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

騒(さわ)ぐ

x3 | Rank #2,147

to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy ; to rustle; to swoosh ; to make merry ; to clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss ; to lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered ; to feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited

の

x3827 | 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

は

x2613 | Rank #2

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

もう

x89 | Rank #48

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

前(さき)

x30 | Rank #123

point; tip; end; nozzle ; head (of a line); front ; first; before; ahead (of) ; (the way) ahead; beyond ; future ; previous; prior; former; recent; last ; destination; address; place where you do something ; rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part ; the other party

こと

x452 | Rank #13

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 ...

だ

x634 | Rank #8

be; is

製(せい)作(さく)者(しゃ)

x2 | Rank #35,900

maker; manufacturer; producer ; producer (of a film, play, etc.)

機(き)械(かい)

x28 | Rank #2,104

machine; mechanism ; instrument; appliance; apparatus

権(けん)威(い)

x2 | Rank #10,563

authority; power; influence; prestige ; (an) authority (on); expert

である

x58 | Rank #250

be; is

博士(はかせ)

x5 | Rank #1,535

expert; learned person ; doctor; PhD; Dr. ; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period) ; pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

彼(かれ)

x91 | Rank #183

he; him ; boyfriend

妻(つま)

x22 | Rank #1,224

wife ; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings ; accompaniment; side (remark)

で

x1052 | Rank #24

without doing ...

ある

x142 | Rank #36

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

もり

x5 | Rank #57,949

babysitting; babysitter ; protecting; keeping; keeper

小(しょう)説(せつ)家(か)

x6 | Rank #9,966

novelist; fiction writer

に

x2388 | 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

視(し)力(りょく)

x2 | Rank #10,464

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

を

x2818 | 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.

失(うしな)う

x16 | Rank #780

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

そもそも

x5 | Rank #794

in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio ; after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") ; beginning; start

始(はじ)まり

x5 | Rank #2,656

origin; beginning; start

女(おんな)

x109 | Rank #222

woman; female ; female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman

なる

x83 | 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

人(じん)生(せい)

x17 | Rank #632

(one's) life

大(たい)半(はん)

x1 | Rank #5,621

majority; more than half; most (of) ; mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly

くる

x6 | Rank #7,052

to reel; to wind; to spin (thread) ; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia) ; to count (e.g. the days) ; to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)

小(しょう)説(せつ)

x2 | Rank #2,427

novel; story; (work of) fiction

活(かつ)動(どう)

x1 | Rank #2,138

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation ; moving picture

出(しゅっ)来(たい)

x3 | Rank #4,342

occurrence; happening; taking place ; completion

なくなる

x12 | Rank #21,807

to die; to pass away

ひどい

x12 | Rank #730

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe ; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme ; very bad; terrible; awful ; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

する

x125 | 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

日(ひ)に日(ひ)に

x2 | Rank #16,751

day by day; by the day ; daily; every day

そんな

x73 | Rank #64

such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!

見(み)かねる

x2 | Rank #20,718

to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to

て

x248 | Rank #20

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 ...

作(つく)る

x16 | Rank #258

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct ; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) ; to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train ; to till ; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write ; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose ; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found ; to have (a child) ; to make up (one's face, etc.) ; to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

肉(にく)声(せい)

x3 | Rank #43,764

natural voice (without a microphone)

言(こと)葉(ば)

x129 | Rank #198

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

書(か)く

x23 | Rank #433

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

トス

x1 | Rank #14,180

toss (of a ball); tossing ; (coin) toss

いう

x14 | Rank #8,833

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange ; to tie; to bind; to fasten; to make (a fence)

いわゆる

x3 | Rank #3,657

what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

こなす

x6 | Rank #4,122

to digest ; to break down; to break to pieces; to crush ; to be able to use; to be good at; to have a good command of ; to finish; to complete; to manage; to perform ; to sell ; to do ... well; to do ... completely

くれる

x58 | Rank #80

to give; to let (one) have ; to give ; to do for one; to take the trouble to do ; to do to someone's disadvantage

当(とう)初(しょ)

x4 | Rank #5,381

beginning; start; outset ; at first; at the beginning; initially; originally

愛(あい)する

x11 | Rank #860

to love

為(ため)

x25 | Rank #1,916

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

だけ

x157 | Rank #47

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

後(あと)

x55 | 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

多(おお)く

x15 | Rank #1,317

many; much; plenty; a lot ; majority (of); greater part (of) ; mostly; mainly; chiefly; usually; often

人(ひと)々(びと)

x18 | Rank #1,160

people; men and women ; each person; everybody

支(ささ)え

x3 | Rank #8,876

support; stay; prop

と

x1356 | Rank #6

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

なり

x19 | Rank #3,472

to be ; to be (at a location) ; sum of money

普(ふ)及(きゅう)

x4 | Rank #17,328

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

今(いま)現(げん)在(ざい)

x5 | Rank #15,866

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

では

x146 | Rank #70

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

貸(か)し出(だ)し

x2 | Rank #35,718

lending; loaning

提(てい)供(きょう)

x4 | Rank #4,325

offer; tender; providing; supplying; making available; donating (blood, organs, etc.) ; sponsoring (a TV program)

機関(からくり)

x7 | Rank #111,160

mechanism; machinery; contrivance; device ; trick; dodge ; mechanical doll; string puppet

も

x895 | 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

出(で)来(き)る

x18 | Rank #631

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

緑(みどり)

x11 | Rank #2,858

green ; greenery; verdure

囲(かこ)む

x9 | 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.)

美(うつく)しい

x35 | Rank #1,094

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

自(し)然(ぜん)

x12 | Rank #1,371

nature ; natural; spontaneous; automatic ; naturally; spontaneously; automatically

都(みやこ)

x4 | Rank #2,372

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government ; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light) ; location of the Imperial Palace

標(ひょう)高(こう)

x2 | Rank #24,998

elevation; height above sea level

高(たか)い

x8 | Rank #591

high; tall ; expensive; high-priced ; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.) ; loud ; high-pitched; shrill

山(やま)々(やま)

x4 | Rank #16,182

(many) mountains ; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; really ; so many; a lot of

街(まち)

x35 | Rank #664

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

そこ

x40 | 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

一(いっ)帯(たい)

x2 | Rank #8,276

whole area; whole region ; stretch (of land); tract; belt; zone

示(しめ)す

x6 | Rank #1,794

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent ; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.) ; to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display

しかし

x34 | Rank #162

however; but

資(し)産(さん)

x1 | Rank #11,719

property; fortune; means; assets

余(よ)裕(ゆう)

x3 | Rank #1,219

surplus; margin; leeway; room; space; time; allowance; flexibility; scope ; composure; placidity; complacency; calm

中(なか)

x127 | 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

なら

x110 | 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

避(ひ)暑(しょ)地(ち)

x1 | Rank #45,763

place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat

または

x1 | Rank #5,211

or; either ... or ...

別(べっ)荘(そう)地(ち)

x1 | Rank #48,339

area of holiday homes; area of villas

として

x57 | 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...

知(し)る

x17 | Rank #120

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

春(はる)

x3 | Rank #1,464

spring; springtime ; New Year ; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday ; adolescence; puberty ; sexuality; sexual desire

花(はな)

x15 | Rank #719

flower; blossom; bloom; petal ; cherry blossom ; beauty ; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms) ; ikebana ; hanafuda ; (the) best ; glorious; lovely

れる

x1 | Rank #3,640

indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive") ; indicates the potential form ; indicates spontaneous occurrence ; used as an honorific for others' actions

山(さん)河(が)

x1 | Rank #34,559

mountains and rivers; natural surroundings

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