Jiten beta

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach) ; progeny; offspring; issue; breed ; paternal blood; lineage ; sperm; semen; seed ; cause; source; seed; origin ; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story) ; ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven ; mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery ; 10-point card; tane; animal card

が

x1452 | 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

最(さい)後(ご)

x17 | Rank #326

end; conclusion ; last; final; latest; most recent ; no sooner than; once; right after (often having negative consequences) ; one's final moments

の

x3181 | 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

国(くに)

x38 | Rank #411

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

都(と)市(し)

x21 | Rank #2,194

town; city; municipal; urban

まで

x111 | Rank #60

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

追(お)い詰(つ)める

x3 | Rank #3,628

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

て

x153 | Rank #21

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

x48 | Rank #55

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

も

x731 | 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

今(いま)や

x2 | Rank #3,640

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

昔(むかし)

x6 | Rank #435

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago ; the past ten years; the past decade

電(でん)撃(げき)

x1 | Rank #10,010

electric shock ; blitz; lightning attack ; sudden and without warning; shocking

的(てき)

x12 | Rank #537

-ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y ; -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of ; (something) like; along the lines of ; -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned ; Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.

領(りょう)土(ど)

x3 | Rank #11,348

territory; domain; dominion; possession

奪(だっ)還(かん)

x2 | Rank #11,668

recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back

から

x287 | 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

東(とう)部(ぶ)

x4 | Rank #12,008

eastern part; the east (of a region)

連(れん)合(ごう)

x4 | Rank #4,861

union; combination; alliance; confederation; coalition ; association ; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

へいむ

x1 | Rank #49,111

military affairs

と

x1711 | Rank #6

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

六(ろく)

x19 | Rank #1,356

six; 6

種(しゅ)族(ぞく)

x51 | Rank #4,171

race; tribe; ethnic group ; species; genus; family ; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

を

x2313 | 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.

束(たば)ねる

x2 | Rank #12,155

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe ; to govern; to manage; to control; to administer ; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

連(れん)邦(ぽう)

x12 | Rank #4,484

federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union

盟(めい)主(しゅ)

x2 | Rank #30,375

leader (of an alliance); leading power

に

x2427 | 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

収(おさ)まる

x1 | Rank #4,013

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget) ; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to be returned (to one's original position) ; to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to occupy (a role) ; to be delivered; to be paid (e.g. taxes) ; to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.); to be sorted; to subside (e.g. wind); to calm down; to abate ; to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer); to consent; to agree

押(お)しも押(お)されぬ

x1 | Rank #106,094

of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading

大(たい)国(こく)

x3 | Rank #12,244

large country; major nation; great power ; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

だが

x331 | Rank #109

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

先(せん)日(じつ)

x3 | Rank #2,217

the other day; a few days ago

その

x291 | Rank #28

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

快(かい)進(しん)撃(げき)

x1 | Rank #35,778

steady advance; carrying all before one

率(ひき)いる

x2 | Rank #4,522

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

王(おう)

x12 | Rank #547

king; ruler; sovereign; monarch ; tycoon; magnate; champion; master ; king (of the senior player)

突(とつ)然(ぜん)

x16 | Rank #833

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

失(しっ)踪(そう)

x2 | Rank #7,055

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

という

x75 | Rank #61

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

激(げき)震(しん)

x1 | Rank #38,104

severe earthquake; violent tremor

奔(はし)る

x3 | Rank #34,603

to run ; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail ; to rush (to); to dash; to race ; to retreat; to flee; to defect (to) ; to run away; to abscond; to elope ; to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.) ; to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in ; to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie

偉(い)大(だい)

x3 | Rank #5,063

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

なる

x83 | Rank #44

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

賢(けん)

x2 | Rank #10,128

intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue

指(し)導(どう)者(しゃ)

x1 | Rank #10,854

leader; guide; mentor; coach

失(うしな)う

x15 | Rank #803

to lose ; to miss (a chance, opportunity) ; to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of ; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

末(まつ)路(ろ)

x1 | Rank #17,375

last days; the end; one's fate

それ

x157 | Rank #26

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

は

x1633 | Rank #2

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

歴(れき)史(し)

x2 | Rank #1,739

history

物(もの)語(がた)る

x4 | Rank #14,658

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount ; to tell of; to show; to indicate; to prove; to attest to

常(ただ)

x6 | Rank #2,528

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

である

x64 | Rank #229

be; is

国(こく)政(せい)

x4 | Rank #32,067

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

停(てい)滞(たい)

x4 | Rank #19,176

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation; falling into arrears

激(げき)化(か)

x1 | Rank #31,652

intensification; aggravation

する

x352 | Rank #18

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

権(けん)力(りょく)闘(とう)争(そう)

x1 | Rank #54,961

power struggle

情(じょう)勢(せい)

x1 | Rank #14,492

state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

混(こん)迷(めい)

x1 | Rank #39,469

turmoil; chaos; confusion

極(き)める

x3 | Rank #7,754

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

果(は)ては

x1 | Rank #26,065

in the end; on top of that

内(ない)乱(らん)

x2 | Rank #23,784

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

そして

x119 | Rank #117

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

遅(おそ)かれ早(はや)かれ

x1 | Rank #23,069

sooner or later

衰(すい)退(たい)

x1 | Rank #29,548

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

ついに

x38 | Rank #1,069

finally; in the end; at last ; in the end; after all; never (happened)

滅(めつ)亡(ぼう)

x5 | Rank #11,044

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

一(いっ)途(と)を辿(たど)る

x1 | Rank #107,012

to continue (going along some trend)

ただし

x7 | Rank #1,783

but; however; provided that

それは

x37 | Rank #403

very; extremely ; that is

だった

x152 | Rank #38

was; were

場(ば)合(あい)

x2 | Rank #526

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

話(はなし)

x33 | Rank #99

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

別(べつ)に

x7 | Rank #391

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially ; separately; apart; additionally; extra

偉(えら)い

x3 | Rank #1,910

great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary ; distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous ; awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe ; tiring; tough; hard ; very; extremely

賢(かしこ)い

x2 | Rank #4,857

wise; clever; smart ; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

ない

x172 | Rank #35

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

分(ぶん)

x5 | Rank #442

part; portion; share ; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for) ; one's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position ; one's duty; one's part ; condition; state (of affairs); extent; rate (as in "at this rate") ; in proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree ; content (e.g. alcohol); percentage ; equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)

には

x155 | Rank #37

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

では

x81 | Rank #70

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

具(ぐ)体(たい)的(てき)

x16 | Rank #3,576

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

人(ひと)任(まか)せ

x1 | Rank #39,794

leaving (it) to others

留(る)守(す)

x3 | Rank #4,145

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

とか

x38 | Rank #86

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

自(じ)国(こく)

x1 | Rank #20,889

one's own country

か

x443 | Rank #9