Jiten beta

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

事(じ)情(じょう)聴(ちょう)取(しゅ)

x1 | Rank #10,369

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

する

x34 | Rank #19

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

方(ほう)針(しん)

x1 | Rank #5,008

policy; course; plan (of action); principle ; magnetic needle

を

x62 | 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.

固(かた)める

x1 | Rank #4,800

to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt) ; to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate ; to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence) ; to fortify; to reinforce; to support ; to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) ; to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise ; to tie tightly; to fasten ; to hold a bow fully drawn

きょうは

x1 | Rank #8,374

sect; denomination

の

x263 | 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

市(し)長(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #4,836

mayor

お迎(むか)え

x1 | Rank #6,103

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; person sent to meet or pick up someone ; final call; call of fate; approach of death

なかなか

x3 | Rank #693

very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather ; by no means; not readily ; middle; half-way point ; excellent; wonderful; very good

時(じ)間(かん)

x7 | Rank #169

time ; hour ; period; class; lesson

が

x127 | 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

ない

x6 | Rank #1,614

dead

ので

x3 | Rank #133

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

聞(き)く

x7 | Rank #128

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

きれない

x1 | Rank #8,708

cannot completely ... (because it is excessive)

部(ぶ)分(ぶん)

x1 | Rank #1,114

portion; section; part

も

x83 | 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

ある

x7 | Rank #36

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

けど

x19 | Rank #34

but; however; although

ね

x54 | 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 ...

引(ひ)き続(つづ)く

x1 | Rank #5,500

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

大(おお)阪(さか)

x1 | Rank #2,832

Osaka (city, prefecture)

市(し)政(せい)

x1 | Rank #59,825

municipal government

チェック

x1 | Rank #2,504

check (pattern); plaid ; check; inspection; examination; looking over; scrutinizing ; check (mark); tick; marking with a check; checking off; ticking ; checking (something) out; following (with interest); keeping one's eye on; keeping a close watch on ; check (bill of exchange); cheque ; (restaurant) bill; check ; check (in chess)

と

x77 | Rank #6

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

思(おも)う

x7 | Rank #71

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

さて

x2 | Rank #646

well; now; then

この

x16 | Rank #27

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

あと

x2 | Rank #175

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

７(しち)時(じ)

x2 | Rank #6,034

seven o'clock

です

x36 | Rank #18

be; is

ども

x1 | Rank #895

but; however ; even though; even if

は

x136 | Rank #2

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

注(ちゅう)目(もく)

x1 | Rank #3,046

notice; attention; observation

ど

x1 | Rank #644

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.) ; counter for occurrences ; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription ; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume ; extent; degree; limit ; presence of mind; composure

ラマ

x1 | Rank #12,160

llama (Lama glama)

ステップ

x2 | Rank #5,660

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train) ; step (movement); pace ; (dance) step ; step (in a process); stage

さん

x9 | Rank #25

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

原(げん)作(さく)

x1 | Rank #3,869

original work

ディ

x1 | Rank #28,113

D; d ; director

ミステリー

x1 | Rank #10,187

mystery

という

x1 | Rank #66

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

こと

x28 | 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

x76 | Rank #24

without doing ...

直(じき)

x25 | Rank #4,875

soon; in a moment; before long; shortly ; nearby; close ; direct ; spot transaction; cash transaction

待(ま)つ

x14 | Rank #129

to wait ; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate ; to depend on; to need

って

x51 | Rank #15

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 ...

哲(てつ)

x17 | Rank #15,551

sage; wise man; philosopher; disciple ; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence

こっち

x6 | Rank #202

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

枝(えだ)

x1 | Rank #3,661

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

気(き)をつけて

x2 | Rank #2,592

take care; be careful

タッチ

x1 | Rank #8,224

touch; touching ; being involved in ; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); feel ; tag ; high five

いい

x37 | Rank #29

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

よ

x179 | Rank #10

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

まずい

x1 | Rank #32,266

poor-quality; shoddy; crude ; unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy ; unlucky

逃(に)げる

x8 | Rank #352

to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse) ; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away ; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win) ; to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor) ; to fail to hold an ideal posture

早(はや)い

x12 | Rank #185

fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt ; early; soon; earlier than usual ; premature; too soon; too early ; easy; simple; quick; fast ; as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...

来(く)る

x7 | Rank #89

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 ...")

近(ちか)い

x2 | Rank #958

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

何(なに)か

x14 | Rank #100

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

ん

x28 | Rank #22

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

じゃない

x23 | Rank #45

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

早(さ)苗(なえ)

x7 | Rank #5,596

rice seedling

いえい

x4 | Rank #4,090

portrait of a deceased person

みんな

x11 | Rank #109

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

捕(つか)まる

x6 | Rank #1,860

to be caught; to be arrested ; to hold on to; to grasp ; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi) ; to be detained by

鬼(おに)

x2 | Rank #1,344

ogre; demon; oni ; spirit of a deceased person ; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.) ; it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.) ; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ; very; extremely; super-

違(ちが)う

x8 | Rank #163

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?

先(せん)生(せい)

x26 | Rank #114

teacher; instructor; master ; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. ; intimate or teasing form of address ; one's elder

まさき

x1 | Rank #19,574

Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)

ずるい

x2 | Rank #2,708

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest ; miserly; mean; stingy

ぞ

x9 | Rank #58

adds force or indicates command

お前(まえ)ら

x8 | Rank #601

you (plural)

しょうがない

x1 | Rank #1,771

there's no (other) way ; cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is ; it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough ; hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful ; cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

じゃん

x3 | Rank #290

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

あれ

x10 | Rank #159

that; that thing ; that person ; then; that time ; that place (over there) ; down there (i.e. one's genitals) ; period; menses

ソータ

x2 | Rank #29,563

sota (court card in unsun karuta and mekuri karuta)

また

x14 | Rank #104

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

本(ほん)気(き)

x3 | Rank #741

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

隠(かく)れる

x1 | Rank #1,481

to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover ; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to be covered; to go out of sight ; to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world) ; to be unknown (e.g. of a talent); to be undiscovered; to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning) ; to pass away (of a person of high position)

大人(おとな)気(げ)ない

x2 | Rank #36,569

immature; childish

よな

x6 | Rank #269

isn't that right?

ほっとく

x1 | Rank #115,337

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

か

x75 | Rank #9