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

日(にっ)系(けい)

x1 | Rank #41,226

(of) Japanese descent ; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin ; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

愛(あい)する

x1 | Rank #860

to love

ロビー

x1 | Rank #6,912

lobby; lounge

や

x9 | Rank #72

such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?

家(か)族(ぞく)

x2 | Rank #519

family

たち

x1 | Rank #126

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

に

x27 | 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

励(はげ)ます

x1 | Rank #5,904

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

英(えい)語(ご)

x12 | Rank #2,699

English (language)

指(し)導(どう)

x2 | Rank #4,487

guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching ; shido (minor penalty in judo)

助(たすけ)手(て)

x2 | Rank #91,919

helper; assistant

として

x1 | Rank #148

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...

日本(にほん)

x5 | Rank #526

Japan

やって来(く)る

x2 | Rank #60,249

to come along; to come around; to turn up ; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

東(とう)京(きょう)

x1 | Rank #768

Tokyo

グランパ

x2 | Rank #41,774

grandpa; grampa

グランマ

x1 | Rank #39,093

grandma; gramma

と

x10 | Rank #6

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

暮(く)らす

x1 | Rank #1,188

to live; to get along ; to spend (time)

はず

x1 | Rank #291

should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be) ; nock (of a bow) ; nock (of an arrow) ; nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) ; wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

だった

x4 | Rank #40

was; were

のに

x2 | Rank #103

although; despite; even though; and yet ; whereas; while ; if only; I wish ; in order to

勤(つと)め先(さき)

x1 | Rank #31,091

place of work

な

x23 | 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?

なん

x2 | Rank #206

what ; how many ; many; a lot of ; several; a few; some

我(わ)が家(や)

x1 | Rank #6,815

one's house; one's home; one's family

ルーツ

x1 | Rank #21,787

roots; origin

中(ちゅう)学(がっ)校(こう)

x2 | Rank #9,388

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

という

x1 | Rank #66

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

こと

x11 | Rank #13

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 ...

なる

x6 | Rank #43

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

のです

x1 | Rank #342

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

寮(りょう)母(ぼ)

x4 | Rank #51,788

housemother; dorm mother

先(せん)生(せい)

x13 | Rank #114

teacher; instructor; master ; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. ; intimate or teasing form of address ; one's elder

何(なに)

x9 | Rank #30

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)

おばちゃん

x4 | Rank #3,766

auntie; older woman

知(し)る

x3 | Rank #120

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

か

x12 | 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

うん

x5 | Rank #54

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

あ

x11 | Rank #41

ah; oh ; hey!

あっ

x20 | Rank #35

ah; oh ; hey!

よ

x29 | Rank #10

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

おる

x1 | Rank #16,578

to weave

さ

x11 | Rank #90

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

部屋(へや)

x1 | Rank #266

room; chamber ; apartment; flat; pad ; stable

帰(かえ)る

x3 | Rank #192

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back ; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.) ; to get home; to get to home plate

ん

x13 | Rank #22

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

じゃない

x8 | Rank #45

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

うわ

x2 | Rank #404

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

すごい

x1 | Rank #203

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

い

x3 | Rank #134

strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

いっぱい

x2 | Rank #593

one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of); cupful; glassful; bowlful; spoonful ; one drink (of alcohol) ; full; filled (with); brimming (with); crowded; packed ; fully; to capacity; to the maximum; as much as possible ; a lot; much; many ; all of ...; the entire ... ; one (squid, octopus, crab, etc.) ; one (boat)

ある

x4 | Rank #36

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

ね

x26 | 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 ...

おはようございます

x3 | Rank #1,138

good morning

ですか

x8 | Rank #81

indicates question

これ

x6 | Rank #33

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

山(やま)芋(いも)

x2 | Rank #45,149

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

手(て)

x1 | Rank #127

hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope

みたい

x1 | Rank #158

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

ふふ

x2 | Rank #578

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

初(はじ)めて

x2 | Rank #358

for the first time ; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ... ; first time; (one's) first

訪(おとず)れる

x1 | Rank #2,264

to visit; to call on ; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

高(こう)山(ざん)

x5 | Rank #11,846

high mountain; alpine mountain

町(まち)

x2 | Rank #645

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

すっかり

x1 | Rank #1,416

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

気(き)

x2 | Rank #105

spirit; mind; heart ; nature; disposition ; intention; mind; will; motivation ; mood; feelings ; consciousness ; care; attention; consideration; worry ; interest ; (the) air; atmosphere ; ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood ; fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste

おなか

x1 | Rank #1,609

belly; abdomen; stomach

が

x24 | 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

鳴(な)る

x1 | Rank #2,294

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

音(おと)

x1 | Rank #204

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

レオ

x1 | Rank #4,232

Leo (constellation); the Lion

ど

x1 | Rank #777

but; however ; even though; even if

豆(とう)腐(ふ)

x2 | Rank #8,647

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

料(りょう)理(り)

x1 | Rank #725

cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish ; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

店(みせ)

x4 | Rank #541

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

へえ

x4 | Rank #717

oh, yes?; really?

日本(にほん)語(ご)

x7 | Rank #3,941

Japanese (language)

以(い)外(がい)

x3 | Rank #525

excluding; except (for); apart from; other than; besides; in addition to ; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)

お断(ことわ)り

x2 | Rank #7,823

declining; refusal; rejection; non-acceptance ; announcement; notice

で

x23 | Rank #11

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

鼻(はな)歌(うた)

x1 | Rank #7,144

humming; crooning

どこ

x5 | Rank #136

where; what place ; how much (long, far); what extent

行(い)く

x3 | Rank #79

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 ...

んだ

x9 | Rank #16

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

捜(さが)す

x1 | Rank #1,066

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

ぞ

x1 | Rank #58

adds force or indicates command

勝(かっ)手(て)に

x1 | Rank #723

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

餌(えさ)

x1 | Rank #4,280

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food ; bait; lure; enticement

やる

x2 | Rank #60

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

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