Jiten beta

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

勃(ぼっ)発(ぱつ)

x1 | Rank #19,807

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

それ

x5 | Rank #26

that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you

は

x156 | Rank #2

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

最(さい)新(しん)

x1 | Rank #4,874

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

兵(へい)器(き)

x2 | Rank #3,039

arms; weapon; ordnance

を

x132 | 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.

駆(く)使(し)

x1 | Rank #11,281

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of ; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

の

x191 | 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

幕(まく)開(あ)け

x1 | Rank #20,969

rise of the curtain; opening of a play ; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

あり

x3 | Rank #6,719

existing (at the present moment) ; alright; acceptable; passable ; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

国(くに)

x5 | Rank #470

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

二(に)

x1 | Rank #424

two; 2

戦(たたか)い

x1 | Rank #621

battle; war; fight; conflict ; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) ; contest; competition; match; game

戦(せん)死(し)者(しゃ)

x1 | Rank #27,746

person killed in action; the war dead

万(ばん)人(にん)

x1 | Rank #16,617

all people; everybody

にも

x3 | Rank #186

also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

上(あが)る

x1 | Rank #4,512

to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised ; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in ; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade ; to get out (of water); to come ashore ; to increase ; to improve; to make progress ; to be promoted; to advance ; to be made (of profit, etc.) ; to occur (esp. of a favourable result) ; to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

よし

x4 | Rank #510

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

内(ない)戦(せん)

x1 | Rank #12,297

civil war

深(ふか)い

x2 | Rank #1,077

deep ; profound ; dense; thick ; close (relationship) ; intense; strong ; late

傷(きず)

x1 | Rank #1,108

wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar ; chip; crack; scratch; nick ; flaw; defect; weakness; weak point ; stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour ; (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings

残(のこ)す

x1 | Rank #886

to leave (behind) ; to leave (undone); to not finish ; to save; to set aside; to reserve ; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath ; to stay (in the ring); to hold on

しかし

x2 | Rank #162

however; but

そこ

x3 | Rank #154

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

から

x17 | 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

立(た)ち上(あ)がり

x1 | Rank #15,757

start; beginning; build up ; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

苦(くる)しみ

x1 | Rank #4,015

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

先(さき)に

x1 | Rank #484

previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently ; first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier ; beforehand; in advance; ahead of time

未(み)来(らい)

x1 | Rank #677

(distant) future ; future existence; world beyond the grave; the world to come ; future (tense)

見(み)つめる

x1 | Rank #1,735

to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

人(ひと)々(びと)

x2 | Rank #1,160

people; men and women ; each person; everybody

やがて

x1 | Rank #1,687

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

新(あたら)しい

x2 | Rank #546

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

国(くに)づくり

x1 | Rank #50,918

nation building

に

x121 | 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

向(む)ける

x1 | Rank #1,025

to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to ; to head to; to go towards ; to allot; to allocate ; to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person) ; to aim for; to pursue

歩(ある)きだす

x1 | Rank #151,805

to start walking; to begin to walk ; to begin (something new)

使(つか)う

x1 | Rank #224

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

海(うみ)

x7 | Rank #612

sea; ocean; waters

渡(わた)る

x1 | Rank #2,037

to cross over; to go across ; to extend; to cover; to range; to span

日本(にほん)

x7 | Rank #526

Japan

もたらす

x1 | Rank #3,546

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce ; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

黒(くろ)船(ふね)

x6 | Rank #17,676

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853 ; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

始(はじ)まる

x4 | Rank #679

to begin; to start; to commence ; to happen (again); to begin (anew) ; to date (from); to originate (in)

幕(ばく)末(まつ)

x1 | Rank #26,004

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

歴(れき)史(し)

x1 | Rank #1,715

history

大(おお)きい

x3 | Rank #502

big; large; great ; loud ; extensive; spacious ; important; decisive; valuable ; older; grown up

動(うご)かす

x1 | Rank #1,457

to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position ; to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence ; to change; to alter; to deny ; to operate; to set in motion; to get going ; to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy ; to manage (e.g. funds)

事(こと)になる

x1 | Rank #3,389

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that ; to be the result (of); to be the outcome ; to be the reason (for)

目(め)の前(まえ)

x1 | Rank #841

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose ; immediate; imminent; around the corner

じゃき

x1 | Rank #15,451

devil; imp; evil spirit

ひるま

x1 | Rank #33,409

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

進(すす)める

x6 | Rank #1,610

to advance; to move forward; to put (a clock, watch) forward ; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to make progress in; to further; to advance; to hasten; to speed up ; to raise; to elevate; to promote; to develop; to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)

撃(う)つ

x9 | Rank #1,190

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

殿(しんがり)

x10 | Rank #2,524

rear; rear unit guard ; anchor (man)

よ

x15 | Rank #8,203

evening; night ; dinner

ぐ

x7 | Rank #791

tool; means ; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.) ; counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

命(めい)中(ちゅう)

x3 | Rank #9,293

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

薩(さつ)摩(ま)

x1 | Rank #9,510

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) ; sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

大(たい)将(しょう)

x1 | Rank #3,146

general; admiral ; head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin ; old chap; mate; boss; chief; man ; athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

しとめる

x1 | Rank #11,736

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

ぞ

x12 | Rank #58

adds force or indicates command

狙(ねら)う

x2 | Rank #861

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.) ; to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to plan to make one's own ; to aim for; to set up as a goal

なんしょ

x6 | Rank #35,299

perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot

はい

x25 | Rank #50

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

城(しろ)

x3 | Rank #1,440

castle

渡(わた)す

x1 | Rank #840

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse ; to lay across; to build across ; to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer

なる

x34 | 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

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 ...

のです

x10 | Rank #342

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

夏(なつ)

x1 | Rank #1,154

summer

えい

x7 | Rank #1,601

ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)

物(もの)語(がたり)

x1 | Rank #1,469

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

会(あい)津(づ)戦(せん)争(そう)

x1 | Rank #115,337

Battle of Aizu (1868)

前(まえ)に

x5 | Rank #221

ahead; before; ago

遡(さかのぼ)る

x1 | Rank #13,679

to go upstream; to go up (a river) ; to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to); to be retroactive (to)

万(まん)

x3 | Rank #3,244

10,000; ten thousand ; myriad ; everything; all ; various

石(いし)

x3 | Rank #1,415

stone ; jewel; precious stone ; flint (in a lighter) ; stone ; stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

葵(あおい)の御(ご)紋(もん)

x2 | Rank #123,315

wild ginger trefoil family crest (of the Tokugawa clan); triple hollyhock family crest

許(ゆる)す

x3 | Rank #485

to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to ; to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate ; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off ; to acknowledge; to admit ; to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down ; to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield

徳(とく)川(がわ)家(け)

x1 | Rank #32,929

the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

である

x4 | Rank #250

be; is

八(や)重(え)

x28 | Rank #17,045

multilayered; doubled

あっ

x11 | Rank #35

ah; oh ; hey!

吉(きち)

x4 | Rank #6,487

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness ; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

行(い)く

x6 | 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 ...

する

x17 | Rank #19

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

さっき

x2 | Rank #294

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

晴(は)れ着(ぎ)

x1 | Rank #39,015

(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags

じょ

x8 | Rank #4,453

help; rescue; assistant

お嬢(じょう)様(さま)

x2 | Rank #1,752

(another's) daughter ; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

なら

x5 | Rank #65

if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow

物(もの)見(み)

x2 | Rank #29,778

sightseeing ; scout; patrol ; watchtower; lookout

さ

x18 | Rank #90

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

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