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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

方(ほう)

x2 | Rank #144

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

工藤

x22 | Rank #6,735

Kudau ; Kudoo ; Kudome ; Keiichi

ええ

x1 | Rank #153

yes; that is correct; right ; um; errr; well ; huh? ; grrr; gah; must I? ; good

最(さい)近(きん)

x2 | Rank #485

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now ; nearest; closest

異(い)常(じょう)気(き)象(しょう)

x1 | Rank #40,198

abnormal weather

で

x29 | Rank #10

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

水(すい)質(しつ)汚(お)染(せん)

x3 | Rank #125,762

water pollution

が

x50 | 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

ケ

x1 | Rank #3,085

進(すす)む

x3 | Rank #927

to advance; to go forward ; to precede; to go ahead (of) ; to make progress; to improve ; to deepen; to heighten ; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead ; to do of one's own free will

は

x50 | Rank #2

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

知(し)る

x2 | 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

そう

x5 | Rank #41

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

なの

x1 | Rank #97

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

そうなんです

x1 | Rank #29,629

yes; that is so

よ

x34 | Rank #11

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

ね

x12 | 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 ...

都(みやこ)

x1 | Rank #2,359

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government ; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light) ; location of the Imperial Palace

条(じょう)例(れい)

x2 | Rank #36,289

regulations; rules ; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw; law

に

x45 | 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

浄(じょう)水(すい)器(き)

x3 | Rank #66,235

water filter; water purification system

を

x36 | 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.

設(せっ)置(ち)

x1 | Rank #5,041

establishment; institution ; installation (of a machine or equipment)

もらう

x3 | Rank #157

to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected

んです

x4 | Rank #43

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

今(いま)

x2 | Rank #68

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

なら

x4 | Rank #67

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

お安(やす)い

x1 | Rank #30,067

easy; simple

できる

x3 | 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

うん

x4 | Rank #56

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

結(けっ)構(こう)

x2 | Rank #611

splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent; fine ; sufficient; satisfactory; enough; fine; all right; OK ; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough; fine (as in "I'm fine"); no, thank you ; rather; quite; fairly; pretty; surprisingly; quite a bit; fairly well ; structure; construction; framework; architecture

です

x10 | Rank #19

be; is

いや

x8 | Rank #76

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

いやいや

x1 | Rank #1,573

unwillingly; grudgingly; reluctantly ; shaking head in refusal (like a child) ; no!; no no!; not at all

これ

x10 | Rank #33

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

決(けっ)定(てい)

x1 | Rank #2,452

decision; determination

こと

x7 | 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 ...

な

x33 | Rank #32

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

引(ひ)き取(と)る

x1 | Rank #4,016

to take into one's possession; to receive; to accept; to collect; to claim ; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to adopt ; to leave; to go away; to withdraw; to get out

くださる

x4 | Rank #125

to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

連(れん)絡(らく)

x1 | Rank #619

contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message ; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting ; connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation; link

いただく

x1 | Rank #357

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

ありがとうございます

x1 | Rank #378

thank you

名(な)乗(の)る

x2 | Rank #2,845

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as) ; to claim to be; to call oneself; to wear the title of ; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being ; to adopt as one's name; to take (a name) ; to call out the goods one is selling

詐(さ)欺(ぎ)

x1 | Rank #4,602

fraud; swindle; graft; cheating; trick; scam ; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

一(いち)番(ばん)

x2 | Rank #369

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

迷(めい)惑(わく)

x1 | Rank #1,170

trouble; bother; annoyance; nuisance; inconvenience ; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

する

x10 | 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

私(わたし)

x5 | Rank #22

I; me

ども

x1 | Rank #6,928

first-person plural (or singular) ; second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

すぐに

x1 | Rank #361

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

ピン

x1 | Rank #4,400

pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin) ; (bowling) pin ; pin; flagstick

と

x19 | Rank #6

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

くる

x6 | Rank #63

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 ...")

あっ

x21 | Rank #40

ah; oh ; hey!

あの

x6 | Rank #49

that; those; the

チラシ

x1 | Rank #10,188

leaflet; flyer; handbill ; scattering ; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top ; writing in an irregular hand

だって

x3 | Rank #114

after all; because ; but ; even ; too; as well; also ; they say; I hear; you mean

いいこと

x1 | Rank #2,150

good thing; nice thing ; good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity ; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

お年(とし)寄(よ)り

x1 | Rank #14,837

old person; elderly person; senior citizen

狙(ねら)う

x1 | Rank #906

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.) ; to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to plan to make one's own ; to aim for; to set up as a goal

なんて

x3 | Rank #85

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

年(とし)寄(よ)り

x1 | Rank #6,993

old person; elderly person; senior citizen ; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay ; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate) ; important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

甘(あま)い

x1 | Rank #1,051

sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared ; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music) ; lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy ; naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient ; half-hearted; not finished properly ; insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose ; mild ; tempting; enticing; luring

見(み)る

x2 | 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) ...

って

x15 | 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 ...

て

x10 | Rank #21

人(じん)生(せい)経(けい)験(けん)

x1 | Rank #38,204

life experience

違(ちが)う

x2 | Rank #174

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?

んだ

x9 | Rank #16

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

から

x6 | 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

いつ

x1 | Rank #407

when; at what time; how soon ; normal times; ordinary days

間(あいだ)に入(はい)る

x1 | Rank #50,924

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

かしら

x1 | Rank #397

I wonder; do you think?; I might; how about ; some kind; some stage; somehow; somewhere

フッ

x6 | Rank #328

hah (derisively); pooh ; pfft (of something disappearing); poof ; huff; puff

その

x1 | Rank #28

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

とか

x1 | Rank #86

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

はい

x4 | Rank #51

yes; that is correct ; understood; I see; OK; okay ; present; here ; pardon?; what's that?; come again? ; now; here; here you go ; giddy-up; giddap

たまに

x2 | Rank #1,190

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

浄(じょう)水(すい)場(じょう)

x1 | Rank #79,431

water filtration plant; water purification plant

処(しょ)理(り)

x1 | Rank #3,373

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

追(お)いつく

x1 | Rank #2,559

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach ; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

なる

x5 | Rank #44

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

大(だい)丈(じょう)夫(ぶ)

x1 | 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

でした

x1 | Rank #450

was, were

正(せい)常(じょう)

x1 | Rank #6,919

normal; regular

範(はん)囲(い)

x3 | Rank #2,775

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

内(ない)

x3 | Rank #1,145

within ...; inside ...

直(ただ)ちに

x2 | Rank #6,465

at once; immediately; right away; without delay ; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

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