Jiten beta

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

よる

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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

皇(こう)帝(てい)

| x1 | Rank #10,586

emperor

まで

| x1 | Rank #49

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

上(のぼ)り詰(つ)める

| x1 | Rank #14,961

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain) ; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

が

| x108 | 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

自(じ)分(ぶん)

| x5 | Rank #87

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you

たきつける

| x1 | Rank #25,063

to light (a fire); to kindle ; to incite; to instigate; to stir up; to egg on

国(こく)民(みん)

| x1 | Rank #4,814

people (of a country); nation; citizen; national ; Democratic Party for the People

の

| x161 | Rank #1

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

反(はん)乱(らん)

| x1 | Rank #11,611

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

によって

| x1 | Rank #4,042

according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of; depending on

自(じ)滅(めつ)

| x1 | Rank #11,539

self-destruction; ruining oneself ; natural decay; perishing naturally

実(じつ)に

| x1 | Rank #2,741

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite

皮(ひ)肉(にく)

| x1 | Rank #4,268

irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire ; unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned ; (only) surface; something superficial ; skin and bone; body

結(けっ)果(か)

| x2 | Rank #614

result; consequence; outcome; effect ; as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ... ; bearing fruit; fruiting

だろう

| x4 | Rank #83

seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

確(たし)かに

| x5 | Rank #285

surely; certainly

まさに

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exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt ; right (when); just (as) ; just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of ; really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally

今(いま)

| x8 | Rank #55

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

神楽(かぐら)

| x16 | Rank #28,679

kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing

村(むら)

| x50 | Rank #1,945

village

同(おな)じ

| x1 | Rank #154

same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent ; anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...

状(じょう)況(きょう)下(か)

| x1 | Rank #13,126

under ... circumstances; under ... conditions; in a ... situation; in a ... state

ある

| x16 | 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)

日本(にほん)

| x1 | Rank #767

Japan

には

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to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

１(いち)万(まん)

| x1 | Rank #4,281

10,000; ten thousand

ヵ所

| x1 | Rank #27,995

place; point; part; spot; area; passage; portion ; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

を

| x82 | 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.

超(こ)える

| x1 | Rank #1,200

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past ; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

限(げん)界(かい)集(しゅう)落(らく)

| x4 | Rank #75,820

marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens

って

| x19 | 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 ...

過(か)疎(そ)

| x2 | Rank #50,670

underpopulation; low population density; depopulation

どこ

| x6 | Rank #107

where; what place ; how much (long, far); what extent

行(い)く

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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 ...

つもり

| x3 | Rank #204

intention; plan; purpose; expectation ; belief; assumption; thought; conviction ; estimate; estimation; calculation

ですか

| x7 | Rank #91

indicates question

我(わ)が

| x1 | Rank #1,509

my; our; one's own

東(とう)京(きょう)都(と)

| x1 | Rank #5,143

Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area

で

| x31 | Rank #8

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

最(もっと)も

| x1 | Rank #1,600

most; extremely

限(げん)界(かい)

| x1 | Rank #1,250

limit; bound

な

| x11 | Rank #30

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

星(せい)河(が)

| x2 | Rank #112,817

Milky Way

市(いち)

| x3 | Rank #3,065

market; fair

だ

| x43 | Rank #9

be; is

今日(きょう)

| x5 | Rank #116

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

から

| x27 | 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

ここ

| x9 | Rank #47

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

働(はたら)く

| x2 | Rank #592

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

こと

| x35 | Rank #14

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 ...

人(ひと)

| x15 | 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

役(やく)

| x4 | Rank #781

role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service ; position (of responsibility); post; office ; part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character ; scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld

立(た)つ

| x2 | Rank #425

to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up ; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on) ; to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself ; to leave (to do something) ; to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start ; to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.); to pierce ; to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.); to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.); to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.); to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.); to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.) ; to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.); to be become widely known ; to stand (for election); to run ; to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself

こそ

| x1 | Rank #289

it is ... that ...; precisely; in particular; definitely; for sure; only (when, after, because, etc.) ; although; while; it is the case that ... but ; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ... ; not at all; not in the slightest; absolutely not; never

役(やく)人(にん)

| x6 | Rank #10,461

government official

です

| x45 | Rank #21

be; is

あの

| x15 | Rank #44

that; those; the

男(おとこ)

| x5 | Rank #173

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

突(とつ)然(ぜん)

| x1 | Rank #685

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

来(く)る

| x9 | 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 ...")

村(むら)人(びと)

| x3 | Rank #9,666

villager

ムダ

| x1 | Rank #4,060

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

に

| x12 | Rank #17

load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods ; burden; responsibility

あおる

| x1 | Rank #6,979

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.) ; to flap (in the wind) ; to instigate; to stir up; to incite; to agitate ; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something) ; to take a photo from a low angle ; to tailgate

こりゃ

| x2 | Rank #1,319

hey there; I say; see here

すごい

| x11 | Rank #196

terrible; dreadful ; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific ; to a great extent; vast (in numbers) ; awfully; very; immensely

ねえ

| x19 | 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 ...

これ

| x12 | Rank #33

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

スカイ

| x2 | Rank #11,846

sky

ランタン

| x2 | Rank #25,252

lantern

いう

| x4 | Rank #133

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

竹(たけ)ひご

| x1 | Rank #90,482

thin strip of bamboo

和(わ)紙(し)

| x1 | Rank #40,233

washi; Japanese paper

ロウソク

| x1 | Rank #19,385

candle

作(つく)る

| x13 | Rank #212

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct ; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) ; to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train ; to till ; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write ; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose ; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found ; to have (a child) ; to make up (one's face, etc.) ; to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

廃(はい)村(そん)

| x5 | Rank #45,535

ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants

なる

| x10 | 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

はず

| x1 | Rank #288

should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be) ; nock (of a bow) ; nock (of an arrow) ; nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) ; wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

復(ふっ)活(かつ)

| x2 | Rank #2,599

revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; comeback ; resurrection; rebirth

する

| x13 | 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

この

| x24 | Rank #25

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

祭(まつ)り

| x2 | Rank #3,905

festival; feast; matsuri ; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; flaming ; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy; mania

今(こん)後(ご)

| x1 | Rank #1,148

from now on; hereafter

左(さ)右(ゆう)

| x1 | Rank #2,959

left and right; right and left ; (asserting) control; influence; domination ; one's attendants; people accompanying one ; (serving at someone's) side ; equivocation

大(だい)事(じ)

| x1 | Rank #335

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

イベント

| x1 | Rank #2,523

event

でもある

| x1 | Rank #3,342

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case) ; to be ... or something

手伝(てつだ)う

| x7 | Rank #629

to help; to assist; to aid ; to contribute to; to be a factor in

くれる

| x4 | Rank #64

to give; to let (one) have ; to give ; to do for one; to take the trouble to do ; to do to someone's disadvantage