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

艦(かん)隊(たい)

| x8 | Rank #17,287

(naval) fleet; armada

は

| x71 | Rank #3

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

星(ほし)

| x1 | Rank #1,224

star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body ; star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk ; star (actor, player, etc.) ; dot; spot; fleck ; bullseye ; perp; perpetrator; culprit; offender; suspect ; one's star (that determines one's fate); one's fortune ; point; score ; star point (intersection marked with a dot); hoshi ; (pyrotechnic) star

域(いき)

| x5 | Rank #6,285

region; limits; stage; level

にて

| x1 | Rank #2,003

at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; and then; so

軍(ぐん)

| x1 | Rank #3,666

army; armed forces; troops ; military authorities ; team; group; troupe

と

| x18 | Rank #6

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

対(たい)峙(じ)

| x1 | Rank #7,734

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other ; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against; holding one's own with

数(かず)

| x2 | Rank #525

number; amount

に

| x61 | 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

勝(まさ)る

| x1 | Rank #6,779

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival ; to outweigh; to preponderate

同(どう)盟(めい)軍(ぐん)

| x4 | Rank #54,059

allied armies

三(さん)

| x2 | Rank #946

three; 3

方(ほう)向(こう)

| x1 | Rank #1,514

direction; orientation; bearing; way ; course (e.g. of action)

から

| x11 | Rank #11

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

包(ほう)囲(い)

| x4 | Rank #7,811

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

殲(せん)滅(めつ)

| x2 | Rank #10,851

annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out

戦(せん)

| x2 | Rank #2,497

war; battle ; match; game; competition

を

| x65 | Rank #2

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.

仕(し)掛(か)ける

| x1 | Rank #1,953

to start; to begin; to commence ; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from ; to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines) ; to make a meld call

が

| x45 | 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

各(かっ)個(こ)

| x6 | Rank #25,438

every one; each

撃(げき)破(は)

| x5 | Rank #9,697

crushing

戦(せん)法(ぽう)

| x4 | Rank #11,513

tactics; strategy

により

| x3 | Rank #1,489

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

第(だい)四(よん)

| x1 | Rank #8,635

fourth

失(うしな)う

| x1 | Rank #690

to lose ; to miss (a chance, opportunity) ; to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of ; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

惨(ざん)敗(ぱい)

| x1 | Rank #19,631

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

喫(きっ)する

| x1 | Rank #21,848

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to take ; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

だが

| x4 | Rank #256

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

通(つう)信(しん)

| x8 | Rank #4,671

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

流(なが)れる

| x1 | Rank #1,149

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink) ; to be washed away; to be carried ; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray ; to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate ; to be heard (e.g. music); to be played ; to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair) ; to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted ; to be called off; to be forfeited ; to disappear; to be removed

声(こえ)

| x1 | Rank #191

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

主(おも)

| x1 | Rank #2,340

chief; main; principal; important ; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

言(い)う

| x7 | Rank #39

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

心(しん)配(ぱい)

| x3 | Rank #226

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

する

| x27 | 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

な

| x11 | Rank #56

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?

私(わたし)

| x17 | Rank #24

I; me

命(めい)令(れい)

| x8 | Rank #1,503

order; command; decree; directive ; (software) instruction; statement

従(したが)う

| x4 | Rank #1,379

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to ; to follow (a person); to accompany; to go with ; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign) ; to serve (as); to engage in (work)

助(たす)かる

| x3 | Rank #571

to be saved; to be rescued; to survive ; to escape harm; to be spared damage ; to be helped; to be saved trouble

よる

| x1 | Rank #534

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to

参(まい)る

| x1 | Rank #1,405

to go; to come; to call ; to be defeated; to collapse; to die ; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed ; to be madly in love ; to visit (shrine, grave)

君(きみ)

| x5 | Rank #381

you; buddy; pal ; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master ; he; she

提(てい)出(しゅつ)

| x1 | Rank #3,614

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

作(さく)戦(せん)

| x3 | Rank #1,315

tactics; strategy ; military operation; naval operation

案(つくえ)

| x4 | Rank #3,849

desk

見(み)る

| x4 | Rank #64

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) ...

なかなか

| x1 | Rank #530

very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather ; by no means; not readily ; middle; half-way point ; excellent; wonderful; very good

興(きょう)味(み)深(ぶか)い

| x1 | Rank #4,990

very interesting; of great interest

だった

| x2 | Rank #30

was; were

しかし

| x4 | Rank #244

however; but

慎(しん)重(ちょう)

| x1 | Rank #2,221

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

に

| x6 | Rank #632

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

すぎる

| x2 | Rank #305

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

いささか

| x2 | Rank #6,802

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

消(しょう)極(きょく)的(てき)

| x2 | Rank #14,944

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

ではない

| x6 | Rank #338

is not; am not; are not

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

そう

| x6 | Rank #43

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

でしょうか

| x2 | Rank #479

don't you think?; indicates question

確(たし)かに

| x1 | Rank #269

surely; certainly

負(ま)ける

| x3 | Rank #532

to lose; to be defeated ; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ; to be inferior to ; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ; to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free

難(にく)い

| x1 | Rank #4,633

difficult to ...; hard to ...

ではある

| x1 | Rank #4,547

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

だけ

| x3 | Rank #33

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

では

| x7 | Rank #66

then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...

意(い)味(み)がない

| x1 | Rank #3,790

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

勝(か)つ

| x3 | Rank #579

to win; to gain victory

て

| x4 | Rank #16

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 ...

敵(てき)

| x24 | Rank #721

opponent; rival; adversary ; menace; danger; threat; enemy

方(ほう)

| x1 | Rank #215

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

しかも

| x3 | Rank #540

moreover; furthermore ; nevertheless; and yet

２(に)倍(ばい)

| x2 | Rank #9,396

double; twice (as much); twofold

兵(へい)力(りょく)

| x1 | Rank #15,250

military force; force of arms; strength of an army

で

| x4 | Rank #35

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

だ

| x27 | Rank #8

be; is

これ

| x8 | Rank #27

this; this one ; this person ; now; this point (in time) ; here ; used to stress the subject of a sentence ; I; me

要(よう)件(けん)

| x1 | Rank #19,534

important matter ; requirement; requisite; necessary condition; sine qua non

備(そな)える

| x1 | Rank #3,010

to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install ; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for ; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with ; to be born with; to have since birth

なぜ

| x1 | Rank #363

why; how; for what reason

今(いま)更(さら)

| x1 | Rank #1,959

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

算(さん)段(だん)

| x1 | Rank #11,212

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do) ; contriving (to raise money); managing

せねば

| x1 | Rank #11,877

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

なる

| x10 | 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

ですが

| x2 | Rank #415

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

まだ

| x1 | Rank #78