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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

謎(なぞ)

| x1 | Rank #1,463

riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery ; enigmatic; mysterious

は

| x73 | Rank #3

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

解(と)ける

| x1 | Rank #2,321

to be solved; to be resolved ; to loosen; to come untied; to come undone ; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban); to be broken (spells, curses, etc.) ; to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.); to melt away; to ease; to be appeased; to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.); to be cleared up

か

| x20 | 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

よ

| x12 | Rank #10

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

それ

| x9 | Rank #20

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

が

| x90 | 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

ますます

| x1 | Rank #1,897

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

分(わ)かる

| x4 | Rank #270

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

なる

| x4 | Rank #34

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

| x3 | Rank #51

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

そこ

| x3 | Rank #111

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

で

| x37 | Rank #35

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

提(てい)案(あん)

| x2 | Rank #1,892

proposal; proposition; suggestion

なんです

| x1 | Rank #294

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

今(こん)夜(や)

| x2 | Rank #915

this evening; tonight

みんな

| x5 | Rank #107

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

一(いっ)緒(しょ)に

| x2 | Rank #134

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

この

| x16 | Rank #22

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

ロッジ

| x15 | Rank #42,033

lodge

で

| x9 | Rank #203

without doing ...

眠(ねむ)る

| x2 | Rank #806

to sleep ; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave) ; to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched ; to close one's eyes

こと

| x20 | Rank #14

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 ...

に

| x79 | 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

する

| x9 | Rank #13

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

えっ

| x7 | Rank #115

huh?; what's up?

冗(じょう)談(だん)じゃない

| x1 | Rank #3,446

it's no joke; gimme a break!

わよ

| x1 | Rank #421

emphatic sentence-ending particle

ジェイソン

| x14 | Rank #48,239

Jason

この中(うち)

| x1 | Rank #3,182

among these; between these; of these ; in here; in this

いる

| x9 | Rank #45

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

かもしれない

| x1 | Rank #283

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

寝(ね)る

| x2 | Rank #384

to sleep (lying down) ; to go to bed; to lie in bed ; to lie down ; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) ; to lie flat (e.g. of hair) ; to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.) ; to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)

間(あいだ)

| x1 | Rank #357

space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch ; period of time (during, while); duration; interval ; between (two parties or things) ; among (a group) ; relations (between); relationship ; midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground ; due to; because of

殺(ころ)す

| x7 | Rank #464

to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter ; to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) ; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) ; to put out (a runner) ; to pawn; to put in hock

ちゃあ

| x1 | Rank #4,649

if (an action, etc.) ; since ...; if you are going to ... ; one after another; indicates repeated action ; adds emphasis

ぜ

| x9 | Rank #281

I can tell you ; heh

だから

| x5 | Rank #46

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already

監(かん)視(し)

| x1 | Rank #2,496

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision; lookout

合(あ)う

| x2 | Rank #604

to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet ; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct ; to be profitable; to be equitable ; to do ... to each other; to do ... together

そうすれば

| x1 | Rank #1,780

if so; in that case; in that situation

犯(はん)人(にん)

| x4 | Rank #1,466

offender; criminal; culprit

も

| x22 | 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

下手(へた)

| x1 | Rank #1,544

unskillful; poor; awkward ; imprudent; untactful

に

| x9 | Rank #632

load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods ; burden; responsibility

動(うご)く

| x2 | Rank #314

to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing ; to operate; to run; to go; to work ; to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action ; to be touched; to be influenced ; to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver ; to be transferred

できる

| x2 | Rank #88

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

はずです

| x1 | Rank #1,324

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

息(いき)が詰(つ)まる

| x1 | Rank #18,327

to choke; to have trouble breathing

それとも

| x1 | Rank #779

or; or else

事(じ)情(じょう)

| x2 | Rank #1,012

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

でも

| x6 | Rank #31

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

ある

| x3 | Rank #29

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

例(たと)えば

| x1 | Rank #1,132

for example; for instance; e.g.

あなた

| x2 | Rank #113

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

とか

| x1 | Rank #75

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

何(なん)だと

| x2 | Rank #3,173

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

やむ

| x5 | Rank #164

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

けんか

| x2 | Rank #2,821

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

場(ば)合(あい)

| x2 | Rank #474

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

や

| x3 | Rank #98

such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?

ない

| x5 | Rank #32

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

と

| x36 | Rank #6

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

思(おも)う

| x5 | Rank #55

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

わ

| x2 | Rank #57

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

じゃあ

| x1 | Rank #127

then; well; so; well then

泊(と)まる

| x1 | Rank #1,770

to stay at (e.g. hotel) ; to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

賛(さん)成(せい)

| x2 | Rank #2,801

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

なんだ

| x2 | Rank #69

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

な

| x3 | Rank #248

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

誰(だれ)

| x4 | Rank #112

who

し

| x1 | Rank #110

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

私(わたし)

| x9 | Rank #24

I; me

ですが

| x1 | Rank #415

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

コテージ

| x4 | Rank #38,670

cottage

さん

| x21 | Rank #19

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

もちろん

| x2 | Rank #307

of course; certainly; naturally

ここ

| x6 | Rank #41

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

連(つ)れる

| x1 | Rank #339

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

くる

| x5 | Rank #54

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

| x6 | Rank #77

ah; oh ; hey!

どこ

| x1 | Rank #99

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

行(い)く

| x3 | Rank #59

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 ...

気(き)

| x2 | Rank #82

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

もう

| x7 | Rank #36

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

我(が)慢(まん)

| x1 | Rank #999

endurance; patience; perseverance; bearing (with something) ; self-control; self-restraint

自(じ)分(ぶん)

| x6 | Rank #83

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

へ

| x5 | Rank #70

to; towards; for

戻(もど)る

| x2 | Rank #184

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

こんな

| x4 | Rank #79

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

とこ

| x1 | Rank #317

bed; bedding ; sickbed ; alcove ; riverbed ; seedbed ; straw "core" of a tatami mat ; floor

そん

| x3 | Rank #888

loss; damage; harm; unprofitable ; disadvantage; handicap; drawback; unfavorable

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