Jiten beta

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

事(こと)

x45 | 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 ...

ある

x10 | Rank #36

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

か

x45 | 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

そうです

x5 | Rank #291

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression ; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

日本(にほん)

x23 | Rank #534

Japan

生(う)まれる

x4 | Rank #865

to be born

世(せ)界(かい)

x7 | Rank #226

the world; society; the universe ; sphere; circle; world ; world-renowned; world-famous ; realm governed by one Buddha; space

に

x132 | 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

広(ひろ)まる

x7 | Rank #8,354

to spread; to be propagated

です

x45 | Rank #19

be; is

ネパール

x1 | Rank #49,703

Nepal

も

x54 | 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

ハンガリー

x1 | Rank #65,626

Hungary

そして

x7 | Rank #117

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

南(みなみ)アフリカ

x1 | Rank #63,837

South Africa

が

x154 | 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

発(はっ)表(ぴょう)

x1 | Rank #2,362

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known; breaking (news story); expressing (one's opinion); releasing; unveiling

の

x297 | 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

x160 | Rank #2

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

東(とう)京(きょう)オリンピック

x6 | Rank #38,545

Tokyo Olympics

開(ひら)く

x1 | Rank #623

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack ; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out ; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning) ; to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen ; to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open ; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start ; to open (ports, borders, etc.) ; to open (an account) ; to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop ; to open (a file, etc.)

年(とし)

x16 | Rank #143

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

高(こう)度(ど)経(けい)済(ざい)成(せい)長(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #83,409

rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

真(ま)っただ中(なか)

x1 | Rank #42,280

right in the midst of; right at the height of

人(ひと)々(びと)

x2 | Rank #1,187

people; men and women ; each person; everybody

暮(く)らし

x1 | Rank #3,834

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

日(ひ)々(び)

x2 | Rank #1,703

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

豊(ゆた)か

x1 | Rank #6,160

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample ; rich; wealthy; affluent; well-off ; open (mind); relaxed; easy ; plump (e.g. breasts); full; ample ; (well) over; (easily) in excess of

なる

x11 | 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

時(じ)代(だい)

x7 | Rank #982

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

デシ

x12 | Rank #248

deci-; 10^-1

た

x14 | Rank #148

did; (have) done ; (please) do

幸(しあわ)せ

x22 | Rank #544

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

なら

x24 | Rank #67

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

態(たい)度(ど)

x11 | Rank #1,286

attitude; manner; behaviour; demeanour; bearing ; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance; stand

示(しめ)す

x11 | Rank #1,803

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

よ

x39 | Rank #11

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

ほら

x14 | Rank #266

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

みんな

x19 | Rank #112

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

手(て)

x13 | Rank #111

hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope

を

x163 | 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.

たたく

x12 | Rank #3,377

to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; to clap (one's hands); to play (the drums) ; to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet) ; to sound out (someone's views) ; to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces ; to beat down the price ; to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.) ; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)

歌(うた)う

x18 | Rank #1,618

to sing ; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

国(こく)民(みん)的(てき)

x2 | Rank #31,173

national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level

人(にん)気(き)

x3 | Rank #1,726

popularity; public favor ; condition (e.g. market); tone; character; nature

歌(か)手(しゅ)

x5 | Rank #9,952

singer

大人(おとな)

x1 | Rank #817

adult; grown-up

から

x26 | 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

子(こ)ども

x5 | Rank #1,566

child; children

まで

x4 | Rank #60

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

身(み)振(ぶ)り手(て)振(ぶ)り

x1 | Rank #41,370

gestures; gesturing

交(まじ)える

x1 | Rank #9,803

to mix; to combine; to include ; to exchange (words, fire, etc.) ; to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

楽(たの)しむ

x2 | Rank #1,050

to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself ; to look forward to

として

x15 | Rank #150

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...

大(だい)ヒット

x1 | Rank #17,884

big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)

する

x19 | 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

しかし

x7 | Rank #162

however; but

時(とき)

x13 | Rank #110

time; hour; moment ; occasion; case ; chance; opportunity; season ; the times; the age; the day ; tense

誰(だれ)も

x2 | Rank #482

everyone; anyone ; no one; nobody

曲(きょく)

x7 | Rank #1,506

composition; piece of music; song; track (on a record) ; tune; melody; air ; enjoyment; fun; interest; pleasure

になると

x1 | Rank #2,818

when it becomes; when it comes to

思(おも)う

x10 | 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

発(はつ)売(ばい)

x3 | Rank #2,166

sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)

当(とう)初(しょ)

x2 | Rank #5,442

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

不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ)

x2 | Rank #1,038

wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious ; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously

話(はなし)

x8 | Rank #99

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

レコード

x6 | Rank #11,682

record (e.g. LP) ; record (e.g. in sports) ; record (data structure)

盤(さら)

x1 | Rank #10,397

plate; dish; platter; disc ; serving; helping; course ; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

よく見(み)ると

x1 | Rank #16,803

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

作(さく)者(しゃ)

x3 | Rank #6,214

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright; dramatist

不(ふ)詳(しょう)

x2 | Rank #49,111

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

と

x77 | Rank #6

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

誰(だれ)

x3 | Rank #154

who

作(つく)る

x10 | Rank #265

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.)

分(わ)かる

x9 | 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!

まま

x2 | Rank #278

as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) ; with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as ; as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to ; sic

のです

x13 | Rank #350

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

しばらくして

x1 | Rank #9,136

after a short time; presently

歳(さい)

x7 | Rank #732

... years old; age (of) ...

若(わか)者(もの)

x3 | Rank #3,332

young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth