Jiten beta

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

できる

| x3 | Rank #88

to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) ; to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable ; to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.) ; to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up ; to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready ; to grow (of a crop); to be produced ; to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character ; to be by nature; to be born ... ; to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone) ; to get pregnant

なくなる

| x1 | Rank #362

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing ; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more ; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

あの

| x10 | Rank #38

that; those; the

事(じ)故(こ)

| x1 | Rank #1,342

accident; incident; trouble ; circumstances; reasons

で

| x30 | Rank #35

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

坂口

| x5 | Rank #38,825

Sakakuchi ; Sakaguchi ; Sagakuchi ; Sasuguchi

って

| x19 | Rank #15

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 ...

やっぱり

| x2 | Rank #165

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

の

| x91 | 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

お母(かあ)さん

| x1 | Rank #563

mother; mom; mum; ma ; wife ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her

名(みょう)字(じ)

| x1 | Rank #5,953

surname; family name; last name

だった

| x3 | Rank #30

was; were

背(せい)

| x1 | Rank #2,083

height; stature

も

| x36 | 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

伸(の)びる

| x1 | Rank #1,876

to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.) ; to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth ; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.) ; to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend ; to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. of noodles) ; to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improve ; to be exhausted; to get groggy; to be stunned (by a blow); to pass out; to collapse ; to be prolonged (of a meeting, life span, etc.); to be extended (e.g. of a deadline); to lengthen (e.g. of the days) ; to be postponed; to be delayed; to be put off

メガネ

| x1 | Rank #4,707

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles ; judgment; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight ; four-eyes

かける

| x2 | Rank #216

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag) ; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread ; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.) ; to make (a call) ; to spend (time, money); to expend; to use ; to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto ; to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.) ; to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose ; to multiply (arithmetic operation) ; to secure (e.g. lock)

けど

| x15 | Rank #37

but; however; although

紛(まぐ)れ

| x1 | Rank #8,838

fluke; chance; pure luck

ない

| x3 | Rank #32

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

だ

| x27 | Rank #8

be; is

ドン

| x1 | Rank #5,692

bang; bam; boom; thud; thump; crash ; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; noonday gun ; last round in a game of 12 rounds ; precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very ; Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san

ウッ

| x1 | Rank #290

oof; ough; ulp

えっ

| x21 | Rank #115

huh?; what's up?

なに

| x2 | Rank #824

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)

ねえねえ

| x1 | Rank #2,244

hey; listen

むっつ

| x1 | Rank #205,751

six ; six years of age ; six o'clock (old time system)

あの人(ひと)

| x1 | Rank #558

he; she; that person ; you

と

| x18 | Rank #6

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

友(とも)達(だち)

| x2 | Rank #473

friend; companion

んだ

| x22 | Rank #17

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

よね

| x3 | Rank #140

isn't that right?

いう

| x3 | Rank #130

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

う

| x2 | Rank #243

yes; all right; OK; okay

うん

| x9 | Rank #65

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

ちょっと

| x6 | Rank #67

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

あと

| x2 | Rank #131

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

紹(しょう)介(かい)

| x1 | Rank #1,006

introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

よ

| x49 | Rank #10

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

わりと

| x1 | Rank #5,435

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

私(わたし)

| x9 | Rank #24

I; me

お似(に)合(あ)い

| x1 | Rank #3,149

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

思(おも)う

| x5 | 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

はぁ

| x3 | Rank #494

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

打(う)つ

| x5 | Rank #882

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound ; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.) ; to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.) ; to move; to impress; to touch ; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate ; to type; to send; to transmit ; to insert; to write in; to mark ; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare ; to till (soil) ; to sprinkle; to throw; to cast

あっ

| x19 | Rank #77

ah; oh ; hey!

プレー

| x4 | Rank #8,555

play; recreation ; playing (a sport); play; game ; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance ; play (theatrical performance) ; play ball; starting a match

ボス

| x1 | Rank #3,962

boss; leader; head ; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

は

| x55 | Rank #3

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

真里

| x2 | Rank #88,358

Masato ; Maria ; Misato

男(おとこ)

| x4 | Rank #170

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

ボール

| x16 | Rank #2,293

ball ; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone)

受(う)ける

| x1 | 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

こと

| x11 | 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 ...

ある

| x4 | Rank #29

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

っけ

| x1 | Rank #535

remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

さあ

| x1 | Rank #258

come (on); come now; come along; here ; all right; right; okay; now; here goes ; well; hmm; uh; let's see; I'm not sure ; here; now; there (we go); ah; oh ; about that, ...; actually, ...

実(じっ)質(しつ)

| x2 | Rank #8,480

substance; essence ; substantive; substantial; essential; real (e.g. interest rate) ; in essence; in effect; essentially; effectively; practically ; parenchyma

これ

| x2 | Rank #27

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

組(くみ)

| x4 | Rank #1,856

class (of students) ; group (of people); party; team; crew ; lot; bunch; set ; crime family; organized-crime syndicate ; set (of items); assortment; deck (of cards); pack ; typesetting; composition

デビュー

| x1 | Rank #5,831

debut; doing something for the first time ; starting anew; starting afresh

だから

| x5 | Rank #46

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

な

| x11 | Rank #56

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?

今日(きょう)

| x6 | Rank #108

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

初(はじ)めて

| x1 | Rank #276

for the first time ; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ... ; first time; (one's) first

じゃないか

| x3 | Rank #528

isn't it? ; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...; shouldn't we ...

むちゃ

| x1 | Rank #3,177

absurd; unreasonable; ridiculous ; rash; reckless ; excessive; immoderate; extreme ; very; extremely; excessively

そりゃ

| x2 | Rank #505

very; extremely ; that is

俺(おれ)

| x5 | Rank #44

I; me

より

| x5 | Rank #122

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

優(ゆう)秀(しゅう)

| x1 | Rank #1,614

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

レギュラー

| x2 | Rank #13,206

regular; standard ; regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); (a) regular ; regular (gasoline)

キャッチャー

| x8 | Rank #23,327

catcher ; catcher (person or device)

だけど

| x2 | Rank #175

however

まりお

| x6 | Rank #40,600

Mario

を

| x26 | 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.

初(しょ)見(けん)

| x1 | Rank #18,325

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting ; sight-reading

捕(と)る

| x6 | Rank #10,244

to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture

わけがない

| x1 | Rank #2,595

there is no way that ... ; easy; simple

アア

| x7 | Rank #6,117

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

チッ

| x2 | Rank #1,693

tsk; tut; shoot; darn; dang ; chirp; tweet

なんだ

| x4 | Rank #69

what!; oh ; what the heck; what the; damn

だか

| x1 | Rank #2,927

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

何(なん)だか

| x2 | Rank #1,842

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

知(し)る

| x3 | 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

その

| x4 | Rank #21

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

変(へん)化(か)球(きゅう)

| x4 | Rank #27,202

breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball

要(い)る

| x1 | Rank #2,742

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

ストレート

| x3 | Rank #5,041

straight ; straightforward; direct; blunt; candid ; straight (wins, sets, etc.) ; straight (liquor); neat; black (tea or coffee) ; entering university right after graduating high school ; (four-seam) fastball ; straight (punch) ; straight (in poker) ; straight (i.e. heterosexual); straight person

だけ

| x6 | Rank #33

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

投(な)げる

| x6 | Rank #1,971

to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast ; to give up; to abandon; to throw away ; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

井之上

| x2 | Rank #147,031

Inoue ; Inokami

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