Jiten beta

in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio ; after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") ; beginning; start

日本(にほん)

x1 | Rank #534

Japan

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

戻(もど)る

x1 | Rank #264

to turn back (e.g. half-way) ; to return; to go back ; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned ; to rebound; to spring back

の

x77 | 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

が

x58 | 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

なんで

x2 | Rank #142

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

な

x35 | Rank #32

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

案(あん)外(がい)

x1 | Rank #3,227

unexpectedly; surprisingly ; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen; surprising

えっ

x7 | Rank #75

huh?; what's up?

と

x25 | Rank #6

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

実(じつ)は

x1 | Rank #449

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

そう

x2 | Rank #41

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

でも

x5 | Rank #39

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

ない

x7 | Rank #35

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

んです

x1 | Rank #43

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

よ

x22 | Rank #11

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

昨(さっ)今(こん)

x1 | Rank #19,800

these days; nowadays; recently; lately

アジア諸(しょ)国(こく)

x1 | Rank #97,386

Asian countries; Asian nations

から

x14 | 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

郷(きょう)愁(しゅう)

x1 | Rank #37,287

nostalgia; homesickness

を

x34 | 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.

感(かん)じる

x1 | Rank #481

to feel; to sense; to experience

旅(りょ)行(こう)者(しゃ)

x1 | Rank #34,792

traveller; traveler

て

x8 | Rank #21

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 ...

さらに

x1 | Rank #740

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

富(ふ)裕(ゆう)層(そう)

x1 | Rank #36,092

wealthy people; the rich

移(い)民(みん)

x1 | Rank #17,694

immigration; emigration ; immigrant; emigrant

呼(よ)び込(こ)む

x1 | Rank #18,343

to call in; to invite; to bring in

おかげで

x2 | Rank #909

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

思(おも)いのほか

x1 | Rank #18,609

unexpectedly; surprisingly

経(けい)済(ざい)

x1 | Rank #9,684

economy; economics ; finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances ; being economical; economy; thrift

回(めぐ)る

x1 | Rank #1,132

to go around; to make a circle around ; to surround; to circle; to enclose ; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return; to repeat; to circulate (of blood, money, etc.) ; to travel around; to make a tour of ; to concern (a matter); to surround

始(はじ)める

x1 | Rank #444

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate ; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish ; to start ...; to begin to ...

ロボット

x3 | Rank #2,567

robot ; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

同(どう)胞(ほう)

x1 | Rank #8,158

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

こき使(つか)う

x1 | Rank #14,617

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

か

x32 | 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

いや

x4 | Rank #76

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

まあ

x1 | Rank #145

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now ; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat ; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... ; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

基(き)本(ほん)

x1 | Rank #2,544

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

文(もん)句(く)

x1 | Rank #1,718

complaint; grumbling; objection ; phrase; words; expression

言(い)う

x5 | Rank #50

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

ため息(いき)

x1 | Rank #1,940

sigh

かも

x1 | Rank #340

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

で

x18 | Rank #10

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

少(しょう)佐(さ)

x2 | Rank #3,819

major; lieutenant commander; wing commander

たち

x17 | Rank #124

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

はい

x1 | 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

テロ

x1 | Rank #6,840

terror; terrorism

スト

x1 | Rank #12,549

strike (i.e. industrial action)

重(かさ)なる

x1 | Rank #4,507

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another ; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate ; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously

という

x1 | Rank #61

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

こと

x11 | 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 ...

１(いっ)週(しゅう)間(かん)

x1 | Rank #2,863

one week

ほど

x1 | Rank #224

extent; degree; measure ; limit; bounds ; (span of) time ; (a) distance ; the state of; the status of; the condition of ; about; around; approximately; or so ; as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ... ; the more ... the more ...

到(とう)着(ちゃく)

x2 | Rank #2,235

arrival

遅(おく)れる

x1 | Rank #1,586

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue ; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times) ; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death ; to be slow (of a clock or watch)

とのこと

x1 | Rank #4,719

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

です

x7 | Rank #19

be; is

そうか

x1 | Rank #281

is that so? ; I see; right; oh; OK

フッ

x3 | Rank #328

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

あの

x3 | Rank #49

that; those; the

さん

x11 | Rank #20

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

どちら

x2 | Rank #1,154

which way; which direction; where ; which one (esp. of two alternatives) ; who

おやじ

x1 | Rank #2,847

one's father; one's old man; dad; pops ; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer ; one's boss ; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord ; grizzly bear

には

x3 | Rank #37

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

一(いっ)緒(しょ)に

x1 | Rank #184

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

合(ごう)流(りゅう)

x1 | Rank #3,678

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining ; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up; merging (e.g. of traffic); meeting (up)

する

x15 | 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

くれる

x4 | Rank #84

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

じゃあ

x7 | Rank #116

then; well; so; well then

ええっ

x1 | Rank #1,120

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

ええ

x2 | Rank #153

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

男(だん)性(せい)

x5 | Rank #1,117

man; male ; masculine gender

Ｉ(アイ)Ｄ(ディー)

x1 | Rank #11,975

identification; ID; identity

パスワード

x2 | Rank #10,526

password

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

だった

x9 | Rank #38

was; were

うん

x8 | Rank #56

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

なしだ

x31 | Rank #112,142

Nashida

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

まったく

x2 | Rank #465

really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly ; indeed ; good grief

目(め)

x1 | Rank #121

eye; eyeball ; eyesight; sight; vision ; look; stare; gaze; glance ; notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) ; an experience ; viewpoint ; discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality) ; (an) appearance ; chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) ; spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave

だけ

x3 | Rank #45

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

も

x13 | 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

義(ぎ)体(たい)

x1 | Rank #23,551

artificial body; cyborg

化(か)

x1 | Rank #2,529

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

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

もん

x3 | Rank #268

gate ; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master ; division; phylum ; counter for cannons

ねえ

x12 | Rank #96

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 ...

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