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x1 | Rank #20,504

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853 ; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

で

x31 | Rank #10

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

に

x72 | 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

と

x51 | Rank #6

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

する

x17 | Rank #18

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

寅次郎

x13 | Rank #29,088

Torajirō

は

x91 | Rank #2

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

萩(はぎ)

x1 | Rank #19,347

bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza) ; dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn) ; Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

の

x115 | 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

投(とう)獄(ごく)

x2 | Rank #27,893

imprisonment; incarceration

事(こと)

x14 | Rank #95

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 ...

なる

x10 | 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

先(せん)生(せい)

x11 | Rank #118

teacher; instructor; master ; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. ; intimate or teasing form of address ; one's elder

金(きん)子(す)

x42 | Rank #10,895

money; funds ; gold coin

君(くん)

x12 | Rank #107

Mr; master; boy ; Ms; miss ; sir; madam

身(み)分(ぶん)

x1 | Rank #5,488

(social) standing; status; position; rank ; identity; birth; origin ; one's circumstances; one's means

低(ひく)い

x1 | Rank #1,885

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.) ; low (position); close to the ground ; short (height) ; deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)

重輔

x11 | Rank #86,597

Shigesuke ; Juusuke

道(みち)

x1 | Rank #472

road; path; street; lane; passage ; route; way ; distance; journey ; road (e.g. to victory); course ; way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles ; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma ; field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality ; means; way; method

を

x86 | 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.

隔(へだ)てる

x1 | Rank #15,347

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide ; to interpose; to have between ; to alienate; to estrange

へと

x2 | Rank #507

to; towards; for

重(おも)い

x2 | Rank #1,397

heavy; weighty ; heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy ; slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy ; important (position, responsibility, etc.); serious; grave ; serious (punishment, illness, etc.); severe; critical ; solid; established; dignified; sensible

病(やまい)

x6 | Rank #4,928

illness; disease ; bad habit; weakness; fault

苦(くる)しむ

x1 | Rank #2,582

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

下(さ)がる

x1 | Rank #1,637

to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower ; to hang; to dangle ; to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire ; to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded ; to get closer to the present day ; below; south of

うち

x9 | Rank #183

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

中(うち)

x6 | Rank #119

が

x61 | 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

兄(あに)

x22 | Rank #601

older brother; elder brother ; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

上(うえ)

x23 | Rank #176

above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...

手(て)足(あし)

x1 | Rank #4,310

hands and feet; limbs ; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

学(まな)ぶ

x5 | Rank #2,521

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

同(おな)じくらい

x1 | Rank #7,285

approximately the same

申(もう)す

x7 | Rank #1,392

to say; to be called ; to do

見(み)知(し)る

x1 | Rank #6,034

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

おき

x1 | Rank #17,485

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

早(はよ)う

x1 | Rank #9,915

early; right away; at once ; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)

眠(ねむ)る

x3 | Rank #1,086

to sleep ; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave) ; to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched ; to close one's eyes

目(め)をつむる

x1 | Rank #42,620

to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes ; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to pretend not to see; to overlook ; to die

んじゃ

x1 | Rank #2,704

bye then

どなた

x3 | Rank #3,987

who

です

x13 | Rank #19

be; is

ここ

x10 | Rank #58

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

ただ

x4 | Rank #172

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

牢(ろう)獄(ごく)

x1 | Rank #9,264

prison; jail; gaol

ではない

x3 | Rank #213

is not; am not; are not

入(い)る

x3 | Rank #195

to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down ; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) ; to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly ; to (reach a state) completely

者(もの)

x9 | Rank #247

person

生(い)きる

x11 | Rank #349

to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

再(ふたた)び

x1 | Rank #903

again; once more; a second time

外(ほか)

x1 | Rank #387

another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside ; another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al. ; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside ; except; but; other than; apart from ; besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of

景色(けしき)

x1 | Rank #2,667

scenery; scene; landscape

見(み)る

x3 | 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) ...

事(こと)はない

x2 | Rank #4,875

there is no need to ... ; never happens; there is never a time when

ては

x1 | Rank #2,176

if (an action, etc.) ; since ...; if you are going to ... ; one after another; indicates repeated action ; adds emphasis

出(で)る

x3 | Rank #137

to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over

だから

x2 | Rank #57

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already

もの

x3 | Rank #78

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

眠(ねむ)り

x1 | Rank #4,662

sleep; sleeping ; inactivity ; death

夢(ゆめ)

x2 | Rank #310

dream

しかない

x1 | Rank #640

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ... ; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...

頼(たの)む

x3 | Rank #359

to request; to beg; to ask ; to call; to order; to reserve ; to entrust to ; to rely on ; please; please do

か

x30 | 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

へ

x5 | Rank #81

to; towards; for

終(お)わる

x1 | Rank #335

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over ; to finish; to complete; to conclude ; to finish doing ; to be past its (one's) prime ; to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless

訳(わけ)

x1 | Rank #1,012

reason; cause; grounds ; meaning; sense ; (good) sense; reason ; circumstances; case ; (romantic) relationship; love affair

にゃ

x1 | Rank #711

if not ...; unless ... ; have to (do) ; to; for; on; in; at

いく

x2 | Rank #163

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 ...

読(よ)む

x3 | Rank #567

to read ; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant ; to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine ; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji) ; to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time) ; to count; to estimate ; to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading

本(もと)

x2 | Rank #420

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

だ

x6 | Rank #8

be; is

そうじゃ

x3 | Rank #3,698

shrine enshrining several gods

差(さ)し入(い)れる

x2 | Rank #18,094

to insert; to put in ; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books) ; to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

やる

x4 | 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

それから

x1 | Rank #630

and then; after that

囚(しゅう)人(じん)

x1 | Rank #7,880

prisoner; convict

食(しょく)事(じ)代(だい)

x1 | Rank #53,329

cost of a meal (or meals)

家(か)族(ぞく)

x1 | Rank #543

family

払(はら)う

x1 | Rank #1,343

to pay (e.g. money, bill) ; to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches) ; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors) ; to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of ; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern) ; to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert ; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate ; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside ; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy) ; to reset (an abacus)

ようい

x5 | Rank #243

easy; simple; plain

はい

x6 | 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

それ

x7 | Rank #26

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

あの

x6 | Rank #49

that; those; the

会(あ)う

x5 | Rank #258

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

かなう

x1 | Rank #3,235

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)

お願(ねが)い

x5 | Rank #287

request; favour (to ask); wish ; please

ござる

x10 | Rank #484

to be

一(ひと)目(め)

x1 | Rank #6,490

glance; look; glimpse ; complete view; bird's-eye view

息子(むすこ)

x5 | Rank #800

son ; penis

何(なん)度(ど)

x3 | Rank #824

how many times ; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

言(い)う

x6 | Rank #50

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

分(わ)かる

x1 | Rank #136

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

ん

x26 | Rank #23

yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during

じゃ

x34 | Rank #47

then; well; so; well then

お願(ねが)い致(いた)します

x1 | Rank #12,069

please

母(はは)親(おや)

x2 | Rank #986

mother