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)

x1 | Rank #223

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

が

x33 | 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)

x1 | 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)

x1 | Rank #173

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

妖(よう)怪(かい)

x3 | 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

x4 | 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)

x1 | 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)

x1 | Rank #1,925

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

そして

x2 | 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)

x1 | 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)

x15 | Rank #960

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

は

x59 | 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)

x2 | Rank #1,112

fate; destiny; lot

に

x53 | 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

御(お)付(つ)き

x4 | Rank #109,378

retainer; attendant; escort

よい

x4 | 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 ...

ぞ

x24 | Rank #58

adds force or indicates command

面(おもて)

x1 | Rank #27,271

face ; surface ; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

を

x32 | 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.

上(あ)げる

x1 | Rank #852

to raise; to elevate ; to do up (one's hair) ; to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.) ; to land (a boat) ; to deep-fry ; to show someone (into a room) ; to give ; to send someone (away) ; to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll ; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve

い

x5 | Rank #134

strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

翡(ひ)翠(すい)

x19 | Rank #6,349

kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis) ; jade (gem) ; beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers

たち

x10 | Rank #126

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

うん

x16 | Rank #54

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

うむ

x1 | Rank #1,117

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

えっ

x17 | Rank #73

huh?; what's up?

殿(しんがり)

x7 | Rank #2,524

rear; rear unit guard ; anchor (man)

じゃない

x4 | Rank #45

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

誰(だれ)

x2 | Rank #147

who

驚(おどろ)く

x3 | Rank #842

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be astonished; to be shocked ; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

か

x22 | 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

よ

x12 | Rank #10

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

お前(まえ)たち

x4 | Rank #1,017

you (plural)

呼(よ)ぶ

x1 | Rank #340

to call out (to); to call; to invoke ; to summon (a doctor, etc.) ; to invite ; to designate; to name; to brand ; to garner (support, etc.); to gather ; to take as one's wife

父(ちち)

x3 | Rank #658

father

では

x3 | Rank #70

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

ある

x6 | Rank #36

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

我(われ)

x4 | Rank #1,515

I; me ; oneself ; you ; prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

じゃ

x25 | Rank #46

then; well; so; well then

柊(ひいらぎ)

x1 | Rank #5,869

holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly ; holly ; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)

弾(だん)正(じょう)

x3 | Rank #54,261

judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice ; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office

娘(じょう)

x4 | Rank #10,416

unmarried woman ; Miss ; -ess; -ette

お

x11 | Rank #641

cord; strap; thong ; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)

ほっほっほっ

x2 | Rank #17,916

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

はぁ

x2 | Rank #137

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

あれ

x8 | Rank #159

that; that thing ; that person ; then; that time ; that place (over there) ; down there (i.e. one's genitals) ; period; menses

へえ

x1 | Rank #717

oh, yes?; really?

で

x23 | Rank #11

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

頭(あたま)

x4 | Rank #268

head ; hair (on one's head) ; mind; brains; intellect ; leader; chief; boss; captain ; top; tip ; beginning; start ; head; person ; down payment; deposit ; top structural component of a kanji ; pair

どの

x1 | Rank #20,753

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

者(もの)

x2 | Rank #264

person

お頭(かしら)

x5 | Rank #9,510

leader; chief; head; boss ; (another person's) head

あいにく

x1 | Rank #6,252

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

留(る)守(す)

x2 | Rank #4,487

absence; being away from home ; house-sitting; house-sitter ; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

て

x5 | Rank #20

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 ...

おる

x1 | Rank #16,578

to weave

ので

x1 | Rank #133

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

話(はな)す

x3 | Rank #302

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat ; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss ; to speak (a language)

ところ

x1 | Rank #172

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

な

x22 | 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?

いえ

x1 | Rank #376

no ; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

私(わたし)

x16 | Rank #21

I; me

代(か)わり

x2 | Rank #1,242

substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing ; stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor ; compensation; exchange; return ; another helping; second helping; seconds; refill ; upcoming program; upcoming programme

責(せき)任(にん)

x1 | Rank #1,030

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) ; liability; onus

持(も)つ

x1 | 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

承(うけたまわ)る

x1 | Rank #13,354

to hear; to be told; to know ; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)

退(たい)治(じ)

x3 | 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)

でしょうか

x1 | Rank #489

don't you think?; indicates question

ふ

x1 | Rank #1,178

two; 2

ん

x2 | Rank #22

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

お前(まえ)

x7 | Rank #62

you ; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

ねえ

x2 | Rank #92

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 ...

そんなに

x2 | Rank #449

so much; so; like that

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

そうか

x2 | Rank #278

is that so? ; I see; right; oh; OK

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