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

婿(むこ)養(よう)子(し)

x5 | Rank #31,221

son-in-law taken (adopted) into family

に

x47 | 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

甘(あま)い

x2 | Rank #1,029

sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared ; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music) ; lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy ; naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient ; half-hearted; not finished properly ; insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose ; mild ; tempting; enticing; luring

神(かみ)

x1 | Rank #524

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

神(じん)社(じゃ)

x7 | Rank #3,125

Shinto shrine

を

x37 | 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.

４(よ)人(にん)

x3 | Rank #2,070

four people

はぁ

x3 | Rank #137

yes; indeed; well ; ha! ; what?; huh? ; sigh

跡(あと)取(と)り

x1 | Rank #13,294

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

って

x5 | 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 ...

誰(だれ)

x3 | Rank #147

who

だ

x39 | Rank #8

be; is

よ

x30 | Rank #10

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

そりゃあ

x1 | Rank #2,215

very; extremely ; that is

かわいい

x2 | Rank #457

cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty ; dear; precious; darling; pet ; innocent; childlike; childish; lovable ; dainty; little; tiny

孫(まご)娘(むすめ)

x2 | Rank #14,461

granddaughter

誰(だれ)か

x1 | Rank #298

someone; somebody

です

x16 | Rank #18

be; is

え

x1 | Rank #88

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

ちょっと

x4 | Rank #76

a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

じいさん

x2 | Rank #3,215

grandfather ; male senior-citizen

そんな

x4 | Rank #64

such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!

話(はなし)

x5 | Rank #101

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

聞(き)く

x2 | 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

ぞ

x6 | Rank #58

adds force or indicates command

俺(おれ)

x12 | Rank #23

I; me

は

x71 | Rank #2

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

ただ

x2 | Rank #167

ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

居(い)候(そうろう)

x4 | Rank #10,889

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

だろ

x4 | Rank #153

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

３(さん)人(にん)

x9 | Rank #748

three people

うん

x3 | Rank #54

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

私(わたし)たち

x5 | Rank #307

we; us

も

x21 | 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

初(はつ)耳(みみ)

x1 | Rank #9,673

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

おや

x2 | Rank #2,015

oh!; oh?; my!

そう

x2 | Rank #435

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

でした

x1 | Rank #441

was, were

かな

x1 | Rank #233

I wonder ; should I?; is it? ; I wish that; I hope that

そもそも

x3 | Rank #794

in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio ; after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") ; beginning; start

医(い)者(しゃ)

x3 | Rank #1,618

doctor; physician

なる

x11 | 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

んだ

x17 | Rank #16

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

継(つ)ぐ

x3 | Rank #3,007

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow ; to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair ; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)

なんて

x7 | Rank #84

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

あぁ

x3 | Rank #232

ah!; oh!; alas! ; yes; indeed; that is correct ; aah; gah; argh ; hey!; yo! ; uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha

それ

x10 | Rank #26

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

なさる

x1 | Rank #243

to do

宮(ぐう)司(じ)

x1 | Rank #44,953

chief priest

副(ふく)業(ぎょう)

x1 | Rank #25,986

side job; sideline; subsidiary business

可(か)能(のう)

x1 | Rank #1,534

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

ハッピー

x1 | Rank #3,814

happy

職(しょく)場(ば)

x1 | Rank #4,434

one's post; place of work; workplace

２(ふた)人(り)

x1 | Rank #256

two persons; two people; pair; couple

そういう

x1 | Rank #188

such; like that; that sort of

問(もん)題(だい)

x3 | Rank #339

question (e.g. on a test); problem ; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter ; question (i.e. doubt) ; public discussion; controversy ; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

じゃない

x3 | Rank #45

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

おい

x3 | Rank #161

hey!; say!; I say!; come on!; look!; oi! ; I; me

とにかく

x1 | Rank #468

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case; at least; just ; setting aside ...; regardless of ... ; really; truly; certainly; definitely; undeniably

受(う)け入(い)れる

x2 | Rank #1,809

to accept; to receive; to agree

そうです

x2 | Rank #282

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression ; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

か

x17 | 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

残(ざん)念(ねん)

x1 | Rank #939

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

ね

x25 | 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 ...

せっかく

x2 | Rank #650

with trouble; at great pains ; rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited ; kind; generous ; specially; especially; expressly

京(きょう)大(だい)

x4 | Rank #46,614

Kyoto University (abbr)

目(め)指(ざ)す

x3 | Rank #1,169

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on ; to go toward; to head for

ために

x6 | Rank #168

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of

進(しん)学(がく)率(りつ)

x1 | Rank #61,854

rate of advancement to the next higher level of education

高(たか)い

x1 | Rank #591

high; tall ; expensive; high-priced ; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.) ; loud ; high-pitched; shrill

高(こう)校(こう)

x1 | Rank #1,122

senior high school; high school

へ

x2 | Rank #86

to; towards; for

転(てん)入(にゅう)

x1 | Rank #18,174

moving into (a city, etc.) ; transfer (to a new school)

考(かんが)える

x2 | Rank #196

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

が

x27 | 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

では

x4 | Rank #70

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

ない

x2 | Rank #1,614

dead

こと

x9 | 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 ...

ふつつか者(もの)

x1 | Rank #40,089

inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus

ですが

x1 | Rank #407

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

よろしくお願(ねが)いいたします

x1 | Rank #6,742

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; I look forward to working with you ; please do; please take care of

おお

x5 | Rank #310

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

よい

x2 | Rank #160

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

これ

x12 | Rank #33

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

で

x22 | Rank #11

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

安(あん)泰(たい)

x1 | Rank #14,012

peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

な

x32 | 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?

ほっほっほっ

x2 | Rank #17,916

ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

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 ...

耐(た)える

x1 | Rank #1,619

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with ; to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave ; to be fit for; to be equal to

ため

x3 | Rank #190

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

どうせ

x1 | Rank #919

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

その

x7 | Rank #28

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

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