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

銀(ぎん)

x37 | Rank #2,124

silver (Ag) ; silver (color) ; silver (medal, prize, etc.) ; silver coin ; silver general ; bank ; money

の

x27914 | 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

小(ちい)さな

x49 | Rank #783

small; little; tiny

火(ひ)皿(ざら)

x2 | Rank #119,672

bowl (of a pipe) ; fire grate; censer ; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan

中(うち)

x1177 | Rank #119

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

で

x5876 | Rank #10

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

あえか

x5 | Rank #31,249

delicate; gentle; fleeting

に

x16024 | Rank #29

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

鳴(な)く

x4 | Rank #6,202

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp ; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

火(ひ)口(ぐち)

x3 | Rank #24,469

burner; nozzle; origin of a fire

は

x12711 | Rank #2

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

さながら

x27 | Rank #10,064

just like

抉(えぐ)る

x17 | Rank #12,670

to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out ; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain ; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

傷(きず)痕(あと)

x11 | Rank #20,486

scar

めい

x82 | Rank #5,493

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) ; first name ; famous; great ; name ; noun

て

x1872 | Rank #21

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 ...

熱(あつ)い

x72 | Rank #1,178

hot (to the touch) ; passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze) ; hot (e.g. temper) ; zealous; enthusiastic; fired up ; intense; severe; extreme ; hot (topic); of interest

熾(おこ)る

x1 | Rank #119,672

to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily

灯(あか)り

x116 | Rank #10,726

light; glow; gleam ; (a) light; lights; lamp ; proof (of innocence)

という

x1281 | Rank #61

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

にも

x467 | Rank #187

also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

つましい

x1 | Rank #88,983

thrifty; frugal; economical

薄(うす)暗(くら)がり

x9 | Rank #64,626

semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight

を

x15379 | 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.

泳(およ)ぐ

x11 | Rank #2,751

to swim ; to struggle through (a crowd) ; to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life) ; to totter; to lose one's balance

いまひとつ

x1 | Rank #25,751

one more; another (one) ; (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough; somewhat (lacking)

火(ひ)

x75 | Rank #918

fire; flame; blaze

とぼす

x1 | Rank #103,460

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

しばし

x54 | Rank #4,896

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

揺(ゆ)らぐ

x8 | Rank #8,516

to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble ; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

新(あら)た

x28 | Rank #1,450

new; fresh; novel

落(お)ち着(つ)く

x22 | Rank #779

to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; to relax ; to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate ; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in ; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.); to be fixed; to have been reached ; to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit ; to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued

丸(まる)い

x8 | Rank #3,881

round; circular; spherical ; curved; smooth ; harmonious; calm; peaceful; amiable; amicable

据(す)わる

x5 | Rank #20,621

to sit; to squat ; to assume (a position) ; to hold steady; to hold still

か

x2973 | 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

見(み)る

x109 | Rank #88

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

行(あん)灯(どん)

x14 | Rank #68,145

paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp ; taxi roof light

蝋(ろう)燭(そく)

x6 | Rank #26,731

candle

だ

x2175 | Rank #8

be; is

おんも

x5 | Rank #73,321

outside

ら

x26 | Rank #412

pluralizing suffix ; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc. ; nominalizing suffix

照(て)らしだす

x2 | Rank #59,592

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

延(の)べ

x4 | Rank #67,066

futures ; credit (buying) ; stretching ; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate; gross

煙(えん)管(かん)

x16 | Rank #31,462

kiseru; Japanese smoking pipe ; fire tube (of a fire-tube boiler) ; chimney

くわえる

x6 | Rank #7,104

to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex ; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up ; to include; to count in; to let join ; to inflict (damage); to deal; to give

女(おんな)

x597 | Rank #215

woman; female ; female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman

半(はん)面(めん)

x12 | Rank #54,051

half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary

後(うし)ろ

x48 | Rank #759

back; behind; rear

障(しょう)子(じ)

x87 | Rank #14,612

shoji (paper sliding door)

戸(と)

x61 | Rank #4,513

door (esp. Japanese-style) ; shutter; window shutter ; entrance (to a home) ; narrows

へと

x131 | Rank #507

to; towards; for

影(かげ)

x166 | Rank #1,075

shadow; silhouette; figure; shape ; reflection; image ; ominous sign ; light (stars, moon) ; trace; shadow (of one's former self) ; behind; background; other side

置(お)く

x58 | Rank #600

to put; to place ; to leave (behind) ; to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up ; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.) ; to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool ; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house ; to separate spatially or temporally ; to do something in advance ; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state

まるで

x119 | Rank #446

quite; entirely; completely; at all ; as if; as though; just like

どこか

x196 | Rank #539

somewhere ; in some respects; in some way

料(りょう)理(り)屋(や)

x1 | Rank #25,795

restaurant

二(に)

x149 | Rank #273

two; 2

階(かい)

x9 | Rank #1,819

storey; story; floor ; stairs ; stage (in chronostratigraphy) ; counter for storeys and floors of a building

座(ざ)敷(しき)

x191 | Rank #14,358

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room ; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

掌(てのひら)

x91 | Rank #5,763

palm (of the hand)

握(にぎ)る

x20 | Rank #1,585

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch ; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason ; to seize (power); to hold (the reins); to dominate; to control ; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form (with one's hands); to press into shape; to mold; to mould

ぎゅう

x2 | Rank #14,934

squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed ; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized ; hug

縮(ちぢ)める

x4 | Rank #10,440

to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink ; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle ; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs); to duck (one's head)

みせる

x37 | Rank #1,198

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 ...

ような

x1175 | Rank #101

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

鰻(うなぎ)の寝(ね)床(どこ)

x1 | Rank #176,122

long, narrow house (e.g. traditional Kyoto townhouse); eel bed

ごとき

x9 | Rank #4,777

like; similar to ; something like ...; someone like ...

小(ちい)さい

x36 | Rank #848

small; little; tiny ; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small ; low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice) ; unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial ; young; juvenile

細(ほそ)長(なが)い

x3 | Rank #17,083

long and narrow

一(いち)

x454 | Rank #122

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

間(あいだ)

x289 | Rank #394

space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch ; period of time (during, while); duration; interval ; between (two parties or things) ; among (a group) ; relations (between); relationship ; midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground ; due to; because of

である

x378 | Rank #229

be; is

こういう

x81 | Rank #487

such; this sort of; like this

半(はん)端(ぱ)

x2 | Rank #8,897

remnant; fragment; incomplete set; incompleteness ; fraction; odd sum ; halfway; half-hearted; perfunctory ; irresponsible; foolish

というのは

x129 | Rank #1,045

because ...; for ...; the reason being ... ; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...; how about ...

いかがわしい

x3 | Rank #18,155

suspicious; dubious; unreliable ; indecent; unseemly

も

x5526 | 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

人(ひと)目(め)を忍(しの)ぶ

x1 | Rank #93,488

to avoid being seen; to be clandestine

ため

x89 | Rank #193

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

隠(かく)し部屋(べや)

x2 | Rank #24,044

hidden room; secret chamber

さもなくば

x25 | Rank #17,456

otherwise; or else; if not

ゆら

x2 | Rank #18,452

Yura

躍(おど)る

x7 | Rank #13,368

to jump up; to spring up; to leap ; to move around; to bounce up and down ; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb ; to be messy (of handwriting); to be untidy

合(あ)わせる

x40 | Rank #1,066

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) ; to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up ; to face; to be opposite (someone) ; to compare; to check with ; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate) ; to place together; to connect; to overlap ; to mix; to combine ; to put blade to blade; to fight

た

x231 | Rank #148

did; (have) done ; (please) do

外(ほか)

x77 | Rank #387

another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside ; another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al. ; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside ; except; but; other than; apart from ; besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of

鈍(おそ)い

x24 | Rank #5,755

slow ; late ; too late

水(みず)音(おと)

x14 | Rank #10,498

sound of water

拍(ひょう)子(し)

x14 | Rank #14,036

(musical) time; tempo; beat; rhythm ; the moment; the instance; chance

取(と)る

x28 | Rank #374

to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold ; to pass; to hand; to give ; to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation) ; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose ; to remove; to get rid of; to take off ; to take away; to steal; to rob ; to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins) ; to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop) ; to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside ; to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep

そう

x764 | Rank #41

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

これ

x532 | Rank #33

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

なる

x575 | Rank #44

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

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