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

双(ふた)子(ご)

x1 | Rank #3,929

twins; twin

には

x5 | Rank #38

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

それぞれ

x1 | Rank #1,226

each; respectively

２(ふた)つ

x1 | Rank #1,581

two

世(せ)界(かい)

x3 | Rank #223

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

が

x58 | 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

同(どう)時(じ)に

x1 | Rank #927

at the same time; at once; simultaneously; concurrently ; just as ...; the moment ...; just after ... ; (but) at the same time; as well as; also; on the other hand

存(そん)在(ざい)

x2 | Rank #474

existence; being; presence

する

x12 | Rank #19

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

人(にん)間(げん)

x6 | Rank #173

human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)

妖(よう)怪(かい)

x6 | Rank #1,399

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin; yōkai

戦(せん)国(ごく)時(じ)代(だい)

x1 | Rank #18,145

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period ; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE) ; era of vicious competition

現(げん)代(だい)社(しゃ)会(かい)

x1 | Rank #29,394

modern society

安(やす)らぎ

x1 | Rank #14,755

peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity

戦(たたか)い

x1 | Rank #621

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

喜(よろこ)び

x1 | Rank #3,411

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations

悲(かな)しみ

x1 | Rank #3,402

sadness; sorrow; grief ; affection; love

夢(ゆめ)

x2 | Rank #316

dream

現(げん)実(じつ)

x1 | Rank #1,152

reality; actuality; hard fact

一(いっ)瞬(しゅん)

x1 | Rank #787

instant; moment; for an instant

永(えい)遠(えん)

x2 | Rank #1,925

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

そして

x1 | Rank #117

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

大(だい)好(す)き

x1 | Rank #931

liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

大(だい)嫌(きら)い

x1 | Rank #5,675

hating; strongly disliking

戦(せん)国(ごく)

x3 | Rank #14,883

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war ; Warring States period (Japan, China) ; competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.); anybody's game

御(お)伽(とぎ)草(ぞう)子(し)

x1 | Rank #67,088

fairy-tale book

夜(や)叉(しゃ)

x2 | Rank #13,783

yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

姫(ひめ)

x2 | Rank #960

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.) ; girl ; small; cute; lesser (in names of species) ; prostitute

は

x53 | Rank #2

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

前(ぜん)途(と)多(た)難(なん)

x1 | Rank #33,939

having many difficulties in store; grim prospects

運(うん)命(めい)

x1 | Rank #1,112

fate; destiny; lot

に

x40 | 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

突(つ)き進(すす)む

x1 | Rank #8,430

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

ふくろう

x1 | Rank #17,576

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

鳴(な)き声(ごえ)

x2 | Rank #2,265

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar; bark; yelp; meow

二(に)

x30 | Rank #424

two; 2

仙(セント)

x33 | Rank #92,841

cent (monetary unit)

渾(こん)沌(とん)

x3 | Rank #70,924

chaos; confusion; disorder ; chaotic; confused; uncertain; disarrayed

ふむ

x2 | Rank #1,369

hmm; I see; hrm

ここ

x4 | 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 ...

おぬし

x1 | Rank #4,207

you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

を

x45 | 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.

極(き)める

x2 | Rank #7,279

to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix ; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match) ; to persist in doing; to go through with ; to always do; to have made a habit of ; to take for granted; to assume ; to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines ; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing ; to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.) ; to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

形(けい)態(たい)

x1 | Rank #9,232

form; shape; figure ; morph

から

x12 | 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

あやかし

x5 | Rank #19,475

ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck ; something strange or suspicious ; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

なる

x6 | 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

聞(き)く

x4 | 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

相(そう)違(い)

x1 | Rank #20,731

difference; discrepancy; variation

ないか

x1 | Rank #876

won't; hasn't; isn't; doesn't ; won't you

いかにも

x1 | Rank #4,485

indeed; really; truly; just (like) ; very; extremely; totally; terribly ; absolutely; certainly; for sure

ならば

x1 | Rank #739

if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow

なら

x7 | Rank #65

if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow

舞(ま)う

x1 | Rank #5,159

to dance (orig. a whirling dance) ; to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl; to fly; to circle; to wheel

とは

x2 | Rank #97

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

虹(にじ)色(いろ)

x4 | Rank #14,143

rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured

真(しん)珠(じゅ)

x4 | Rank #13,142

pearl

持(も)つ

x3 | Rank #181

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck

ども

x2 | Rank #895

but; however ; even though; even if

おる

x2 | Rank #16,578

to weave

確(たし)か

x1 | Rank #786

sure; certain; positive; definite ; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact ; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly

間(あいだ)

x1 | Rank #395

space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch ; period of time (during, while); duration; interval ; between (two parties or things) ; among (a group) ; relations (between); relationship ; midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground ; due to; because of

生(う)まれる

x1 | Rank #823

to be born

し

x5 | Rank #69

and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also ; because; since ; the thing is; for one thing

はざま

x1 | Rank #35,718

interval; space; interstice; threshold ; valley; gorge; ravine ; loophole (in a wall); crenel; eyelet

不(ぶ)粋(いき)

x2 | Rank #47,672

vulgar; unrefined

よ

x18 | Rank #10

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

その

x6 | Rank #28

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

きが

x1 | Rank #101,646

daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep

誠(まこと)

x2 | Rank #4,344

truth; reality; fact ; sincerity; honesty; faithfulness; good faith ; indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite

なるほど

x5 | Rank #396

I see; that's right; indeed

始(し)末(まつ)

x2 | Rank #3,245

management; dealing with; settlement; cleaning up; disposal ; course of events; circumstances; particulars ; end result (usu. bad); outcome ; economizing; economising; frugality; being thrifty

両(りょう)方(ほう)

x1 | Rank #3,608

both; both sides; both parties

この

x11 | Rank #27

this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")

うってつけ

x1 | Rank #15,688

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

仰(おお)せ

x1 | Rank #10,094

order (from one's superior); command ; what you say; (someone's) words

とおり

x1 | Rank #1,430

street; road; avenue; thoroughfare ; traffic; coming and going ; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; running ; transmission (of sound); reach (of voice) ; reputation; favor; favour; popularity ; understanding; comprehension; comprehensibility; clarity ; the same way (as); as (follows, stated, expected, etc.) ; counter for sets of things ; counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.

優(ゆう)雅(が)

x1 | Rank #7,687

elegant; graceful; refined ; leisurely; comfortable; easy; carefree

見(み)事(ごと)

x1 | Rank #1,744

splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable ; utter (esp. defeat); total; complete ; something worth seeing; sight; spectacle

笑(わら)い声(ごえ)

x8 | Rank #1,546

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

退(たい)治(じ)

x5 | Rank #4,580

extermination; elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression; subjugation; getting rid of; stamping out; wiping out; rooting out ; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings) ; curing (an illness)

依(い)頼(らい)

x2 | Rank #1,637

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter) ; dependence; reliance

ですか

x2 | Rank #81

indicates question

琥(こ)珀(はく)

x4 | Rank #4,068

amber

ああ

x4 | Rank #53

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

という

x2 | Rank #66

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

山(やま)

x3 | Rank #866

mountain; hill ; mine ; (mountain) forest ; heap; pile; stack; mountain ; protruding or high part of an object; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire) ; climax; peak; critical point ; guess; speculation; gamble ; (criminal) case; crime ; mountain climbing; mountaineering ; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)

枯(か)らす

x1 | Rank #29,394

to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)

麓(ふもと)

x2 | Rank #17,278

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

村(むら)人(びと)

x4 | Rank #6,624

villager

おびえる

x1 | Rank #7,409

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

そうだ

x5 | Rank #121

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

行(い)く

x4 | Rank #79

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 ...

くれる

x2 | Rank #80

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

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