Jiten beta

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon ; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) ; to emerge and engage (an enemy)

何(なに)者(もの)か

x1 | Rank #3,464

someone

に

x42 | 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

追(お)う

x3 | Rank #922

to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after ; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.) ; to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel ; to drive (e.g. a herd) ; to be pressed (e.g. for time)

という

x4 | Rank #66

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

を

x62 | 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.

守(まも)る

x3 | Rank #365

to protect; to guard; to defend ; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

やる

x5 | Rank #60

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study ; to send; to dispatch; to despatch ; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) ; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer ; to make (a vehicle) go faster ; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise ; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke ; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ; to ease (one's mind) ; to harm; to injure; to kill

思(おも)う

x8 | 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

でも

x4 | 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

の

x75 | 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

妖(よう)怪(かい)

x18 | Rank #1,399

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

だけ

x3 | Rank #47

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

じゃ

x5 | Rank #46

then; well; so; well then

ない

x3 | Rank #1,614

dead

名(な)取(とり)

x23 | Rank #15,525

accredited master (of a performing art) ; being famous; being popular ; famous person

あの子(こ)

x3 | Rank #691

that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady ; you

には

x8 | 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)

近(ちか)づく

x1 | Rank #1,090

to approach; to draw near; to get close ; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

ほうがいい

x3 | Rank #1,048

had better ... ; had better not ...

だ

x29 | Rank #8

be; is

普(ふ)通(つう)

x1 | Rank #425

normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average ; normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly ; local train; train that stops at every station

人(にん)間(げん)

x3 | Rank #173

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

ふり

x1 | Rank #1,949

swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag ; appearance; behaviour; behavior ; pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending ; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction ; postures (of a dance) ; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup ; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment ; counter for swords, blades, etc.

する

x6 | 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

ほど

x1 | Rank #230

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 ...

強(つよ)い力(ちから)

x1 | Rank #15,451

strong interaction; strong force

持(も)つ

x1 | Rank #181

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

私(わたし)

x5 | Rank #21

I; me

あれ

x3 | Rank #159

that; that thing ; that person ; then; that time ; that place (over there) ; down there (i.e. one's genitals) ; period; menses

退(たい)治(じ)

x4 | Rank #4,580

extermination; elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression; subjugation; getting rid of; stamping out; wiping out; rooting out ; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings) ; curing (an illness)

ため

x1 | Rank #190

good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning

来(く)る

x5 | Rank #89

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 ...")

あっ

x30 | Rank #35

ah; oh ; hey!

ハァハァ

x9 | Rank #2,393

gasp; pant

笑(わら)い声(ごえ)

x5 | Rank #1,546

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

良(よ)い

x3 | Rank #411

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

無(ぶ)事(じ)

x2 | Rank #837

safety; security; peace; quiet ; safely; without incident; successfully ; good health ; inaction; ennui

だった

x6 | Rank #40

was; were

んだ

x17 | Rank #16

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

ね

x9 | 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 ...

えっ

x11 | Rank #73

huh?; what's up?

ったら

x1 | Rank #1,721

if; when; after ; when it comes to ...; as for ...; that ... ; why don't you ...; why not ...; how about ...; what about ... ; I tell you!; I said ...; I really mean ... ; vocative particle

追(お)いかける

x1 | Rank #2,036

to chase; to run after; to pursue ; subsequently; following that; (and) then

って

x7 | Rank #15

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 ...

て

x11 | Rank #20

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

猫(ねこ)

x1 | Rank #945

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus) ; shamisen ; geisha ; wheelbarrow ; clay bed-warmer ; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

ちゃん

x1 | Rank #94

suffix for familiar person

が

x52 | 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

行(おこな)う

x2 | Rank #809

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

し

x2 | Rank #69

and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also ; because; since ; the thing is; for one thing

あなた

x1 | Rank #1,130

you ; dear; honey

危(あぶ)ない

x3 | Rank #859

dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious ; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk ; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful ; close (call); narrow (escape) ; look out!; watch out!; be careful!

からって

x1 | Rank #3,201

just because; even if; even though

必(ひっ)死(し)

x1 | Rank #1,173

frantic; frenetic; desperate ; inevitable death ; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

で

x11 | Rank #24

without doing ...

止(と)める

x2 | Rank #536

to stop; to turn off ; to park ; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain) ; to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit ; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind ; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple ; to detain; to keep in custody

よ

x18 | Rank #10

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

だって

x1 | Rank #112

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

心(しん)配(ぱい)

x2 | Rank #286

worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear ; care; help; aid; assistance

ありがとう

x7 | Rank #209

thank you; thanks

塔子

x6 | Rank #15,358

chow missing one tile

どうしたの

x2 | Rank #572

what's the matter?; what's wrong? ; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

何(なに)か

x2 | Rank #100

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

ある

x5 | Rank #36

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

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

いえ

x1 | Rank #376

no ; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

うん

x22 | Rank #54

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

なん

x2 | Rank #1,044

difficulty; trouble; hardship; shortage ; accident; disaster; danger ; fault; defect; flaw ; criticism; charge; blame

だろうか

x3 | Rank #637

don't you think?; indicates question

存(そん)在(ざい)

x1 | Rank #474

existence; being; presence

寝(ね)息(いき)

x1 | Rank #8,011

breathing of a sleeping person

何(なに)

x2 | Rank #30

what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

話(はなし)

x7 | Rank #101

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

そうか

x5 | Rank #278

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

もう

x3 | Rank #48

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

会(あ)う

x2 | Rank #247

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

ん

x7 | Rank #22

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

あいつ

x1 | Rank #252

he; she; that guy ; that; that one; that thing

あやかし

x4 | Rank #19,475

ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck ; something strange or suspicious ; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

もの

x1 | Rank #78

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

とは

x5 | Rank #97

indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as

なぁ

x2 | Rank #244

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?

どう

x4 | Rank #68

how; in what way; how about

つもり

x1 | Rank #249

intention; plan; purpose; expectation ; belief; assumption; thought; conviction ; estimate; estimation; calculation

まあ

x2 | Rank #139

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!

どうせ

x1 | Rank #919

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

お前(まえ)

x10 | Rank #62

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

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 ...

関(かか)わる

x1 | Rank #1,654

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to concern oneself (with); to take part (in); to interfere (in) ; to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to concern; to have to do with ; to (seriously) affect; to concern; to have a serious bearing (on) ; to stick (to); to adhere (to); to be particular (about)

面(めん)倒(どう)

x1 | Rank #1,342

trouble; bother ; trouble; difficulty ; care; attention

ことになる

x1 | Rank #888

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that ; to be the result (of); to be the outcome ; to be the reason (for)

だろう

x5 | Rank #67

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

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