Rank #1,863

strength; power

で

x19 | Rank #10

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

支(ささ)える

x1 | Rank #2,168

to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend ; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

天(てん)下(か)

x1 | Rank #4,243

the whole world ; the whole country ; society; the public ; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power ; having one's own way; doing as one pleases ; peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous ; shogun (Edo period)

大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん)

x2 | Rank #15,272

commander-in-chief ; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)

目(め)指(ざ)す

x1 | Rank #1,235

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on ; to go toward; to head for

青(せい)年(ねん)

x1 | Rank #2,555

youth; young man

信(しん)

x5 | Rank #3,895

honesty; sincerity; fidelity ; trust; reliance; confidence ; (religious) faith; devotion ; counter for received messages

これ

x7 | Rank #33

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

統(とう)一(いつ)

x1 | Rank #8,419

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

偉(い)業(ぎょう)

x1 | Rank #20,990

great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

成(な)し遂(と)げる

x1 | Rank #8,552

to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

まで

x5 | 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

二人(ふたり)

x2 | Rank #284

two persons; two people; pair; couple

物(もの)語(がたり)

x1 | Rank #1,507

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

ぞ

x25 | Rank #59

adds force or indicates command

おお

x7 | Rank #327

oh!; good heavens! ; ugh!; oh no! ; ah!; the penny drops! ; yes!; okay!

もう

x1 | 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

ひと月(つき)

x1 | Rank #20,006

one month

何(なに)

x6 | 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)

も

x29 | 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

な

x19 | 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?

いい

x5 | Rank #30

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

じゃない

x2 | Rank #46

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

か

x25 | 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

みんな

x1 | Rank #112

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

には

x7 | Rank #37

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

休(きゅう)養(よう)

x1 | Rank #21,676

rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

Previous Next