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x4 | Rank #3,991

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai ; man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer

の

x97 | 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

国(くに)

x2 | Rank #411

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

僕(ぼく)ら

x2 | Rank #1,253

が

x59 | 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

そう

x6 | Rank #41

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

呼(よ)ぶ

x3 | Rank #348

to call out (to); to call; to invoke ; to summon (a doctor, etc.) ; to invite ; to designate; to name; to brand ; to garner (support, etc.); to gather ; to take as one's wife

て

x10 | 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 ...

いる

x5 | Rank #55

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

は

x63 | Rank #2

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

今(いま)は昔(むかし)

x1 | Rank #56,533

once upon a time; a long time ago

話(はなし)

x4 | Rank #99

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

年(とし)

x14 | Rank #143

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

前(さき)

x7 | Rank #129

point; tip; end; nozzle ; head (of a line); front ; first; before; ahead (of) ; (the way) ahead; beyond ; future ; previous; prior; former; recent; last ; destination; address; place where you do something ; rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part ; the other party

突(とつ)如(じょ)

x1 | Rank #6,629

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

宇(う)宙(ちゅう)

x3 | Rank #1,207

universe; cosmos; space

から

x17 | 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

舞(ま)い降(お)りる

x1 | Rank #17,274

to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)

天(てん)人(じん)

x1 | Rank #24,829

God and man; heaven and man

台(たい)頭(とう)

x1 | Rank #30,956

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power; gathering strength

と

x39 | Rank #6

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

廃(はい)刀(とう)令(れい)

x1 | Rank #71,674

sword prohibition

により

x1 | Rank #1,682

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

衰(すい)退(たい)

x1 | Rank #29,548

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

一途

x1 | Rank #13,463

single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)

を

x44 | 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.

たどる

x1 | Rank #8,178

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace ; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to retrace (e.g. one's memory); to search; to go over ; to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of; to take (a course); to pursue (a path); to meet (a fate)

そんな

x10 | Rank #64

such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!

時(じ)代(だい)

x1 | Rank #982

period; epoch; era; age ; the times; those days ; oldness; ancientness; antiquity ; antique; period piece

に

x88 | 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

魂(たましい)

x1 | Rank #1,041

soul; spirit; mind ; willpower; vitality ; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable ; inherent spirit of something; state of mind

持(も)つ

x1 | Rank #190

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck

男(おとこ)

x4 | Rank #139

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

１(ひと)人(り)

x4 | Rank #433

one person ; being alone; being by oneself ; being single; being unmarried ; by oneself; alone ; just; only; simply

その

x12 | Rank #28

that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...

名(な)

x1 | Rank #432

name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

ひょんなことから

x1 | Rank #37,149

by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident

万(ばん)事(じ)

x6 | Rank #11,917

all; everything

屋(や)

x6 | Rank #916

shop; store; restaurant ; someone who sells (something) or works as (something) ; someone with a (certain) personality trait ; house ; roof

で

x43 | Rank #10

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

働(はたら)く

x2 | Rank #801

to work; to labor; to labour ; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play ; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice ; to be conjugated

こと

x16 | 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 ...

なる

x12 | Rank #44

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

僕(ぼく)

x23 | Rank #74

I; me ; you ; manservant

神楽(かぐら)

x6 | Rank #6,316

kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing

ちゃん

x12 | Rank #54

suffix for familiar person

しつこい

x1 | Rank #3,172

insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious ; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy

何(なん)で

x5 | Rank #261

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

いまさら

x1 | Rank #5,903

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage ; afresh; anew; again

共(きょう)通(つう)

x1 | Rank #6,764

common; shared; mutual ; to be common (to); to be shared (by) ; -wide

アバン

x1 | Rank #21,173

material before the opening credits in a film, anime, etc.

初(しょ)期(き)設(せっ)定(てい)

x1 | Rank #50,714

default settings; initial settings; initial configuration ; initialization; initialisation

説(とき)明(あか)し

x2 | Rank #7,051

explanation; exposition

する

x16 | 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

んだ

x21 | Rank #16

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

よ

x54 | Rank #11

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

てめえ

x3 | Rank #1,014

you ; I; me; oneself; myself; yourself; himself; herself

だって

x6 | Rank #114

after all; because ; but ; even ; too; as well; also ; they say; I hear; you mean

一(いち)応(おう)

x2 | Rank #999

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes; technically ; tentatively; for the time being ; just in case ; once

でしょ

x5 | Rank #138

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

今日(きょう)

x3 | Rank #123

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

初(はじ)めて

x1 | Rank #362

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

見(み)る

x9 | Rank #88

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

人(ひと)

x13 | Rank #82

person; someone; somebody ; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans ; human (Homo sapiens) ; (other) people; others ; character; personality; nature ; capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person ; adult; grown-up ; I; me; one

どんな

x2 | Rank #290

what kind of; what sort of; what ; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any; all

番(ばん)組(ぐみ)

x2 | Rank #2,730

program (e.g. TV); programme

か

x36 | 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

こんな

x8 | Rank #102

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

アニメ

x3 | Rank #2,526

animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

設(せっ)定(てい)

x1 | Rank #2,783

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene ; options setting; preference settings; configuration; setup

気(き)

x2 | Rank #108

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

ほうが

x1 | Rank #670

Japanese film ; Japanese painting

負(ま)け

x1 | Rank #2,460

defeat; loss; losing (a game) ; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.) ; discount; loss (on a sale)

ね

x7 | 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 ...

どうせ

x2 | Rank #956

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; at all; no matter what ; at best; at most

視(し)聴(ちょう)者(しゃ)

x1 | Rank #12,332

viewer; (television) audience

連(れん)中(ちゅう)

x1 | Rank #808

company; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folks ; troupe; company (of musicians)

も

x47 | 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

ふわ

x2 | Rank #5,173

discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict; feud; bad terms

そんなわけで

x1 | Rank #8,861

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

対(たい)

x1 | Rank #1,636

versus; against; vs.; v. ; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180) ; toward ...; to ...; with ...; against ...; anti- ; equal footing; equal terms ; opposite

再(さい)開(かい)

x4 | Rank #3,836

reopening; resumption; restarting

しま

x1 | Rank #3,314

island ; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

はあ

x2 | Rank #257

yes; indeed; well ; ha! ; what?; huh? ; sigh

１(いち)年(ねん)

x8 | Rank #1,510

one year; some time ago

ぶり

x3 | Rank #1,532

way; manner; style ; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ... ; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...) ; tune; tone

放(ほう)送(そう)

x3 | Rank #3,099

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

休(やす)み明(あ)け

x2 | Rank #30,173

just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

何(なに)か

x4 | Rank #103

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

ペース

x1 | Rank #4,117

pace

つかむ

x1 | Rank #1,825

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on ; to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture ; to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

けど

x10 | Rank #34

but; however; although

また

x3 | Rank #105

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect

頑(がん)張(ば)る

x3 | Rank #337

to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best ; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) ; to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

ちゃ

x2 | Rank #530

tea ; tea plant (Camellia sinensis) ; tea preparation; making tea ; brown ; mockery

何(なん)だか

x1 | Rank #1,900

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

久(ひさ)しぶり

x4 | Rank #1,305

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time ; it's been a long time; long time no see

な

x22 | Rank #32

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed