Jiten beta

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.

調(しら)べる

x1 | Rank #784

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

って

x7 | 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 ...

て

x5 | Rank #21

南(なん)方(ぽう)

x1 | Rank #14,382

the south; southward; southern direction ; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

の

x71 | 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

島(しま)国(ぐに)

x1 | Rank #33,396

island country

から

x16 | 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

使(し)者(しゃ)

x3 | Rank #6,744

messenger; envoy; emissary

が

x30 | 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

来(く)る

x5 | Rank #90

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 ...")

んだ

x10 | Rank #16

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

交(こう)流(りゅう)

x1 | Rank #6,407

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; mingling; mixing; coming together ; alternating current; AC

なんて

x5 | Rank #85

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

ほとんど

x1 | Rank #888

almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but ; hardly; barely; scarcely; little ; large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)

無(な)い

x1 | Rank #872

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

ない

x5 | Rank #35

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

国(くに)

x2 | Rank #411

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

で

x15 | Rank #25

without doing ...

な

x35 | 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?

うーん

x5 | Rank #712

um; er; well ; nuh-uh; no ; oof

少(すこ)しでも

x1 | Rank #2,246

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

情(じょう)報(ほう)

x1 | Rank #492

information; news; report; intelligence ; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)

欲(ほ)しい

x2 | Rank #500

wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for ; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

と

x15 | Rank #6

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

そういう

x1 | Rank #185

such; like that; that sort of

こと

x8 | 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 ...

だ

x15 | Rank #8

be; is

報(ほう)酬(しゅう)

x1 | Rank #3,748

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

は

x49 | Rank #2

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

弾(はず)む

x1 | Rank #8,387

to spring; to bound; to bounce ; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively ; to pay handsomely; to splurge; to part eagerly with (money, etc.) ; to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath

ぜ

x3 | Rank #133

I can tell you ; heh

ふ

x5 | Rank #1,327

cloth; fabric; material; textile ; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

ここ

x11 | Rank #58

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

俺(おれ)

x2 | Rank #24

I; me

奢(おご)る

x1 | Rank #13,493

to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.) ; to be extravagant; to live in luxury

もらう

x1 | Rank #157

to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected

親(おや)父(じ)

x5 | Rank #1,188

one's father; one's old man; dad; pops ; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer ; one's boss ; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord ; grizzly bear

もう

x10 | 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

一(いち)

x3 | Rank #122

one; 1 ; best ; first; foremost ; beginning; start ; a (single); one (of many) ; ace ; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

本(もと)

x2 | Rank #420

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

いや

x4 | Rank #76

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

２(に)本(ほん)

x1 | Rank #6,285

two (long cylindrical things)

追(つい)加(か)

x1 | Rank #3,561

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

はいよ

x2 | Rank #6,822

after a losing battle; (being) defeated

なんだ

x4 | Rank #80

what!; oh ; what the heck; what the; damn

さて

x2 | Rank #667

well; now; then

どうやって

x1 | Rank #2,653

how; in what way; by what means

近(ちか)づく

x1 | Rank #1,092

to approach; to draw near; to get close ; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

不(ふ)安(あん)定(てい)

x2 | Rank #7,189

instability; insecurity; crankiness

神(かみ)

x2 | Rank #400

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

様(さま)

x24 | Rank #93

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms ; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ; state; situation; appearance; manner

繰(く)り返(かえ)す

x4 | Rank #1,681

to repeat; to do over again

出(で)会(あ)い

x2 | Rank #2,881

meeting; rendezvous; encounter ; meeting for the first time; coming across ; confluence

別(わか)れる

x2 | Rank #1,528

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from ; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce ; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

また

x5 | Rank #105

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

会(あ)う

x4 | Rank #258

to meet; to encounter; to see ; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

その日(ひ)

x2 | Rank #15,764

that day; the very same day

まで

x4 | Rank #60

until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely

時(とき)

x2 | Rank #110

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

かける

x4 | Rank #331

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag) ; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread ; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.) ; to make (a call) ; to spend (time, money); to expend; to use ; to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto ; to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.) ; to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose ; to multiply (arithmetic operation) ; to secure (e.g. lock)

旅(たび)人(びと)

x2 | Rank #5,072

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

あなた

x3 | Rank #92

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

泣(な)く

x3 | Rank #661

to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob ; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship ; to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices ; to be not worth worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame ; to lament; to bemoan; to bewail

涙(なみだ)

x1 | Rank #1,048

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion ; sympathy

雨(あめ)

x1 | Rank #1,004

rain ; rainy day; rainy weather ; the November suit (in hanafuda)

とは

x4 | Rank #98

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

言(い)う

x4 | Rank #50

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

心(こころ)

x1 | Rank #294

mind; heart; spirit ; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

かなしい

x1 | Rank #34,487

sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful ; sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous

生(い)きとし生(い)けるもの

x1 | Rank #49,025

all living things; all God's creatures, great and small

何(なに)か

x3 | Rank #103

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

背(せ)負(お)う

x1 | Rank #2,487

to carry on one's back ; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for ; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something) ; to be conceited; to think highly of oneself

見(み)える

x1 | Rank #283

to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight ; to look; to seem; to appear ; to come

鎖(くさり)

x1 | Rank #4,320

chain; chains

に

x45 | 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

つなぐ

x1 | Rank #3,312

to connect; to link together ; to tie; to fasten; to restrain ; to maintain; to preserve; to keep ; to transfer (phone call); to put a person through ; to hedge; to buy or sell forward

いる

x9 | Rank #55

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

どれ

x1 | Rank #1,301

which (of three or more) ; well; now; c'mon

ほど

x1 | Rank #224

extent; degree; measure ; limit; bounds ; (span of) time ; (a) distance ; the state of; the status of; the condition of ; about; around; approximately; or so ; as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ... ; the more ... the more ...

救(すく)う

x1 | Rank #919

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

だろう

x1 | Rank #62

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

あどけない

x1 | Rank #23,148

innocent; cherubic; childlike

笑(え)顔(がお)

x1 | Rank #690

smiling face; smile

なくす

x1 | Rank #2,969

to lose (something) ; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to eradicate; to abolish

過(か)去(こ)

x1 | Rank #960

the past; bygone days ; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret) ; past (tense); preterit; preterite ; previous life

未(み)来(らい)

x1 | Rank #672

(distant) future ; future existence; world beyond the grave; the world to come ; future (tense)

生(う)まれ

x1 | Rank #4,830

birth; birthplace ; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

そして

x1 | Rank #117

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

死(し)ぬ

x1 | Rank #250

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

ゆく

x1 | Rank #1,679

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 ...

掛(か)け違(ちが)う

x1 | Rank #68,396

to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to do up (buttons) incorrectly ; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict ; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

世(せ)界(かい)

x2 | Rank #226

the world; society; the universe ; sphere; circle; world ; world-renowned; world-famous ; realm governed by one Buddha; space

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