Jiten beta

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

いちばん

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number one; first; first place ; best; most ; game; round; bout ; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively ; song (e.g. in noh); piece

眠(ねむ)い

| x1 | Rank #2,423

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

新(しん)聞(ぶん)

| x1 | Rank #3,049

newspaper

休(やす)む

| x1 | Rank #706

to be absent; to take a day off ; to rest; to have a break ; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire ; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

よい

| x4 | Rank #126

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

じゃ

| x5 | Rank #65

then; well; so; well then

ね

| x16 | Rank #13

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 ...

今日(きょう)

| x5 | Rank #116

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

遠(えん)征(せい)

| x1 | Rank #12,673

(military) expedition; campaign ; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit

じゃない

| x6 | Rank #47

is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?

し

| x4 | Rank #66

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

ったく

| x3 | Rank #1,384

good grief

頑(がん)固(こ)

| x1 | Rank #4,930

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

所(しょ)長(ちょう)

| x1 | Rank #11,627

head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief

にも

| x1 | Rank #145

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

同(おな)じ

| x1 | Rank #154

same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent ; anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...

こと

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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 ...

言(い)う

| x6 | Rank #46

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

なんて

| x3 | Rank #80

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

どうに

| x1 | Rank #3,448

second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer

で

| x14 | Rank #8

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

も

| x20 | 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

なる

| x5 | Rank #39

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

のに

| x2 | Rank #93

although; despite; even though; and yet ; whereas; while ; if only; I wish ; in order to

って

| x22 | Rank #18

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 ...

頑(がん)張(ば)る

| x20 | Rank #330

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

冴(さえ)

| x1 | Rank #39,369

clearness; clarity ; skillfulness (skilfulness)

ちゃん

| x6 | Rank #90

suffix for familiar person

急(いそ)ぐ

| x1 | Rank #517

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

早(はや)い

| x2 | Rank #129

fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt ; early; soon; earlier than usual ; premature; too soon; too early ; easy; simple; quick; fast ; as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...

する

| x6 | Rank #15

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

| x19 | Rank #6

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

予(よ)選(せん)

| x4 | Rank #10,275

preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary

始(はじ)まる

| x1 | Rank #477

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

よ

| x18 | Rank #11

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

まったく

| x1 | Rank #618

really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly ; indeed ; good grief

なんで

| x3 | Rank #191

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

に

| x29 | 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

限(かぎ)る

| x1 | Rank #1,659

to restrict; to limit; to confine ; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to ; to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)

遅(おく)れる

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue ; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times) ; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death ; to be slow (of a clock or watch)

か

| x17 | Rank #10

indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

なぁ

| x1 | Rank #941

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?

な

| x13 | Rank #20

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?

わよ

| x2 | Rank #407

emphatic sentence-ending particle

そっち

| x1 | Rank #475

that way; that direction ; there ; that (one) ; you; your family; your company ; that person

張(は)り切(き)る

| x1 | Rank #3,677

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

分(ぶん)

| x1 | Rank #322

part; portion; share ; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for) ; one's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position ; one's duty; one's part ; condition; state (of affairs); extent; rate (as in "at this rate") ; in proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree ; content (e.g. alcohol); percentage ; equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)

前(さき)

| x2 | Rank #109

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

| x12 | 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

待(ま)ち合(あ)わせ場(ば)所(しょ)

| x1 | Rank #11,476

meeting place

いただく

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to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy ; to eat; to drink ; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) ; to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president) ; to get someone to do something

でしょ

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

もっと

| x3 | Rank #161

(some) more; even more; longer; further

持(も)つ

| x2 | Rank #123

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

くる

| x6 | Rank #50

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 ...")

ほうが

| x3 | Rank #723

Japanese film ; Japanese painting

の

| x76 | Rank #1

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; indicates a confident conclusion ; indicates emotional emphasis ; indicates question

別(べつ)

| x1 | Rank #434

distinction; difference; discrimination ; separate; different; another; extra ; exception; exclusion ; classified by; ranked by; according to

やつ

| x1 | Rank #306

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

とか

| x3 | Rank #81

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that ...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

借(か)りる

| x1 | Rank #792

to borrow ; to rent; to hire ; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to receive ; to use (for another purpose); to put to a different use

少(すこ)し

| x2 | Rank #209

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

は

| x52 | Rank #2

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

落(お)ち着(つ)く

| x1 | Rank #506

to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; to relax ; to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate ; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in ; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.); to be fixed; to have been reached ; to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit ; to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued

なさる

| x2 | Rank #206

to do

今(いま)更(さら)

| x1 | Rank #2,003

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage ; afresh; anew; again

しかたない

| x1 | Rank #2,315

there's no (other) way ; cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice ; it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough ; hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful ; cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

それ

| x8 | Rank #24

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

そうなん

| x1 | Rank #2,328

(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

だけど

| x4 | Rank #181

but; however; although

さぁ

| x3 | Rank #1,827

come (on); come now; come along; here ; all right; right; okay; now; here goes ; well; hmm; uh; let's see; I'm not sure ; here; now; there (we go); ah; oh ; about that, ...; actually, ...

おっ

| x2 | Rank #508

oh; oops

飲(の)む

| x2 | Rank #358

to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine) ; to smoke (tobacco) ; to swallow up; to engulf ; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath) ; to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to ; to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe ; to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)

予(よ)定(てい)

| x1 | Rank #879

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate

もう一(いっ)回(かい)

| x1 | Rank #2,726

one more time; once more; once again

さらう

| x1 | Rank #4,044

to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge

くれる

| x3 | Rank #63

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