Jiten beta

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.

回(めぐ)る

x1 | Rank #1,132

to go around; to make a circle around ; to surround; to circle; to enclose ; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return; to repeat; to circulate (of blood, money, etc.) ; to travel around; to make a tour of ; to concern (a matter); to surround

時(とき)

x12 | Rank #112

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

に

x611 | 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

少(すこ)し

x20 | Rank #212

a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat ; a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute ; a little way; a short distance

話(はな)す

x5 | Rank #308

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat ; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss ; to speak (a language)

が

x557 | 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

彼(かの)女(じょ)

x8 | Rank #138

she; her ; girlfriend

は

x558 | Rank #2

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

正(しょう)直(じき)言(い)って

x1 | Rank #15,586

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

苦(にが)手(て)

x1 | Rank #1,702

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at) ; not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

だ

x129 | Rank #8

be; is

一(いっ)見(けん)

x4 | Rank #5,376

look; glimpse; glance ; apparently; seemingly; at first glance; on the face of it ; first meeting

物(もの)腰(ごし)

x1 | Rank #26,808

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

柔(やわ)らかい

x5 | Rank #3,153

soft; tender; supple; flexible; limber; limp ; gentle; mild; soft; mellow ; light (topic, book, etc.); informal ; flexible (thinking, mind, etc.); malleable; adaptable

優(やさ)しい

x3 | Rank #705

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

げ

x6 | Rank #991

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

見(み)える

x12 | Rank #282

to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight ; to look; to seem; to appear ; to come

確(かく)実(じつ)

x2 | Rank #1,654

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid; safe; secure

僕(ぼく)

x251 | Rank #75

I; me ; you ; manservant

の

x822 | 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

事(こと)

x155 | Rank #92

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 ...

怪(あや)しむ

x3 | Rank #8,973

to suspect

実(じっ)際(さい)

x1 | Rank #1,158

reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions ; practice (as opposed to theory) ; truly; really; indeed; actually ; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

会(かい)話(わ)

x8 | Rank #1,242

conversation; talk; chat

端(はし)々(ばし)

x2 | Rank #33,526

odds and ends; all; every

探(さぐ)り

x2 | Rank #20,844

sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy

入(い)れる

x5 | Rank #330

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

て

x90 | 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 ...

いる

x15 | Rank #55

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

ような気(き)がする

x1 | Rank #3,568

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

しかし

x13 | Rank #167

however; but

まずは

x3 | Rank #741

first of all; 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

始(はじ)まる

x1 | Rank #707

to begin; to start; to commence ; to happen (again); to begin (anew) ; to date (from); to originate (in)

神(じん)社(じゃ)

x44 | Rank #3,165

Shinto shrine

へ

x53 | Rank #85

to; towards; for

向(む)かう

x12 | Rank #575

to face ; to go towards; to head towards

する

x52 | Rank #19

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

階(かい)段(だん)

x12 | Rank #1,765

stairs; stairway; staircase

丁(ちょう)度(ど)

x1 | Rank #7,909

exactly; precisely; just; right; opportunely; fortunately ; just (like); as if; as though

境(けい)内(だい)

x5 | Rank #14,405

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

で

x187 | Rank #11

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

村(むら)人(びと)

x32 | Rank #6,645

villager

何(なに)か

x32 | Rank #102

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

所(ところ)

x12 | Rank #433

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

だった

x26 | Rank #40

was; were

最(さい)近(きん)

x5 | Rank #478

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now ; nearest; closest

めっきり

x1 | Rank #31,039

remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably

体(からだ)

x29 | Rank #233

body ; torso; trunk ; build; physique; frame; figure ; health; constitution

弱(よわ)る

x1 | Rank #5,806

to weaken; to grow weak; to wane; to decline (of one's health) ; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be dispirited ; to be troubled; to be at a loss; to be perplexed; to be annoyed

くる

x8 | Rank #62

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 ...")

なぁ

x5 | Rank #250

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?

目(め)

x23 | Rank #123

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

も

x168 | 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

かすむ

x1 | Rank #25,056

to become misty; to become hazy ; to get blurry; to grow dim ; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged; to be outshone

し

x22 | Rank #70

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

腰(こし)

x37 | Rank #721

lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region ; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

痛(いた)い

x1 | Rank #624

painful; sore ; cringy; embarrassing

そう

x62 | Rank #42

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

な

x109 | Rank #32

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

んです

x45 | Rank #43

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

ね

x107 | Rank #14

right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

診(しん)療(りょう)所(じょ)

x1 | Rank #11,205

clinic; medical office; infirmary

には

x30 | Rank #39

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

通(かよ)う

x4 | Rank #2,032

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between ; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent ; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought) ; to resemble

いらっしゃる

x12 | Rank #1,026

to come; to go; to be (somewhere) ; to be (doing)

か

x200 | 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

ああ

x34 | Rank #53

ah!; oh!; alas! ; yes; indeed; that is correct ; aah; gah; argh ; hey!; yo! ; uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha

じゃが

x1 | Rank #5,715

potato

どう

x24 | Rank #69

how; in what way; how about

にも

x6 | Rank #188

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

不(ふ)安(あん)

x3 | Rank #902

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense

ん

x63 | Rank #23

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

じゃ

x10 | Rank #46

then; well; so; well then

わし

x3 | Rank #471

I; me

一人(ひとり)暮(ぐ)らし

x1 | Rank #8,356

living by oneself; living alone

から

x99 | Rank #12

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

万(まん)が一(いち)

x1 | Rank #3,750

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; 10000 to 1 ; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

倒(たお)れる

x2 | Rank #1,335

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple ; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away ; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork) ; to die; to be killed ; to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under ; to be defeated (in a game); to lose ; to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.); to be overthrown

面(めん)倒(どう)

x2 | Rank #1,348

trouble; bother ; trouble; difficulty ; care; attention

見(み)る

x12 | 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) ...

くれる

x14 | Rank #83

to give; to let (one) have ; to give ; to do for one; to take the trouble to do ; to do to someone's disadvantage

者(もの)

x8 | Rank #259

person

おる

x4 | Rank #367

to be (animate); to be; to exist ; to be ...-ing ; to (have the audacity to) do

もし

x3 | Rank #389

if; in case; supposing

まま

x7 | Rank #288

as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) ; with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as ; as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to ; sic

誰(だれ)も

x2 | Rank #482

everyone; anyone ; no one; nobody

見(み)つける

x4 | Rank #527

to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing) ; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

なん

x6 | Rank #208

what ; how many ; many; a lot of ; several; a few; some

思(おも)う

x24 | Rank #72

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

夜(よる)

x7 | Rank #423

evening; night ; dinner

眠(ねむ)る

x2 | Rank #1,083

to sleep ; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave) ; to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched ; to close one's eyes

なる

x35 | 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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