Jiten beta

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; indicates a confident conclusion ; indicates emotional emphasis ; indicates question

ね

| x20 | Rank #13

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 ...

そう

| x5 | Rank #38

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

じゃあ

| x10 | Rank #140

then; well; so; well then

千利休

| x2 | Rank #73,651

Sen no Rikyū (1522-1591) (founder of the Sen School of tea ceremony)

は

| x21 | Rank #2

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

お茶(ちゃ)をいれる

| x1 | Rank #67,751

to make tea

が

| x14 | 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

うまい

| x1 | Rank #315

skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate ; delicious; tasty; good; nice ; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid

から

| x4 | 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

えっ

| x6 | Rank #135

huh?; what's up?

お母(かあ)さん

| x2 | Rank #562

mother; mom; mum; ma ; wife ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her

おかげ

| x1 | Rank #999

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing ; assistance; help; aid ; effects; influence

じゃない

| x6 | Rank #48

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

え

| x10 | Rank #100

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

だ

| x7 | Rank #9

be; is

もん

| x2 | Rank #394

indicates reason or excuse ; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

おいしい

| x3 | Rank #538

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty ; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable

お茶(ちゃ)

| x1 | Rank #1,154

tea (esp. green or barley) ; tea break (at work) ; tea ceremony

いれる

| x1 | Rank #3,802

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

方(さま)

| x1 | Rank #615

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

教(おし)える

| x1 | Rank #230

to teach; to instruct ; to tell; to inform; to show ; to preach

あげる

| x1 | Rank #225

to raise; to elevate ; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf) ; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage) ; to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest) ; to give ; to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college) ; to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve ; to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain ; to promote (someone) ; to complete; to finish

まあ

| x8 | Rank #189

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!

そうだね

| x1 | Rank #753

sure; yeah; I know

母(はは)

| x1 | Rank #889

mother

か

| x10 | Rank #10

indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

私(わたし)

| x4 | Rank #27

I; me

そして

| x1 | Rank #161

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

この人(ひと)

| x1 | Rank #690

this person; he; she

父(ちち)

| x1 | Rank #787

father

部(ぶ)長(ちょう)

| x2 | Rank #3,524

head (chief, director) of a section or department ; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

さん

| x16 | Rank #22

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

も

| x20 | 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

言(い)う

| x4 | Rank #46

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

けど

| x11 | Rank #43

but; however; although

本(ほん)物(もの)

| x1 | Rank #899

genuine article; real thing; real deal

家(か)族(ぞく)写(しゃ)真(しん)

| x1 | Rank #35,030

family photo

みたい

| x4 | Rank #119

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

ちょっと

| x6 | Rank #75

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

坂東

| x12 | Rank #43,507

Bandō; former name of the Kantō region

に

| x20 | 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

失(しつ)礼(れい)

| x2 | Rank #313

discourtesy; impoliteness ; excuse me; goodbye ; to leave ; to be rude

でしょ

| x5 | Rank #165

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

勝(かっ)手(て)に

| x1 | Rank #494

arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases; selfishly; by itself; automatically

家(か)族(ぞく)

| x1 | Rank #570

family

一(いち)員(いん)

| x1 | Rank #3,998

one person; one member

する

| x3 | Rank #15

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

そうだ

| x1 | Rank #109

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

感(かん)じ

| x2 | Rank #371

feeling; sense; impression

いい

| x6 | Rank #29

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

方(ほう)

| x1 | Rank #191

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)

だった

| x3 | Rank #36

was; were

わね

| x2 | Rank #681

isn't it?; it really is

変(か)わる

| x1 | Rank #277

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary ; to move to ; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

確(たし)かに

| x1 | Rank #285

surely; certainly

仕(し)事(ごと)

| x3 | Rank #224

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

できる

| x7 | Rank #86

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

し

| x9 | Rank #66

and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also ; because; since ; the thing is; for one thing

いつも

| x1 | Rank #182

always; all the time; at all times ; never ; usual; regular; habitual; customary

励(はげ)ます

| x1 | Rank #3,930

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up ; to raise (one's voice)

くれる

| x3 | Rank #64

to give; to let (one) have ; to give ; to do for one; to take the trouble to do ; to do to someone's disadvantage

すごい

| x1 | Rank #196

terrible; dreadful ; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific ; to a great extent; vast (in numbers) ; awfully; very; immensely

前(まえ)向(む)き

| x2 | Rank #4,126

front-facing ; forward-looking; positive; constructive

に

| x1 | Rank #17

load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods ; burden; responsibility

なる

| x1 | Rank #390

to bear fruit

何(なに)

| x8 | Rank #35

what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

ううん

| x1 | Rank #693

um; er; well ; nuh-uh; no ; oof

よ

| x14 | Rank #11

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

何(なん)でもない

| x2 | Rank #1,840

easy; trifling; harmless; of no concern; nothing ; nothing of the sort; not at all

って

| x14 | Rank #18

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 ...

何(なに)何(なに)

| x2 | Rank #6,546

what ; so-and-so; such and such; something (or other) ; what?; wait; hang on ; well, well; let's see ; no; oh (not at all); please; there, there

いや

| x3 | Rank #69

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

あの

| x4 | Rank #44

that; those; the

えっと

| x1 | Rank #636

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

卵(たまご)

| x2 | Rank #2,625

eggs; egg; spawn; roe ; (hen's) egg ; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ... ; beginning; origin; infancy

借(か)りる

| x1 | Rank #792

to borrow ; to rent; to hire ; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to receive ; to use (for another purpose); to put to a different use

フフフ

| x1 | Rank #1,178

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

上(あ)がる

| x1 | Rank #560

to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised ; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in ; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade ; to get out (of water); to come ashore; to be washed ashore ; to float atop the water; to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse); to rise to the surface ; to increase; to be raised (e.g. of a salary); to rise ; to improve; to make progress ; to be promoted; to advance ; to be made (of profit, etc.) ; to occur (esp. of a favourable result)

ぞ

| x1 | Rank #61

adds force or indicates command

うん

| x2 | Rank #71

yes; yeah; uh huh ; hum; hmmm; well; erm; huh? ; oof

あ

| x9 | Rank #41

ah; oh ; hey!

母(かあ)さん

| x2 | Rank #1,525

mother ; wife

オムレツ

| x1 | Rank #20,541

omelette; omelet

作(つく)る

| x1 | Rank #212

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.)

時(とき)

| x4 | Rank #199

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

詠子

| x3 | Rank #114,938

Utako ; Yomiko

何(なん)としても

| x1 | Rank #7,095

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

頑(がん)張(ば)る

| x8 | Rank #330

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

ほしい

| x3 | Rank #303

wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for ; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

よな

| x1 | Rank #268

isn't that right?

話(はな)す

| x2 | Rank #226

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat ; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss ; to speak (a language)

気(き)分(ぶん)

| x1 | Rank #747

feeling; mood

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