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x4 | 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

あさ

x14 | Rank #5,461

morning ; breakfast

朝(あさ)

x2 | Rank #596

morning ; breakfast

姉(あね)

x8 | Rank #719

older sister; elder sister

この

x5 | Rank #27

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

おてんば娘(むすめ)

x1 | Rank #78,707

tomboy; hoyden

が

x42 | 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

主(しゅ)人(じん)公(こう)

x1 | Rank #2,855

protagonist; main character; hero; heroine ; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

の

x56 | 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

です

x7 | Rank #19

be; is

は

x39 | Rank #2

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

今(いま)

x6 | Rank #68

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

から

x8 | 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

年(とし)

x1 | Rank #143

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

ほど

x1 | Rank #224

extent; degree; measure ; limit; bounds ; (span of) time ; (a) distance ; the state of; the status of; the condition of ; about; around; approximately; or so ; as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ... ; the more ... the more ...

前(さき)

x1 | 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

京(きょう)都(と)

x4 | Rank #3,303

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

一(いち)

x5 | Rank #122

one; 1 ; best ; first; foremost ; beginning; start ; a (single); one (of many) ; ace ; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

商(しょう)家(か)

x1 | Rank #41,745

merchant; store; shop ; merchant house; merchant family

家(け)

x3 | Rank #645

house; family

次(じ)女(じょ)

x1 | Rank #24,549

second daughter

として

x1 | 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...

生(う)まれる

x1 | Rank #865

to be born

２(ふた)つ

x1 | Rank #1,601

two

年(とし)上(うえ)

x1 | Rank #4,540

older; senior

はつ

x4 | Rank #22,723

first; new

琴(こと)

x2 | Rank #11,886

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither) ; stringed instrument ; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

上手(じょうず)

x2 | Rank #2,243

skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever ; flattery

優(やさ)しい

x1 | Rank #704

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

娘(むすめ)

x2 | Rank #416

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

デシ

x3 | Rank #248

deci-; 10^-1

た

x3 | Rank #148

did; (have) done ; (please) do

妹(いもうと)

x1 | Rank #580

younger sister

とんだ

x2 | Rank #5,328

unexpected; unlikely; strange ; terrible; awful; horrible; serious; outrageous ; very; extremely

跳(は)ねっ返(かえ)り

x1 | Rank #58,262

tomboy ; rebounding ; recovery ; repercussions ; rashness; incautiousness

でした

x3 | Rank #450

was, were

２(ふた)人(り)

x2 | Rank #254

two persons; two people; pair; couple

姉(し)妹(まい)

x1 | Rank #3,519

sisters

には

x4 | Rank #37

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

幼(おさな)い頃(ころ)

x1 | Rank #6,301

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

許嫁(いいなずけ)

x3 | Rank #20,949

fiancé; fiancée

おる

x1 | Rank #370

to be (animate); to be; to exist ; to be ...-ing ; to (have the audacity to) do

大(おお)坂(さか)

x6 | Rank #14,803

Osaka (city, prefecture)

有(ゆう)数(すう)

x1 | Rank #26,691

prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished

両(りょう)替(がえ)屋(や)

x2 | Rank #66,629

money-exchange shop

である

x1 | Rank #229

be; is

屋(や)

x9 | Rank #916

shop; store; restaurant ; someone who sells (something) or works as (something) ; someone with a (certain) personality trait ; house ; roof

新次郎

x6 | Rank #39,014

Shinjirō

に

x47 | 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

老舗(しにせ)

x1 | Rank #18,717

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

山王寺

x8 | Rank #66,846

Sannouji

惣兵衛

x8 | Rank #56,392

Soubei ; Soubee

もと

x1 | Rank #2,068

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

嫁(とつ)ぐ

x3 | Rank #12,025

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family) ; to have sexual intercourse

事(こと)

x10 | 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 ...

こと

x1 | Rank #13

決(き)まる

x2 | 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)

のです

x2 | Rank #350

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

そして

x2 | Rank #117

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

時(とき)

x2 | Rank #110

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

流(なが)れる

x2 | Rank #1,571

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink) ; to be washed away; to be carried ; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray ; to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate ; to be heard (e.g. music); to be played ; to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair) ; to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted ; to be called off; to be forfeited ; to disappear; to be removed

お姉(ねえ)

x1 | Rank #2,436

elder sister ; effeminate man

ちゃ

x1 | Rank #530

tea ; tea plant (Camellia sinensis) ; tea preparation; making tea ; brown ; mockery

ん

x13 | Rank #23

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

今日(きょう)

x4 | Rank #123

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

も

x22 | 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

新(あたら)しい

x1 | Rank #575

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

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

まいる

x1 | Rank #1,835

to go; to come; to call ; to be defeated; to collapse; to die ; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed ; to be madly in love ; to visit (shrine, grave)

空(から)

x1 | Rank #533

emptiness; being empty ; not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed ; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere

を

x21 | 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.

見(み)上(あ)げる

x1 | Rank #2,485

to look up at; to raise one's eyes ; to look up to; to admire; to respect

という

x1 | Rank #61

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

一(いち)日(にち)

x1 | Rank #2,887

one day ; all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night ; first day of the month

笑(え)顔(がお)

x1 | Rank #690

smiling face; smile

で

x17 | Rank #25

without doing ...

いる

x3 | Rank #55

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

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

そっと

x1 | Rank #1,569

softly; gently; quietly; lightly ; stealthily; secretly; in secret ; to leave alone; to leave as it is

お願(ねが)い

x2 | Rank #287

request; favour (to ask); wish ; please

時(とき)には

x1 | Rank #3,480

at times; occasionally

雨(あめ)

x1 | Rank #1,004

rain ; rainy day; rainy weather ; the November suit (in hanafuda)

降(くだ)る

x1 | Rank #2,079

to descend; to go down; to come down ; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) ; to pass (of time) ; to surrender; to capitulate ; to be less than; to be inferior to ; to have the runs; to have diarrhea ; to pass (in stool); to be discharged from the body ; to depreciate oneself; to be humble

涙(なみだ)

x1 | Rank #1,048

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion ; sympathy

溢(あぶ)れる

x1 | Rank #3,831

to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.) ; to be left out; to be crowded out

けど

x7 | Rank #34

but; however; although

思(おも)い通(どお)り

x1 | Rank #11,243

as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

なる

x7 | 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

日(ひ)

x4 | Rank #246

day; days ; sun; sunshine; sunlight ; (the) day; daytime; daylight ; date; deadline ; (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood) ; case (esp. unfortunate); event

明日(あした)

x1 | Rank #381

tomorrow ; near future

ずっと

x2 | Rank #234

continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout ; much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal ; far (away); long (ago, before, after) ; straight; directly

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) ...

夢(ゆめ)

x2 | Rank #310

dream

私(わたし)

x1 | Rank #22

I; me

もう

x2 | Rank #48

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

一人(ひとり)

x1 | Rank #365

one person ; being alone; being by oneself ; being single; being unmarried ; by oneself; alone ; just; only; simply

好(す)きなように

x1 | Rank #10,013

as you want; as you will

自(じ)由(ゆう)

x1 | Rank #1,174

freedom; liberty

できる

x4 | 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

人(じん)生(せい)

x1 | Rank #665

(one's) life

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