Jiten beta

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak

金(かね)がない

x1 | Rank #16,350

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

って

x146 | 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 ...

の

x542 | 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

x249 | Rank #2

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

わびしい

x1 | Rank #52,196

miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

よな

x11 | Rank #275

isn't that right?

ちょっと

x72 | Rank #79

a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

高(たか)い

x5 | Rank #606

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

もの

x7 | 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

買(か)う

x4 | Rank #422

to buy; to purchase ; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize ; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour) ; to accept; to take on; to take up ; to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

となる

x1 | Rank #931

to become; to be

と

x175 | Rank #6

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

奥(おく)さん

x11 | Rank #1,358

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

お伺(うかが)い

x1 | Rank #28,050

call; visit ; inquiry; enquiry; question

立(た)てる

x1 | Rank #1,200

to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise ; to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into ; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause ; to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate ; to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader) ; to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone) ; to sharpen; to make clear ; to shut; to close ; to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony ; to divide by

いく

x14 | 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 ...

行(い)く

x60 | Rank #83

なんて

x34 | Rank #85

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

さ

x92 | Rank #94

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

しょうがない

x7 | Rank #1,860

there's no (other) way ; cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is ; it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough ; hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful ; cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

じゃない

x100 | Rank #46

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

っす

x8 | Rank #597

be; is

か

x189 | 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

こんな

x14 | Rank #102

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

身(み)分(ぶん)

x1 | Rank #5,488

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

じゃ

x45 | Rank #47

then; well; so; well then

まあ

x32 | Rank #145

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!

どうせ

x6 | Rank #956

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; at all; no matter what ; at best; at most

俺(おれ)

x75 | Rank #24

I; me

ね

x267 | 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 ...

再(さい)就(しゅう)職(しょく)

x7 | Rank #34,487

reemployment

が

x291 | 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

決(き)まる

x9 | Rank #617

to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged ; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set ; to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge ; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch) ; to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo) ; to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)

金(かね)

x2 | Rank #455

money ; metal

心(しん)配(ぱい)

x7 | Rank #292

worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear ; care; help; aid; assistance

要(い)る

x2 | Rank #2,889

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

ん

x116 | Rank #23

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

でしょ

x84 | Rank #138

it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?

そう

x73 | Rank #41

in that way; thus; such ; so ; so?

探(さが)す

x4 | Rank #662

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek ; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around

よ

x289 | Rank #11

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

毎(まい)日(にち)

x3 | Rank #827

every day

ふーん

x13 | Rank #1,947

hmm; well ...; humph; huh; pshaw; pish ; roughly; harshly; violently

いらっしゃいませ

x8 | Rank #2,139

welcome

時(じ)給(きゅう)

x2 | Rank #16,978

hourly pay; hourly wage

円(えん)

x11 | Rank #524

yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle

やっぱり

x18 | Rank #201

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

それ

x66 | Rank #26

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

いい

x119 | Rank #30

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem

です

x100 | Rank #19

be; is

え

x70 | Rank #91

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

かしこまる

x3 | Rank #3,328

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

そういう

x15 | Rank #185

such; like that; that sort of

通(とお)す

x1 | Rank #1,652

to stick through; to force through ; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse ; to make a path between two points ; to proceed in a logical manner ; to let pass; to allow through ; to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in ; to go through (a middleman) ; to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.) ; to pass (a law, applicant, etc.) ; to force to accept; to force agreement

前(さき)

x7 | Rank #129

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

言(い)う

x43 | Rank #50

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

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

方(ほう)

x18 | Rank #144

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

思(おも)う

x20 | 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

嫌(いや)

x9 | Rank #443

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

こういう

x12 | Rank #487

such; this sort of; like this

お客(きゃく)さん

x4 | Rank #1,399

guest; visitor ; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger

いえ

x8 | Rank #395

no ; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

合(ごう)計(けい)

x3 | Rank #7,691

sum total; total amount

で

x170 | Rank #25

without doing ...

ござる

x4 | Rank #484

to be

仕(し)事(ごと)

x76 | Rank #223

work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment ; work

楽(らく)

x1 | Rank #1,241

comfort; ease; relief; (at) peace; relaxation ; easy; simple; without trouble; without hardships ; (economically) comfortable ; raku pottery ; sukha (happiness)

ですか

x44 | Rank #87

indicates question

はあ

x3 | Rank #257

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

１０００円

x3 | Rank #9,512

1000 yen

自(じ)分(ぶん)

x22 | Rank #89

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you

だって

x64 | Rank #114

after all; because ; but ; even ; too; as well; also ; they say; I hear; you mean

邪(じゃ)魔(ま)

x3 | Rank #724

hindrance; obstacle; nuisance; disturbance; interruption; interference ; to visit (someone's home) ; demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

する

x46 | 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

質(しつ)問(もん)

x1 | Rank #1,028

question; inquiry; enquiry

だけ

x18 | Rank #45

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

ます

x1 | Rank #3,097

expresses politeness towards the listener (or reader) ; expresses respect towards those affected by the action

最(さい)近(きん)

x7 | Rank #485

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

時(じ)間(かん)

x10 | Rank #165

time ; hour ; period; class; lesson

余(あま)り

x1 | Rank #7,948

remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers ; (not) very; (not) much ; too much; excessively; overly ; extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible ; not very good; so-so; mediocre ; more than; over

まくる

x2 | Rank #2,340

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves) ; to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to do with reckless abandon; to do continuously ; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

家(か)事(じ)

x17 | Rank #5,841

housework; domestic chores ; family affairs; household matters

慣(な)れる

x3 | Rank #1,280

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with ; to become skilled in; to become experienced at ; to become tame; to become domesticated ; to get used to doing

から

x111 | 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

てきぱき

x2 | Rank #31,035

briskly; quickly; promptly

やる

x18 | 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

余(よ)裕(ゆう)

x4 | Rank #1,233

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

できる

x14 | 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

当(とう)然(ぜん)

x3 | Rank #618

natural; right; proper; just; reasonable; appropriate; deserved ; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly; deservedly; justly; of course

とこ

x11 | Rank #413

bed; bedding ; sickbed ; alcove ; riverbed ; seedbed ; straw "core" of a tatami mat ; floor

ある

x50 | Rank #36

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

他(ほか)に

x3 | Rank #1,305

else; in addition; besides

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