Jiten beta

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

ない

x2 | Rank #35

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

男(おとこ)

x8 | Rank #139

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

に

x11 | 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

起(お)きる

x1 | Rank #579

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire) ; to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake ; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ)

x2 | Rank #1,038

wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious ; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously

お話(はなし)

x1 | Rank #1,230

story; tale ; talk; discussion

あ

x4 | Rank #42

ah; oh ; hey!

あっ

x21 | Rank #40

ah; oh ; hey!

アーッ

x3 | Rank #295

aah

ああ

x10 | Rank #53

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

うん

x3 | Rank #56

yes; yeah; uh huh ; hum; hmmm; well; erm; huh? ; oof

ある日(ひ)

x2 | Rank #3,417

one day; (on) a certain day

道(みち)端(ばた)

x1 | Rank #17,200

roadside; wayside

で

x5 | Rank #10

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

鍵(かぎ)

x17 | Rank #1,094

key ; lock ; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

を

x15 | 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.

拾(ひろ)う

x2 | Rank #2,005

to pick up; to gather ; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped) ; to select; to choose; to pick out ; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.); to snatch (an unexpected victory); to pull off ; to pick up (someone; in a car, etc.) ; to flag down (a taxi); to hail ; to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.) ; to (just manage to) return (the ball); to return (a difficult shot) ; to take on (someone in adverse circumstances); to employ; to give a job; to take in ; to walk; to go on foot

それ

x4 | Rank #26

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

どこか

x3 | Rank #539

somewhere ; in some respects; in some way

神(しん)秘(ぴ)的(てき)

x1 | Rank #20,444

mysterious; mystical

何(なに)か

x2 | Rank #103

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

すばらしい

x1 | Rank #2,249

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

価(か)値(ち)

x1 | Rank #1,787

value; worth; merit

もの

x3 | Rank #78

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

ように

x2 | Rank #77

like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may

思(おも)う

x1 | Rank #73

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon ; to think (of doing); to plan (to do) ; to judge; to assess; to regard ; to imagine; to suppose; to dream ; to expect; to look forward to ; to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want ; to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love ; to recall; to remember

フッ

x1 | Rank #328

hah (derisively); pooh ; pfft (of something disappearing); poof ; huff; puff

フフ

x1 | Rank #1,490

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

あれ

x3 | Rank #298

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

え

x4 | Rank #91

eh?; what?; oh? ; yes; that's correct ; strengthens a question, assertion, etc. ; hey

ハァハァ

x1 | Rank #2,605

gasp; pant

あの

x2 | Rank #49

that; those; the

はい

x1 | 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

どちら

x1 | Rank #1,154

which way; which direction; where ; which one (esp. of two alternatives) ; who

様(さま)

x1 | Rank #93

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

でしょうか

x1 | Rank #516

don't you think?; indicates question

今(いま)

x2 | Rank #68

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

んです

x3 | Rank #43

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

が

x12 | 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

落(お)とし主(ぬし)

x1 | Rank #58,408

owner of a lost article; person who has lost an article; person who has dropped something

もしかしたら

x1 | Rank #1,342

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

こちら

x1 | Rank #263

this way; this direction ; here ; this (one) ; I; me; we; us ; this person

ではない

x1 | Rank #213

is not; am not; are not

か

x8 | 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

と

x5 | Rank #6

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

て

x1 | Rank #21

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 ...

その

x2 | Rank #28

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

見(み)せる

x1 | Rank #389

to show; to display ; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ... ; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining ; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised ; to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor ; to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others ; to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...

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

ごめんなさい

x1 | Rank #509

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

用(よう)事(じ)

x1 | Rank #2,507

business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs

訪(たず)ねる

x2 | Rank #3,846

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

ことがある

x1 | Rank #976

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something) ; (for something) to happen on occasion

鍵(かぎ)穴(あな)

x1 | Rank #22,421

keyhole

探(さが)す

x2 | 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

なる

x3 | Rank #44

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

幸(こう)福(ふく)

x1 | Rank #5,423

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

へ

x1 | Rank #81

to; towards; for

扉(とびら)

x1 | 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.)

な

x3 | Rank #32

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

ん

x2 | Rank #23

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

だろう

x1 | Rank #62

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

君(きみ)

x1 | Rank #147

you; buddy; pal ; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master ; he; she

どこ

x1 | Rank #141

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

何(なに)

x2 | Rank #31

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)

なんだ

x1 | Rank #80

what!; oh ; what the heck; what the; damn

錠(じょう)前(まえ)

x1 | Rank #32,350

lock

屋(や)

x1 | Rank #916

shop; store; restaurant ; someone who sells (something) or works as (something) ; someone with a (certain) personality trait ; house ; roof

知(し)り合(あ)い

x1 | Rank #1,440

acquaintance

ちょっと

x4 | 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

忘(わす)れる

x1 | Rank #360

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

っぽい

x1 | Rank #1,257

-ish; -like

老(ろう)人(じん)

x1 | Rank #2,757

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

いる

x1 | Rank #55

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

この

x4 | Rank #27

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

だ

x1 | Rank #8

be; is

思(おも)い出(だ)す

x1 | Rank #681

to recall; to remember; to recollect

困(こま)る

x1 | Rank #591

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed ; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed ; to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances

どんな

x2 | Rank #290

what kind of; what sort of; what ; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any; all

開(あ)ける

x1 | Rank #750

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock ; to open (for business, etc.) ; to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room ; to move out; to clear out ; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) ; to dawn; to grow light ; to end (of a period, season) ; to begin (of the New Year) ; to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) ; to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

教(おし)える

x1 | Rank #322

to teach; to instruct ; to tell; to inform; to show ; to preach

もらう

x3 | Rank #157

to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected

見(み)る

x1 | Rank #88

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) ...

こと

x2 | 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 ...

です

x3 | Rank #19

be; is

ね

x2 | 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 ...

そうだ

x2 | Rank #130

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression ; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

図(ず)鑑(かん)

x1 | Rank #11,985

pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

なら

x1 | Rank #67

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

近(ちか)い

x1 | Rank #975

near; close; short (distance) ; close (in time); soon ; close (relationship); friendly; intimate ; closely related ; similar; almost the same; close to; nearly

ものがある

x2 | Rank #4,426

to be the case that

かもしれません

x1 | Rank #1,657

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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