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

常(じょう)識(しき)を覆(くつがえ)す

x1 | Rank #68,410

to defy conventional wisdom

驚(おどろ)くべき

x1 | Rank #81,616

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

事(じ)実(じつ)

x1 | Rank #871

fact; truth; reality

を

x45 | 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.

目(ま)の当(あ)たり

x1 | Rank #9,005

before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally

に

x57 | 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

x14 | 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

かもしれません

x1 | Rank #1,572

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

読(どっ)経(きょう)

x1 | Rank #35,656

sutra chanting

役(やく)員(いん)

x4 | Rank #6,780

director; executive ; officer; official; person in charge

まったく

x1 | Rank #453

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

ん

x18 | Rank #22

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

議(ぎ)論(ろん)

x1 | Rank #6,935

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

なる

x8 | 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

よ

x20 | Rank #10

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

結(けっ)局(きょく)

x1 | Rank #629

after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually ; conclusion; end ; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

ない

x9 | Rank #1,614

dead

わけ

x1 | Rank #9,152

reason; cause; grounds ; meaning; sense ; (good) sense; reason ; circumstances; case ; (romantic) relationship; love affair

だから

x1 | Rank #57

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

ね

x10 | 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 ...

証(しょう)拠(こ)

x2 | Rank #957

evidence; proof

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

まあ

x1 | 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!

その

x7 | Rank #28

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

焦(あせ)らずに

x1 | Rank #39,572

stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered

この

x11 | Rank #27

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

私(わたし)

x4 | Rank #21

I; me

助(たすけ)手(て)

x3 | Rank #91,919

helper; assistant

必(かなら)ず

x3 | Rank #523

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

地(じ)獄(ごく)

x25 | Rank #1,482

hell realm; Naraka ; Hell ; hell; misery; nightmare; inferno ; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam

から

x15 | 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

持(も)つ

x2 | 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

場(ば)所(しょ)

x1 | Rank #274

place; location; spot; position ; room; space ; basho; wrestling tournament

ドーン

x1 | Rank #7,084

bang; whump; boom

と

x19 | Rank #6

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

置(お)く

x1 | Rank #596

to put; to place ; to leave (behind) ; to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up ; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.) ; to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool ; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house ; to separate spatially or temporally ; to do something in advance ; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state

最(さい)後(ご)

x2 | Rank #321

end; conclusion ; last; final; latest; most recent ; no sooner than; once; right after (often having negative consequences) ; one's final moments

あなた

x4 | Rank #1,130

you ; dear; honey

方(かた)

x1 | Rank #6,884

direction; way ; person; lady; gentleman ; method of; manner of; way of ; care of ... ; person in charge of ... ; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

根(こん)底(てい)

x1 | Rank #20,940

root; basis; foundation

寝(ね)

x28 | Rank #11,906

sleep

子(こ)

x12 | Rank #238

child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person ; (one's) child; offspring ; young woman ; young (animal) ; offshoot ; interest ; new share ; player who is not a dealer ; young geisha; young prostitute ; bird egg

何(なに)

x7 | 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)

にせ

x37 | Rank #14,698

imitation; fake; phony; counterfeit; forged; bogus; sham ; pseudo-

さあ

x3 | Rank #272

come (on); come now; come along; here ; all right; right; okay; now; here goes ; well; hmm; uh; let's see; I'm not sure ; here; now; there (we go); ah; oh ; about that, ...; actually, ...

いい

x6 | Rank #29

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

所(ところ)

x1 | Rank #564

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

へ

x15 | Rank #86

to; towards; for

行(い)く

x7 | Rank #79

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 ...

のです

x2 | Rank #342

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

えい

x1 | Rank #1,601

ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)

きゃあ

x1 | Rank #2,514

yikes!; eek!; ouch!; blech ; ook; eek ; customer

あ

x2 | Rank #41

ah; oh ; hey!

あっ

x12 | Rank #35

ah; oh ; hey!

おお

x2 | Rank #310

oh!; good heavens! ; ugh!; oh no! ; ah!; the penny drops! ; yes!; okay!

苦(くる)しい

x1 | Rank #1,694

painful; difficult; tough; hard ; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position) ; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling ; strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched ; hard to do; unpleasant

こんなん

x1 | Rank #3,363

difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress ; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

で

x22 | Rank #24

without doing ...

ほんと

x2 | Rank #212

truth; reality; actuality; fact ; proper; right; correct; official ; genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable

行(い)ける

x4 | Rank #23,018

to be good (at); to go well ; to look (taste, etc.) good ; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

か

x24 | 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

な

x29 | 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?

あの

x5 | Rank #49

that; those; the

とき

x3 | Rank #177

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

つい

x1 | Rank #1,142

just (now) ; quite (near) ; unintentionally; subconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)

手(て)

x2 | Rank #127

hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope

離(はな)す

x1 | Rank #1,263

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

まずい

x1 | Rank #32,266

poor-quality; shoddy; crude ; unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy ; unlucky

ここ

x10 | Rank #56

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

どこ

x2 | Rank #136

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

んだ

x13 | Rank #16

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

俺(おれ)

x4 | Rank #23

I; me

この先(さき)

x1 | Rank #1,975

beyond this point; ahead ; from now on; after this; in the future

どう

x6 | Rank #68

how; in what way; how about

も

x13 | 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

暇(ひま)

x1 | Rank #1,378

spare time; free time; leisure ; time (it takes to do something); time required ; time off; leave; vacation; holiday ; dismissal; firing; severance; divorce ; free; not busy; unoccupied; idle ; slow (business); slack; dull ; to be free; to be not busy; to be available; to be doing nothing

じゃない

x2 | Rank #45

is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?

急(いそ)ぐ

x2 | Rank #726

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

くれる

x2 | Rank #80

to give; to let (one) have ; to give ; to do for one; to take the trouble to do ; to do to someone's disadvantage

まえ

x1 | Rank #1,740

in front (of); before (e.g. a building) ; before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour) ; (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line) ; forward; ahead ; (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone) ; previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example) ; portion; helping ; front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.) ; privates; private parts ; criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior

え

x2 | Rank #88

eh?; what?; oh? ; yes; that's correct ; strengthens a question, assertion, etc. ; hey

今(いま)

x4 | Rank #63

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

お話(はなし)

x1 | Rank #1,181

story; tale ; talk; discussion

出(で)る

x4 | Rank #132

to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over

という

x3 | Rank #66

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

少(しょう)年(ねん)

x3 | Rank #950

boy ; juvenile; child

です

x14 | Rank #18

be; is

うん

x2 | Rank #54

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