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

中(うち)

x1 | Rank #119

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

で

x18 | Rank #10

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

もみの木(き)

x7 | Rank #69,356

Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir

を

x59 | 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.

見(み)つける

x1 | Rank #540

to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing) ; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

クリスマスツリー

x2 | Rank #38,369

Christmas tree

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

ちょうど

x2 | Rank #1,214

exactly; precisely; just; right; opportunely; fortunately ; just (like); as if; as though

いいから

x1 | Rank #592

never mind that; don't worry about that ; listen up

根(ね)っこ

x1 | Rank #15,230

root (of a plant) ; stump (of a tree) ; root (of a problem, etc.); base; foundation; origin; source

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

掘(ほ)り出(だ)す

x3 | Rank #19,813

to dig out; to pick up

と

x20 | Rank #6

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

言(い)い張(は)る

x1 | Rank #13,406

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

ねえ

x13 | Rank #96

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 ...

やっぱり

x4 | Rank #201

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

無(む)理(り)

x3 | Rank #312

unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable ; impossible ; forcible; forced; compulsory ; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate ; to work too hard; to try too hard ; no way; not a chance; never; dream on ; irrational

だ

x13 | Rank #8

be; is

思(おも)う

x7 | Rank #73

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

x29 | Rank #52

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

根(ね)

x3 | Rank #3,786

root (of a plant) ; root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.) ; root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis ; one's true nature ; (fishing) reef

が

x61 | 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

だいぶ

x7 | Rank #2,043

considerably; greatly; a lot

深(ふか)い

x1 | Rank #1,064

deep ; profound ; dense; thick ; close (relationship) ; intense; strong ; late

よ

x45 | Rank #11

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

２(ふた)人(り)

x1 | Rank #254

two persons; two people; pair; couple

とも

x1 | Rank #1,263

together with ; same ; both; all; neither; none ; including ...

少(すこ)し

x3 | Rank #207

a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat ; a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute ; a little way; a short distance

手伝(てつだ)う

x1 | Rank #935

to help; to assist; to aid ; to contribute to; to be a factor in

どう

x4 | Rank #71

how; in what way; how about

なの

x4 | Rank #97

that's the way it is; yes ; is that so?; is it?

そんな

x3 | Rank #64

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

こと

x10 | 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 ...

言(い)ったって

x1 | Rank #8,772

even if I told you

シャベル

x2 | Rank #26,941

shovel

１(ひと)つ

x1 | Rank #780

one ; for one thing ; only ; (not) even ; just (e.g. "just try it") ; some kind of; one type of

しかない

x1 | Rank #640

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ... ; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...

じゃない

x9 | Rank #46

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

そこ

x1 | Rank #151

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

土(つち)

x1 | Rank #1,939

earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud ; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land ; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud) ; (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

どかす

x1 | Rank #21,322

to remove; to move out of the way

くれる

x5 | Rank #84

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

助(たす)かる

x2 | Rank #932

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

んだ

x13 | Rank #16

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

けど

x6 | Rank #34

but; however; although

手(て)

x5 | Rank #111

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

どく

x1 | Rank #3,259

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way ; to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede

って

x9 | 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 ...

いう

x1 | Rank #158

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

そう

x10 | Rank #41

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

私(わたし)

x24 | Rank #22

I; me

いや

x3 | Rank #76

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

泥(どろ)

x3 | Rank #4,789

mud; (wet) dirt ; thief ; Android (mobile operating system)

だらけ

x2 | Rank #2,138

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with ; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

なる

x5 | Rank #44

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

もう

x7 | Rank #48

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

とっくに

x1 | Rank #2,675

long ago; a long time ago; already

えっ

x6 | Rank #75

huh?; what's up?

あ

x17 | Rank #42

ah; oh ; hey!

んん

x2 | Rank #581

hm; um ; huh?; what? ; nuh-uh; no

んー

x1 | Rank #1,341

hm; um ; huh?; what? ; nuh-uh; no

町(まち)

x2 | Rank #651

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

行(い)く

x6 | Rank #83

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 ...

クリスマス

x8 | Rank #3,136

Christmas

用(よう)

x5 | Rank #502

business; task; errand; engagement ; use; purpose ; for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ... ; call of nature; excretion

売(う)る

x2 | Rank #1,153

to sell ; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.) ; to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself ; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone

それ

x9 | Rank #26

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

こんな

x3 | Rank #102

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

する

x13 | Rank #18

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

倹(けん)約(やく)

x2 | Rank #48,638

thrift; economy; frugality

我(わ)が家(や)

x1 | Rank #7,202

one's house; one's home; one's family

今(いま)

x1 | Rank #68

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

せんと

x5 | Rank #5,725

relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

ムダ

x2 | Rank #3,370

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

遣(つか)い

x2 | Rank #8,592

errand; mission; going on an errand ; messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl ; familiar spirit ; use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; handler; charmer

も

x17 | 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

できる

x2 | Rank #100

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

状(じょう)態(たい)

x2 | Rank #689

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

ある

x9 | Rank #36

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

買(か)う

x17 | Rank #422

to buy; to purchase ; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize ; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour) ; to accept; to take on; to take up ; to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

ではない

x1 | Rank #213

is not; am not; are not

ちょっと

x5 | Rank #79

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

ひと休(やす)み

x1 | Rank #27,491

(short) rest; breather; break

ん

x13 | Rank #23

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

いくら

x1 | Rank #786

how much ; something over; and something; -odd ; however (much); no matter how

男(おとこ)の子(こ)

x1 | Rank #1,924

boy; son; baby boy ; young man

みたい

x2 | Rank #164

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

だから

x5 | Rank #57

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

こういう

x3 | Rank #487

such; this sort of; like this

仕(し)事(ごと)

x2 | Rank #223

work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment ; work

ない

x8 | Rank #35

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

絶(ぜっ)対(たい)

x1 | Rank #285

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally ; absolute; unconditional; unmistakable ; absoluteness

みせる

x1 | Rank #1,198

to show; to display ; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ... ; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining ; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised ; to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor ; to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others ; to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...

はあ

x9 | Rank #257

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

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