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x7 | Rank #1,827

railway station; train station ; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan) ; counter for railway stations and bus stations

向(む)こう

x2 | Rank #730

opposite side; other side ; over there; ahead; beyond; (in the) distance; far away; far off ; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad) ; the other party; the other side ; from now; next (e.g. two weeks); coming ...; from ... onwards

の

x87 | 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

子(こ)どもたち

x1 | Rank #5,095

children

うわさ

x2 | Rank #2,471

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

では

x3 | Rank #70

then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...

古(ふる)い

x17 | Rank #1,781

old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn ; long; since long ago; time-honored ; of the distant past; long-ago ; stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny ; old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

空(くう)間(かん)

x21 | Rank #1,607

space; room; airspace

最(もっと)も

x1 | Rank #1,700

most; extremely

深(ふか)い

x2 | Rank #1,064

deep ; profound ; dense; thick ; close (relationship) ; intense; strong ; late

部(ぶ)分(ぶん)

x1 | Rank #1,111

portion; section; part

には

x7 | 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)

きけん

x1 | Rank #20,428

danger; peril; hazard ; risk

危(き)険(けん)

x1 | Rank #852

danger; peril; hazard ; risk

が

x55 | 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

住(す)む

x1 | Rank #1,065

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

そうです

x1 | Rank #291

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

きょうこ

x1 | Rank #64,037

firm; strong; solid; stable

京子

x4 | Rank #4,162

Atsuko ; Kiyouko ; Kiyoko ; Takako ; Michiko

どこ

x5 | Rank #141

where; what place ; how much (long, far); what extent

おんち

x1 | Rank #36,140

tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music ; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate

まったく

x1 | Rank #465

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

方(ほう)向(こう)音(おん)痴(ち)

x5 | Rank #30,928

(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality

なんだ

x5 | Rank #80

what!; oh ; what the heck; what the; damn

から

x13 | 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

それにしても

x3 | Rank #1,285

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

この

x8 | Rank #27

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

地(ち)図(ず)

x2 | Rank #2,607

map; atlas; chart; plan

かんじん

x1 | Rank #44,992

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

時(とき)には

x1 | Rank #3,480

at times; occasionally

必(かなら)ず

x1 | Rank #562

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

役(やく)に立(た)たない

x1 | Rank #11,049

of no avail; useless

わね

x1 | Rank #560

isn't it?; it really is

きり

x2 | Rank #2,478

end; finish; place to stop ; bound; limit; end ; delivery date (of a futures contract) ; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville) ; trump card ; king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta) ; counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.) ; only; just ; (ever) since; after ; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

あっ

x12 | Rank #40

ah; oh ; hey!

霧(きり)

x2 | Rank #2,539

fog; mist ; spray

だ

x24 | Rank #8

be; is

わ

x23 | Rank #52

indicates emotion or admiration ; indicates emphasis ; I; me ; wah! ; boo!

そういえば

x1 | Rank #573

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

使(つか)う

x2 | Rank #230

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak

時(とき)

x8 | Rank #110

time; hour; moment ; occasion; case ; chance; opportunity; season ; the times; the age; the day ; tense

いつも

x3 | Rank #232

always; all the time; at all times ; never ; usual; regular; habitual; customary

近(ちか)く

x3 | Rank #683

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

に

x49 | 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

ある

x12 | Rank #36

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

は

x31 | Rank #2

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

さが

x2 | Rank #11,330

one's nature; one's destiny ; custom; tradition; habit; convention

まだ

x2 | Rank #104

still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done

探(さが)す

x8 | Rank #662

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek ; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around

捜(さが)す

x2 | Rank #1,132

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek ; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around

あそこ

x5 | Rank #829

there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where ; genitals; private parts; nether regions ; that far; that much; that point

まで

x7 | Rank #60

until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely

行(い)く

x5 | Rank #83

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) ; to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road) ; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along ; to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try ; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by ; to stream; to flow ; to die; to pass away ; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...) ; to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive ; to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

見(み)つかる

x6 | Rank #813

to be found; to be discovered

かも

x8 | Rank #340

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

ま

x2 | Rank #267

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!

いご

x1 | Rank #34,997

after this; from now on; hereafter ; thereafter; since (then); after

迷子(まいご)

x6 | Rank #5,002

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

呼(よ)び出(だ)し

x1 | Rank #12,594

call; summons; paging; curtain call ; call; invocation ; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc. ; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached ; box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse) ; high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period) ; unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

を

x28 | 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.

いたす

x1 | Rank #878

to do

お

x1 | Rank #343

oh! (expression of slight surprise)

ぎ

x1 | Rank #2,845

technique; art; skill; move

ゆうこ

x2 | Rank #15,702

superior (major) arc

ちゃん

x7 | Rank #54

suffix for familiar person

お母(かあ)様(さま)

x1 | Rank #3,172

mother

待(ま)つ

x3 | Rank #135

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

です

x1 | Rank #19

be; is

ウッ

x1 | Rank #179

oof; ough; ulp

私(わたし)

x15 | Rank #22

I; me

こと

x5 | 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 ...

年(とし)

x4 | Rank #143

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

３(さん)組(くみ)

x1 | Rank #15,895

set of three; three sets; three classes

洋(よう)服(ふく)

x1 | Rank #6,589

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

丸(まる)い

x1 | Rank #3,881

round; circular; spherical ; curved; smooth ; harmonious; calm; peaceful; amiable; amicable

やむ

x1 | Rank #256

to fall ill ; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

方(ほう)

x4 | 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)

でしょ

x4 | Rank #138

it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?

何(なん)で

x3 | Rank #261

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

で

x22 | Rank #10

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

よ

x26 | Rank #11

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

も

x29 | 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

ど

x2 | Rank #812

but; however ; even though; even if

すぐ

x1 | Rank #428

immediately; at once; right away; directly ; soon; before long; shortly ; easily; readily; without difficulty ; right (near); nearby; just (handy) ; honest; upright; frank; straightforward

戻(もど)る

x5 | 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

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 ...")

あなた

x7 | Rank #92

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

電(でん)話(わ)

x2 | Rank #556

telephone call; phone call ; telephone (device); phone

つながる

x1 | Rank #2,100

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

わよ

x4 | Rank #345

emphatic sentence-ending particle

それ

x10 | Rank #26

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

町(まち)

x1 | Rank #651

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

おかしい

x1 | Rank #614

funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous ; strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; wrong; unusual; eccentric ; wrong; unsuitable; improper; inappropriate; unbecoming ; suspicious

せい

x2 | Rank #429

(logical) true; regular ; 10^40; ten duodecillion ; original ; positive; greater than zero ; thesis (in dialectics)

なの

x11 | Rank #97

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

そんなもの

x1 | Rank #2,073

that's the way it is; such is life

する

x7 | 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

昔(むかし)

x5 | Rank #435

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago ; the past ten years; the past decade

方(ほう)向(こう)

x1 | Rank #1,753

direction; orientation; bearing; way ; course (e.g. of action)

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

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