Jiten beta

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

始(はじ)まり

x1 | Rank #2,849

origin; beginning; start

子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)

x1 | Rank #13,596

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

母(かあ)ちゃん

x2 | Rank #2,323

mum; mom; mummy; mommy ; wifey; dear; missus

に

x29 | 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

言(い)う

x3 | Rank #50

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

言(こと)葉(ば)

x1 | Rank #192

language; dialect ; word; phrase; expression; term ; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language ; words; remark; statement; comment ; learning to speak; language acquisition

を

x11 | 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.

思(おも)い出(だ)す

x1 | Rank #681

to recall; to remember; to recollect

しかし

x2 | Rank #162

however; but

この

x7 | Rank #27

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

世(よ)の中(なか)

x1 | Rank #1,750

society; the world; the times

つく

x2 | Rank #333

to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling ; to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye ; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.) ; to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.) ; to take root ; to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with ; to side with; to belong to ; to possess; to haunt ; to be lit; to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.) ; to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided

大人(おとな)

x3 | Rank #817

adult; grown-up

が

x27 | 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

いったい

x1 | Rank #897

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth ; one object; one body; unity ; one form; one style ; one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) ; generally; in general

どれほど

x1 | Rank #3,840

how much; how many ; no matter how (much); however ; (not) many; (not) much; almost (none); hardly; barely

いる

x3 | Rank #55

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

という

x4 | Rank #61

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

だ

x17 | Rank #8

be; is

俺(おれ)

x5 | Rank #24

I; me

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)

なる

x1 | Rank #631

to bear fruit

よ

x34 | Rank #11

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

おい

x1 | Rank #180

hey!; say!; I say!; come on!; look!; oi! ; I; me

若(わか)者(もの)

x2 | Rank #3,332

young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

えっ

x7 | Rank #75

huh?; what's up?

きれい

x1 | Rank #889

pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair ; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat ; completely; entirely

目(め)

x2 | Rank #121

eye; eyeball ; eyesight; sight; vision ; look; stare; gaze; glance ; notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) ; an experience ; viewpoint ; discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality) ; (an) appearance ; chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) ; spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave

する

x5 | 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

な

x14 | Rank #17

don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

はい

x10 | 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

も

x13 | 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

そんな

x2 | Rank #64

such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!

時(じ)代(だい)

x1 | Rank #982

period; epoch; era; age ; the times; those days ; oldness; ancientness; antiquity ; antique; period piece

ある

x5 | Rank #36

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

か

x22 | 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

どう

x6 | Rank #71

how; in what way; how about

んです

x11 | Rank #43

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

急(きゅう)

x1 | Rank #873

sudden; abrupt; unexpected ; urgent; pressing ; steep; sharp; precipitous ; rapid; swift; fast ; emergency; crisis; danger ; urgency; hurrying; haste ; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

なんか

x4 | Rank #128

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

いつも

x1 | Rank #232

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

と

x16 | Rank #6

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

違(ちが)う

x1 | Rank #174

to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) ; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken ; to become abnormal; to go wrong ; isn't it?; wasn't it?

ね

x24 | 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 ...

ねえ

x2 | Rank #96

その

x3 | Rank #28

that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...

濁(にご)る

x1 | Rank #12,996

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become turbid; to become impure (of a liquid or gas) ; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become fuzzy; to become hoarse ; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted; to be polluted ; to become voiced (of a consonant); to be pronounced as a voiced sound

ん

x6 | Rank #23

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

じゃあ

x4 | Rank #116

then; well; so; well then

ぞ

x2 | Rank #59

adds force or indicates command

え

x2 | Rank #91

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

どうも

x5 | Rank #514

thank you; thanks ; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret) ; quite; really; mostly ; somehow ; in spite of oneself; try as one might; no matter how hard one may try (to, not to) ; greetings; hello; goodbye

です

x17 | Rank #19

be; is

あっ

x7 | Rank #40

ah; oh ; hey!

僕(ぼく)

x6 | Rank #74

I; me ; you ; manservant

あの

x5 | Rank #49

that; those; the

このへん

x1 | Rank #9,579

this area; around here ; this point; this much; this extent

で

x20 | Rank #25

without doing ...

あれ

x6 | Rank #298

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!; listen! ; help!

す

x1 | Rank #364

to be ; to do

何(なに)か

x1 | Rank #103

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

まだ

x2 | Rank #104

still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done

尾(お)

x1 | Rank #5,394

tail (of an animal); cauda ; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end ; tail (of a comet) ; slope at the foot of a mountain

引(ひ)く

x1 | Rank #1,015

to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse) ; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest) ; to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in ; to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.) ; to draw (a line, plan, etc.) ; to catch (a cold) ; to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) ; to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check ; to haul; to pull (vehicles) ; to subtract; to deduct

そういえば

x1 | Rank #573

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

でした

x2 | Rank #450

was, were

すごい

x3 | Rank #212

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

ない

x2 | Rank #35

nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not

ですか

x3 | Rank #87

indicates question

行(い)く

x4 | 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 ...

くる

x2 | 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 ...")

大磯

x6 | Rank #46,307

Ooiso

神奈川県

x1 | Rank #20,183

Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)

中郡

x1 | Rank #192,065

Chuugoori ; Nakagun ; Nakagoori

大磯町

x1 | Rank #218,612

Ooisochō ; Ooisomachi ; Oozochō

日本(にほん)

x2 | Rank #534

Japan

海(かい)水(すい)浴(よく)場(じょう)

x1 | Rank #40,302

swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths

発(はっ)祥(しょう)の地(ち)

x1 | Rank #55,440

birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland

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...

多(おお)く

x1 | Rank #1,319

many; much; plenty; a lot ; majority (of); greater part (of) ; mostly; mainly; chiefly; usually; often

大(おお)物(もの)

x1 | Rank #5,750

important person; influential figure; big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight ; big thing; big one; big game; big catch; whopper; valuable thing

別(べっ)荘(そう)

x1 | Rank #6,074

holiday house; vacation home; villa ; prison; jail

構(かま)える

x1 | Rank #3,123

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain ; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal) ; to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for ; to put on an air; to assume an attitude ; to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal ; to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign ; to plan; to scheme

街(まち)

x2 | Rank #638

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

一(いち)年(ねん)中(じゅう)

x1 | Rank #36,240

all year round

人(ひと)

x1 | Rank #82

person; someone; somebody ; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans ; human (Homo sapiens) ; (other) people; others ; character; personality; nature ; capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person ; adult; grown-up ; I; me; one

集(あつ)まる

x1 | Rank #1,184

to gather; to collect; to assemble

できる

x2 | 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

お客(きゃく)さん

x1 | Rank #1,399

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

今(こん)日(にち)は

x1 | Rank #736

hello; good day; good afternoon

お泊(と)まり

x1 | Rank #12,126

(overnight) stay; lodging

いえ

x1 | Rank #395

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