Jiten beta

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with ; to become skilled in; to become experienced at ; to become tame; to become domesticated ; to get used to doing

前(ぜん)任(にん)

| x1 | Rank #32,338

former (incumbent); predecessor

の

| x63 | Rank #1

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; indicates a confident conclusion ; indicates emotional emphasis ; indicates question

朝倉

| x1 | Rank #29,941

Akuhira ; Asakura ; Asakuro ; Asagura

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

とても

| x2 | Rank #510

very; awfully; exceedingly ; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

優(ゆう)秀(しゅう)

| x1 | Rank #1,662

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

人(ひと)

| x11 | Rank #74

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

だ

| x6 | Rank #9

be; is

って

| x2 | Rank #18

you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...

て

| x6 | Rank #16

聞(き)く

| x1 | Rank #98

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

ん

| x6 | Rank #26

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

で

| x6 | Rank #28

without doing ...

もう

| x7 | Rank #42

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

毎(まい)日(にち)

| x1 | Rank #589

every day; daily

必(ひっ)死(し)

| x1 | Rank #968

frantic; frenetic; desperate ; inevitable death ; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

です

| x17 | Rank #21

be; is

ねえ

| x2 | Rank #143

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 ...

バツイチ

| x2 | Rank #22,549

being once divorced; one-time divorcee; one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)

なんで

| x4 | Rank #192

why?; what for? ; how?; by what means?

しょ

| x1 | Rank #2,593

counter for places

はい

| x8 | Rank #58

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

新(あたら)しい

| x2 | Rank #399

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

彼(かれ)氏(し)

| x1 | Rank #1,928

boyfriend ; he; him

は

| x46 | Rank #2

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

いる

| x5 | Rank #44

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

恋(こい)

| x2 | Rank #1,185

(romantic) love

なんて

| x1 | Rank #80

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

気(き)持(も)ち

| x4 | Rank #213

feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind ; preparedness; readiness; attitude ; thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude ; slightly; a bit; a little

何(なん)年(ねん)

| x1 | Rank #2,243

how many years; how long ; what year

も

| x8 | 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

ない

| x4 | Rank #34

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

恋(こい)する

| x1 | Rank #4,375

to fall in love (with); to love

大(だい)事(じ)

| x2 | Rank #335

important; serious; crucial ; valuable; precious ; serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis ; great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing ; safe; OK

よ

| x11 | Rank #11

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

仕(し)事(ごと)

| x1 | Rank #224

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

モチベーション

| x1 | Rank #13,704

motivation

に

| x38 | 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

なる

| x6 | Rank #39

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

ああ

| x11 | Rank #70

ah!; oh!; alas! ; yes; indeed; that is correct ; aah; gah; argh ; hey!; yo! ; uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha

いい

| x2 | Rank #29

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem

出(で)会(あ)い

| x2 | Rank #2,037

meeting; rendezvous; encounter ; meeting for the first time; coming across ; confluence

ある

| x6 | Rank #32

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about ; to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)

んです

| x12 | Rank #57

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

けど

| x4 | Rank #43

but; however; although

なんか

| x3 | Rank #121

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

趣(しゅ)味(み)

| x1 | Rank #1,363

hobby; pastime ; tastes; preference; liking

と

| x17 | Rank #6

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

かない

| x1 | Rank #3,032

(my) wife ; inside the home; one's family

楽(がっ)器(き)

| x5 | Rank #7,700

musical instrument

やる

| x6 | Rank #54

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

バイオリン

| x6 | Rank #21,690

violin

駅(えき)

| x1 | Rank #1,769

railway station; train station ; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan) ; counter for railway stations and bus stations

近(ちか)く

| x4 | Rank #499

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity ; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to ; shortly; soon

持(も)つ

| x3 | Rank #122

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

自(じ)由(ゆう)に

| x1 | Rank #4,563

freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

演(えん)奏(そう)

| x5 | Rank #5,166

musical performance

できる

| x4 | Rank #86

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

カフェ

| x1 | Rank #4,677

café; cafe; coffeehouse ; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

知(し)る

| x2 | Rank #96

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

えっ

| x10 | Rank #135

huh?; what's up?

そういう

| x2 | Rank #166

such; like that; that sort of

所(ところ)で

| x1 | Rank #942

by the way; incidentally; well; now ; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

ある

| x1 | Rank #588

a certain ...; some ...

かも

| x2 | Rank #265

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

じゃあ

| x7 | Rank #140

then; well; so; well then

行(い)く

| x8 | Rank #62

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 ...

みる

| x3 | Rank #117

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

ポル

| x1 | Rank #86,155

Poll

うな

| x1 | Rank #59,243

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

いらっしゃいませ

| x1 | Rank #1,678

welcome

初(はじ)めて

| x1 | Rank #287

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

来(く)る

| x4 | Rank #77

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

| x3 | Rank #50

か

| x17 | Rank #10

indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

あっ

| x22 | Rank #84

ah; oh ; hey!

最(さい)近(きん)

| x1 | Rank #413

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now ; nearest; closest

引(ひ)っ越(こ)す

| x1 | Rank #3,022

to move (house); to change residence

何(なに)

| x1 | Rank #35

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)

を

| x29 | 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.

昔(むかし)

| x1 | Rank #317

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago ; the past ten years; the past decade

ちょっと

| x1 | Rank #75

a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

だけ

| x1 | Rank #40

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

へえ

| x1 | Rank #765

oh, yes?; really?

入(い)る

| x4 | Rank #128

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

いえ

| x2 | Rank #360

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

私(わたし)

| x25 | Rank #27

I; me

する

| x9 | Rank #15

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

場(ば)所(しょ)

| x1 | Rank #269

place; location; spot; position; area ; room; space ; sumo tournament

じゃない

| x3 | Rank #48

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

その

| x4 | Rank #23

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

美(うつく)しい

| x1 | Rank #1,004

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

手(て)

| x1 | Rank #120

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

幸(しあわ)せ

| x1 | Rank #483

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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