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

双(ふた)子(ご)

x1 | Rank #3,929

twins; twin

には

x4 | Rank #38

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

それぞれ

x1 | Rank #1,226

each; respectively

２(ふた)つ

x1 | Rank #1,581

two

世(せ)界(かい)

x2 | Rank #223

the world; society; the universe ; sphere; circle; world ; world-renowned; world-famous ; realm governed by one Buddha; space

が

x46 | 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

同(どう)時(じ)に

x1 | Rank #927

at the same time; at once; simultaneously; concurrently ; just as ...; the moment ...; just after ... ; (but) at the same time; as well as; also; on the other hand

存(そん)在(ざい)

x1 | Rank #474

existence; being; presence

する

x16 | Rank #19

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

妖(よう)怪(かい)

x13 | Rank #1,399

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin; yōkai

人(にん)間(げん)

x7 | Rank #173

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

影(かげ)

x1 | Rank #1,105

shadow; silhouette; figure; shape ; reflection; image ; ominous sign ; light (stars, moon) ; trace; shadow (of one's former self) ; behind; background; other side

光(ひかり)

x1 | Rank #561

light ; illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow ; happiness; hope ; influence; power ; vision; eyesight ; optical fiber; optical fibre

あちら

x1 | Rank #3,835

that way; that direction; over there; yonder ; that (one) ; that person ; there; over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)

戦(せん)国(ごく)

x2 | Rank #14,883

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war ; Warring States period (Japan, China) ; competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.); anybody's game

世(よ)

x1 | Rank #2,163

world; society; public ; life; lifetime ; age; era; period; epoch; generation ; reign; rule ; the times ; world (of existence)

戦(たたか)い

x1 | Rank #621

battle; war; fight; conflict ; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) ; contest; competition; match; game

安(やす)らぐ

x1 | Rank #17,420

to feel at ease

悲(かな)しみ

x1 | Rank #3,402

sadness; sorrow; grief ; affection; love

喜(よろこ)び

x1 | Rank #3,411

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations

現(げん)実(じつ)

x1 | Rank #1,152

reality; actuality; hard fact

夢(ゆめ)

x1 | Rank #316

dream

永(えい)遠(えん)

x2 | Rank #1,925

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

一(いっ)瞬(しゅん)

x1 | Rank #787

instant; moment; for an instant

そして

x3 | Rank #117

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

大(だい)嫌(きら)い

x1 | Rank #5,675

hating; strongly disliking

大(だい)好(す)き

x1 | Rank #931

liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

御(お)伽(とぎ)草(ぞう)子(し)

x1 | Rank #67,088

fairy-tale book

夜(や)叉(しゃ)

x2 | Rank #13,783

yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

姫(ひめ)

x2 | Rank #960

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.) ; girl ; small; cute; lesser (in names of species) ; prostitute

は

x52 | Rank #2

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

前(ぜん)途(と)多(た)難(なん)

x1 | Rank #33,939

having many difficulties in store; grim prospects

運(うん)命(めい)

x1 | Rank #1,112

fate; destiny; lot

に

x43 | 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

突(つ)き進(すす)む

x1 | Rank #8,430

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

泡(あわ)立(だ)つ

x1 | Rank #26,004

to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)

音(おと)

x2 | Rank #204

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

耳(みみ)

x3 | Rank #882

ear ; hearing ; ear (for music, etc.) ; edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage ; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle

千(せん)里(り)

x3 | Rank #6,175

1000 ri; (a) long distance

笑(わら)い声(ごえ)

x3 | Rank #1,546

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

うわさ

x2 | Rank #2,257

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

聞(き)く

x3 | Rank #128

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

ぞ

x22 | Rank #58

adds force or indicates command

を

x48 | 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.

裏(うら)切(ぎ)る

x1 | Rank #1,643

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to go back on; to be unfaithful (to) ; to disappoint; to let down

そうだ

x3 | Rank #121

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

な

x22 | Rank #17

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?

さすが

x1 | Rank #665

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone) ; still; all the same; after all ; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

さん

x4 | Rank #25

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

相(あい)変(か)わらず

x1 | Rank #1,177

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

地(じ)獄(ごく)耳(みみ)

x1 | Rank #39,312

being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears ; ability to remember everything one hears

です

x5 | Rank #18

be; is

ね

x8 | 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 ...

しかし

x3 | Rank #162

however; but

いくら

x1 | Rank #752

how much ; something over; and something; -odd ; however (much); no matter how

お前(まえ)

x11 | Rank #62

you ; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

で

x20 | Rank #11

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

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

から

x7 | 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

逃(のが)れる

x1 | Rank #3,756

to escape

こと

x12 | 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 ...

て

x6 | Rank #20

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 ...

なんて

x2 | Rank #84

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

微(み)塵(じん)

x1 | Rank #9,469

particle; atom; little piece ; not at all; not the slightest

思(おも)う

x2 | 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

よ

x10 | Rank #10

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

せっかく

x1 | Rank #650

with trouble; at great pains ; rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited ; kind; generous ; specially; especially; expressly

自(じ)由(ゆう)の身(み)

x1 | Rank #26,118

freedom; free man; free woman

なる

x5 | Rank #43

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

んです

x2 | Rank #42

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

好(す)き

x3 | Rank #194

liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite ; liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved ; faddism; eccentricity ; as one likes; as it suits one ; lecherous; lustful; salacious

か

x19 | 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

殺(せっ)生(しょう)丸(まる)

x3 | Rank #18,391

Sesshomaru (character in the anime Inuyasha)

娘(じょう)

x2 | Rank #10,416

unmarried woman ; Miss ; -ess; -ette

たち

x10 | Rank #126

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

深(ふか)入(い)り

x1 | Rank #23,556

getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

火傷(やけど)

x1 | Rank #11,122

burn; scald

それも

x1 | Rank #673

and in addition to that; even so

そうなん

x1 | Rank #3,299

(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

ですが

x1 | Rank #407

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

虹(にじ)色(いろ)

x2 | Rank #14,143

rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured

真(しん)珠(じゅ)

x3 | Rank #13,142

pearl

急(いそ)ぎ

x1 | Rank #6,410

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

集(あつ)める

x2 | Rank #1,163

to collect; to assemble; to gather

なきゃならない

x1 | Rank #18,057

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary ; have to do

もんで

x1 | Rank #4,789

conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason

声(こえ)

x1 | Rank #171

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

青(あお)い

x1 | Rank #2,273

blue; azure ; green ; pale (facial color); gray; grey ; unripe; inexperienced

東(あずま)

x1 | Rank #50,776

eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces ; east ; wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither ; my spouse

森(もり)

x1 | Rank #865

forest ; shrine grove

見(み)かける

x1 | Rank #2,959

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

紫(むらさき)

x1 | Rank #5,411

purple; violet ; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell ; soy sauce

海(うみ)

x24 | Rank #612

sea; ocean; waters

ほう

x1 | Rank #22,343

salary

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