Jiten beta

head ; hair (on one's head) ; mind; brains; intellect ; leader; chief; boss; captain ; top; tip ; beginning; start ; head; person ; down payment; deposit ; top structural component of a kanji ; pair

大(だい)事(じ)

x3 | Rank #517

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

話(はなし)

x7 | Rank #99

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

が

x97 | 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

ある

x16 | Rank #36

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

んだ

x40 | Rank #16

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

けど

x8 | Rank #34

but; however; although

んです

x43 | Rank #43

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

あぁ

x19 | Rank #242

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

えっ

x14 | Rank #75

huh?; what's up?

西脇

x17 | Rank #36,343

Nishiwaki ; Rashiwaki

おはようございます

x1 | Rank #1,238

good morning

京(けい)浜(ひん)

x1 | Rank #58,125

Tokyo and Yokohama

児(じ)童(どう)相(そう)談(だん)所(じょ)

x6 | Rank #35,361

child consultation center; children's welfare center

の

x204 | 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

何(なに)

x34 | 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)

でしょう

x4 | Rank #155

it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?

最(さい)近(きん)

x4 | Rank #485

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now ; nearest; closest

変(へん)

x1 | Rank #504

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy ; unexpected ; change ; incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; emergency ; flat

じゃない

x15 | Rank #46

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

おかしい

x2 | Rank #614

funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous ; strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; wrong; unusual; eccentric ; wrong; unsuitable; improper; inappropriate; unbecoming ; suspicious

か

x62 | 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

いや

x15 | Rank #76

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

ね

x58 | 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 ...

何(なに)か

x13 | Rank #103

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

と

x48 | Rank #6

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

積(せっ)極(きょく)的(てき)

x2 | Rank #4,945

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

に

x108 | Rank #29

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

なる

x13 | 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

は

x93 | Rank #2

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

いいこと

x1 | Rank #2,150

good thing; nice thing ; good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity ; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

だ

x44 | Rank #8

be; is

思(おも)う

x8 | 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

よ

x106 | Rank #11

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

でも

x18 | Rank #39

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do

その

x9 | Rank #28

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

格(かっ)好(こう)

x1 | Rank #1,125

shape; form; figure; posture; pose ; appearance ; state; situation ; suitable; fit; reasonable ; about

言(こと)葉(ば)遣(づか)い

x2 | Rank #12,908

speech; expression; wording; language

時(とき)々(どき)

x2 | Rank #2,541

sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at intervals ; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

乱(らん)暴(ぼう)

x1 | Rank #3,694

violence; assault; rowdiness; wildness; running riot ; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; careless; coarse; rude; unreasonable (e.g. demand); wild (e.g. argument) ; rape; sexual assault

よね

x6 | Rank #126

isn't that right?

もともと

x2 | Rank #1,976

originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature ; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

器(うつわ)が大(おお)きい

x1 | Rank #83,849

tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded; mature

人(にん)間(げん)

x2 | Rank #178

human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)

というのは

x1 | Rank #1,045

because ...; for ...; the reason being ... ; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...; how about ...

承(しょう)知(ち)

x1 | Rank #2,747

knowledge; awareness ; acceptance; consent; assent; agreement; compliance; acknowledgment; acknowledgement ; forgiving; pardoning; excusing

しかし

x3 | Rank #162

however; but

総(そう)長(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #5,890

president (of a university); vice-chancellor; chancellor ; secretary-general; director ; leader (esp. of a biker gang)

跡(あと)目(め)

x1 | Rank #32,450

headship of a family; family property

決(き)まる

x4 | Rank #617

to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged ; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set ; to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge ; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch) ; to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo) ; to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)

まで

x8 | 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

締(し)める

x1 | Rank #7,362

to tie; to fasten; to tighten ; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on ; to total; to sum ; to be strict with ; to economize; to economise; to cut down on ; to salt; to marinate; to pickle; to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt ; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.) ; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to keep under strict control

とこ

x2 | Rank #413

bed; bedding ; sickbed ; alcove ; riverbed ; seedbed ; straw "core" of a tatami mat ; floor

鯵(あじ)

x1 | Rank #65,019

horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad

沢(さわ)

x1 | Rank #7,945

mountain stream; valley; dale ; wetlands; swamp; marsh

付(つ)け入(い)る

x1 | Rank #36,425

to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

隙(すき)

x1 | Rank #2,073

gap; opening; room; space ; break; interval; spare moment; spare time ; unguarded moment; carelessness; weak spot; chink in one's armor; flaw; fault ; chance; opportunity

を

x88 | 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.

与(あた)える

x1 | Rank #912

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award ; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply ; to assign ; to cause ; to pass (a variable to a function)

もしかして

x1 | Rank #511

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken ; if; in case; in the event that

ホント

x7 | Rank #297

truth; reality; actuality; fact ; proper; right; correct; official ; genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable

そういう

x6 | Rank #185

such; like that; that sort of

性(せい)格(かく)

x1 | Rank #1,727

character (of a person); personality; disposition; nature ; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

なのに

x1 | Rank #493

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that

無(む)理(り)

x2 | Rank #312

unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable ; impossible ; forcible; forced; compulsory ; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate ; to work too hard; to try too hard ; no way; not a chance; never; dream on ; irrational

する

x29 | 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

合(あ)わせる

x1 | Rank #1,066

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) ; to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up ; to face; to be opposite (someone) ; to compare; to check with ; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate) ; to place together; to connect; to overlap ; to mix; to combine ; to put blade to blade; to fight

優(やさ)しい

x2 | Rank #704

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

やっぱり

x4 | 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

子(こ)供(ども)

x19 | Rank #373

child; children

影(えい)響(きょう)

x2 | Rank #1,687

influence; effect; impact

ですか

x17 | Rank #87

indicates question

これ以(い)上(じょう)

x5 | Rank #798

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

ごまかす

x1 | Rank #3,650

to deceive; to cheat; to swindle ; to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook ; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away ; to embezzle; to pocket

内(ない)緒(しょ)

x2 | Rank #3,763

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret ; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal) ; inner realization; personal enlightenment ; kitchen

厳(きび)しい

x1 | Rank #1,494

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless ; hard (to do); difficult; tricky ; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement

かな

x1 | Rank #238

I wonder ; should I?; is it? ; I wish that; I hope that

あのね

x4 | Rank #1,850

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute; hold on

悩(なや)む

x1 | Rank #1,710

to be worried; to be troubled

正(しょう)直(じき)

x1 | Rank #816

honest; frank; candid; straightforward ; honestly; frankly

いう

x10 | Rank #158

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

ほしい

x1 | Rank #410

wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for ; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

いくら

x1 | Rank #786

how much ; something over; and something; -odd ; however (much); no matter how

憧(あこが)れる

x1 | Rank #3,636

to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to; to admire; to adore

仕(し)事(ごと)

x2 | Rank #223

work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment ; work

で

x57 | Rank #25

without doing ...

も

x47 | 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

実(じっ)際(さい)

x1 | Rank #1,141

reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions ; practice (as opposed to theory) ; truly; really; indeed; actually ; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

やる

x12 | 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

みる

x5 | Rank #177

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) ...

Previous Next