Jiten beta

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.

探(さが)す

x1 | Rank #662

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

沖(おき)縄(なわ)

x3 | Rank #5,665

Okinawa (city, prefecture)

に

x110 | 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

来(く)る

x4 | Rank #90

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 ...")

くる

x4 | Rank #63

敏子

x1 | Rank #44,020

Satoko ; Toshiko ; Hayako ; Haruko ; Binshi ; Minja

ここ

x6 | Rank #58

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

が

x74 | 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

御嶽

x1 | Rank #93,488

(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove

ですか

x7 | Rank #87

indicates question

本(ほん)土(ど)

x1 | Rank #11,207

mainland; the country proper ; native country; country where one was born ; pure land; Buddha realm

で

x45 | Rank #10

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

いう

x3 | Rank #158

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

神(じん)社(じゃ)

x1 | Rank #3,095

Shinto shrine

です

x15 | Rank #19

be; is

ね

x17 | 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 ...

この

x12 | Rank #27

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

ように

x8 | 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

何(なに)もない

x1 | Rank #8,548

there is nothing; having nothing

所(ところ)

x2 | Rank #439

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

神(かみ)

x2 | Rank #400

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami ; incredible; fantastic; amazing ; Emperor (of Japan) ; thunder

降(お)りる

x1 | Rank #1,734

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down ; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount ; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold ; to be granted; to be issued; to be given ; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.) ; to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

透(とう)明(めい)

x1 | Rank #6,600

transparent; clear

空(くう)気(き)

x1 | Rank #937

air; atmosphere ; mood; situation ; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

の

x156 | 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

中(うち)

x4 | Rank #119

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

人(にん)間(げん)

x7 | Rank #178

human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)

と

x50 | Rank #6

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

向(む)き合(あ)う

x2 | Rank #3,344

to be opposite; to face each other ; to confront (an issue); to face

事(こと)

x23 | 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 ...

感(かん)動(どう)

x1 | Rank #2,686

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

する

x26 | 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

何(なん)だ

x2 | Rank #1,000

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

清(せい)潔(けつ)感(かん)

x1 | Rank #39,726

(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression

神事

x2 | Rank #23,999

divine work; miracle; superhuman feat ; Shinto ritual

女(おんな)

x6 | Rank #215

woman; female ; female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman

たち

x4 | Rank #124

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

つかさどる

x2 | Rank #28,163

to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to administer; to preside over ; to rule; to govern; to control

久高島

x2 | Rank #203,419

Kudakajima

一(いち)度(ど)

x1 | Rank #506

once; one time; on one occasion ; temporarily; for a moment ; one degree; one tone; one musical interval

島(しま)

x1 | Rank #1,033

island ; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

巫女(みこ)

x1 | Rank #3,302

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines ; medium; sorceress; shamaness

なる

x20 | 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

ため

x4 | Rank #193

good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning

儀(ぎ)式(しき)

x2 | Rank #2,899

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

掛(か)け声(ごえ)

x1 | Rank #16,203

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

時計(とけい)

x1 | Rank #2,372

clock; watch; timepiece

母(はは)

x6 | Rank #680

mother

なき

x2 | Rank #3,896

weeping; lamenting

シャーマン

x1 | Rank #17,417

shaman

だった

x4 | Rank #38

was; were

人(じん)生(せい)

x1 | Rank #665

(one's) life

蝋(ろう)燭(そく)

x1 | Rank #26,731

candle

こんな

x5 | Rank #102

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

だろうか

x2 | Rank #598

don't you think?; indicates question

ノン

x22 | Rank #15,953

non-

これ

x13 | Rank #33

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

そう

x9 | Rank #41

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

やがて

x1 | Rank #1,552

before long; soon; shortly ; almost; nearly ; finally; in the end; eventually

国(くに)

x2 | Rank #411

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

べらぼう

x1 | Rank #39,954

extreme; terrible; excessive ; absurd; unreasonable; foolish ; fool; idiot

もの

x8 | Rank #78

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

立(た)てる

x3 | Rank #1,200

to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise ; to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into ; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause ; to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate ; to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader) ; to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone) ; to sharpen; to make clear ; to shut; to close ; to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony ; to divide by

アナウンサー

x2 | Rank #8,542

announcer; presenter; broadcaster; reporter ; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

万(ばん)国(こく)博(はく)覧(らん)会(かい)

x1 | Rank #78,707

world fair; international exposition

まで

x2 | Rank #60

until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely

いよいよ

x1 | Rank #1,435

more and more; all the more; increasingly ; at last; finally; beyond doubt ; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

あと

x1 | Rank #186

behind; rear ; after; later ; remainder; the rest ; more (e.g. five more minutes); left ; also; in addition ; descendant; successor; heir ; after one's death ; past; previous

３(さん)年(ねん)

x5 | Rank #2,017

three years

大(おお)阪(さか)

x1 | Rank #2,885

Osaka (city, prefecture)

千(せん)里(り)

x1 | Rank #6,693

1000 ri; (a) long distance

開(かい)催(さい)地(ち)

x1 | Rank #67,263

place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue

では

x4 | Rank #70

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

今(いま)

x2 | Rank #68

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

急(きゅう)ピッチ

x1 | Rank #56,244

quick pace

その

x11 | Rank #28

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

建(けん)設(せつ)

x2 | Rank #5,056

construction; establishment

行(おこな)う

x1 | Rank #839

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

坂崎

x2 | Rank #17,024

Sakasaki ; Sakazaki

康造

x1 | Rank #218,612

Yasuzou

我(わ)が国(くに)

x1 | Rank #7,208

our country; our land; one's own country

戦(せん)後(ご)

x1 | Rank #11,923

postwar period; period after Second World War

焼(や)け跡(あと)

x1 | Rank #39,620

ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area

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

目(め)覚(ざ)ましい

x1 | Rank #44,331

remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful; conspicuous; outstanding; amazing

復(ふっ)興(こう)

x1 | Rank #11,510

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

遂(と)げる

x1 | Rank #8,052

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out ; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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