Jiten beta

variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; for haori: at least 7.27 m in length; for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length ; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres) ; six ken (10.91 m)

とある

x4 | Rank #4,907

a certain ...

魔(ま)術(じゅつ)

x47 | Rank #1,704

magic; sorcery; witchcraft ; magic tricks (with large-scale props)

の

x3893 | 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

２(に)

x7 | Rank #262

two; 2

そこ

x80 | Rank #154

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

女(おんな)の子(こ)

x20 | Rank #552

girl; daughter; baby girl ; young woman

が

x1771 | 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

捕(つか)まる

x2 | Rank #1,860

to be caught; to be arrested ; to hold on to; to grasp ; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi) ; to be detained by

から

x415 | 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

超(ちょう)能(のう)力(りょく)

x9 | Rank #7,395

extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychic ability ; psychokinesis; PK

一(いっ)般(ぱん)

x1 | Rank #4,677

general; universal ; ordinary; average; common; non-celebrity ; the same; no different; (just) as if

科(か)学(がく)

x19 | Rank #3,716

science ; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science

として

x55 | Rank #148

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...

認(にん)知(ち)

x1 | Rank #11,964

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition

学(がく)園(えん)都(と)市(し)

x33 | Rank #9,864

university town; college town

その

x237 | Rank #28

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

塾(じゅく)

x91 | Rank #4,575

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

で

x738 | Rank #11

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

一人(ひとり)

x79 | Rank #371

one person ; being alone; being by oneself ; being single; being unmarried ; by oneself; alone ; just; only; simply

囚(とら)われの身(み)

x1 | Rank #49,991

captive; prisoner

と

x1167 | Rank #6

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

なる

x52 | Rank #43

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

そして

x47 | Rank #117

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

どうやら

x9 | Rank #749

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; seemingly ; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely; after a fashion

首(しゅ)謀(ぼう)者(しゃ)

x1 | Rank #12,479

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

は

x2559 | Rank #2

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

側(そば)

x8 | Rank #983

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while ; third person

人(にん)間(げん)らしい

x3 | Rank #20,156

human; humane

そう

x103 | Rank #435

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

説(せつ)明(めい)

x8 | Rank #822

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

すなお

x1 | Rank #20,663

obedient; meek; docile; unaffected ; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings) ; straight (e.g. hair) ; without peculiarity; without mannerisms; standard; neat (e.g. handwriting)

に

x2081 | Rank #31

load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods ; burden; responsibility

うん

x17 | Rank #54

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

返(へん)事(じ)

x2 | Rank #1,236

reply; answer; response

を

x2548 | 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.

する

x190 | Rank #19

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

簡(かん)単(たん)

x29 | Rank #618

simple; easy; uncomplicated ; brief; quick; light

頷(うなず)く

x3 | Rank #1,800

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

欲(ほ)しい

x11 | Rank #476

wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for ; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

ね

x130 | Rank #14

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 ...

君(きみ)

x60 | Rank #138

you; buddy; pal ; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master ; he; she

だ

x511 | Rank #8

be; is

って

x166 | 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 ...

一(いっ)緒(しょ)に

x3 | Rank #178

together (with) ; at the same time ; in one lump; in the same category

来(く)る

x11 | Rank #89

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 ...")

んだ

x123 | Rank #16

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

あぁ

x1 | Rank #232

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

真(ま)夏(なつ)

x2 | Rank #15,425

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

日(ひ)差(ざ)し

x2 | Rank #9,790

sunlight; rays of the Sun

中(なか)

x132 | Rank #5,276

inside; interior ; among; within ; middle; center; centre ; during; while; middle; midst; amid ; interval; gap ; mean; average ; second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle ; medium grade; medium quality ; red-light district

不(ぶ)気(き)味(み)

x1 | Rank #4,597

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

そびえ立(た)つ

x1 | Rank #25,629

to tower over the surroundings

ビル

x58 | Rank #2,232

multi-floor building; multi-storey building

二人(ふたり)

x21 | Rank #301

two persons; two people; pair; couple

向(む)かう

x9 | Rank #566

to face ; to go towards; to head towards

て

x159 | Rank #1,176

hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope

線(せん)

x2 | Rank #2,797

line; stripe; stria ; line (e.g. telephone line); wire ; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam ; line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane ; outline; contours; form ; level ; division ; line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle ; impression one leaves; air one gives off

交(こう)差(さ)

x1 | Rank #12,286

crossing; intersection ; (genetic) crossing over

とき

x2 | Rank #177

time; hour; moment ; occasion; case ; chance; opportunity; season ; the times; the age; the day ; tense

物(もの)語(がたり)

x2 | Rank #1,469

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

始(はじ)まる

x2 | Rank #679

to begin; to start; to commence ; to happen (again); to begin (anew) ; to date (from); to originate (in)

今(こん)回(かい)

x15 | Rank #393

this time; now

なんと

x1 | Rank #2,831

what; how ; what (a) ...!; how ...! ; surprisingly; to my amazement; believe it or not; why, ...! ; oh my; wow ; well, ...; so, ...

３(さん)Ｄ(ディー)

x1 | Rank #13,961

3D; three dimensional

アート

x1 | Rank #11,401

art

です

x27 | Rank #18

be; is

しかし

x43 | Rank #162

however; but

この

x137 | Rank #27

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

注(ちゅう)意(い)書(が)き

x3 | Rank #43,858

notes; instructions

フィクション

x1 | Rank #5,008

fiction

なの

x68 | Rank #96

that's the way it is; yes ; is that so?; is it?

頑(がん)張(ば)る

x1 | Rank #324

to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best ; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) ; to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

所(ところ)で

x28 | Rank #1,312

by the way; incidentally; well; now ; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

何(なに)も

x19 | Rank #455

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing ; and everything else; and all ; (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent

見(み)える

x10 | Rank #280

to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight ; to look; to seem; to appear ; to come

なんか

x27 | Rank #119

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

人(ひと)

x107 | Rank #83

person; someone; somebody ; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans ; human (Homo sapiens) ; (other) people; others ; character; personality; nature ; capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person ; adult; grown-up ; I; me; one

おそらく

x11 | Rank #1,422

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

プラシーボ効(こう)果(か)

x1 | Rank #70,924

placebo effect

か

x477 | Rank #9