Jiten beta

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

影(かげ)法(ぼう)師(し)

| x1 | Rank #46,312

shadow figure; silhouette

その

| x3 | Rank #21

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

正(しょう)体(たい)

| x1 | Rank #1,562

true character; true form; true colors; identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin ; consciousness; one's senses

つるぎ

| x9 | Rank #36,686

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade ; bayonet ; swordsmanship ; stinger; ovipositor; dart

と

| x11 | Rank #6

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

やいば

| x4 | Rank #32,522

blade; sword ; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades ; sharpness ; unhulled rice

の

| x86 | 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

父(ちち)

| x3 | Rank #781

father

２(に)世(せい)

| x1 | Rank #35,512

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); person of Japanese parentage with non-Japanese citizenship ; the second (e.g. Edward II) ; son

を

| x61 | 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.

あやめる

| x1 | Rank #28,781

to wound; to murder

影(かげ)

| x1 | Rank #1,859

shadow; silhouette; figure; shape ; reflection; image ; ominous sign ; light (stars, moon) ; trace; shadow (of one's former self) ; behind; background; other side

から

| x10 | 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

操(あやつ)る

| x1 | Rank #2,403

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer ; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument) ; to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet ; to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.); to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; to mastermind

くる

| x2 | 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 ...")

男(おとこ)

| x1 | Rank #170

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

ガルドス

| x5 | Rank #160,492

Galdos

で

| x9 | Rank #203

without doing ...

ある

| x1 | Rank #29

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

敵(てき)

| x1 | Rank #721

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

討(う)つ

| x1 | Rank #5,269

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

べく

| x1 | Rank #3,244

in order to; for the purpose of ; must; should

戦(たたか)い

| x1 | Rank #1,310

battle; war; fight; conflict ; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) ; contest; competition; match; game

に

| x48 | 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(しょう)利(り)

| x2 | Rank #2,050

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

敗(はい)北(ぼく)

| x1 | Rank #4,591

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

砂(すな)

| x1 | Rank #4,225

sand; grit

ように

| x1 | Rank #84

like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may

消(き)える

| x3 | Rank #492

to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost ; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen) ; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope) ; to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps) ; to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink) ; to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear

だった

| x4 | Rank #30

was; were

カード

| x3 | Rank #2,411

card (information, filing, etc.) ; card (greetings, congratulations, etc.) ; (Western) playing cards ; credit card; debit card ; match; game; grouping in a competition or tournament ; dough scraper; spatula

あっ

| x31 | Rank #77

ah; oh ; hey!

アッ

| x1 | Rank #4,794

ah; oh ; hey!

これ

| x10 | Rank #27

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

オレ

| x6 | Rank #3,876

I; me

言(い)う

| x3 | Rank #39

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

我(わ)が

| x3 | Rank #1,499

my; our; one's own

王(おう)家(け)

| x1 | Rank #13,716

royal family

代(だい)々(だい)

| x1 | Rank #6,001

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

伝(つた)わる

| x1 | Rank #1,285

to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around; to become known ; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down ; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to come ; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to be felt; to come across ; to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.); to propagate; to be conducted; to be transmitted ; to go along; to move along

逆(ぎゃっ)境(きょう)

| x1 | Rank #18,169

adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity

立(た)たす

| x1 | Rank #10,110

to help a person stand; to get someone to their feet; to raise; to rouse

とき

| x1 | Rank #406

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

必(かなら)ず

| x2 | Rank #414

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

力(ちから)

| x2 | Rank #264

force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy ; capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty ; efficacy; effect ; effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions ; power; authority; influence; good offices; agency ; support; help; aid; assistance ; stress; emphasis ; means; resources

なる

| x3 | 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

くれる

| x3 | Rank #61

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

はずだ

| x1 | Rank #548

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

神(かみ)

| x5 | Rank #744

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami ; incredible; fantastic; amazing ; Emperor (of Japan) ; thunder

シャイニング

| x2 | Rank #37,135

shining

ドラゴン

| x2 | Rank #6,927

dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

オーバーレイ

| x2 | Rank #86,581

overlay ; overlay (of a block of program code or data)

一(いっ)刻(こく)も早(はや)く

| x1 | Rank #3,583

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

最(さい)後(ご)

| x2 | Rank #251

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

１(いっ)本(ぽん)

| x1 | Rank #2,217

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call ; one version ; one book; a certain book ; ippon; one point; a blow ; geisha ; single-minded focus on ...

光(ひかり)

| x15 | Rank #954

light ; illumination; ray; beam; gleam; glow ; happiness; hope ; influence; power ; vision; eyesight ; optical fiber; optical fibre

紫(むらさき)

| x9 | Rank #6,453

purple; violet ; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell ; soy sauce

ソード

| x10 | Rank #18,750

sword

ブレイヴ

| x13 | Rank #110,015

brave

そう

| x4 | Rank #43

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

だけど

| x1 | Rank #175

however

うん

| x5 | Rank #65

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

あっけない

| x1 | Rank #6,881

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short; over too soon

幕(まく)切(ぎ)れ

| x1 | Rank #32,389

fall of the curtain; end of an act ; end; ending; close

だ

| x22 | Rank #8

be; is

な

| x8 | 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?

やっぱり

| x2 | Rank #165

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

が

| x28 | 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

死(し)ぬ

| x2 | Rank #200

to die; to pass away ; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead ; to cease; to stop

とは

| x1 | Rank #80

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

思(おも)う

| x1 | 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

んだ

| x4 | Rank #17

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

ブリンガー

| x4 | Rank #108,985

Bullinger

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!

こと

| x9 | 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 ...

で

| x20 | Rank #35

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

いい

| x4 | Rank #25

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

えっ

| x5 | Rank #115

huh?; what's up?

教(おし)える

| x1 | Rank #219

to teach; to instruct ; to tell; to inform; to show ; to preach

言(こと)葉(ば)

| x1 | Rank #280

language; dialect ; word; phrase; expression; term ; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language ; words; remark; statement; comment ; learning to speak; language acquisition

考(かんが)える

| x1 | Rank #144

to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on) ; to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration ; to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect ; to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan ; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine ; to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise ; to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view

も

| x9 | 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

しょうがない

| x1 | Rank #1,301

there's no (other) way ; cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is ; it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough ; hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful ; cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

おれたち

| x1 | Rank #8,330

we; us

前(まえ)に

| x1 | Rank #160

ahead; before; ago

進(すす)む

| x1 | Rank #677

to advance; to go forward ; to precede; to go ahead (of) ; to make progress; to improve ; to deepen; to heighten ; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead ; to do of one's own free will

どうした

| x1 | Rank #250

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

ウー

| x2 | Rank #543

five

ウッ

| x11 | Rank #290

oof; ough; ulp

スオウ

| x37 | Rank #87,938

sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan) ; sappanwood dye (red in colour) ; layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)