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

秘(ひ)密(みつ)

| x14 | Rank #972

secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy ; mystery ; secret (e.g. to success) ; esoteric teachings

を

| x52 | 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.

探(さが)しに

| x1 | Rank #6,319

in search of; in order to look for

図(と)書(しょ)室(しつ)

| x1 | Rank #9,531

library (usu. single-room); small library

本(もと)

| x14 | Rank #621

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

調(しら)べる

| x1 | Rank #658

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

私(わたし)

| x8 | Rank #24

I; me

そうこう

| x1 | Rank #18,516

hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste

する

| x15 | 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

うち

| x3 | Rank #148

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

中(うち)

| x4 | Rank #182

五(ご)

| x2 | Rank #2,382

five; 5

番(ばん)目(め)

| x3 | Rank #4,811

the nth ... ; divisions of a kabuki performance

七(なな)不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ)

| x8 | Rank #24,693

seven wonders (of a particular area) ; total mystery; enigma; conundrum

１６時

| x4 | Rank #22,244

4 PM

書(しょ)庫(こ)

| x4 | Rank #19,153

library; book storage; stack room ; archive (file)

うわさ

| x6 | Rank #2,277

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

に

| x30 | 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

たどり着(つ)く

| x1 | Rank #3,418

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

もし

| x1 | Rank #284

if; in case; supposing

が

| x57 | 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

ある

| x8 | Rank #29

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

なら

| x10 | Rank #53

if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow

読(よ)む

| x5 | Rank #449

to read ; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant ; to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine ; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji) ; to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time) ; to count; to estimate ; to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading

みる

| x2 | Rank #120

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) ...

けど

| x9 | Rank #37

but; however; although

１(ひと)人(り)

| x2 | Rank #588

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

で

| x20 | Rank #35

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

行(い)く

| x7 | Rank #59

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) ; to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road) ; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along ; to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try ; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by ; to stream; to flow ; to die; to pass away ; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...) ; to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive ; to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

なあ

| x3 | Rank #286

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

| x24 | Rank #56

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?

先(せん)輩(ぱい)

| x12 | Rank #771

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

俺(おれ)

| x32 | Rank #44

I; me

も

| x22 | 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

うん

| x4 | Rank #65

yes; yeah; uh huh ; hum; hmmm; well; erm; huh? ; oof

ごめん

| x1 | Rank #201

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me ; may I come in? ; permission; leave; license ; dismissal; discharge ; not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid

ね

| x24 | Rank #12

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 ...

つきあわせる

| x1 | Rank #17,455

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with ; to compare (with); to check (against); to match; to tally

平(へい)気(き)

| x4 | Rank #926

cool; calm; composed; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmoved; indifferent ; all right; fine; OK; okay

っす

| x4 | Rank #978

be; is

ため

| x1 | Rank #174

good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning

火(ひ)

| x1 | Rank #1,073

fire; flame; blaze

水(みず)

| x1 | Rank #597

water (esp. cool or cold) ; fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid ; flood; floodwaters ; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout ; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

それ

| x6 | Rank #20

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

あいつ

| x7 | Rank #271

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

って

| x27 | 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 ...

し

| x4 | Rank #110

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

弱(じゃく)点(てん)

| x1 | Rank #3,644

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot; tender spot

知(し)る

| x10 | Rank #89

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

とか

| x2 | Rank #75

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

源(みなもと)

| x4 | Rank #5,146

source (of a river); fountainhead ; source; origin; root

てば

| x1 | Rank #17,217

chicken wing

まだ

| x1 | Rank #78

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

こと

| x23 | 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 ...

祓(はら)う

| x2 | Rank #23,615

to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify

気(き)

| x3 | Rank #82

spirit; mind; heart ; nature; disposition ; intention; mind; will; motivation ; mood; feelings ; consciousness ; care; attention; consideration; worry ; interest ; (the) air; atmosphere ; ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood ; fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste

なの

| x3 | Rank #87

that's the way it is; yes ; is that so?; is it?

ああ

| x8 | Rank #62

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

光(ひかり)

| x1 | Rank #953

light ; illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow ; happiness; hope ; influence; power ; vision; eyesight ; optical fiber; optical fibre

いい

| x9 | Rank #25

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

怪(かい)異(い)

| x7 | Rank #24,324

mystery; curiosity; strangeness; monstrosity ; ghost; monster; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; goblin

なんて

| x6 | Rank #73

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

んだ

| x17 | Rank #17

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

よ

| x31 | Rank #10

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

思(おも)う

| x6 | Rank #55

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

何(なに)

| x17 | Rank #26

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)

んです

| x6 | Rank #51

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

なのに

| x3 | Rank #341

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that

だから

| x6 | Rank #46

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already

何(なに)か

| x6 | Rank #97

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

違(ちが)う

| x2 | Rank #123

to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) ; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken ; to become abnormal; to go wrong ; isn't it?; wasn't it?

か

| x30 | 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

じゃあ

| x4 | Rank #127

then; well; so; well then

私(わたし)たち

| x2 | Rank #379

we; us

知(ち)

| x1 | Rank #8,404

wisdom ; jnana (higher knowledge)

りたい

| x1 | Rank #8,332

essence of all things ; noumenon

同(どう)士(し)

| x1 | Rank #1,010

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

仲(なか)間(ま)

| x1 | Rank #578

companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade; partner; colleague; coworker; associate ; group; company; circle; set; gang ; member of the same category (family, class)

だ

| x30 | Rank #8

be; is

一(いっ)緒(しょ)に

| x1 | Rank #134

together (with) ; at the same time ; in one lump; in the same category

頑(がん)張(ば)る

| x1 | Rank #318

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

ウッ

| x4 | Rank #289

oof; ough; ulp

あああ

| x2 | Rank #2,041

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

あっ

| x16 | Rank #77

ah; oh ; hey!

蝶(ちょう)

| x2 | Rank #9,340

butterfly