Jiten beta

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully ; frequently; often ; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ... ; (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

聴(き)く

x7 | Rank #2,561

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

わね

x1 | Rank #560

isn't it?; it really is

それ

x8 | Rank #26

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

これ

x8 | Rank #33

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

し

x4 | Rank #69

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

か

x8 | 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

手(て)がかり

x1 | Rank #3,720

clue; lead; key; trail; scent; track ; handhold; hold

ない

x8 | Rank #35

nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not

から

x16 | 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

に

x35 | 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

と

x10 | Rank #6

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

三味線(しゃみせん)

x9 | Rank #21,322

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

の

x111 | 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

練(れん)習(しゅう)

x2 | Rank #972

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

頑(がん)張(ば)る

x2 | Rank #337

to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best ; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) ; to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

って

x14 | 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 ...

思(おも)う

x3 | Rank #73

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

たまに

x3 | Rank #1,190

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

は

x62 | Rank #2

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

つきあう

x1 | Rank #1,981

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with ; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise

あげる

x1 | Rank #304

to raise; to elevate ; to do up (one's hair) ; to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.) ; to land (a boat) ; to deep-fry ; to show someone (into a room) ; to give ; to send someone (away) ; to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll ; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve

も

x24 | 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

いい

x13 | Rank #30

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

わよ

x1 | Rank #345

emphatic sentence-ending particle

ありがとう

x5 | Rank #222

thank you; thanks

よ

x23 | Rank #11

hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey

うっとうしい

x1 | Rank #11,310

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing ; irritating; troublesome ; heavy (weather); cloudy

あの人(ひと)

x1 | Rank #706

he; she; that person ; you

が

x52 | 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

澤村

x22 | Rank #18,529

Sawamura

君(くん)

x14 | Rank #107

Mr; master; boy ; Ms; miss ; sir; madam

だ

x41 | Rank #8

be; is

お

x4 | Rank #343

oh! (expression of slight surprise)

ほら

x1 | Rank #266

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

この間(あいだ)

x2 | Rank #2,010

the other day; lately; recently; during this period ; meanwhile; in the meantime

組(く)み立(た)てる

x2 | Rank #13,600

to assemble; to put together; to set up; to construct; to build; to compose (a story, poem, etc.) ; to form (words, sentences, etc.)

手伝(てつだ)う

x2 | Rank #935

to help; to assist; to aid ; to contribute to; to be a factor in

くれる

x6 | Rank #84

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

うーん

x2 | Rank #712

um; er; well ; nuh-uh; no ; oof

どうしたの

x1 | Rank #595

what's the matter?; what's wrong? ; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

別(べつ)に

x2 | Rank #391

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially ; separately; apart; additionally; extra

あの

x14 | Rank #49

that; those; the

ん

x18 | Rank #23

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

ああ

x8 | Rank #53

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

ちょっと

x5 | Rank #79

a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

待(ま)つ

x2 | Rank #135

to wait ; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate ; to depend on; to need

この

x3 | Rank #27

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

子(こ)

x2 | Rank #221

child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person ; (one's) child; offspring ; young woman ; young (animal) ; offshoot ; interest ; new share ; player who is not a dealer ; young geisha; young prostitute ; bird egg

津(つ)軽(がる)

x4 | Rank #32,989

Tsugaru (western region of Aomori Prefecture)

三(さ)味(み)

x4 | Rank #72,208

three-stringed guitar

線(せん)

x4 | Rank #2,220

line; stripe; stria ; line (e.g. telephone line); wire ; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam ; line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane ; outline; contours; form ; level ; division ; line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle ; impression one leaves; air one gives off

愛(あい)好(こう)会(かい)

x4 | Rank #68,396

club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)

１(ひと)人(り)

x1 | Rank #433

one person ; being alone; being by oneself ; being single; being unmarried ; by oneself; alone ; just; only; simply

で

x26 | Rank #10

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

やる

x6 | Rank #66

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study ; to send; to dispatch; to despatch ; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) ; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer ; to make (a vehicle) go faster ; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise ; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke ; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ; to ease (one's mind) ; to harm; to injure; to kill

入(にゅう)部(ぶ)

x1 | Rank #9,284

joining a club

する

x15 | Rank #18

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

とこ

x1 | Rank #413

bed; bedding ; sickbed ; alcove ; riverbed ; seedbed ; straw "core" of a tatami mat ; floor

決(き)める

x1 | Rank #467

to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix ; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match) ; to persist in doing; to go through with ; to always do; to have made a habit of ; to take for granted; to assume ; to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines ; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing ; to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.) ; to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

どう

x4 | Rank #71

how; in what way; how about

ゆ

x1 | Rank #2,495

bow (weapon) ; archery ; bow (for a violin, etc.)

あんた

x8 | Rank #171

you

入(い)る

x4 | 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

私(わたし)

x9 | Rank #22

I; me

興(きょう)味(み)ない

x2 | Rank #5,650

uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

もの

x3 | Rank #78

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

ば

x6 | Rank #716

if ... then; when ; and ; why don't you...? ; the more (one does something) ; because; since

興(きょう)味(み)

x2 | Rank #965

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

持(も)つ

x1 | Rank #190

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck

声(こえ)

x2 | Rank #149

voice ; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot ; voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will ; sound ; sense (of something's arrival); feeling ; voice; voiced sound

かける

x1 | Rank #331

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)

く

x1 | Rank #529

section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph ; phrase ; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry) ; haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc. ; maxim; saying; idiom; expression ; clause (e.g. in a database query language)

何(なに)

x14 | 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)

あいつ

x4 | Rank #262

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

クラス

x1 | Rank #773

class

孤(こ)立(りつ)

x1 | Rank #11,536

isolation; being alone; being friendless

誰(だれ)

x2 | Rank #154

who

話(はな)す

x2 | Rank #307

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

ないか

x1 | Rank #892

won't; hasn't; isn't; doesn't ; won't you

でしょう

x1 | Rank #155

it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?

ね

x9 | 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 ...

おい

x1 | Rank #180

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

海(あ)人(ま)

x1 | Rank #28,889

male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.) ; fisherman

今(いま)

x6 | Rank #68

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

やつ

x2 | Rank #288

fellow; guy; chap ; thing; object ; he; she; him; her

もし

x3 | Rank #388

if; in case; supposing

困(こま)る

x1 | Rank #591

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed ; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed ; to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances

こと

x9 | 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 ...

ある

x3 | Rank #36

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

大(だい)丈(じょう)夫(ぶ)

x2 | Rank #113

safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay ; certainly; surely; undoubtedly ; no thanks; I'm good; that's alright ; great man; fine figure of a man

何(なん)でもない

x1 | Rank #2,520

easy; trifling; harmless; of no concern; nothing ; nothing of the sort; not at all

ウー

x3 | Rank #299

five

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