Jiten beta

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

あいつ

| x2 | Rank #271

he; she; that guy ; that; that one; that thing

赤(あか)

| x3 | Rank #2,177

red; crimson; scarlet ; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ; Red (i.e. communist) ; red light (traffic) ; red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red ; complete; total; perfect; obvious ; copper ; red 5-point card

変(か)わる

| x1 | Rank #264

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

間(ま)違(ちが)っても

| x1 | Rank #11,982

no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never

変(か)える

| x2 | Rank #518

to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary ; to reform; to revise; to amend

など

| x1 | Rank #315

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth ; or something ; the likes of ; for example; for instance; for one

思(おも)う

| x2 | 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

目(め)

| x3 | Rank #119

eye; eyeball ; eyesight; sight; vision ; look; stare; gaze; glance ; notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) ; an experience ; viewpoint ; discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality) ; (an) appearance ; chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) ; spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave

この

| x3 | Rank #22

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

星(ほし)印(じるし)

| x2 | Rank #80,102

star (symbol) ; asterisk

個(こ)

| x2 | Rank #1,645

counter for (small) things or pieces ; counter for military units ; (an) individual; one person

には

| x5 | 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)

こと

| x10 | 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 ...

昨日(きのう)

| x1 | Rank #387

yesterday

明日(あした)

| x1 | Rank #384

tomorrow ; near future

間(あいだ)

| x1 | Rank #364

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

何(なに)もない

| x1 | Rank #3,984

there is nothing; having nothing

何(なに)も

| x1 | Rank #336

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing ; and everything else; and all ; (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent

起(お)こり

| x1 | Rank #41,885

source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

んだ

| x10 | Rank #16

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

ナッシング

| x1 | Rank #30,992

nothing ; no balls; count of zero

頭(あたま)

| x3 | Rank #255

head ; hair (on one's head) ; mind; brains; intellect ; leader; chief; boss; captain ; top; tip ; beginning; start ; head; person ; down payment; deposit ; top structural component of a kanji ; pair

中(うち)

| x4 | Rank #182

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

叩(たた)き込(こ)む

| x1 | Rank #9,438

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands) ; to throw into (e.g. jail) ; to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into; to drill into

おく

| x1 | Rank #694

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

それ

| x5 | Rank #20

that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you

あの

| x5 | Rank #38

that; those; the

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 ...

心(しん)理(り)

| x1 | Rank #8,054

state of mind; mentality; psychology

不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ)

| x1 | Rank #810

wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious ; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously

反(はん)応(のう)

| x1 | Rank #1,103

reaction; response

示(しめ)す

| x1 | Rank #1,672

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent ; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.) ; to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display

死(し)ぬ

| x2 | Rank #200

to die; to pass away ; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead ; to cease; to stop

と言(い)えば

| x1 | Rank #6,382

speaking of ... ; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

逆(ぎゃく)に

| x1 | Rank #2,343

conversely; on the contrary

生(き)

| x1 | Rank #2,772

pure; undiluted; raw; crude

執(しゅう)着(ちゃく)

| x1 | Rank #5,397

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession; clinging (e.g. to old customs)

諦(あきら)める

| x1 | Rank #677

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

なるほど

| x1 | Rank #390

I see; that's right; indeed

ひね

| x1 | Rank #36,618

becoming old ; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago

た

| x1 | Rank #128

did; (have) done ; (please) do

小(こ)男(おとこ)

| x2 | Rank #43,835

small man

考(かんが)える

| x2 | Rank #143

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

大(おお)きい

| x2 | Rank #410

big; large; great ; loud ; extensive; spacious ; important; decisive; valuable ; older; grown up

その

| x3 | Rank #21

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

言(こと)葉(ば)

| x1 | Rank #282

language; dialect ; word; phrase; expression; term ; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language ; words; remark; statement; comment ; learning to speak; language acquisition

口(くち)

| x1 | Rank #317

mouth ; opening; hole; gap; orifice ; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece ; gate; door; entrance; exit ; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip) ; taste; palate ; mouth (to feed) ; opening (i.e. vacancy); available position ; invitation; summons ; kind; sort; type

その場(ば)

| x1 | Rank #2,416

there; the spot; the place; the occasion; the situation ; then and there; on the spot; immediately; at once; impromptu

で

| x11 | Rank #36

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

射(しゃ)殺(さつ)

| x2 | Rank #12,304

shooting to death

ぞ

| x9 | Rank #57

adds force or indicates command

連(つ)れる

| x2 | Rank #338

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

すぐに

| x1 | Rank #337

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

開(ひら)く

| x3 | Rank #462

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack ; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out ; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning) ; to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen ; to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open ; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start ; to open (ports, borders, etc.) ; to open (an account) ; to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop ; to open (a file, etc.)

閉(し)まる

| x1 | Rank #2,762

to be shut; to close; to be closed ; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit ; to be locked ; to tighten; to be tightened ; to become sober; to become tense

息(いき)を吐(つ)く

| x1 | Rank #11,146

to take a breath; to take a short rest

新(しん)入(い)り

| x3 | Rank #7,496

newcomer; initiate; rookie

仲(なか)良(よ)く

| x1 | Rank #1,537

on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

木(き)

| x1 | Rank #1,533

tree; shrub; bush ; wood; timber ; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

打(う)つ

| x1 | Rank #882

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

ような

| x1 | Rank #104

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

おい

| x4 | Rank #150

hey!; say!; I say!; come on!; look!; oi! ; I; me

あいさつ

| x1 | Rank #6,478

greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone ; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address ; reply; response ; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.) ; revenge; retaliation ; a fine thing to say ; dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment) ; relationship (between people); connection ; intervention; mediation; mediator

ぐらい

| x1 | Rank #463

approximately; about; around; or so ; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least ; as ... as ...; like

どう

| x2 | Rank #52

how; in what way; how about

こいつ

| x1 | Rank #323

he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person ; this; this one; this thing ; hey, you!; you bastard!; damn you!

いい

| x3 | Rank #25

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

黙(だま)る

| x1 | Rank #424

to be silent; to say nothing

座(すわ)る

| x1 | Rank #664

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

みんな

| x2 | Rank #106

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

食(く)う

| x1 | Rank #512

to eat ; to live; to make a living; to survive ; to bite; to sting (as insects do) ; to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of ; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume ; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position ; to consume time; to consume resources ; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) ; to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

席(せき)

| x1 | Rank #1,067

seat ; location (of a gathering, etc.); place ; position; post

譲(ゆず)る

| x1 | Rank #1,952

to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey; to bequeath ; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way ; to yield; to concede; to give ground; to surrender ; to sell ; to postpone; to put off; to defer

オレ

| x10 | Rank #3,901

I; me

マウス

| x7 | Rank #17,682

mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse) ; (computer) mouse

ある

| x2 | Rank #29

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

何(なん)で

| x2 | Rank #438

why?; what for? ; how?; by what means?

聞(き)く

| x2 | Rank #90

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

あんた

| x3 | Rank #203

you

時(とき)

| x1 | Rank #237

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

久(ひさ)しぶりに

| x1 | Rank #1,579

after a long time; for the first time in a while

骨(ほね)のある

| x1 | Rank #23,092

having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone

来(く)る

| x6 | Rank #66

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 ...")

ぜ

| x6 | Rank #275

I can tell you ; heh

組(く)む

| x1 | Rank #1,347

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms) ; to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program) ; to braid; to plait ; to grapple; to wrestle ; to unite; to join; to link up; to form an alliance ; to set (e.g. type) ; to issue (e.g. money order)

絶(ぜっ)対(たい)に

| x1 | Rank #921

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

うまくいく

| x1 | Rank #3,281

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

重(おも)々(おも)しい

| x5 | Rank #18,318

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

あんまり

| x1 | Rank #617

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

ほうがいい

| x1 | Rank #967

had better ... ; had better not ...

西(にし)

| x3 | Rank #2,652

west

特(とく)別(べつ)

| x3 | Rank #758

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

房(ふさ)

| x3 | Rank #15,015

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; tassel ; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers) ; segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

ら

| x4 | Rank #423

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

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