Jiten beta

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

で

x27 | Rank #10

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

寄(よ)る

x1 | Rank #2,145

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to

下(くだ)さる

x6 | Rank #564

to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

おいしい

x1 | Rank #570

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty ; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable

栃(とち)餅(もち)

x1 | Rank #242,149

cake made from pounded horse chestnuts and mochi rice

が

x77 | 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

ござる

x17 | Rank #484

to be

父(ちち)

x8 | Rank #545

father

上(うえ)

x7 | Rank #176

above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...

ここ

x3 | 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 ...

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

一(いち)円(えん)

x1 | Rank #46,307

one yen ; throughout (an area); whole district

よく

x3 | Rank #189

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully ; frequently; often ; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ... ; (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

見(み)える

x1 | Rank #283

to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight ; to look; to seem; to appear ; to come

向(む)こう

x1 | Rank #730

opposite side; other side ; over there; ahead; beyond; (in the) distance; far away; far off ; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad) ; the other party; the other side ; from now; next (e.g. two weeks); coming ...; from ... onwards

御着

x12 | Rank #72,208

Gochaku

赤(あか)松(まつ)

x12 | Rank #17,357

Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine

の

x129 | 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

龍野

x2 | Rank #88,534

Takino ; Tatsuno ; Riuno ; Ryūno ; Ryōno

その

x4 | Rank #28

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

中(ちゅう)間(かん)

x1 | Rank #12,640

middle; midway; halfway; centre; center ; middle position; moderate position; neutral position; middle-of-the-road position ; interim; intermediary; intermediate; midterm

に

x91 | 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

我(わ)が

x3 | Rank #1,034

my; our; one's own

ある

x12 | Rank #36

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about

我(われ)ら

x5 | Rank #1,632

we; us ; I; me ; you

役(やく)目(め)

x2 | Rank #2,467

duty; role; function

は

x77 | Rank #2

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

西(にし)

x2 | Rank #2,064

west

を

x77 | 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.

守(まも)る

x1 | Rank #379

to protect; to guard; to defend ; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

事(こと)

x17 | 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 ...

はい

x19 | 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

小寺

x9 | Rank #43,090

Odera ; Onodera ; Kotera ; Kodera

殿(しんがり)

x26 | Rank #2,876

rear; rear unit guard ; anchor (man)

お前(まえ)

x4 | Rank #65

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

近(きん)習(じゅ)

x5 | Rank #56,971

attendant

する

x14 | 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

と

x40 | Rank #6

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

仰(おお)せ

x1 | Rank #10,336

order (from one's superior); command ; what you say; (someone's) words

どういう

x2 | Rank #321

what kind of; what sort of; what

か

x31 | 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

分(わ)かる

x3 | 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!

黒田

x7 | Rank #7,522

Kurida ; Kurota ; Kuroda

家(け)

x9 | Rank #645

house; family

姓(せい)

x1 | Rank #16,269

surname; family name ; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

賜(たまわ)る

x1 | Rank #15,839

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to be honoured with ; to give; to bestow; to confer; to honor; to honour

とはいえ

x1 | Rank #1,323

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

所(しょ)詮(せん)

x1 | Rank #4,175

after all; in the end; anyway ; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means; (not) ever

外(と)様(ざま)

x2 | Rank #48,638

outsider; one not included in the favored group ; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo

心(こころ)の底(そこ)

x1 | Rank #6,366

bottom of one's heart

信(しん)用(よう)

x1 | Rank #1,853

confidence; trust; faith; reputation ; credit

訳(わけ)ではない

x1 | Rank #25,081

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

私(わたし)

x9 | Rank #22

I; me

人(ひと)質(じち)

x7 | Rank #2,848

hostage

覚(かく)悟(ご)

x2 | Rank #1,040

readiness; (mental) preparedness ; resolution; determination ; resignation (to one's fate)

出(で)来(き)る

x1 | Rank #654

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

先(さき)走(ばし)る

x1 | Rank #19,252

to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

でない

x3 | Rank #1,877

is not; am not; are not

皆(みんな)

x4 | Rank #419

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

まで

x3 | 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

聞(き)く

x4 | Rank #134

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

悪(わる)い癖(くせ)

x1 | Rank #19,651

bad habit; bad habits

よい

x7 | Rank #170

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

家(うち)中(じゅう)

x2 | Rank #19,442

whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family ; all over the house; throughout the house ; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain; clan

先(せん)祖(ぞ)代(だい)々(だい)

x1 | Rank #35,867

ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation ; for generations; from generation to generation

結(むす)び付(つ)き

x1 | Rank #60,733

connection; relation

殊(こと)の外(ほか)

x1 | Rank #60,095

exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unusually ; unexpectedly

強(つよ)い

x3 | Rank #339

strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough ; strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged ; good (at); skilled; knowledgeable ; being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient ; firm; rigid; solid ; intense; strong; fierce; high ; dependable; trustworthy

生(い)き残(のこ)る

x2 | Rank #2,759

to survive

には

x8 | 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)

人(ひと)一(いち)倍(ばい)

x1 | Rank #18,477

(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

働(はたら)く

x2 | Rank #801

to work; to labor; to labour ; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play ; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice ; to be conjugated

言(い)う

x2 | Rank #50

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

おくる

x1 | Rank #459

to give (as a gift); to present ; to confer; to bestow; to award

出(で)る

x3 | Rank #137

to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over

過(す)ぎる

x1 | Rank #870

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

まね

x1 | Rank #3,372

imitating; copying; mimicry ; behavior; behaviour; action; conduct

な

x19 | 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?

出(で)る杭(くい)は打(う)たれる

x1 | Rank #91,753

the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished ; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked

職隆

x8 | Rank #93,488

Mototaka

一(いっ)子(し)

x1 | Rank #18,023

one child ; only child ; one of several children (esp. the son and heir) ; one stone

孝高

x1 | Rank #176,122

Yoshitaka

似(に)る

x1 | Rank #860

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after