Jiten beta

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

ふさわしい

x1 | Rank #3,386

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

接(せっ)戦(せん)

x1 | Rank #37,188

close contest; close match; close game; close race ; close combat

と

x78 | Rank #6

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

なる

x13 | 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

決(けっ)勝(しょう)

x2 | Rank #5,220

decision of a contest; finals (in sports)

で

x58 | Rank #10

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

戦(たたか)う

x1 | Rank #466

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against) ; to compete (against) ; to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist

七(しち)

x7 | Rank #1,052

seven

段(だん)

x8 | Rank #4,101

step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps ; shelf; layer; tier ; grade; level; class ; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank ; paragraph; passage ; column (of print) ; act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene ; row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table) ; stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation ; matter; occasion

西川

x37 | Rank #22,587

Uemori ; Saikawa ; Saigawa ; Nishikayo ; Nishikawa

五(ご)段(だん)

x7 | Rank #43,532

godan (verb, verb conjugation) ; fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

は

x138 | Rank #2

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

同(どう)年(ねん)代(だい)

x1 | Rank #17,384

the same generation; coeval

です

x28 | Rank #19

be; is

ね

x27 | 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 ...

はい

x14 | Rank #51

yes; that is correct ; understood; I see; OK; okay ; present; here ; pardon?; what's that?; come again? ; now; here; here you go ; giddy-up; giddap

年(とし)

x42 | Rank #143

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

にわたり

x1 | Rank #24,812

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

しのぎ

x1 | Rank #23,551

tiding over

を

x119 | 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.

くる

x8 | Rank #63

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive ; to come back; to do ... and come back ; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue ; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from ; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

緻(ち)密(みつ)

x1 | Rank #25,795

fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; intricate; elaborate ; precise; accurate; careful; meticulous; close (e.g. observation); minute; elaborate (e.g. plan)

読(よ)み

x1 | Rank #7,251

reading ; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading) ; reading (e.g. of a situation); insight; judgment; interpretation; prediction; calculation

持(も)つ

x5 | Rank #190

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck

居(い)飛(び)車(しゃ)

x5 | Rank #52,627

static rook opening; strategy of leaving the rook in its initial position

の

x265 | 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

プリンス

x5 | Rank #16,439

prince

貴雄

x4 | Rank #152,270

Takao

独(どく)特(とく)

x1 | Rank #6,967

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic ; understood only by oneself

感(かん)性(せい)

x1 | Rank #12,845

sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

敵(かたき)を討(う)つ

x1 | Rank #34,997

to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer

千駄ヶ谷

x4 | Rank #65,626

Sendagaya

虎(とら)

x7 | Rank #4,022

tiger (Panthera tigris) ; drunkard; drunk; sot

２(ふた)人(り)

x8 | Rank #254

two persons; two people; pair; couple

とも

x2 | Rank #1,263

together with ; same ; both; all; neither; none ; including ...

頑(がん)張(ば)る

x2 | 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

４(よん)分(ぷん)

x1 | Rank #18,529

four minutes

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 ...

使(つか)う

x5 | Rank #230

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

飛(ひ)車(しゃ)

x4 | Rank #10,317

rook; hisha

応(おう)じる

x1 | Rank #3,586

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

が

x141 | 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

いや

x5 | Rank #76

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

この手(て)

x1 | Rank #2,947

this way (of doing); this method ; this sort (of thing); this type

ちょっと

x4 | 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

読(よ)む

x2 | Rank #567

to read ; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant ; to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine ; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji) ; to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time) ; to count; to estimate ; to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading

これ

x19 | Rank #33

this; this one ; this person ; now; this point (in time) ; here ; used to stress the subject of a sentence ; I; me

二(に)

x12 | Rank #273

two; 2

歩(ほ)

x26 | Rank #1,639

step; stride ; counter for steps

でしょうか

x5 | Rank #516

don't you think?; indicates question

ええ

x9 | Rank #153

yes; that is correct; right ; um; errr; well ; huh? ; grrr; gah; must I? ; good

同(おな)じ

x3 | Rank #175

same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent ; anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...

筋(すじ)

x1 | Rank #4,072

muscle; tendon; sinew ; vein; artery ; fiber; fibre; string ; line; stripe; streak ; reason; logic ; plot; storyline ; lineage; descent ; school (e.g. of scholarship or arts) ; aptitude; talent ; source (of information, etc.); circle; channel

打(う)つ

x5 | Rank #1,056

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound ; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.) ; to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.) ; to move; to impress; to touch ; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate ; to type; to send; to transmit ; to insert; to write in; to mark ; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare ; to till (soil) ; to sprinkle; to throw; to cast

反(はん)則(そく)

x7 | Rank #7,553

foul; breaking the rules ; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach; infraction

負(ま)け

x3 | Rank #2,460

defeat; loss; losing (a game) ; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.) ; discount; loss (on a sale)

オー

x1 | Rank #6,640

oh!; good heavens! ; ugh!; oh no! ; ah!; the penny drops! ; yes!; okay!

まい

x1 | Rank #5,418

dancing; dance

ゴッド

x1 | Rank #11,358

god (esp. the Christian God)

なんてこった

x1 | Rank #10,701

what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!; damn!

嘘(うそ)

x3 | Rank #686

lie; fib; falsehood; untruth ; mistake; error ; unwise move; bad decision ; no way!; unbelievable!; really?!

だろ

x2 | Rank #161

seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

どうして

x2 | Rank #199

how; in what way; by what means ; why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for ; cannot possibly ; no way

お前(まえ)

x14 | Rank #65

you ; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

この

x37 | Rank #27

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

夜(よる)

x3 | Rank #417

evening; night ; dinner

なんて事(こと)

x1 | Rank #10,299

my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!

する

x16 | 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

くれる

x3 | Rank #84

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

んだ

x20 | Rank #16

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

自(じ)分(ぶん)

x10 | Rank #89

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

やる

x7 | 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

事(こと)

x36 | 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 ...

わかる

x3 | Rank #198

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!

か

x50 | 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

よ

x38 | Rank #11

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

この野(や)郎(ろう)

x2 | Rank #2,192

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

ウッ

x4 | Rank #179

oof; ough; ulp

こっち

x3 | Rank #206

this way; this direction ; here ; this (one) ; I; me; we; us ; this person

いくら

x1 | Rank #786

how much ; something over; and something; -odd ; however (much); no matter how

大(おお)損(ぞん)

x1 | Rank #35,540

heavy loss

思(おも)う

x5 | 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

ぶっ殺(ころ)す

x2 | Rank #5,260

to kill; to beat to death

なんだ

x6 | Rank #80

what!; oh ; what the heck; what the; damn

暴(ぼう)力(りょく)団(だん)員(いん)

x2 | Rank #61,970

member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza

簑島

x1 | Rank #80,209

Minoshima ; Minojima ; Minowa

殺(さつ)害(がい)

x3 | Rank #2,615

killing; murder

逃(とう)走(そう)

x1 | Rank #6,645

flight; desertion; escape

全(ぜん)国(こく)

x2 | Rank #3,201

the whole country

指(し)名(めい)手(て)配(はい)

x2 | Rank #14,868

putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list

行方(ゆくえ)

x2 | Rank #4,070

(one's) whereabouts ; destination; where one is headed ; outcome; course (of events); development; direction; tide ; future; journey ahead

つかむ

x1 | Rank #1,825

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on ; to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture ; to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

事(じ)件(けん)

x8 | Rank #414

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

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