Jiten beta

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

名(な)

x1 | Rank #430

name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

は

x25 | Rank #2

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

幕(ばく)末(まつ)

x1 | Rank #26,004

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

から

x1 | 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

昭(しょう)和(わ)

x1 | Rank #4,862

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) ; reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school

へと

x1 | Rank #554

to; towards; for

移(うつ)り変(か)わる

x1 | Rank #31,010

to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift

時(じ)代(だい)

x1 | Rank #955

period; epoch; era; age ; the times; those days ; oldness; ancientness; antiquity ; antique; period piece

中(なか)

x2 | 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

を

x26 | 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.

ただ

x1 | Rank #167

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

植(しょく)物(ぶつ)

x1 | Rank #4,388

plant; vegetation

愛(あい)する

x2 | Rank #860

to love

天(てん)真(しん)らんまん

x1 | Rank #91,010

innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike

に

x18 | Rank #31

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

駆(か)け抜(ぬ)ける

x1 | Rank #7,986

to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city) ; to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake

見(み)る

x1 | Rank #87

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

こと

x3 | 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 ...

な

x4 | Rank #17

don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

いき

x1 | Rank #130,169

court rank diploma

ひょっとして

x1 | Rank #2,291

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

新(しん)種(しゅ)

x1 | Rank #16,546

new species; new variety

じゃない

x1 | Rank #45

is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?

か

x9 | 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

え

x4 | Rank #88

eh?; what?; oh? ; yes; that's correct ; strengthens a question, assertion, etc. ; hey

はっ

x1 | Rank #156

oh ; yes ; huh?; hm?; what's that?

のう

x3 | Rank #1,028

emphasis-adding particle

初(はじ)めまして

x1 | Rank #4,902

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

言(こと)葉(ば)足(た)らず

x2 | Rank #35,900

lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say

愛(あい)

x6 | Rank #728

love; affection; care ; attachment; craving; desire ; agape ; Ireland

貴(き)方(ほう)

x2 | Rank #31,620

your home; your residence ; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)

へ

x3 | Rank #86

to; towards; for

私(わたし)

x1 | Rank #21

I; me

決(けっ)して

x1 | Rank #1,040

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

今(いま)

x5 | Rank #63

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

憎(にく)む

x1 | Rank #3,942

to hate; to detest

いる

x3 | Rank #2,669

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

命(いのち)

x1 | Rank #413

life; life force ; lifetime; lifespan ; most important thing; foundation; core ; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love) ; fate; destiny; karma

ある

x2 | Rank #36

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

日(ひ)々(び)

x2 | Rank #1,650

daily; everyday ; days (e.g. of one's youth) ; every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day

静(しず)か

x1 | Rank #1,255

quiet; silent ; slow; unhurried ; calm; peaceful

誰(だれ)か

x1 | Rank #298

someone; somebody

空(から)

x2 | Rank #553

emptiness; being empty ; not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed ; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere

が

x31 | 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

晴(は)れる

x2 | Rank #3,184

to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining ; to refresh (e.g. spirits) ; to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion) ; to be dispelled; to be banished

伝(つた)える

x1 | Rank #705

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

涙(なみだ)

x2 | Rank #1,101

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion ; sympathy

明日(あした)

x2 | Rank #374

tomorrow ; near future

為(ため)

x1 | Rank #1,916

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

新(あたら)しい

x1 | Rank #546

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

花(はな)

x2 | Rank #719

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

種(しゅ)

x1 | Rank #47,403

kind; variety ; (biological) species ; (logical) species

逢(あ)う

x2 | Rank #8,722

to meet; to encounter; to see ; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

来(く)る

x3 | 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 ...")

欲(ほ)しい

x1 | Rank #476

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

枯(か)れる

x1 | Rank #7,252

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die ; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

わ

x1 | Rank #52

indicates emotion or admiration ; indicates emphasis ; I; me ; wah! ; boo!

と

x4 | Rank #6

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

繋(つな)がる

x1 | Rank #3,204

to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to ; to lead to; to be related to ; to be related (by blood)

輪(わ)

x1 | Rank #5,213

ring; circle; loop ; hoop ; wheel ; circle (e.g. of friends) ; planetary ring

昨日(きのう)

x1 | Rank #426

yesterday

まで

x1 | Rank #59

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

た

x6 | Rank #144

did; (have) done ; (please) do

よね

x1 | Rank #118

isn't that right?

葉(は)っぱ

x1 | Rank #9,398

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle ; marijuana; cannabis

チン

x1 | Rank #9,928

ding (of a bell); bing; ting; tinkle; ring ; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort ; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave; microwaving; nuking ; penis

ま

x2 | Rank #259

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now ; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat ; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... ; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

いのう

x1 | Rank #42,233

pocket

今年(ことし)

x2 | Rank #1,223

this year

も

x15 | 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

無(ぶ)事(じ)

x1 | Rank #837

safety; security; peace; quiet ; safely; without incident; successfully ; good health ; inaction; ennui

倒(たお)す

x2 | Rank #758

to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side; to recline (e.g. a seat) ; to kill; to defeat; to beat ; to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin ; to leave unpaid; to cheat

日(ひ)

x4 | Rank #251

day; days ; sun; sunshine; sunlight ; (the) day; daytime; daylight ; date; deadline ; (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood) ; case (esp. unfortunate); event

迎(むか)える

x1 | Rank #1,372

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail ; to call for; to summon; to invite ; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife) ; to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)

できる

x1 | Rank #3,609

to be out of; to have no more at hand

えい

x2 | Rank #1,601

ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)

酒(さけ)

x1 | Rank #1,302

alcohol; sake

出(で)来(き)る

x1 | 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

ようい

x2 | Rank #237

easy; simple; plain

失(しつ)礼(れい)

x1 | Rank #389

discourtesy; impoliteness ; excuse me; goodbye ; to leave ; to be rude

する

x4 | 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

大(おお)奥(おく)様(さま)

x2 | Rank #37,796

lady of the house

行(い)く

x1 | Rank #79

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) ; to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road) ; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along ; to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try ; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by ; to stream; to flow ; to die; to pass away ; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...) ; to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive ; to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

どうか

x1 | Rank #1,354

assimilation; absorption ; adaptation ; assimilation; anabolism ; assimilation (phonology)

今日(きょう)

x7 | Rank #115

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

一(いち)

x1 | Rank #10,392

one; 1 ; best ; first; foremost ; beginning; start ; a (single); one (of many) ; ace ; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

お守(まも)り

x1 | Rank #3,962

charm; amulet; talisman

くださる

x1 | Rank #116

to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

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