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

所(しょ)見(けん)

| x1 | Rank #25,370

view; opinion; finding; findings

邯(かん)鄲(たん)

| x75 | Rank #90,491

tree cricket (Oecanthus longicauda)

かんたん

| x1 | Rank #18,632

simple; easy; uncomplicated ; brief; quick; light

夢(ゆめ)

| x745 | Rank #329

dream

という

| x1780 | Rank #72

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

術(じゅつ)

| x36 | Rank #2,865

art; technique; skill ; means; way ; stratagem; artifice; trick; trap ; magic; sorcery

は

| x15487 | Rank #3

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

前(ぜん)項(こう)

| x1 | Rank #69,878

preceding clause; previous paragraph ; antecedent (of a ratio)

で

| x4236 | Rank #35

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

も

| x5841 | 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

述(の)べる

| x12 | Rank #5,404

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

通(とお)り

| x146 | Rank #1,453

street; road; avenue; thoroughfare ; traffic; coming and going ; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; running ; transmission (of sound); reach (of voice) ; reputation; favor; favour; popularity ; understanding; comprehension; comprehensibility; clarity ; the same way (as); as (follows, stated, expected, etc.) ; counter for sets of things ; counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.

唐(とう)代(だい)

| x1 | Rank #124,301

Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era

故(こ)事(じ)

| x2 | Rank #39,633

historical event; ancient event ; tradition; folklore; legend; origin

を

| x13509 | Rank #2

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.

基(もと)

| x4 | Rank #7,118

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

に

| x10563 | 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

する

| x715 | Rank #13

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

一(いっ)種(しゅ)

| x34 | Rank #4,305

a kind; a sort; a variety; a species ; of sorts; something of a; a sort of ; sort of; somewhat

歴(れき)史(し)

| x112 | Rank #1,791

history

シミュレーション

| x1 | Rank #10,575

simulation ; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping

で

| x1476 | Rank #204

without doing ...

ある

| x350 | Rank #29

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

そこ

| x640 | Rank #111

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

から

| x2788 | Rank #11

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

悟(さと)り

| x33 | Rank #18,245

comprehension; understanding ; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

得(う)る

| x49 | Rank #938

to be able to ...; can ... ; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

ため

| x261 | Rank #174

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

行(ぎょう)

| x25 | Rank #2,554

line (of text); row; verse ; carya (austerities) ; samskara (formations) ; semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

である

| x525 | Rank #403

be; is

もっと

| x131 | Rank #168

(some) more; even more; longer; further

有(あ)り体(てい)

| x5 | Rank #36,310

the unvarnished truth

言(い)う

| x173 | Rank #39

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

超(ちょう)人(じん)

| x6 | Rank #16,004

superman; superwoman ; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

生(う)み出(だ)す

| x12 | Rank #2,873

to create; to bring forth; to produce ; to invent; to think up and bring into being ; to give birth to; to bear

システム

| x6 | Rank #2,572

system

およそ

| x6 | Rank #3,969

about; roughly; approximately ; generally; on the whole; as a rule ; completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb) ; outline; gist

あらゆる

| x47 | Rank #2,079

all; every

がそう

| x7 | Rank #13,219

artist-monk

ように

| x638 | Rank #84

like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may

へ

| x687 | Rank #70

to; towards; for

挑(ちょう)戦(せん)

| x5 | Rank #2,494

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

者(もの)

| x294 | Rank #418

person

人(ひと)

| x334 | Rank #100

person; someone; somebody ; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans ; human (Homo sapiens) ; (other) people; others ; character; personality; nature ; capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person ; adult; grown-up ; I; me; one

として

| x572 | Rank #143

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...

更(さら)なる

| x5 | Rank #7,675

even more; still more; further

高(たか)み

| x6 | Rank #8,799

height; elevated place

と

| x7657 | Rank #6

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

導(みちび)く

| x18 | Rank #2,345

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct ; to derive; to deduce

修(しゅう)練(れん)

| x1 | Rank #17,645

training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

だ

| x4195 | Rank #8

be; is

そう

| x1426 | Rank #43

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

意(い)味(み)

| x354 | Rank #279

meaning; significance; sense

では

| x504 | Rank #66

then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...

体(たい)力(りょく)

| x14 | Rank #2,188

physical strength; power; stamina; endurance; vigor; resistance to disease ; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

走(はし)る

| x46 | Rank #613

to run ; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail ; to rush (to); to dash; to race ; to retreat; to flee; to defect (to) ; to run away; to abscond; to elope ; to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.) ; to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in ; to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie

こと

| x3549 | Rank #14

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 ...

や

| x524 | Rank #98

such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?

知(ち)識(しき)

| x18 | Rank #2,239

knowledge; information

ために

| x219 | Rank #137

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

書(しょ)物(もつ)

| x7 | Rank #10,867

book; volume

読(よ)み耽(ふけ)る

| x1 | Rank #59,352

to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)

本(ほん)質(しつ)的(てき)

| x15 | Rank #16,373

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

に

| x2463 | Rank #635

load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods ; burden; responsibility

変(か)わる

| x64 | Rank #261

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary ; to move to ; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

違(ちが)う

| x269 | Rank #123

to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) ; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken ; to become abnormal; to go wrong ; isn't it?; wasn't it?

難(なん)易(い)度(ど)

| x7 | Rank #8,241

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

そして

| x679 | Rank #150

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

達(たっ)成(せい)

| x9 | Rank #3,833

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

際(さい)

| x40 | Rank #1,398

occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

効(こう)果(か)

| x49 | Rank #1,674

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result ; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

程(ほど)

| x2 | Rank #4,025

extent; degree; measure ; limit; bounds ; (span of) time ; (a) distance ; the state of; the status of; the condition of ; about; around; approximately; or so ; as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ... ; the more ... the more ...

だろう

| x1632 | Rank #74

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

制(せい)覇(は)

| x5 | Rank #14,331

conquest; domination; supremacy; mastery ; winning (a championship)

には

| x740 | Rank #28

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

夥(おびただ)しい

| x1 | Rank #37,743

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

死(し)線(せん)

| x8 | Rank #24,025

borderline between life and death; verge of death ; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

なる

| x255 | Rank #34

to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain ; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) ; to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of ; to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished ; to change (into); to turn (into); to transform ; to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) ; to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make ; to play (the part of); to act as ; to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as ; to be promoted

非(ひ)常(じょう)

| x36 | Rank #1,862

emergency ; extreme; great; extraordinary; remarkable; unusual; terrible; severe

明(めい)快(かい)

| x2 | Rank #27,301

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

危(き)険(けん)

| x49 | Rank #813

danger; peril; hazard ; risk

が

| x11891 | 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

この

| x1235 | Rank #22

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

時(じ)点(てん)

| x25 | Rank #2,029

point in time; occasion

そもそも

| x129 | Rank #739

in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio ; after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") ; beginning; start

思(おも)う

| x556 | Rank #55

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

限(かぎ)る

| x15 | Rank #1,602

to restrict; to limit; to confine ; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to ; to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)

し

| x775 | Rank #110

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

覚(かく)悟(ご)

| x81 | Rank #797

readiness; (mental) preparedness ; resolution; determination ; resignation (to one's fate)

もつ

| x37 | Rank #777

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

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