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

x5 | Rank #4,907

a certain ...

魔(ま)術(じゅつ)

x7 | Rank #1,704

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

の

x3637 | 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

３(さん)

x7 | Rank #335

three; 3

不(ふ)幸(こう)

x9 | Rank #2,762

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident ; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

だ

x316 | Rank #8

be; is

真(ま)夏(なつ)

x5 | Rank #15,425

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

夕(ゆう)暮(ぐ)れ

x11 | Rank #12,817

evening; dusk; twilight

補(ほ)習(しゅう)

x14 | Rank #10,637

supplementary lessons

帰(かえ)り

x3 | Rank #2,013

return; coming back

に

x1985 | 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

ジュース

x55 | Rank #3,621

juice ; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

自(じ)動(どう)販(はん)売(ばい)機(き)

x1 | Rank #24,134

vending machine

金(かね)

x2 | Rank #491

money ; metal

を

x2425 | 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.

呑(の)む

x6 | Rank #6,826

to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine) ; to smoke (tobacco) ; to swallow up; to engulf ; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath) ; to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to ; to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe ; to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)

は

x2365 | Rank #2

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

そう

x88 | Rank #435

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

眩(くるめ)く

x5 | Rank #50,918

to feel dizzy; to feel faint ; to spin; to revolve; to twirl

と

x1363 | Rank #6

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

ー

x34 | Rank #157

long-vowel mark

あんた

x56 | Rank #165

you

か

x2 | 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

つっと

x1 | Rank #52,403

quickly; smoothly

鳴(な)らす

x4 | Rank #3,701

to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose); to snap (fingers); to crack (joints) ; to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed ; to state; to insist; to complain ; to fart (loudly)

声(こえ)

x69 | Rank #171

voice ; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot ; voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will ; sound ; sense (of something's arrival); feeling ; voice; voiced sound

かける

x16 | Rank #326

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)

その

x222 | Rank #28

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

後(あと)

x28 | Rank #309

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

顔(かお)形(かたち)

x1 | Rank #82,214

features; looks

そっくり

x2 | Rank #2,622

all; altogether; entirely; completely ; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical; strikingly similar

妹(いもうと)

x230 | Rank #633

younger sister

が

x1908 | 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

やる

x30 | Rank #60

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study ; to send; to dispatch; to despatch ; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) ; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer ; to make (a vehicle) go faster ; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise ; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke ; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ; to ease (one's mind) ; to harm; to injure; to kill

三(さん)人(にん)

x1 | Rank #1,509

three people

出(で)会(あ)い

x1 | Rank #2,696

meeting; rendezvous; encounter ; meeting for the first time; coming across ; confluence

それ

x171 | Rank #26

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

事(じ)件(けん)

x2 | Rank #400

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

幕(まく)開(あ)け

x2 | Rank #20,969

rise of the curtain; opening of a play ; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

だった

x187 | Rank #40

was; were

呼(よ)ばれる

x5 | Rank #53,614

to be called out ; to be called (a name); to be referred to as ; to be invited (to) ; to be summoned; to be called; to be sent for ; to be treated to (a meal, drink, etc.)

起(お)こす

x10 | Rank #961

to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up ; to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken ; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce ; to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open ; to plough; to plow; to till ; to fall ill with ; to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken) ; to turn over (a card)

殺(さつ)戮(りく)

x1 | Rank #11,534

slaughter; massacre

劇(げき)

x2 | Rank #6,223

drama; play ; powerful drug

本(ほん)書(しょ)

x7 | Rank #3,820

main text ; original text ; this book; this volume

表(ひょう)紙(し)

x1 | Rank #4,765

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding ; to appear on the cover of a magazine

あらすじ

x1 | Rank #10,131

outline; summary; argument

書(か)く

x10 | Rank #433

to write; to compose; to pen ; to draw; to paint

折(お)り返(かえ)す

x1 | Rank #22,053

to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page) ; to turn back; to double back; to return ; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)

という所(ところ)

x3 | Rank #26,382

the point of ...; the place where ...; the part where ...; a position described as ... ; a place called ...; places known as ... ; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it; I suppose that ...; it's the case that ...; the situation is that ... ; at the most; no more than

ですが

x21 | Rank #407

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

左(ひだり)下(した)

x1 | Rank #34,952

lower left

角(かく)

x5 | Rank #60,918

angle ; square; cube ; bishop ; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale) ; Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ; jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

新(しん)刊(かん)

x1 | Rank #13,843

new book; new publication

なら

x97 | Rank #65

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

おび

x1 | Rank #32,651

obi (kimono sash) ; obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product) ; band; belt; strip ; cingulum ; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

で

x829 | Rank #11

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

隠(かく)れる

x3 | Rank #1,481

to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover ; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to be covered; to go out of sight ; to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world) ; to be unknown (e.g. of a talent); to be undiscovered; to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning) ; to pass away (of a person of high position)

かも

x9 | Rank #332

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

何(なに)やら

x3 | Rank #4,182

something; some kind of ; for some reason

切(き)り取(と)り線(せん)

x1 | Rank #134,199

line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line

囲(かこ)む

x1 | Rank #2,842

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in ; to besiege; to lay siege to ; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

マーク

x2 | Rank #3,797

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; logo; label; brand ; to mark; to put a mark on ; trademark ; paying attention to; keeping one's eye on; watching; marking (a player); guarding ; setting (a record); posting; recording

ある

x22 | Rank #36

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

これ

x55 | Rank #33

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

一(いっ)体(たい)

x35 | Rank #419

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth ; one object; one body; unity ; one form; one style ; one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) ; generally; in general

年(とし)

x18 | Rank #143

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

生(う)まれ

x1 | Rank #4,563

birth; birthplace ; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

自(じ)称(しょう)

x1 | Rank #9,485

self-proclaimed; self-professed; self-styled; would-be ; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; describing oneself as ; first person

大(だい)の

x3 | Rank #12,808

large; big ; grown (man, etc.) ; great (friend, etc.); huge (football fan, etc.)

映(えい)画(が)

x4 | Rank #1,132

movie; film; motion picture

たり

x3 | Rank #782

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") ; doing such things as... ; expresses a command ; to be ; indicates completion or continuation of an action

する

x283 | 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

です

x102 | Rank #18

be; is

最(さい)近(きん)

x3 | Rank #467

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now ; nearest; closest

めっきり

x1 | Rank #27,579

remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably

劇(げき)場(じょう)

x1 | Rank #9,145

theatre; theater; playhouse

から

x385 | 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

足(あし)

x34 | Rank #448

foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.) ; leg ; gait ; pace ; lower radical of a kanji ; means of transportation; (one's) ride ; money; coin

遠(とお)い

x3 | Rank #1,404

far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance ; distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time) ; distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone) ; far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off ; hard (of hearing) ; nearsighted

のぎ

x1 | Rank #64,457

arista; awn; (grain) beard

まし

x2 | Rank #8,889

please ; used to increase the politeness of a greeting

た

x57 | Rank #144

did; (have) done ; (please) do

そろそろ

x2 | Rank #527

soon; before long; any time now; momentarily ; slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly ; already; about time