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

記(き)事(じ)

x2 | Rank #2,226

article; news story; report; account

今(こん)週(しゅう)中(ちゅう)に

x1 | Rank #37,671

before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week

お願(ねが)い

x2 | Rank #277

request; favour (to ask); wish ; please

よ

x16 | Rank #10

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

わかる

x1 | Rank #191

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!

そう言(い)う

x1 | Rank #2,983

such; like that; that sort of

からには

x1 | Rank #9,065

now that; since; so long as; because

自(じ)分(ぶん)

x6 | Rank #95

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you

は

x41 | Rank #2

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

できる

x5 | Rank #3,609

to be out of; to have no more at hand

ん

x5 | Rank #22

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

だろう

x3 | Rank #67

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

な

x15 | 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?

そりゃあ

x1 | Rank #2,215

very; extremely ; that is

もう

x2 | 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

バッチリ

x1 | Rank #3,482

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; bang on ; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly; completely

うわ

x1 | Rank #404

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

ファイル

x1 | Rank #4,913

file (for holding papers) ; file (collection of documents); filing; keeping on file ; file

が

x31 | 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

消(き)える

x2 | Rank #608

to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost ; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen) ; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope) ; to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps) ; to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink) ; to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear

今年(ことし)

x1 | Rank #1,223

this year

西(にし)

x1 | Rank #2,159

west

を

x42 | 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.

決(き)める

x2 | Rank #443

to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix ; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match) ; to persist in doing; to go through with ; to always do; to have made a habit of ; to take for granted; to assume ; to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines ; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing ; to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.) ; to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

とはいえ

x1 | Rank #1,328

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

実(じつ)に

x1 | Rank #2,607

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite

見(み)どころ

x1 | Rank #22,566

point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; highlight; good scene ; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)

多(おお)い

x1 | Rank #516

many; numerous; a lot ; large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much ; frequent; common

大(たい)会(かい)

x1 | Rank #1,492

mass meeting; convention; rally; conference; assembly; gathering ; tournament; competition; contest; meet ; grand event

だった

x1 | Rank #40

was; were

市(いち)

x15 | Rank #2,309

market; fair

敗(やぶ)る

x1 | Rank #77,297

to defeat; to beat

ダークホース

x1 | Rank #46,719

dark horse

薬(やく)師(し)

x7 | Rank #12,080

Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha

高(こう)校(こう)

x5 | Rank #1,122

senior high school; high school

と

x12 | Rank #6

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

６(ろく)

x1 | Rank #980

six; 6

年(ねん)ぶり

x1 | Rank #4,722

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

甲(こう)子(し)園(えん)

x1 | Rank #6,811

Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture) ; National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien ; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium); Spring Koshien

出(しゅつ)場(じょう)

x1 | Rank #4,443

participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; taking part (in); competing (in); appearance ; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.) ; exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit ; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)

狙(ねら)う

x2 | Rank #861

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.) ; to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to plan to make one's own ; to aim for; to set up as a goal

その

x7 | Rank #28

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

勝(しょう)敗(はい)

x1 | Rank #7,781

victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

分(わ)ける

x2 | Rank #2,862

to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out ; to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out ; to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between) ; to break up (a fight); to mediate ; to call a draw; to tie ; to push one's way through (a crowd) ; to sell

もの

x1 | Rank #78

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

初(しょ)回(かい)

x1 | Rank #11,856

first time; first innings; initial attempt ; first; initial

いきなり

x1 | Rank #708

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

直(ちょく)接(せつ)

x1 | Rank #1,247

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

対(たい)決(けつ)

x1 | Rank #3,878

confrontation; showdown

プレイボール

x1 | Rank #49,225

play ball! ; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)

雷(かみなり)

x14 | Rank #2,594

lightning; thunder; thunderbolt ; god of thunder; god of lightning ; anger; fit of anger

かっ

x4 | Rank #1,297

very

はは

x3 | Rank #796

aha! ; yes sir

歓(かん)声(せい)

x3 | Rank #2,533

cheer; shout of joy

うお

x5 | Rank #817

fish

なんか

x1 | Rank #119

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

ボール

x11 | Rank #1,056

ball ; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone)

ンゴ

x1 | Rank #56,088

suffix used at sentence end for humorous effect

って

x7 | 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 ...

イメージ

x1 | Rank #1,682

image (in one's mind); impression; imagining; mental image; (forming a) mental picture ; (computer) image ; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition; impression

よりも

x3 | Rank #806

than; in comparison to ; rather than; over; above

ずっと

x4 | Rank #227

continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout ; much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal ; far (away); long (ago, before, after) ; straight; directly

すげえ

x4 | Rank #1,331

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

ぞ

x7 | Rank #58

adds force or indicates command

御幸(みゆき)

x5 | Rank #13,573

imperial visit; imperial outing

高(たか)め

x1 | Rank #13,600

highish; somewhat high; on the high side; high (ball) ; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side ; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

ストレート

x4 | Rank #5,310

straight ; straightforward; direct; blunt; candid ; straight (wins, sets, etc.) ; straight (liquor); neat; black (tea or coffee) ; entering university right after graduating high school ; (four-seam) fastball ; straight (punch) ; straight (in poker) ; straight (i.e. heterosexual); straight person

威(い)力(りょく)

x2 | Rank #2,873

power; might; authority; influence

で

x20 | Rank #11

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

押(お)し切(き)る

x1 | Rank #12,277

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way ; to press and cut

右(う)中(ちゅう)間(かん)

x1 | Rank #67,088

between right and center fielders (centre)

フェンス

x1 | Rank #12,386

fence

直(ちょく)撃(げき)

x1 | Rank #5,782

direct hit

轟(とどろ)

x9 | Rank #8,826

roaring

投(とう)手(しゅ)

x8 | Rank #8,639

pitcher

いちばん

x2 | Rank #1,937

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

自(じ)信(しん)

x2 | Rank #1,086

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

持(も)つ

x2 | 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

球(まり)

x9 | Rank #37,262

ball (for sport, games, etc.) ; kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

だ

x9 | Rank #8

be; is

セットポジション

x1 | Rank #66,168

set position

そいつ

x1 | Rank #907

he; she; that person; that guy; that fellow ; that; that one; that thing

落(お)ちる

x1 | Rank #656

to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down ; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind) ; to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of) ; to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.) ; to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner ; to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing ; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful ; to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low) ; to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

なら

x1 | 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

うち

x5 | Rank #10,104

one's house; one's home; one's family; one's household ; house

上(じょう)位(い)

x1 | Rank #4,420

superior (in rank); top; ranking ; higher order (e.g. byte) ; host computer (of connected device)

打(だ)線(せん)

x2 | Rank #19,746

batting line-up; batting order

まず

x1 | Rank #670

first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else ; probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually ; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably ; anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being

とらえる

x1 | Rank #10,825

to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of ; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features) ; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

ぜ

x4 | Rank #122

I can tell you ; heh

ために

x2 | Rank #168

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

に

x40 | 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

おいた

x1 | Rank #37,490

mischief; (child's) prank ; (extramarital) affair

んだ

x7 | Rank #16

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

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