Jiten beta

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

虚(こ)無(む)僧(そう)

x7 | Rank #80,928

begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)

に

x112 | 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

身(み)

x1 | Rank #497

one's body; one's person ; oneself; one's appearance ; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position ; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

を

x92 | 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.

やつす

x1 | Rank #59,592

to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to ; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself

年(とし)

x2 | Rank #143

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

ぶり

x1 | Rank #1,532

way; manner; style ; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ... ; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...) ; tune; tone

戻(もど)る

x3 | Rank #264

to turn back (e.g. half-way) ; to return; to go back ; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned ; to rebound; to spring back

江(え)戸(ど)

x5 | Rank #3,147

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

で

x39 | Rank #10

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

将(しょう)来(らい)

x1 | Rank #2,137

future; (future) prospects ; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.) ; bringing about; giving rise to; causing; incurring

誓(ちか)う

x1 | Rank #2,819

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

の

x147 | 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

娘(むすめ)

x4 | Rank #416

daughter ; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

千絵

x21 | Rank #9,000

Yukie

父(ちち)

x12 | Rank #545

father

世阿弥

x7 | Rank #52,750

Zeami

行(い)く

x11 | 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 ...

いく

x2 | Rank #163

がた

x1 | Rank #15,672

Sirs; Mesdames ; around (the time that, etc.); about

知(し)れる

x1 | Rank #3,075

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered ; to be known; to be understood ; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant ; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying ; to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severe

と

x40 | Rank #6

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

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

家(け)

x2 | Rank #645

house; family

断(だん)絶(ぜつ)

x1 | Rank #23,161

extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation ; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off; (generation) gap

危(き)機(き)

x1 | Rank #3,207

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

迎(むか)える

x1 | Rank #1,419

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)

事(こと)

x28 | 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 ...

知(し)る

x5 | Rank #131

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

は

x94 | Rank #2

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

幕(ばく)府(ふ)

x7 | Rank #6,757

shogunate; bakufu ; shogun's headquarters ; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander

転(てん)覆(ぷく)

x1 | Rank #30,248

overturning; capsizing ; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

求(もと)める

x1 | Rank #1,042

to want; to wish for ; to request; to demand; to require; to ask for ; to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to find (a solution) ; to purchase; to buy

阿波(あわ)

x18 | Rank #35,078

Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)

へと

x2 | Rank #507

to; towards; for

旅(たび)立(だ)つ

x3 | Rank #7,407

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark ; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

だが

x5 | Rank #109

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

も

x34 | 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

また

x5 | 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

秘(ひ)帖(ちょう)

x4 | Rank #107,966

secret notebook

探(さが)す

x1 | 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

密(みつ)命(めい)

x1 | Rank #49,606

secret orders

受(う)ける

x1 | Rank #480

to receive; to get ; to catch (e.g. a ball) ; to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.) ; to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence) ; to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge) ; to be given (e.g. life, talent) ; to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by) ; to follow; to succeed; to be descended from ; to face (south, etc.) ; to be modified by

下(した)

x1 | Rank #476

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter) ; bottom ; beneath; underneath ; just after; right after ; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior) ; trade-in ; preliminary; preparatory

引(ひ)き

x2 | Rank #10,340

pull; patronage; influence ; tug ; room to move the camera back

銀五郎

x4 | Rank #88,534

Gingorou

その事(こと)

x2 | Rank #6,137

that; the matter in question

とする

x1 | Rank #649

to try to ...; to be about to do ... ; to decide to ... ; to take as; to treat as; to regard as ; to use for ; to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume ; to decide that; to think that ; to make into; to change into ; to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like ; to intend; to have the intention

忍(しの)び

x1 | Rank #20,675

stealth ; travelling incognito (traveling) ; ninjutsu ; ninja ; sneak theft; sneak thief ; tolerance

無(む)残(ざん)

x1 | Rank #15,191

cruel; merciless; atrocious; ruthless; cold-blooded ; pitiful; tragic; horrible; miserable ; breaking a precept without shame

殺(ころ)す

x3 | Rank #309

to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter ; to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) ; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) ; to put out (a runner) ; to pawn; to put in hock

命(いのち)

x3 | Rank #427

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

賭(と)する

x1 | Rank #19,299

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

へ

x13 | Rank #81

to; towards; for

覚(かく)悟(ご)を決(き)める

x1 | Rank #26,148

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

運(うん)命(めい)

x1 | Rank #1,160

fate; destiny; lot

しか

x3 | Rank #220

nothing but; except; no more than

思(おも)う

x6 | 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

出(で)会(あ)い

x1 | Rank #2,881

meeting; rendezvous; encounter ; meeting for the first time; coming across ; confluence

通(つう)じる

x1 | Rank #2,181

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with) ; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to ; to be understood; to be comprehended ; to be honored; to be good ; to be well versed in; to be well-informed ; to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy) ; to form a liaison; to be intimate ; to spread widely; to disseminate

恋(こ)い慕(した)う

x1 | Rank #89,552

to miss; to yearn for

ように

x1 | 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

見(み)返(かえ)り

x4 | Rank #10,679

reward; compensation; repayment; something done or given in return ; collateral; security ; turning to look behind

綱(つな)

x19 | Rank #15,877

rope; cord; line ; grand champion's braided belt

屋(や)敷(しき)

x6 | Rank #1,828

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

忍(しの)び込(こ)む

x1 | Rank #8,074

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

算(さん)段(だん)

x1 | Rank #16,261

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do) ; contriving (to raise money); managing

つける

x3 | Rank #363

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk ; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

我(わ)が物(もの)

x1 | Rank #41,160

one's own property; possessions

企(たくら)む

x3 | Rank #6,991

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

門(もん)弟(てい)

x1 | Rank #46,545

disciple; pupil; follower

筆(ひっ)頭(とう)

x1 | Rank #9,257

brush tip ; first on a list ; head; chief

旅川

x2 | Rank #92,322

Tabikawa

により

x1 | Rank #1,682

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

忍(しの)び入(い)る

x1 | Rank #85,598

to steal or sneak or slip into

火(ひ)

x1 | Rank #918

fire; flame; blaze

放(はな)つ

x1 | Rank #1,581

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind ; to set free; to release; to let loose ; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent) ; to send out (a person to carry out a duty) ; to set fire to

猛(もう)火(か)

x1 | Rank #70,096

raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire

包(つつ)む

x1 | Rank #2,333

to wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up ; to cover; to envelop; to shroud; to engulf ; to conceal (a feeling); to hide ; to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)

て

x14 | Rank #21

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 ...

しまう

x3 | Rank #593

to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close ; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up ; to put away; to put back; to keep; to store ; to do completely; to finish ; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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

様(さま)

x46 | Rank #93

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms ; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ; state; situation; appearance; manner

殿(どの)

x10 | Rank #609

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

仲(なか)間(ま)

x2 | Rank #479

companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade; partner; colleague; coworker; associate ; group; company; circle; set; gang ; member of the same category (family, class)

何(なん)人(にん)

x2 | Rank #2,658

how many people; a number of people

許(ゆる)す

x5 | Rank #508

to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to ; to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate ; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off ; to acknowledge; to admit ; to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down ; to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield

うわ

x2 | Rank #426

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

す

x1 | Rank #364

to be ; to do

すむ

x3 | Rank #358

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

ち

x1 | Rank #621

blood ; blood; ancestry; lineage; stock ; (the) blood; feelings; passions

早(はや)い

x2 | Rank #194

fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt ; early; soon; earlier than usual ; premature; too soon; too early ; easy; simple; quick; fast ; as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...

逃(に)げる

x2 | Rank #366

to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse) ; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away ; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win) ; to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor) ; to fail to hold an ideal posture

火(か)事(じ)

x3 | Rank #4,421

fire; conflagration

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