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

きれ

| x1 | Rank #6,520

piece; slice; strip; scrap ; cloth ; sharpness ; agility ; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

者(しゃ)

| x1 | Rank #740

person; -er ; expert; geisha; prostitute

かいじ

| x2 | Rank #63,587

release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display ; discovery

を

| x45 | Rank #2

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.

極(きょく)限(げん)

| x1 | Rank #9,035

utmost limits; extremity ; limit

まで

| x2 | Rank #42

until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely

追(お)いつめる

| x1 | Rank #10,698

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

その

| x8 | Rank #21

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

優(ゆう)秀(しゅう)

| x1 | Rank #1,614

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

逆(ぎゃく)手(て)

| x1 | Rank #12,769

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis) ; unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

に

| x27 | 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

取(と)る

| x1 | Rank #240

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

敗(はい)北(ぼく)

| x1 | Rank #4,591

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

会(かい)長(ちょう)

| x16 | Rank #3,665

president (of a society); chairman

片(かた)腕(うで)

| x2 | Rank #11,015

one arm ; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

として

| x3 | Rank #143

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...

プライド

| x1 | Rank #3,118

pride; dignity; self-worth

懸(か)ける

| x1 | Rank #3,133

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag) ; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread ; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.) ; to make (a call) ; to spend (time, money); to expend; to use ; to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto ; to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.) ; to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose ; to multiply (arithmetic operation) ; to secure (e.g. lock)

男(おとこ)

| x4 | Rank #170

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

けじめ

| x1 | Rank #11,001

distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

見(み)せる

| x1 | Rank #262

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 ...

これ

| x5 | Rank #27

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

は

| x52 | Rank #3

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

まだ

| x4 | Rank #78

still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done

彼(かれ)

| x1 | Rank #323

he; him ; boyfriend

が

| x24 | 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

と

| x16 | Rank #6

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

出(で)会(あ)う

| x1 | Rank #755

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon ; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) ; to emerge and engage (an enemy)

前(さき)

| x2 | Rank #104

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

伝(でん)説(せつ)

| x1 | Rank #2,100

legend; folklore; tradition

栄(えい)光(こう)

| x1 | Rank #7,628

glory

陰(かげ)で

| x1 | Rank #7,468

behind one's back

中(ちゅう)間(かん)管(かん)理(り)職(しょく)

| x2 | Rank #44,223

middle management

人(ひと)知(し)れず

| x1 | Rank #13,322

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

苦(く)悩(のう)

| x1 | Rank #8,846

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

葛(かっ)藤(とう)

| x1 | Rank #8,834

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

する

| x13 | Rank #13

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

偉(い)大(だい)

| x1 | Rank #4,191

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

なる

| x4 | Rank #34

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

小(ちい)さな

| x2 | Rank #924

small; little; tiny

物(もの)語(がたり)

| x2 | Rank #1,910

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

である

| x5 | Rank #403

be; is

王(おう)

| x2 | Rank #2,180

king; ruler; sovereign; monarch ; tycoon; magnate; champion; master ; king (of the senior player)

兵藤

| x4 | Rank #63,267

Hyūdō ; Hiyoutō ; Hiyoudō ; Heidō ; Heifuji

直(じき)々(じき)

| x2 | Rank #9,349

in person; personally; directly

命(いのち)

| x2 | Rank #506

life; life force ; lifetime; lifespan ; most important thing; foundation; core ; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love) ; fate; destiny; karma

受(う)ける

| x2 | Rank #359

to receive; to get ; to catch (e.g. a ball) ; to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.) ; to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence) ; to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge) ; to be given (e.g. life, talent) ; to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by) ; to follow; to succeed; to be descended from ; to face (south, etc.) ; to be modified by

悪(あく)魔(ま)

| x3 | Rank #2,267

devil; demon; fiend ; Satan; the Devil ; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

的(てき)

| x3 | Rank #645

-ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y ; -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of ; (something) like; along the lines of ; -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned ; Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.

死(し)

| x1 | Rank #896

death ; (an) out ; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

ゲーム

| x6 | Rank #1,374

game

企(き)画(かく)

| x2 | Rank #3,268

planning; plan; project; arrangements

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 ...

幹(かん)部(ぶ)

| x1 | Rank #5,620

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

早(さっ)速(そく)

| x1 | Rank #1,248

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

プロジェクトチーム

| x1 | Rank #57,246

project team

発(ほっ)足(そく)

| x1 | Rank #18,336

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

開(ひら)く

| x2 | Rank #456

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.)

第(だい)１(いち)

| x1 | Rank #2,129

first; foremost; number one ; most important ; best; greatest; most ; above all; besides; in any case; to begin with

回(かい)

| x1 | Rank #1,054

counter for occurrences ; a time; an instance ; inning (baseball); round; game ; episode; chapter; instalment ; Hui (people) ; Islam

会(かい)議(ぎ)

| x2 | Rank #2,254

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress

だが

| x4 | Rank #256

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

初(しょ)日(にち)

| x1 | Rank #3,695

first day; opening day

から

| x8 | Rank #11

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

つまづく

| x1 | Rank #34,447

to trip (over); to stumble ; to fail; to suffer a setback

ただでさえ

| x1 | Rank #3,594

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

見(み)分(わ)け

| x1 | Rank #13,850

distinction

つくる

| x1 | Rank #1,260

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.)

にくい

| x2 | Rank #1,690

difficult to ...; hard to ...

黒(くろ)服(ふく)

| x10 | Rank #22,797

black suit; mourning clothes ; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)

サングラス

| x1 | Rank #9,577

sunglasses

そして

| x4 | Rank #150

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

山崎

| x4 | Rank #17,285

Yamasa ; Yamasaki ; Yamasagi ; Yamaza ; Yamazaki ; Yamanosaki

川(かわ)崎(さき)

| x3 | Rank #21,855

Kawasaki (city)

荻野

| x3 | Rank #60,952

Okino ; Ogino ; Hagino

萩尾

| x2 | Rank #84,747

Hagio ; Haginou ; Haginoo

紛(まぎ)らわしい

| x1 | Rank #12,348

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

名(な)前(まえ)

| x2 | Rank #266

name ; given name; first name

集(しゅう)中(ちゅう)砲(ほう)火(か)

| x1 | Rank #28,443

concentrated fire ; intense criticism

興(こう)奮(ふん)

| x1 | Rank #2,270

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

忘(ぼう)我(が)

| x1 | Rank #45,687

trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm

激(げっ)昂(こう)

| x1 | Rank #18,082

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

不(ふ)覚(かく)にも

| x1 | Rank #17,329

though one didn't intend (expect) to

取(と)り乱(みだ)す

| x1 | Rank #6,254

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to go to pieces; to be shaken up; to break down; to be flustered; to blow one's cool ; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb; to scatter about

部(ぶ)下(か)

| x2 | Rank #2,233

subordinate person

で

| x12 | Rank #35

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

つく

| x1 | Rank #204

to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling ; to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye ; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.) ; to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.) ; to take root ; to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with ; to side with; to belong to ; to possess; to haunt ; to be lit; to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.) ; to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided

か

| x19 | Rank #9