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

始(はじ)まる

x1 | Rank #679

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

本(ほん)日(じつ)

x1 | Rank #1,575

today; this day

の

x110 | 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

を

x52 | 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.

説(せつ)明(めい)

x1 | Rank #822

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

いたす

x1 | Rank #819

to do

うん

x4 | Rank #54

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

おそらく

x1 | Rank #1,422

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

入(にゅう)学(がく)試(し)験(けん)

x1 | Rank #35,371

entrance examination

免(めん)除(じょ)

x1 | Rank #21,365

exemption; exoneration; discharge

により

x1 | Rank #1,621

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

真(ま)ん中(なか)

x2 | Rank #3,474

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

Ｃ(シー)

x9 | Rank #1,979

C; c ; Celsius ; cyan

クラス

x11 | Rank #765

class

に

x47 | 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

配(はい)置(ち)

x1 | Rank #4,685

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration; layout

ではない

x4 | Rank #193

is not; am not; are not

か

x37 | 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

と

x35 | Rank #6

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

なるほど

x6 | Rank #396

I see; that's right; indeed

ですが

x1 | Rank #407

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

結(けっ)果(か)

x2 | Rank #607

result; consequence; outcome; effect ; as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ... ; bearing fruit; fruiting

で

x33 | Rank #11

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

替(か)え

x1 | Rank #13,018

change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy ; rate of exchange

ある

x7 | Rank #36

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

とのこと

x1 | Rank #4,551

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

なので

x1 | Rank #818

because; as; since

デシ

x1 | Rank #239

deci-; 10^-1

たら

x1 | Rank #5,349

if; when; after ; when it comes to ...; as for ...; that ... ; why don't you ...; why not ...; how about ...; what about ... ; I tell you!; I said ...; I really mean ... ; vocative particle

すぐに

x2 | Rank #370

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

Ａ(エー)

x4 | Rank #1,189

A; a

へ

x4 | Rank #86

to; towards; for

行(い)ける

x1 | Rank #23,018

to be good (at); to go well ; to look (taste, etc.) good ; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

思(おも)う

x4 | Rank #71

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

それ

x9 | Rank #26

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

は

x62 | Rank #2

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

困(こま)る

x1 | Rank #579

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

ね

x16 | 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 ...

これ

x13 | Rank #33

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

共(きょう)通(つう)

x1 | Rank #6,530

common; shared; mutual ; to be common (to); to be shared (by) ; -wide

以(い)外(がい)

x2 | Rank #525

excluding; except (for); apart from; other than; besides; in addition to ; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)

上(じょう)級(きゅう)

x2 | Rank #5,448

upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class

学(がく)年(ねん)

x1 | Rank #6,575

academic year; school year ; year in school; grade in school

受(う)ける

x1 | Rank #459

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

難(むずか)しい

x5 | Rank #788

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.) ; impossible; unfeasible ; fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased ; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look) ; dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable ; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

ばかり

x2 | Rank #383

only; merely; nothing but; no more than ; approximately; about ; just (finished, etc.) ; as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute ; indicates emphasis ; always; constantly

じゃない

x9 | Rank #45

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

なら

x4 | Rank #65

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

たやすい

x1 | Rank #9,794

easy; simple; light

選(えら)ぶ

x1 | Rank #611

to choose; to select

いや

x5 | Rank #75

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

無(む)理(り)

x2 | Rank #306

unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable ; impossible ; forcible; forced; compulsory ; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate ; to work too hard; to try too hard ; no way; not a chance; never; dream on ; irrational

です

x5 | Rank #18

be; is

って

x8 | 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 ...

待(ま)つ

x2 | Rank #129

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

よ

x12 | Rank #10

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

むしろ

x1 | Rank #985

rather; better; instead; if anything

好(こう)都(つ)合(ごう)

x1 | Rank #9,537

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

かもしれない

x1 | Rank #275

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

こんな

x3 | Rank #99

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

高(こう)度(ど)

x2 | Rank #5,013

altitude; height; elevation ; high-degree; high-grade; advanced; sophisticated; strong

教(きょう)師(し)

x1 | Rank #1,778

teacher (classroom)

連(れん)中(ちゅう)

x2 | Rank #779

company; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folks ; troupe; company (of musicians)

期(き)待(たい)

x1 | Rank #1,075

expectation; anticipation; hope ; promising; rising; up-and-coming

大(おお)いに

x1 | Rank #5,715

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly; a great deal; a lot; to one's heart's content

膨(ふく)らむ

x1 | Rank #4,865

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

だろう

x5 | Rank #67

seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

だから

x5 | Rank #57

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

そこ

x5 | Rank #154

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

から

x15 | 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

落(お)とす

x1 | Rank #1,062

to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind ; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape ; to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election) ; to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances ; to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with ; to download; to copy from a computer to another medium ; to make someone swoon (judo) ; to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line) ; to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting) ; to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

いい

x4 | Rank #29

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

よし

x1 | Rank #510

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

いこう

x1 | Rank #29,861

transition; changeover; switchover; shift ; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)

うふふ

x1 | Rank #1,615

tee-hee

いってくる

x1 | Rank #130,169

I'm off; see you later ; to go (and then come back)

長(なが)い

x1 | Rank #704

long (distance, length) ; long (time); protracted; prolonged

ない

x4 | Rank #1,614

dead

別(わか)れる

x1 | Rank #1,470

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from ; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce ; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

というのは

x1 | Rank #1,047

because ...; for ...; the reason being ... ; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...; how about ...

惜(お)しい

x2 | Rank #3,158

regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate ; precious; dear; valuable ; too good for; deserving better ; almost (but not quite); close (but no cigar)

ものですから

x1 | Rank #8,650

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

そうです

x1 | Rank #282

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression ; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

そっち

x1 | Rank #710

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

子(こ)

x1 | Rank #238

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

従(じゅう)者(しゃ)

x2 | Rank #8,793

attendant; valet; servant; follower

だ

x46 | Rank #8

be; is

ありえる

x1 | Rank #12,045

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

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

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