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

牧(ぼく)師(し)

x1 | Rank #20,582

pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend

に

x116 | 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

拾(ひろ)う

x1 | Rank #2,005

to pick up; to gather ; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped) ; to select; to choose; to pick out ; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.); to snatch (an unexpected victory); to pull off ; to pick up (someone; in a car, etc.) ; to flag down (a taxi); to hail ; to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.) ; to (just manage to) return (the ball); to return (a difficult shot) ; to take on (someone in adverse circumstances); to employ; to give a job; to take in ; to walk; to go on foot

優(やさ)しい

x3 | Rank #704

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

子(こ)

x2 | Rank #221

child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person ; (one's) child; offspring ; young woman ; young (animal) ; offshoot ; interest ; new share ; player who is not a dealer ; young geisha; young prostitute ; bird egg

育(そだ)つ

x2 | Rank #2,660

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

ように

x3 | Rank #77

like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may

と

x40 | Rank #6

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

この人(ひと)

x2 | Rank #939

this person; he; she

を

x90 | 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.

優子

x1 | Rank #7,697

Atsuko ; Suguruko ; Hiroko ; Masako ; Yasashi ; Yūgo ; Yuko

名(な)付(づ)ける

x1 | Rank #8,250

to name; to call; to christen; to term

でも

x7 | Rank #39

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do

願(ねが)い

x1 | Rank #1,763

desire; wish; hope ; request; entreaty; plea; appeal ; prayer ; (written) application

叶(かな)う

x1 | Rank #4,225

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled ; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to conform to (standards, rules, etc.); to be consistent with ; to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. the heat)

この

x15 | Rank #27

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

男(おとこ)の子(こ)

x1 | Rank #1,924

boy; son; baby boy ; young man

養(よう)護(ご)施(し)設(せつ)

x1 | Rank #24,433

children's home; child care institution; orphanage

いる

x3 | Rank #55

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

大(だい)嫌(きら)い

x2 | Rank #6,076

hating; strongly disliking

イジメ

x1 | Rank #13,391

bullying; teasing

っ子(こ)

x1 | Rank #7,816

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

だった

x13 | Rank #38

was; were

生(う)みの親(おや)

x1 | Rank #30,565

biological parent ; founder; creator

格(かく)闘(とう)家(か)

x1 | Rank #28,432

martial artist; fighter

なの

x3 | Rank #97

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

かもしれない

x1 | Rank #269

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

年(とし)

x1 | Rank #143

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

後(あと)

x4 | Rank #218

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

諸(しょ)事(じ)情(じょう)

x1 | Rank #40,360

various reasons

により

x1 | Rank #1,682

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

ある

x5 | Rank #731

a certain ...; some ...

国(こっ)家(か)

x1 | Rank #3,633

state; country; nation

特(とく)殊(しゅ)工(こう)作(さく)員(いん)

x1 | Rank #102,636

spy; special agent; covert operative

なる

x14 | Rank #44

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

だ

x17 | Rank #8

be; is

けれど

x2 | Rank #336

but; however; although

そこらへん

x1 | Rank #18,275

hereabouts; around there; that area

話(はなし)

x4 | Rank #99

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

また

x7 | Rank #105

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect

別(べつ)

x1 | Rank #552

distinction; difference; discrimination ; separate; different; another; extra ; exception; exclusion ; classified by; ranked by; according to

機(き)会(かい)

x1 | Rank #1,480

chance; opportunity; occasion

ともあれ

x1 | Rank #6,421

anyhow; in any case

現(げん)在(ざい)

x2 | Rank #1,098

the present; present time; now ; as of ; present tense ; this world; this life ; to actually exist; to exist right now; to exist right in front of one

ただ

x1 | Rank #172

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

主(しゅ)婦(ふ)

x3 | Rank #7,807

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

で

x54 | Rank #25

without doing ...

最(さい)近(きん)

x2 | Rank #485

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

趣(しゅ)味(み)

x2 | Rank #1,779

hobby; pastime ; tastes; preference; liking

通(かよ)う

x1 | Rank #2,023

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between ; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent ; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought) ; to resemble

こと

x41 | 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 ...

済(す)む

x2 | Rank #985

to finish; to end; to be completed ; to merely result in something less severe than expected ; to feel at ease ; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

か

x49 | 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

はい

x16 | Rank #51

yes; that is correct ; understood; I see; OK; okay ; present; here ; pardon?; what's that?; come again? ; now; here; here you go ; giddy-up; giddap

はぁ

x6 | Rank #146

yes; indeed; well ; ha! ; what?; huh? ; sigh

では

x3 | Rank #70

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

順(じゅん)

x1 | Rank #7,124

order; turn; sorting ; obedient; docile; submissive; meek

回(めぐ)る

x1 | Rank #1,132

to go around; to make a circle around ; to surround; to circle; to enclose ; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return; to repeat; to circulate (of blood, money, etc.) ; to travel around; to make a tour of ; to concern (a matter); to surround

行(い)く

x12 | Rank #83

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 ...

ね

x60 | 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 ...

落合

x14 | Rank #20,210

Achiai ; Echiai ; Ochiai ; Ochiui ; Otsuai

さん

x29 | Rank #20

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

伊佐山

x4 | Rank #30,928

Isayama

見(み)る

x5 | Rank #88

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) ...

あげる

x5 | Rank #304

to raise; to elevate ; to do up (one's hair) ; to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.) ; to land (a boat) ; to deep-fry ; to show someone (into a room) ; to give ; to send someone (away) ; to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll ; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve

あ

x9 | Rank #42

ah; oh ; hey!

最(さい)初(しょ)

x2 | Rank #385

beginning; outset; first; onset

から

x44 | 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

着(き)付(つ)ける

x2 | Rank #76,367

to put on; to wear ; to get used to wearing

ほうがいい

x3 | Rank #1,072

had better ... ; had better not ...

わね

x1 | Rank #560

isn't it?; it really is

手伝(てつだ)う

x1 | Rank #935

to help; to assist; to aid ; to contribute to; to be a factor in

頑(がん)張(ば)る

x6 | Rank #337

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

すう

x3 | Rank #384

to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale ; to suck; to sip; to slurp ; to absorb; to soak up ; to kiss

ふ

x2 | Rank #1,327

cloth; fabric; material; textile ; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

フッ

x3 | Rank #328

hah (derisively); pooh ; pfft (of something disappearing); poof ; huff; puff

気(き)にしない

x3 | Rank #2,096

not caring; not giving a damn

やる

x6 | Rank #66

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

できる

x6 | Rank #100

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

x38 | Rank #11

hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey

せんす

x1 | Rank #3,435

folding fan

ない

x18 | Rank #35

nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not

けど

x21 | Rank #34

but; however; although

いじめる

x1 | Rank #3,283

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to pick on; to tease; to be cruel to; to persecute ; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

ごめん

x3 | Rank #233

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me ; may I come in? ; permission; leave; license ; dismissal; discharge ; not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid

つい

x2 | Rank #1,157

just (now) ; quite (near) ; unintentionally; subconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)

仲(なか)がいい

x1 | Rank #12,692

close; intimate; on good terms

どうして

x2 | Rank #199

how; in what way; by what means ; why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for ; cannot possibly ; no way

着(き)付(つ)け

x2 | Rank #32,577

dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed ; outer garment (in kabuki)

習(なら)う

x1 | Rank #5,080

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

って

x27 | 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 ...

思(おも)う

x11 | Rank #73

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon ; to think (of doing); to plan (to do) ; to judge; to assess; to regard ; to imagine; to suppose; to dream ; to expect; to look forward to ; to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want ; to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love ; to recall; to remember

夫(ふう)婦(ふ)生(せい)活(かつ)

x1 | Rank #52,985

married life ; sexual activities (of a married couple); conjugal intercourse; (sexual) intimacy

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