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

社(しゃ)会(かい)人(じん)

| x1 | Rank #8,000

working adult; full-fledged member of society

に

| x2391 | 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

なる

| x48 | Rank #40

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

から

| x568 | 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

で

| x986 | Rank #8

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

大(おお)晦日(みそか)

| x3 | Rank #22,438

New Year's Eve

まで

| x85 | Rank #47

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

仕(し)事(ごと)

| x14 | Rank #227

work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment ; work

の

| x4764 | 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

事(こと)

| x237 | Rank #853

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 ...

も

| x690 | 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

多(おお)い

| x34 | Rank #411

many; numerous; a lot ; large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much ; frequent; common

為(ため)

| x26 | Rank #6,037

good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning

元(がん)旦(たん)

| x1 | Rank #28,396

New Year's Day ; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day

眠(ねむ)る

| x9 | Rank #815

to sleep ; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave) ; to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched ; to close one's eyes

内(うち)

| x13 | Rank #3,432

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

終(お)わる

| x18 | Rank #224

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over ; to finish; to complete; to conclude ; to finish doing ; to be past its (one's) prime ; to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless

気(き)

| x35 | Rank #88

spirit; mind; heart ; nature; disposition ; intention; mind; will; motivation ; mood; feelings ; consciousness ; care; attention; consideration; worry ; interest ; (the) air; atmosphere ; ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood ; fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste

する

| x61 | Rank #15

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

待(ま)つ

| x17 | Rank #97

to wait ; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate ; to depend on; to need

蕎麦(そば)

| x3 | Rank #27,456

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) ; soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles ; Chinese-style wheat noodles

できる

| x20 | Rank #87

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

よー

| x6 | Rank #1,790

hey; yo; hi ; come on; hey

艶(あで)やか

| x1 | Rank #14,218

glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling; bewitching

黒(くろ)髪(かみ)

| x2 | Rank #6,741

black hair

を

| x3071 | 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.

翻(ひるがえ)す

| x1 | Rank #11,350

to turn over ; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to take back (one's words); to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.) ; to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind; to let flutter

王(おう)都(と)

| x104 | Rank #16,648

royal capital; imperial capital

邸(やしき)

| x21 | Rank #12,320

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

屋(や)敷(しき)

| x22 | Rank #3,661

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

食(しょく)堂(どう)

| x6 | Rank #4,662

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; canteen; messroom ; restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner

入(い)る

| x28 | Rank #129

to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down ; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) ; to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly ; to (reach a state) completely

くる

| x140 | Rank #49

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 ...")

傾(けい)城(せい)

| x1 | Rank #81,616

beauty; siren ; courtesan; prostitute

という

| x117 | Rank #77

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

言(こと)葉(ば)

| x95 | Rank #286

language; dialect ; word; phrase; expression; term ; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language ; words; remark; statement; comment ; learning to speak; language acquisition

では

| x113 | Rank #74

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

言(い)い表(あらわ)す

| x1 | Rank #18,613

to express (in words) ; to confess

ほど

| x54 | Rank #214

extent; degree; measure ; limit; bounds ; (span of) time ; (a) distance ; the state of; the status of; the condition of ; about; around; approximately; or so ; as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ... ; the more ... the more ...

美(び)貌(ぼう)

| x9 | Rank #9,155

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

和(わ)

| x1 | Rank #6,765

sum ; harmony; peace ; Japan; Japanese-style

少(しょう)女(じょ)

| x4 | Rank #1,709

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady ; female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

るる

| x146 | Rank #7,480

in detail; minutely; at great length ; unceasing; continuous; unbroken

だ

| x640 | Rank #9

be; is

エプロン

| x2 | Rank #8,285

apron ; apron (airport) ; apron (stage)

姿(すがた)

| x40 | Rank #385

figure; form; shape ; appearance; dress; guise ; state; condition; picture; image ; form (of a waka) ; dressed in ...; wearing ...

清(せい)楚(そ)

| x2 | Rank #12,088

neat and clean; tidy; trim

彼(かの)女(じょ)

| x101 | Rank #301

she; her ; girlfriend

よく

| x26 | Rank #138

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully ; frequently; often ; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ... ; (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

似(に)合(あ)う

| x4 | Rank #1,056

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

続(つづ)く

| x14 | Rank #517

to continue; to last; to go on ; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken ; to occur again and again ; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin ; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to ; to hold out; to keep; to last

部屋(へや)

| x26 | Rank #324

room; chamber ; apartment; flat; pad ; stable

メイド

| x36 | Rank #6,785

maid

達(たち)

| x468 | Rank #2,035

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

鰹(かつお)

| x2 | Rank #59,055

skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish

ダシ

| x3 | Rank #14,140

dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp ; pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man

良(よ)い

| x39 | Rank #950

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

匂(にお)い

| x4 | Rank #1,654

smell; scent; odour; odor; stench ; aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood ; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

ながら

| x7 | Rank #1,385

while; during; as ; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding ; all; both ; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears") ; while doing something else (at the same time)

テーブル

| x8 | Rank #2,731

table

上(うえ)

| x51 | Rank #195

above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...

器(うつわ)

| x4 | Rank #2,478

bowl; vessel; container ; ability; capacity; calibre; caliber

並(なら)べる

| x7 | Rank #2,494

to line up; to set up; to arrange in a line ; to enumerate; to itemize ; to be equal (to); to compare well (with); to be as good (as)

つゆ

| x4 | Rank #22,049

juice; sap ; soup; broth ; (dipping) sauce

色(いろ)

| x7 | Rank #919

colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade ; complexion; skin colour; skin color ; look (on one's face); expression ; appearance; air; feeling ; personality; character ; tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring ; love; lust; sensuality; love affair ; lover; paramour ; beauty; sexiness; physical appeal ; kind; type; variety

と

| x1486 | Rank #6

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

香(かお)り

| x7 | Rank #2,186

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

今日(きょう)

| x25 | Rank #117

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

関(かん)西(さい)

| x1 | Rank #10,467

Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures) ; Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

風(ふり)

| x5 | Rank #2,335

swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag ; appearance; behaviour; behavior ; pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending ; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction ; postures (of a dance) ; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup ; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment ; counter for swords, blades, etc.

らしい

| x66 | Rank #204

seeming ...; appearing ... ; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

やっぱ

| x1 | Rank #720

too; also; likewise; either ; still; as before ; even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same ; as expected

夜(よる)

| x10 | Rank #407

evening; night ; dinner

年(とし)越(こ)し蕎麦(そば)

| x4 | Rank #91,093

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

よね

| x42 | Rank #140

isn't that right?

指(ゆび)を鳴(な)らす

| x1 | Rank #18,582

to snap one's fingers ; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

ポーズ

| x11 | Rank #4,201

pose ; pose; posturing; pretence; (an) act

異(い)母(ぼ)妹(まい)

| x1 | Rank #80,065

half-sister (younger, different mother)

転(てん)生(せい)

| x4 | Rank #13,645

transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis

者(しゃ)

| x28 | Rank #555

person; -er ; expert; geisha; prostitute

幼(よう)女(じょ)

| x4 | Rank #16,412

little girl

ありさ

| x230 | Rank #31,817

Arisa

普(ふ)段(だん)

| x4 | Rank #1,849

usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary ; usually; normally; generally; habitually; always

金(きん)色(いろ)

| x1 | Rank #7,116

gold (colour, color)

カツラ

| x5 | Rank #21,348

wig; hairpiece; toupee

隠(かく)す

| x7 | Rank #573

to hide; to conceal

て

| x235 | Rank #16

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

| x102 | Rank #44

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

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