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great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary ; distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous ; awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe ; tiring; tough; hard ; very; extremely

カッター

x10 | Rank #14,733

cutter; cutting tool ; box cutter; utility knife ; (tailor's) cutter ; cutter (boat)

は

x26 | Rank #2

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

なんで

x4 | Rank #142

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

ない

x17 | Rank #35

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

の

x92 | 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

いやぁ

x2 | Rank #2,258

oh; oh my; oh dear; wow ; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

こういう

x2 | Rank #487

such; this sort of; like this

とき

x1 | Rank #173

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

さ

x8 | Rank #94

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

と

x24 | Rank #6

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

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

方(ほう)がいい

x1 | Rank #1,369

had better ... ; had better not ...

とは

x1 | Rank #98

indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as

分(わ)かる

x8 | Rank #136

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

けど

x16 | Rank #34

but; however; although

ね

x64 | 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 ...

んだ

x18 | Rank #16

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

もったいない

x1 | Rank #3,215

wasteful; a waste ; too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of ; impious; profane; sacrilegious

じゃない

x23 | Rank #46

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

じゃあ

x7 | Rank #116

then; well; so; well then

最(さい)初(しょ)

x1 | Rank #385

beginning; outset; first; onset

火(ひ)

x1 | Rank #918

fire; flame; blaze

つける

x2 | Rank #363

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

な

x25 | 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?

よ

x74 | Rank #11

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

て

x24 | Rank #1,277

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

話(はなし)

x3 | Rank #99

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

それ

x17 | Rank #26

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

また

x1 | Rank #105

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect

違(ちが)う

x7 | Rank #174

to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) ; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken ; to become abnormal; to go wrong ; isn't it?; wasn't it?

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

か

x41 | 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

扉(とびら)

x3 | Rank #876

door; gate; opening ; title page

開(ひら)く

x3 | Rank #623

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack ; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out ; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning) ; to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen ; to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open ; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start ; to open (ports, borders, etc.) ; to open (an account) ; to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop ; to open (a file, etc.)

音(おと)

x5 | Rank #204

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

フフフ

x3 | Rank #871

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

笑(わらい)

x18 | Rank #3,865

laugh; laughter ; smile ; sneer ; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

こんちわ

x1 | Rank #62,857

hi; good day

びっくり

x2 | Rank #1,273

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump ; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

あれ

x6 | Rank #298

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!; listen! ; help!

今(いま)

x2 | Rank #68

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

なんか

x7 | Rank #128

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

話(はな)す

x2 | Rank #307

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat ; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss ; to speak (a language)

釈(しゃく)明(めい)

x1 | Rank #28,841

explanation; vindication

しゃく

x1 | Rank #20,636

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm) ; rule; measure; scale ; length

めい

x1 | Rank #5,493

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) ; first name ; famous; great ; name ; noun

弁(べん)明(めい)

x1 | Rank #19,733

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

べん

x1 | Rank #10,253

speech; tongue; talk; eloquence ; dialect; brogue; accent ; bento; Japanese box lunch ; petal ; valve ; Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices

め

x2 | Rank #587

eye; eyeball ; eyesight; sight; vision ; look; stare; gaze; glance ; notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) ; an experience ; viewpoint ; discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality) ; (an) appearance ; chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) ; spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave

ー

x1 | Rank #156

long-vowel mark

申(もう)し開(ひら)き

x1 | Rank #34,792

excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence

なんです

x7 | Rank #347

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

もう

x9 | Rank #48

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

頭(あたま)

x1 | Rank #259

head ; hair (on one's head) ; mind; brains; intellect ; leader; chief; boss; captain ; top; tip ; beginning; start ; head; person ; down payment; deposit ; top structural component of a kanji ; pair

使(つか)う

x1 | Rank #230

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

で

x35 | Rank #10

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

勝(かっ)手(て)に

x2 | Rank #749

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

しゃべる

x2 | Rank #1,613

to talk; to chat; to chatter

のに

x4 | Rank #106

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

そこ

x8 | 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

置(お)く

x2 | Rank #600

to put; to place ; to leave (behind) ; to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up ; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.) ; to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool ; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house ; to separate spatially or temporally ; to do something in advance ; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state

あっ

x12 | Rank #40

ah; oh ; hey!

はい

x20 | Rank #51

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

失(しつ)礼(れい)

x2 | Rank #409

discourtesy; impoliteness ; excuse me; goodbye ; to leave ; to be rude

する

x18 | 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

よいしょ

x3 | Rank #1,666

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho ; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps) ; yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.) ; flattery; buttering up (someone); sucking up to

匂(にお)い

x2 | Rank #1,329

smell; scent; odour; odor; stench ; aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood ; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

を

x13 | 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.

嗅(か)ぐ

x1 | Rank #6,109

to sniff; to smell

なん

x6 | Rank #210

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

う

x2 | Rank #160

yes; all right; OK; okay

あのさ

x1 | Rank #2,237

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute; hold on

タイトル

x1 | Rank #3,948

title

これ

x8 | Rank #33

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

に

x36 | 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

ほい

x2 | Rank #8,494

heave-ho ; oops ; yes; yeah

いい

x17 | Rank #30

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

んです

x27 | Rank #43

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

いただく

x2 | Rank #357

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy ; to eat; to drink ; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) ; to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president) ; to get someone to do something

どう

x2 | Rank #71

how; in what way; how about

いく

x7 | Rank #163

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 ...

本(ほん)当(とう)

x5 | Rank #271

truth; reality; actuality; fact ; proper; right; correct; official ; genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable

ちょっと

x8 | Rank #79

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

持(も)つ

x10 | 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

帰(かえ)る

x2 | Rank #202

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

ううん

x2 | Rank #826

um; er; well ; nuh-uh; no ; oof

そこまで

x3 | Rank #653

that far; so far; to that extent ; stop!; not one step further!

ごちそう

x1 | Rank #2,857

treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); taking someone to dinner ; gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food; special dish; delicacy

さま

x1 | Rank #308

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms ; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ; state; situation; appearance; manner

です

x51 | Rank #19

be; is

最(さい)近(きん)

x4 | Rank #485

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

小(こ)瓶(びん)

x4 | Rank #20,696

small bottle