Jiten beta

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

えっ

x3 | Rank #75

huh?; what's up?

小(しょう)学(がく)

x1 | Rank #9,785

elementary school; primary school; grade school ; school for children over eight years old in ancient China ; traditional Chinese philology

２(に)年(ねん)生(せい)

x2 | Rank #7,565

second-year student; second-year pupil ; biennial; biennial plant

の

x53 | 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

時(とき)

x5 | Rank #110

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

引(ひ)っ込(こ)み思(じ)案(あん)

x2 | Rank #31,462

reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn

だった

x7 | Rank #38

was; were

母(はは)

x5 | Rank #680

mother

に

x44 | 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

連(つ)れる

x1 | Rank #561

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

見(けん)学(がく)

x1 | Rank #5,212

inspection; study by observation; field trip; tour; review ; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

行(い)く

x8 | 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 ...

そして

x5 | Rank #117

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

この

x3 | Rank #27

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

国(くに)

x5 | Rank #411

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

私(わたし)

x3 | Rank #22

I; me

なる

x9 | 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

あやめ

x1 | Rank #15,101

iris (flower) ; Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea) ; sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus

私(わたし)達(たち)

x2 | Rank #1,047

we; us

よね

x1 | Rank #126

isn't that right?

そ

x1 | Rank #318

altar of sacrifice

そう

x6 | Rank #41

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

そうそう

x1 | Rank #1,672

so much; so often; so long; particularly; especially ; oh, yes!; that's it; I remember ; that's right; quite; indeed

お前(まえ)

x2 | Rank #65

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

達(たち)

x2 | Rank #191

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

好(す)き

x3 | Rank #203

liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite ; liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved ; faddism; eccentricity ; as one likes; as it suits one ; lecherous; lustful; salacious

には

x2 | 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)

する

x6 | 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

そこ

x1 | Rank #151

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

で

x13 | Rank #10

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

初(はじ)めて

x1 | Rank #362

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

演(えん)劇(げき)

x2 | Rank #9,512

drama; theatre; theater; play

興(きょう)味(み)

x1 | Rank #965

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

を

x27 | 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.

持(も)つ

x1 | 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

のです

x10 | Rank #350

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

そうだ

x2 | Rank #130

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

春樹

x1 | Rank #23,622

Haruki

そんなもの

x1 | Rank #2,073

that's the way it is; such is life

やら

x1 | Rank #1,563

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like ; denotes uncertainty

なくてもいい

x1 | Rank #17,313

need not; (not) have to ; need not have; need not exist

父(ちち)

x4 | Rank #545

father

最(さい)初(しょ)

x1 | Rank #385

beginning; outset; first; onset

が

x29 | 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

劇(げき)団(だん)

x1 | Rank #12,845

troupe; theatrical company

入(い)る

x2 | Rank #195

to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down ; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) ; to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly ; to (reach a state) completely

こと

x13 | 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 ...

反(はん)対(たい)

x1 | Rank #1,970

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissent ; reverse; opposite; inverse; contrary

そんな

x3 | Rank #64

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

粘(ねば)り強(づよ)い

x2 | Rank #31,462

tenacious; persevering; persistent; stubborn; steadfast ; sticky

説(せっ)得(とく)

x2 | Rank #3,133

persuasion

くれる

x4 | 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

でした

x5 | Rank #450

was, were

から

x13 | 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

出(だ)す

x1 | Rank #239

to take out; to get out ; to put out; to reveal; to show ; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in ; to publish; to make public ; to send (e.g. letter) ; to produce (a sound); to start (fire) ; to serve (food) ; ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) ; to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...

条(じょう)件(けん)

x2 | Rank #1,610

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

たとえ

x1 | Rank #1,201

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever

子(こ)役(やく)

x2 | Rank #23,829

child actor; child actress ; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part

忙(いそが)しい

x1 | Rank #1,101

busy; occupied; hectic ; restless; hurried; fidgety

も

x15 | 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

勉(べん)強(きょう)

x2 | Rank #866

study ; diligence; working hard ; experience; lesson (for the future) ; discount; price reduction

トップ

x1 | Rank #2,750

top ; top position ; senior management; senior bureaucrat ; home page (of a website)

保(たも)つ

x1 | Rank #2,975

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to sustain ; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable

仕(し)事(ごと)

x4 | Rank #223

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

と

x13 | Rank #6

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

プライベート

x1 | Rank #6,530

private ; personal life; (one's) privacy

分(わ)ける

x1 | Rank #2,936

to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out ; to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out ; to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between) ; to break up (a fight); to mediate ; to call a draw; to tie ; to push one's way through (a crowd) ; to sell

ために

x1 | Rank #169

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of

芸(げい)名(めい)

x1 | Rank #38,104

stage name

つける

x1 | Rank #363

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk ; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

本(ほん)名(みょう)

x1 | Rank #6,479

real name

変(か)える

x1 | Rank #747

to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary ; to reform; to revise; to amend

その

x6 | Rank #28

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

頃(ころ)

x7 | Rank #613

(approximate) time; around; about; toward ; suitable time (or condition) ; time of year; season

ドラマ

x1 | Rank #3,464

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; play ; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle; tragedy

や

x1 | 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?

舞(ぶ)台(たい)

x1 | Rank #2,152

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); (stage) performance ; setting (of a story); scene ; sphere (of activity); stage (e.g. political stage); scene; arena; world

オーディション

x1 | Rank #5,622

audition

受(う)ける

x3 | Rank #480

to receive; to get ; to catch (e.g. a ball) ; to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.) ; to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence) ; to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge) ; to be given (e.g. life, talent) ; to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by) ; to follow; to succeed; to be descended from ; to face (south, etc.) ; to be modified by

徐(じょ)々(じょ)に

x1 | Rank #4,612

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

役(やく)

x1 | Rank #992

role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service ; position (of responsibility); post; office ; part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character ; scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld

もらう

x2 | Rank #157

to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected

ように

x5 | 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

さん

x8 | Rank #20

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

同(おな)じ

x1 | Rank #175

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

デシ

x3 | Rank #248

deci-; 10^-1

た

x3 | Rank #148

did; (have) done ; (please) do

普(ふ)段(だん)

x1 | Rank #1,296

usual; normal; everyday; habitual; ordinary ; usually; normally; generally; habitually; always

何(なに)

x6 | Rank #31

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)

言(い)う

x5 | Rank #50

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

自(じ)分(ぶん)

x2 | Rank #89

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

では

x3 | Rank #70

then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...

他(ほか)

x1 | Rank #330

another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside ; another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al. ; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside ; except; but; other than; apart from ; besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of

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