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

この

| x5 | Rank #25

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

週(しゅう)刊(かん)

| x1 | Rank #12,955

weekly publication

トラック

| x2 | Rank #5,256

truck; lorry

乗(の)る

| x1 | Rank #372

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark ; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount ; to reach; to go over; to pass ; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.) ; to take part; to participate; to join ; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.) ; to be deceived; to be taken in ; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered ; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

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

載(の)る

| x1 | Rank #2,769

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to be loaded on ; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded; to be reported; to be given

んです

| x9 | Rank #57

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

高(こう)速(そく)道(どう)路(ろ)

| x2 | Rank #18,487

highway; freeway; expressway; motorway

現(あらわ)れる

| x3 | Rank #764

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise ; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

高(こう)速(そく)

| x11 | Rank #5,079

high-speed; rapid; express ; highway; freeway; expressway; motorway

仮(か)面(めん)

| x25 | Rank #4,612

mask ; disguise; guise; mask

を

| x41 | 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.

取(しゅ)材(ざい)

| x3 | Rank #3,071

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

タロー

| x19 | Rank #57,433

Tharaud

で

| x14 | Rank #8

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

駆(か)け抜(ぬ)ける

| x1 | Rank #7,458

to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city) ; to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake

人(ひと)影(かげ)

| x1 | Rank #6,455

figure of a person; figures of people ; shadow of a person

なんて

| x1 | Rank #80

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

いう

| x6 | Rank #133

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

の

| x59 | Rank #1

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

は

| x46 | Rank #2

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

よくある

| x1 | Rank #4,731

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

都(と)市(し)伝(でん)説(せつ)

| x2 | Rank #12,472

urban legend

ひと

| x2 | Rank #701

another person; other people; others ; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) ; outsider; stranger

つ

| x2 | Rank #306

Tsu (city in Mie) ; harbour; harbor; port ; ferry

だろ

| x1 | Rank #188

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

ジロー

| x13 | Rank #44,446

Jiro; Giraud; Girault

かなり

| x1 | Rank #717

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

前(まえ)に

| x3 | Rank #164

ahead; before; ago

記(き)事(じ)

| x4 | Rank #3,072

article; news story; report; account

する

| x11 | 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

よね

| x2 | Rank #145

isn't that right?

サブロー

| x2 | Rank #73,614

Sabouraud; Sabraw

わん

| x1 | Rank #3,938

bay; gulf; inlet

いやぁ

| x1 | Rank #2,986

oh; oh my; oh dear; wow ; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

でも

| x4 | Rank #37

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do

パターン

| x1 | Rank #3,259

pattern ; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability; force of habit

初(はじ)めて

| x2 | Rank #287

for the first time ; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ... ; first time; (one's) first

じゃない

| x6 | Rank #48

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

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

だからって

| x1 | Rank #1,595

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

興(きょう)味(み)を引(ひ)く

| x1 | Rank #37,678

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

内(ない)容(よう)

| x1 | Rank #1,274

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

なんで

| x5 | Rank #192

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

雑(ざっ)誌(し)

| x1 | Rank #2,842

magazine; journal; periodical

買(か)う

| x2 | Rank #333

to buy; to purchase ; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize ; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour) ; to accept; to take on; to take up ; to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

ほら

| x1 | Rank #205

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

ここ

| x3 | Rank #47

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

事(じ)故(こ)

| x2 | Rank #1,311

accident; incident; trouble ; circumstances; reasons

遭(あ)う

| x1 | Rank #1,474

to meet; to encounter; to see ; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

御(ご)利(り)益(やく)

| x1 | Rank #25,897

divine grace; divine favour; blessing; answer to a prayer ; benefit; help

ある

| x6 | Rank #32

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about ; to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)

ステッカー

| x1 | Rank #38,539

sticker; (adhesive) label

気(き)

| x2 | Rank #88

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

ふ

| x1 | Rank #869

cloth; fabric; material; textile ; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

ん

| x9 | Rank #26

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

出(で)る

| x1 | Rank #99

to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over

なら

| x4 | Rank #56

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

俺(おれ)

| x6 | Rank #52

I; me

婚(こん)活(かつ)

| x1 | Rank #21,171

searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)

つながる

| x1 | Rank #1,293

to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to ; to lead to; to be related to ; to be related (by blood)

ような

| x1 | Rank #104

like; similar to ; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that) ; feels like; feels similar to; feels as if

やつ

| x1 | Rank #304

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

いい

| x3 | Rank #29

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

な

| x7 | 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?

じゃ

| x5 | Rank #63

then; well; so; well then

ない

| x2 | Rank #34

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

も

| x17 | 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

わかる

| x2 | Rank #1,096

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

件(けん)

| x1 | Rank #756

matter; affair; case; item; subject ; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc. ; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

私(わたし)

| x4 | Rank #27

I; me

一人(ひとり)で

| x1 | Rank #1,094

alone; by oneself; on one's own

くる

| x3 | 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 ...")

ロック

| x2 | Rank #3,394

lock ; lock (in rugby); lock forward

いらっしゃる

| x1 | Rank #692

to come; to go; to be (somewhere) ; to be (doing)

ドアベル

| x2 | Rank #33,366

doorbell

て

| x10 | Rank #16

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 ...

事(じ)件(けん)

| x4 | Rank #872

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

解(かい)決(けつ)

| x3 | Rank #1,424

settlement; solution; resolution

くれる

| x2 | Rank #64

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

というのは

| x1 | Rank #938

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

違(ちが)う

| x1 | Rank #131

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?

よ

| x18 | Rank #11

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

あっ

| x21 | Rank #84

ah; oh ; hey!

ぬっし

| x1 | Rank #236,249

lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist

特(とく)集(しゅう)号(ごう)

| x1 | Rank #67,462

special number

だ

| x21 | Rank #9

be; is

と

| x13 | Rank #6

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

聞(き)く

| x3 | Rank #98

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

んだ

| x24 | Rank #19

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

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