Jiten beta

to lose; to be defeated ; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ; to be inferior to ; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ; to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free

だが

| x1 | Rank #256

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

勝(しょう)負(ぶ)

| x6 | Rank #1,005

victory or defeat ; match; contest; game; bout

では

| x8 | Rank #67

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

勝(か)つ

| x15 | Rank #579

to win; to gain victory

はず

| x1 | Rank #274

should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be) ; nock (of a bow) ; nock (of an arrow) ; nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) ; wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

だった

| x3 | Rank #30

was; were

まさか

| x2 | Rank #242

by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not) ; something unexpected; emergency ; currently; for the time being; presently; for now ; indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly

でも

| x10 | 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

それ

| x13 | Rank #20

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

しかない

| x1 | Rank #514

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ... ; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...

観(かん)客(きゃく)

| x2 | Rank #4,736

spectator; audience

を

| x75 | Rank #2

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.

買(ばい)収(しゅう)

| x2 | Rank #8,868

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; purchase ; bribery; buying off; corruption

私(わたし)たち

| x1 | Rank #376

we; us

が

| x71 | 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

理(り)由(ゆう)

| x2 | Rank #400

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

は

| x97 | Rank #3

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

ひと

| x3 | Rank #723

another person; other people; others ; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) ; outsider; stranger

つ

| x3 | Rank #331

Tsu (city in Mie) ; harbour; harbor; port ; ferry

この

| x13 | Rank #22

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

女(おんな)

| x2 | Rank #263

woman; female ; female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman

も

| x15 | 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

汚(きたな)い

| x1 | Rank #1,944

dirty; filthy; foul; unclean ; disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting) ; indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse ; dastardly; mean; base; underhanded ; stingy; greedy

わね

| x1 | Rank #696

isn't it?; it really is

学(がく)園(えん)

| x1 | Rank #3,994

educational institution; school; academy; campus

あ

| x5 | Rank #61

ah; oh ; hey!

ギャンブル

| x5 | Rank #9,842

gambling

校(こう)是(ぜ)

| x1 | Rank #217,042

school motto

と

| x26 | Rank #6

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

聞(き)く

| x2 | Rank #90

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

けれど

| x2 | Rank #981

but; however; although

その実(じつ)

| x1 | Rank #16,350

in fact

イカサマ

| x1 | Rank #16,489

fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake ; surely; absolutely; certainly; indeed

横(おう)行(こう)

| x1 | Rank #24,210

being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent ; walking sideways; staggering; striding

実(じつ)力(りょく)主(しゅ)義(ぎ)

| x1 | Rank #37,269

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

の

| x104 | 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

名(な)

| x2 | Rank #503

name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

下(した)

| x2 | Rank #451

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter) ; bottom ; beneath; underneath ; just after; right after ; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior) ; trade-in ; preliminary; preparatory

に

| x54 | 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

差(さ)別(べつ)

| x1 | Rank #8,083

distinction; differentiation; discrimination ; discrimination (against people)

容(よう)認(にん)

| x1 | Rank #19,944

approval

て

| x14 | Rank #17

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 ...

いる

| x6 | Rank #45

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

結(けっ)果(か)が全(すべ)て

| x1 | Rank #43,890

only the results matter; it's all about the results

という

| x8 | Rank #73

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

ならば

| x1 | Rank #1,275

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

取(と)る

| x3 | Rank #239

to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold ; to pass; to hand; to give ; to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation) ; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose ; to remove; to get rid of; to take off ; to take away; to steal; to rob ; to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins) ; to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop) ; to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside ; to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep

べき

| x1 | Rank #346

should; must; ought to

手(しゅ)段(だん)

| x1 | Rank #2,175

means; way; measure

票(ひょう)

| x1 | Rank #8,293

vote; ballot ; label; ticket; tag; stub

どちら

| x1 | Rank #824

which way; which direction; where ; which one (esp. of two alternatives) ; who

入(い)れる

| x1 | Rank #206

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

かまう

| x1 | Rank #1,962

to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a regard for ; to be an issue; to matter; to create inconvenience ; to keep company; to care for; to look after; to entertain; to pay attention to; to spend time with ; to interfere with; to meddle in ; to tease ; to banish; to prohibit

ただし

| x2 | Rank #1,340

but; however; provided that

必(かなら)ず

| x2 | Rank #412

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

自(じ)分(ぶん)

| x5 | Rank #85

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you

心(こころ)

| x1 | Rank #295

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

動(うご)かす

| x1 | Rank #1,226

to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position ; to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence ; to change; to alter; to deny ; to operate; to set in motion; to get going ; to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy ; to manage (e.g. funds)

ほう

| x3 | Rank #647

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

投(とう)票(ひょう)

| x1 | Rank #8,803

voting; ballot; poll; vote

する

| x26 | Rank #13

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

こと

| x14 | 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 ...

約(やく)束(そく)

| x1 | Rank #443

promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact ; appointment; engagement; date ; convention; rule ; destiny; fate

ごとき

| x1 | Rank #3,589

like; similar to ; something like ...; someone like ...

私(わたし)

| x44 | Rank #24

I; me

まくる

| x1 | Rank #1,710

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves) ; to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to do with reckless abandon; to do continuously ; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

思(おも)う

| x6 | Rank #55

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon ; to think (of doing); to plan (to do) ; to judge; to assess; to regard ; to imagine; to suppose; to dream ; to expect; to look forward to ; to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want ; to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love ; to recall; to remember

クソッ

| x1 | Rank #3,143

shit!; damn! ; very; extremely; really

ギャンブラー

| x2 | Rank #36,540

gambler

としても

| x2 | Rank #634

even if ...; even supposing that ... ; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

隙(すき)

| x1 | Rank #1,839

gap; opening; room; space ; break; interval; spare moment; spare time ; unguarded moment; carelessness; weak spot; chink in one's armor; flaw; fault ; chance; opportunity

ない

| x15 | Rank #32

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

女(じょ)優(ゆう)

| x5 | Rank #5,901

actress; female actor

この人(ひと)

| x5 | Rank #689

this person; he; she

及(およ)ぶ

| x1 | Rank #2,211

to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until) ; to be up to the task; to come up to ; to compare with; to be a match (for) ; to commit (a crime) ; to require (to do)

か

| x19 | 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

ウフフ

| x1 | Rank #2,926

tee-hee

負(ま)け

| x4 | Rank #2,031

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

搦(からめ)手(て)

| x1 | Rank #82,539

rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance ; one who arrests ; force attacking the rear of a castle ; (opponent's) weak point

そんな

| x5 | Rank #71

such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!

相(あい)手(て)

| x2 | Rank #223

companion; partner; company ; other party; addressee; counterparty ; opponent (sports, etc.)

どう

| x2 | Rank #52

how; in what way; how about

いい

| x6 | Rank #25

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem

ん

| x7 | Rank #23

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

でしょう

| x9 | Rank #146

it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?

ね

| x17 | Rank #12

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 ...

困(こま)る

| x2 | Rank #377

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed ; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed ; to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances

夢(ゆめ)見(み)

| x11 | Rank #13,466

having a dream

さん

| x20 | Rank #19

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

顔(かお)

| x1 | Rank #127

face; visage ; look; expression; countenance ; honor; honour; face ; influence; notoriety

じゃ

| x3 | Rank #46

then; well; so; well then