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

連(れん)続(ぞく)殺(さつ)人(じん)

x1 | Rank #13,045

serial murders

だ

x35 | Rank #8

be; is

という

x9 | Rank #61

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

か

x32 | 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

新十郎

x6 | Rank #56,244

Shinjuurou

名(な)

x1 | Rank #432

name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

探(たん)偵(てい)

x6 | Rank #2,041

detective; investigator; sleuth ; detective work; secret investigation

結城

x2 | Rank #6,201

Ketsushiro ; Musubishiro ; Yuiki ; Yuishiro ; Yuiragi ; Yushiro

です

x12 | Rank #19

be; is

光(こう)子(し)

x11 | Rank #18,331

photon

覆(ふく)面(めん)

x1 | Rank #12,724

mask; veil; disguise ; anonymous; unmarked; incognito

謎(なぞ)

x1 | Rank #1,377

riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery ; enigmatic; mysterious

大(たい)変(へん)

x1 | Rank #423

very; greatly; terribly; awfully ; immense; enormous; great ; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible ; difficult; hard; challenging ; major incident; disaster

こと

x33 | Rank #13

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 ...

を

x90 | 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.

見(み)落(お)とす

x1 | Rank #12,803

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

犯(はん)人(にん)

x2 | Rank #541

offender; criminal; culprit

この

x10 | Rank #27

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

中(うち)

x5 | 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

に

x65 | 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

いる

x8 | Rank #55

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

ごまかす

x1 | Rank #3,650

to deceive; to cheat; to swindle ; to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook ; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away ; to embezzle; to pocket

も

x26 | 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

無(む)駄(だ)

x1 | Rank #1,229

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

佐々

x5 | Rank #25,593

Sasazaki ; Sassa ; Satsusa

さん

x10 | Rank #20

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

泉(いずみ)

x9 | Rank #2,332

spring; fountain

さっきから

x1 | Rank #1,721

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

何(なに)

x12 | Rank #31

what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

言(い)う

x6 | Rank #50

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

氏(し)

x4 | Rank #1,867

Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss ; clan ; he; him ; counter for people

被(ひ)害(がい)者(しゃ)

x2 | Rank #1,226

victim; injured party; sufferer

速水

x4 | Rank #10,368

Sokusui ; Hayamizu

誰(だれ)も

x4 | Rank #482

everyone; anyone ; no one; nobody

分(わ)かる

x8 | Rank #136

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!

おっしゃる

x1 | Rank #1,851

to say; to speak; to tell ; to be called

んです

x7 | Rank #43

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

僕(ぼく)

x10 | Rank #74

I; me ; you ; manservant

より

x2 | Rank #152

than ; rather than; instead of; over; above ; from; out of; since; at; on (and after) ; except; but; other than ; more

お母(かあ)さん

x1 | Rank #356

mother; mom; mum; ma ; wife ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her

や

x8 | Rank #72

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?

伯父(おじ)

x1 | Rank #7,611

uncle

聞(き)く

x4 | Rank #134

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

方(ほう)がいい

x1 | Rank #1,369

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

あ

x4 | Rank #42

ah; oh ; hey!

あっ

x9 | Rank #40

ah; oh ; hey!

因(いん)果(が)

x4 | Rank #10,526

cause and effect; causality ; karma; fate ; unfortunate; unlucky; ill-fated

フフフ

x1 | Rank #871

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

うわっ

x1 | Rank #451

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

そ

x2 | Rank #318

altar of sacrifice

そう

x4 | Rank #41

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

年(とし)

x4 | Rank #143

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

前(さき)

x4 | Rank #129

point; tip; end; nozzle ; head (of a line); front ; first; before; ahead (of) ; (the way) ahead; beyond ; future ; previous; prior; former; recent; last ; destination; address; place where you do something ; rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part ; the other party

から

x10 | 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

知(し)る

x10 | Rank #131

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

わ

x3 | Rank #52

indicates emotion or admiration ; indicates emphasis ; I; me ; wah! ; boo!

姉(ねえ)さん

x1 | Rank #1,250

older sister; elder sister ; young lady ; miss ; ma'am

文彦

x3 | Rank #54,051

Ayahiko ; Fumihiko

まさか

x2 | Rank #276

by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not) ; something unexpected; emergency ; currently; for the time being; presently; for now ; indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly

兄(にい)さん

x2 | Rank #1,036

older brother; elder brother ; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship) ; young man; buddy; fella; laddie

とっくに

x1 | Rank #2,675

long ago; a long time ago; already

殺(ころ)す

x4 | Rank #309

to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter ; to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) ; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) ; to put out (a runner) ; to pawn; to put in hock

バカ

x2 | Rank #376

idiot; moron; fool ; stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous ; trivial; insignificant; disappointing ; malfunctioning; defective; losing sensation ; incredibly; unusually; exceptionally ; fervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with something ; Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

で

x19 | Rank #10

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

見(み)る

x4 | 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) ...

なさる

x2 | Rank #252

to do

が

x63 | 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

あの人(ひと)

x1 | Rank #706

he; she; that person ; you

駒(こま)

x17 | Rank #4,531

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.) ; horse; foal ; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

守(もり)

x17 | Rank #3,453

babysitting; babysitter ; protecting; keeping; keeper

作(つく)る

x7 | Rank #265

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct ; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) ; to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train ; to till ; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write ; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose ; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found ; to have (a child) ; to make up (one's face, etc.) ; to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

人(にん)間(げん)

x11 | Rank #178

human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)

ふり

x1 | Rank #3,381

swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag ; appearance; behaviour; behavior ; pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending ; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction ; postures (of a dance) ; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup ; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment ; counter for swords, blades, etc.

できる

x5 | Rank #100

to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) ; to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable ; to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.) ; to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up ; to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready ; to grow (of a crop); to be produced ; to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character ; to be by nature; to be born ... ; to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone) ; to get pregnant

プログラム

x7 | Rank #4,763

program (of events, music, etc.); programme ; program (booklet); brochure; pamphlet ; (computer) program; programming

必(ひつ)要(よう)

x1 | Rank #293

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable ; necessity; need; requirement

とき

x4 | Rank #173

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

人(にん)形(ぎょう)

x3 | Rank #1,535

doll; puppet; marionette ; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

入(い)る

x2 | Rank #195

to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down ; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) ; to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly ; to (reach a state) completely

現(あらわ)れる

x1 | Rank #884

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise ; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

でない

x2 | Rank #1,877

is not; am not; are not

ああして

x1 | Rank #21,994

like that; that way

家(いえ)

x2 | Rank #237

house; residence; dwelling ; family; household ; lineage; family name

あちこち

x1 | Rank #3,301

here and there; various places; all around; all over; everywhere; throughout ; muddled; confused; in the wrong order; back to front