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

まっさいちゅう

| x2 | Rank #124,115

right in the middle (of); midst; height

おかず

| x1 | Rank #5,918

small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish ; fill; fill-in (drumming) ; jack-off material; something to masturbate to

は

| x366 | Rank #3

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

なあに

| x2 | Rank #3,868

what ; what? ; hey!

うめぼし

| x1 | Rank #64,748

umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

こうこ

| x1 | Rank #74,934

finance corporation

ひときれ

| x1 | Rank #116,315

slice; small piece

ちょうだい

| x2 | Rank #1,351

receiving; getting; accepting; being given ; eating; drinking; having ; please (give me; do for me)

あら

| x3 | Rank #519

oh!; ah!; oh no

あんた

| x2 | Rank #205

you

ちょっと

| x6 | Rank #67

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

つき

| x2 | Rank #3,101

desk

ね

| x26 | 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 ...

元(もと)

| x3 | Rank #493

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

鳥(とり)

| x8 | Rank #2,029

bird ; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

さえずり

| x7 | Rank #15,836

chirp; twitter; warble ; whale tongue

雌(めす)

| x8 | Rank #18,229

female (animal, plant)

私(わたし)たち

| x6 | Rank #379

we; us

もともと

| x3 | Rank #1,234

originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature ; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

人(じん)家(か)

| x2 | Rank #39,795

house; dwelling; human habitation

近(ちか)く

| x1 | Rank #504

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity ; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to ; shortly; soon

に

| x294 | 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

住(す)む

| x3 | Rank #692

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

いいえ

| x2 | Rank #774

no ; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

人(にん)間(げん)

| x73 | Rank #190

human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)

食(た)べ物(もの)

| x1 | Rank #2,005

food

を

| x371 | 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.

失(しっ)敬(けい)

| x2 | Rank #7,270

rudeness; impoliteness; disrespect; impertinence ; leaving; going (on one's way); saying goodbye ; taking without permission; stealing; pinching; pilfering ; my apologies; I must be going now; so long

する

| x56 | 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

ん

| x36 | Rank #23

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

じゃない

| x21 | Rank #40

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

んです

| x24 | Rank #51

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

よ

| x32 | Rank #10

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

田(た)んぼ

| x1 | Rank #19,400

paddy field; farm

や

| x52 | Rank #98

such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?

畑(はたけ)

| x2 | Rank #4,334

field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation ; field (of specialization); sphere; area; line ; womb; birth; birthplace

が

| x282 | 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

| x37 | Rank #29

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

と

| x139 | Rank #6

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

カエル

| x1 | Rank #7,942

frog ; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

バッタ

| x1 | Rank #20,541

grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)

とか

| x6 | 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

ネズミ

| x8 | Rank #5,001

mouse; rat ; dark gray; slate gray

モグラ

| x1 | Rank #24,117

mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)

とる

| x1 | Rank #413

to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold ; to pass; to hand; to give ; to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation) ; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose ; to remove; to get rid of; to take off ; to take away; to steal; to rob ; to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins) ; to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop) ; to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside ; to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep

し

| x5 | Rank #110

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

かき

| x1 | Rank #16,473

summer season

クワ

| x1 | Rank #32,395

mulberry (tree)

実(じつ)

| x2 | Rank #2,006

truth; reality ; sincerity; honesty; fidelity ; content; substance ; (good) result

も

| x125 | 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

拾(ひろ)う

| x2 | Rank #1,267

to pick up; to gather ; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped) ; to select; to choose; to pick out ; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.); to snatch (an unexpected victory); to pull off ; to pick up (someone; in a car, etc.) ; to flag down (a taxi); to hail ; to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.) ; to (just manage to) return (the ball); to return (a difficult shot) ; to take on (someone in adverse circumstances); to employ; to give a job; to take in ; to walk; to go on foot

ただ

| x6 | Rank #162

ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

山(やま)

| x32 | Rank #1,079

mountain; hill ; mine ; (mountain) forest ; heap; pile; stack; mountain ; protruding or high part of an object; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire) ; climax; peak; critical point ; guess; speculation; gamble ; (criminal) case; crime ; mountain climbing; mountaineering ; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)

中(うち)

| x1 | Rank #181

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

より

| x4 | Rank #122

than ; rather than; instead of; over; above ; from; out of; since; at; on (and after) ; except; but; other than ; more

ずっと

| x2 | Rank #182

continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout ; much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal ; far (away); long (ago, before, after) ; straight; directly

エサ

| x3 | Rank #6,575

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food ; bait; lure; enticement

豊(ほう)富(ふ)

| x1 | Rank #6,096

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

ものですから

| x1 | Rank #6,195

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

それ

| x35 | Rank #20

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

去(きょ)年(ねん)

| x1 | Rank #1,757

last year

春(はる)

| x6 | Rank #1,845

spring; springtime ; New Year ; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday ; adolescence; puberty ; sexuality; sexual desire

突(とつ)然(ぜん)

| x3 | Rank #671

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

空(あ)き家(や)

| x1 | Rank #16,554

vacant house; unoccupied house

なる

| x25 | Rank #34

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

だれ

| x4 | Rank #5,174

who

越(こ)す

| x2 | Rank #3,345

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across ; to get over (e.g. hardship) ; to pass time (e.g. a winter) ; to surpass; to be better than; to exceed ; to move house ; to go; to come

くる

| x12 | Rank #54

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 ...")

気(け)配(はい)

| x1 | Rank #1,981

indication; sign; hint; sensation; feeling ; tone (of the market)

ない

| x19 | Rank #32

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

ので

| x19 | Rank #138

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

寝(ね)ぐら

| x4 | Rank #93,567

roost; nest ; pad; crib; one's home; sleeping place

ここ

| x9 | Rank #41

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

移(うつ)す

| x2 | Rank #3,062

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to swap; to substitute ; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.) ; to divert (one's attention) to ; to spend (time); to let (time) pass ; to infect ; to permeate something (with a color, smell, etc.)

声(こえ)

| x20 | Rank #191

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

そんなわけで

| x1 | Rank #7,244

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

この

| x51 | Rank #22

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

１(いち)年(ねん)

| x3 | Rank #1,281

one year; some time ago

本(ほん)当(とう)に

| x9 | Rank #171

really; truly

素(す)敵(てき)

| x1 | Rank #2,626

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; splendid; marvellous; fantastic; superb

暮(く)らし

| x4 | Rank #2,605

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

できる

| x7 | Rank #88

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