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.

穴(あな)

| x3 | Rank #1,495

hole; opening; orifice; perforation ; pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground) ; burrow; den; lair; holt; hole ; deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss ; gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening ; flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole ; good place not many people know about; well-kept secret ; upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse ; (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre) ; hiding place; hideout

に

| x610 | 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

挿(さ)す

| x2 | Rank #17,898

to insert; to put in ; to plant (a cutting); to strike ; to arrange (flowers) ; to wear (a sword) in one's belt ; to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten

込(こ)む

| x2 | Rank #3,722

to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with) ; to be complex; to be intricate ; to go into; to go in; to put into ; to become (completely) ; to do thoroughly; to do sufficiently ; to remain (silent, seated, etc.); to stay ...

この

| x177 | Rank #22

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

本(もと)

| x3 | Rank #624

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

の

| x1249 | 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

紐(ひも)

| x11 | Rank #9,004

string; cord ; leash ; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp ; restrictions; conditions ; mantle (shellfish, etc.) ; small intestine (beef, pork); oviduct meat (chicken)

１(いっ)本(ぽん)

| x9 | Rank #2,161

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call ; one version ; one book; a certain book ; ippon; one point; a blow ; geisha ; single-minded focus on ...

ずつ

| x12 | Rank #1,593

apiece; each ; at a time; piecemeal

順(じゅん)

| x4 | Rank #5,375

order; turn; sorting ; obedient; docile; submissive; meek

切(き)る

| x6 | Rank #552

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) ; to sever (connections, ties) ; to turn off (e.g. the light) ; to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect ; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub) ; to open (something sealed) ; to start ; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.) ; to reduce; to decrease; to discount ; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain

当(あ)たり

| x7 | Rank #2,951

hit ; success ; guess; prediction ; affability; friendliness ; sensation; touch ; bruise (on fruit) ; situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move ; bite (of a fish on a hook); strike ; per; each

だけ

| x57 | Rank #34

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

それ

| x134 | Rank #20

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

刃(は)

| x7 | Rank #4,129

edge (of a knife or sword); blade ; prong (of an electrical plug)

が

| x741 | 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

落(お)ちる

| x11 | Rank #447

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)

当(とう)然(ぜん)

| x7 | Rank #674

natural; right; proper; just; reasonable; appropriate; deserved ; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly; deservedly; justly; of course

も

| x296 | 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

あっ

| x117 | Rank #76

ah; oh ; hey!

どの

| x5 | Rank #880

which; what (way)

か

| x288 | 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

分(わ)かる

| x58 | Rank #258

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

から

| x148 | Rank #11

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

より

| x25 | Rank #125

than ; rather than; instead of; over; above ; from; out of; since; at; on (and after) ; except; but; other than ; more

早(はや)い

| x22 | Rank #124

fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt ; early; soon; earlier than usual ; premature; too soon; too early ; easy; simple; quick; fast ; as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...

抜(ぬ)く

| x11 | Rank #918

to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed ; to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip ; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to do completely; to do severely ; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty ; to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract ; to pilfer; to steal ; to remove; to get rid of; to take out ; to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of ; to pierce; to break through; to go through ; to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area

者(もの)

| x43 | Rank #419

person

負(ま)け

| x25 | Rank #2,031

defeat; loss; losing (a game) ; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.) ; discount; loss (on a sale)

つまり

| x17 | Rank #432

that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means ; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically ; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage ; shrinkage ; end; conclusion ; dead end; corner ; distress; being at the end of one's rope

これ

| x104 | Rank #27

this; this one ; this person ; now; this point (in time) ; here ; used to stress the subject of a sentence ; I; me

チキン

| x5 | Rank #8,545

chicken ; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken; wuss

レース

| x5 | Rank #5,722

race

最(もっと)も

| x11 | Rank #1,540

most; extremely

恐(おそ)れる

| x6 | Rank #1,628

to fear; to be afraid of

敗(はい)者(しゃ)

| x3 | Rank #11,856

loser; defeated person; the defeated

となる

| x4 | Rank #900

to become; to be

ギャンブル

| x210 | Rank #9,842

gambling

ウフッ

| x9 | Rank #5,507

chuckle; chuckling

どう

| x45 | Rank #52

how; in what way; how about

受(う)ける

| x7 | Rank #359

to receive; to get ; to catch (e.g. a ball) ; to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.) ; to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence) ; to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge) ; to be given (e.g. life, talent) ; to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by) ; to follow; to succeed; to be descended from ; to face (south, etc.) ; to be modified by

自(じ)由(ゆう)

| x6 | Rank #859

freedom; liberty

ダメ

| x12 | Rank #420

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken ; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless ; cannot; must not; not allowed ; neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game ; no!; stop!

だ

| x204 | Rank #8

be; is

夢子

| x170 | Rank #65,336

Muuko ; Yumeko

きっと

| x16 | Rank #229

surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent) ; sternly; severely ; having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight ; suddenly; abruptly; instantly

私(し)立(りつ)

| x1 | Rank #10,325

private (establishment)

学(がく)園(えん)

| x36 | Rank #3,994

educational institution; school; academy; campus

創(そう)立(りつ)

| x1 | Rank #18,861

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

年(とし)

| x1 | Rank #142

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

迎(むか)える

| x1 | Rank #856

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail ; to call for; to summon; to invite ; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife) ; to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)

伝(でん)統(とう)

| x1 | Rank #6,094

tradition; convention

と

| x275 | Rank #6

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

格(かく)式(しき)

| x1 | Rank #21,221

formality; social rules ; social status; social standing ; amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)

誇(ほこ)る

| x1 | Rank #3,429

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

でも

| x72 | Rank #31

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do

名(めい)門(もん)校(こう)

| x1 | Rank #33,948

prestigious school

には

| x87 | Rank #28

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

絶(ぜっ)対(たい)的(てき)

| x1 | Rank #6,969

absolute

階(かい)級(きゅう)制(せい)度(ど)

| x1 | Rank #70,751

class system; caste system; hierarchical system

ある

| x107 | Rank #29

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

決(き)める

| x10 | Rank #318

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

勉(べん)強(きょう)

| x3 | Rank #806

study ; diligence; working hard ; experience; lesson (for the future) ; discount; price reduction

や

| x11 | Rank #99

such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?

スポーツ

| x1 | Rank #3,826

sport; sports

ではない

| x19 | Rank #342

is not; am not; are not

ただ

| x30 | Rank #162

ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

強(つよ)さ

| x1 | Rank #2,099

strength; power

のみ

| x9 | Rank #1,273

only; nothing but

ほとんど

| x3 | Rank #812

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)

生(せい)徒(と)

| x7 | Rank #1,595

pupil; student; schoolchild

勝(か)ち負(ま)け

| x2 | Rank #9,689

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

そして

| x29 | Rank #151

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

賭(か)け金(きん)

| x2 | Rank #32,551

stakes; bet

やり取(と)り

| x3 | Rank #4,717

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

囚(とら)われる

| x1 | Rank #8,981

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended ; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by

あがく

| x2 | Rank #7,983

to paw (at) the ground ; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to flail about ; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive; to make every effort

僕(ぼく)

| x12 | Rank #176

I; me ; you ; manservant

知(し)る

| x24 | Rank #89

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

金(かね)

| x3 | Rank #641

money ; metal

名(めい)声(せい)

| x1 | Rank #11,866

fame; reputation; renown

では

| x107 | Rank #67

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

ない

| x106 | Rank #32

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

そのもの

| x7 | Rank #2,078

the very thing; itself

目(もく)的(てき)

| x9 | Rank #798

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

とする

| x3 | Rank #685

to try to ...; to be about to do ... ; to decide to ... ; to take as; to treat as; to regard as ; to use for ; to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume ; to decide that; to think that ; to make into; to change into ; to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like ; to intend; to have the intention

存(そん)在(ざい)

| x5 | Rank #594

existence; being; presence

こと

| x231 | Rank #14

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 ...

蛇喰

| x73 | Rank #118,221

Jabami

彼(かの)女(じょ)

| x8 | Rank #293

she; her ; girlfriend

現(あらわ)れる

| x4 | Rank #748

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise ; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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