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

x8 | 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

x56 | 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)

x6 | Rank #173

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

妖(よう)怪(かい)

x19 | 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)

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)

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

x64 | 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

x49 | 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

今日(きょう)

x3 | Rank #115

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

どうしたの

x3 | Rank #572

what's the matter?; what's wrong? ; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

こんな

x3 | Rank #99

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

所(ところ)

x1 | Rank #564

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

わざわざ

x3 | Rank #954

expressly; especially; specially; taking the trouble (to do); going to the trouble of (doing); going out of one's way (to do) ; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

連(つ)れる

x4 | Rank #533

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

など

x1 | Rank #199

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth ; or something ; the likes of ; for example; for instance; for one

くる

x1 | Rank #7,052

to reel; to wind; to spin (thread) ; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia) ; to count (e.g. the days) ; to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)

勝(かっ)手(て)に

x1 | Rank #723

arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases; selfishly; by itself; automatically

つく

x2 | Rank #13,625

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to be hired; to be employed ; to ascend (the throne); to accede ; to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart ; to study (under teacher); to be an apprentice

だろう

x5 | Rank #67

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

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 ...

一(いっ)体(たい)

x2 | Rank #419

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth ; one object; one body; unity ; one form; one style ; one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) ; generally; in general

うわっ

x7 | Rank #418

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

ちょっと

x2 | 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

落(お)ちる

x1 | Rank #656

to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down ; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind) ; to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of) ; to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.) ; to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner ; to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing ; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful ; to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low) ; to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

よ

x12 | Rank #10

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

私(わたし)

x14 | Rank #21

I; me

雲(うん)母(も)

x3 | Rank #25,986

mica; isinglass

あくび

x1 | Rank #8,168

yawn; yawning ; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

ねえ

x3 | 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 ...

山(やま)奥(おく)

x1 | Rank #11,116

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

まで

x1 | Rank #59

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

来(く)る

x4 | Rank #89

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 ...")

散(さん)歩(ぽ)

x1 | Rank #3,023

walk; stroll

なの

x2 | Rank #96

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

見(み)回(まわ)り

x1 | Rank #13,014

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour ; watchman; patrolman

だ

x38 | Rank #8

be; is

だから

x3 | Rank #57

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

ついてくる

x1 | Rank #60,466

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

ことはない

x1 | Rank #972

there is no need to ... ; never happens; there is never a time when

言(い)う

x3 | Rank #51

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

んだ

x9 | Rank #16

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

何(なに)

x5 | Rank #30

what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

なに

x2 | Rank #246

ある

x12 | Rank #36

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

ぶつかる

x1 | Rank #2,612

to bump into; to run into; to collide with; to hit; to strike ; to encounter; to meet with; to come upon; to face; to run up against; to be confronted with ; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict; to be at odds (with) ; to clash (of events); to fall (on); to occur at the same time (as) ; to tackle head-on (a difficulty); to confront boldly

音(おと)

x7 | Rank #204

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

何(なに)もない

x1 | Rank #8,262

there is nothing; having nothing

ことになっている

x1 | Rank #18,780

to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)

それ

x6 | Rank #26

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

どういう

x1 | Rank #313

what kind of; what sort of; what

こと

x15 | 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 ...

いちばん

x1 | Rank #1,937

number one; first; first place ; best; most ; game; round; bout ; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively ; song (e.g. in noh); piece

古(ふる)い

x1 | Rank #1,777

old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn ; long; since long ago; time-honored ; of the distant past; long-ago ; stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny ; old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

記(き)憶(おく)

x1 | Rank #615

memory; recollection; remembrance ; memory; storage

燃(も)え尽(つ)きる

x1 | Rank #13,600

to burn out

森(もり)

x3 | Rank #865

forest ; shrine grove

風(ふう)景(けい)

x1 | Rank #4,441

scenery; scene; landscape; view; sight ; scene (e.g. of a crime)

あっ

x13 | Rank #35

ah; oh ; hey!

火(か)事(じ)

x1 | Rank #4,159

fire; conflagration

なる

x8 | 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

あの

x5 | Rank #49

that; those; the

じゃ

x5 | Rank #46

then; well; so; well then

離(はな)れ離(ばな)れ

x1 | Rank #12,775

separate; scattered; apart

あと

x5 | Rank #175

behind; rear ; after; later ; remainder; the rest ; more (e.g. five more minutes); left ; also; in addition ; descendant; successor; heir ; after one's death ; past; previous

あれ

x2 | Rank #159

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

から

x4 | 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

この

x12 | Rank #27

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

山(やま)

x5 | 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)

で

x19 | Rank #11

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

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