Jiten beta

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.

一(いっ)席(せき)

x6 | Rank #40,663

sitting; feast; speech

と

x764 | Rank #6

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

て

x366 | 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 ...

って

x657 | Rank #15

も

x733 | 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

主(おも)に

x3 | Rank #5,076

mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

私(わたし)

x232 | Rank #22

I; me

の

x2890 | 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

話(はなし)

x148 | Rank #99

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

な

x462 | Rank #32

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

んです

x237 | Rank #43

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

が

x1661 | 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

弟(で)子(し)

x63 | Rank #2,416

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper

に

x1579 | 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

する

x292 | 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

くれる

x129 | Rank #84

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

今年(ことし)

x8 | Rank #1,275

this year

初(はじ)め

x2 | Rank #4,598

beginning; start; outset; opening ; first (in line, etc.) ; origin ; such as ...; not to mention ...

ひょんなことから

x2 | Rank #37,149

by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident

林屋

x43 | Rank #78,356

Hayashiya

亭(てい)

x65 | Rank #9,024

arbor; arbour; bower; pavilion ; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers ; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant

どん兵(べ)衛(え)

x537 | Rank #27,698

Donbei (Nissin cup noodles)

師(し)匠(しょう)

x162 | Rank #1,339

master; teacher ; stable master

入(い)り

x8 | Rank #3,233

entering; entrance; entry ; attendance; audience; number (of visitors, customers, etc.) ; containing ; income; earnings; takings ; expenses; expenditure ; setting (of the Sun or Moon) ; beginning (of the equinoctial week, midsummer, etc.); start; first day

しま

x2 | Rank #11,581

conjecture; guess; surmise; speculation

小(こ)虎(とら)

x149 | Rank #56,971

small tiger ; light drinker; occasional drinker

という

x47 | Rank #61

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

ありがたい

x11 | Rank #2,262

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

名(な)前(まえ)

x41 | Rank #324

name ; given name; first name

頂(ちょう)戴(だい)

x5 | Rank #6,045

receiving; getting; accepting; being given ; eating; drinking; having ; please (give me; do for me)

ところ

x24 | Rank #167

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

まあ

x316 | Rank #145

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now ; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat ; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... ; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

には

x84 | 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)

あんまり

x21 | Rank #849

remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers ; (not) very; (not) much ; too much; excessively; overly ; extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible ; not very good; so-so; mediocre ; more than; over

人(ひと)

x61 | Rank #82

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

言(い)う

x228 | Rank #50

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

もう一(ひと)つ

x2 | Rank #4,121

another; one more ; even more ; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

顔(かお)

x56 | Rank #120

face; visage ; look; expression; countenance ; honor; honour; face ; influence; notoriety

新宿

x27 | Rank #6,507

Arajuku ; Shinshiku ; Shinjuku ; Niijuku

流(りゅう)星(せい)

x33 | Rank #7,480

meteor; shooting star; falling star

会(かい)

x33 | Rank #1,279

meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet ; society; association; club

組(くみ)

x25 | Rank #1,173

class (of students) ; group (of people); party; team; crew ; lot; bunch; set ; crime family; organized-crime syndicate ; set (of items); assortment; deck (of cards); pack ; typesetting; composition

所(しょ)属(ぞく)

x1 | Rank #3,447

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

えー

x12 | Rank #761

yes; that is correct; right ; um; errr; well ; huh? ; grrr; gah; must I? ; good

平(ひら)たく言(い)えば

x1 | Rank #51,307

in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

ヤクザ

x81 | Rank #5,106

(member of the) yakuza; gangster; mobster ; hoodlum; racketeer; gambler ; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing; trashy

で

x596 | Rank #25

without doing ...

こっち

x55 | Rank #206

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

方(ほう)

x96 | Rank #144

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

は

x1444 | Rank #2

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

もう

x305 | 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

年(とし)

x45 | Rank #143

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

近(ちか)く

x4 | Rank #683

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

やる

x188 | Rank #66

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

落(らく)語(ご)

x138 | Rank #9,897

rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

もうすぐ

x5 | Rank #1,330

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

真(しん)打(う)ち

x25 | Rank #35,778

main performer; star performer; headliner ; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

です

x277 | Rank #19

be; is

ね

x923 | 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 ...

昼(ひる)

x2 | Rank #2,731

noon; midday ; daytime ; lunch

噺(はなし)家(か)

x46 | Rank #45,883

professional comic (rakugo) storyteller

夜(よる)

x15 | Rank #417

evening; night ; dinner

あんばい

x1 | Rank #39,416

seasoning; flavour; flavor; taste ; condition; state; situation ; (state of) health; physical condition ; arrangement; assignment; adjustment; handling; dealing with

兄(にい)さん

x41 | Rank #1,036

older brother; elder brother ; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship) ; young man; buddy; fella; laddie

お前(まえ)

x485 | Rank #65

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

界(さかい)

x4 | Rank #2,319

border; boundary ; turning point; watershed ; area; region; spot; space; environment ; psychological state; mental state ; cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind

ジキルとハイド

x1 | Rank #108,946

Jekyll and Hyde

だ

x924 | Rank #8

be; is

なんて

x90 | Rank #85

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

これ

x266 | Rank #33

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

組(くみ)長(ちょう)

x135 | Rank #7,778

boss (esp. yakuza); foreman

さん

x350 | Rank #20

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

この人(ひと)

x24 | Rank #939

this person; he; she

ゴルフ

x4 | Rank #8,223

golf

仲(なか)間(ま)

x6 | Rank #479

companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade; partner; colleague; coworker; associate ; group; company; circle; set; gang ; member of the same category (family, class)

貸(か)す

x10 | Rank #1,031

to lend; to loan ; to rent out; to hire out ; to hand (over); to give

取(と)り立(た)てる

x2 | Rank #17,684

to collect (debts); to dun; to exact; to extort ; to appoint; to promote; to give patronage ; to emphasize; to focus on; to call attention to

まで

x84 | 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

足(あし)

x17 | Rank #441

foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.) ; leg ; gait ; pace ; lower radical of a kanji ; means of transportation; (one's) ride ; money; coin

洗(あら)う

x8 | Rank #2,112

to wash; to cleanse; to rinse ; to inquire into; to investigate ; to purify (one's heart) ; to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep

その

x135 | Rank #28

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

やっぱり

x22 | Rank #201

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

新(あら)手(て)

x3 | Rank #14,983

fresh troops; fresh players ; newcomer; new employee; new worker ; new method; new way; new type

追(お)い込(こ)み

x3 | Rank #34,119

final stage; final stretch; final spurt; last spurt; final push; late charge ; live printing area (in publishing) ; gallery (in a theatre) ; driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding; chasing ; forcing another player to fold (so that oneself can participate in the game)

だった

x51 | Rank #38

was; were

んだ

x908 | Rank #16

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

何(なに)

x546 | 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)

いや

x260 | Rank #76

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

あ

x226 | Rank #42

ah; oh ; hey!

ごめんなさい

x19 | Rank #509

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

思(おも)う

x133 | 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

あの

x290 | Rank #49

that; those; the

頼(たの)む

x29 | Rank #359

to request; to beg; to ask ; to call; to order; to reserve ; to entrust to ; to rely on ; please; please do

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