Jiten beta

point; tip; end; nozzle ; head (of a line); front ; first; before; ahead (of) ; (the way) ahead; beyond ; future ; previous; prior; former; recent; last ; destination; address; place where you do something ; rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part ; the other party

下(した)

x2 | Rank #472

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter) ; bottom ; beneath; underneath ; just after; right after ; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior) ; trade-in ; preliminary; preparatory

に

x90 | 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

曲(ま)げる

x1 | Rank #6,541

to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl ; to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant ; to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert ; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks) ; to pawn

弾(はず)み

x1 | Rank #23,804

bounce; spring; rebound ; momentum; impetus; impulse; stimulus; inertia ; moment; instant; impulse; chance

を

x71 | 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.

つける

x2 | Rank #13,548

to install (a king, emperor, etc.) ; to appoint (to a post); to promote ; to assign (to study under)

今日(きょう)

x3 | Rank #115

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

こそ

x2 | Rank #337

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

はと

x1 | Rank #12,195

pigeon; dove

思(おも)う

x11 | 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

いく

x3 | Rank #12,529

reverence; awe; fear

ぞ

x3 | Rank #58

adds force or indicates command

運(うん)動(どう)

x1 | Rank #3,220

exercise; physical training; workout; sports; athletics ; appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying ; motion; movement

左(ひだり)

x2 | Rank #1,505

left; left-hand side ; left hand ; the left (wing); leftist ; fondness for alcohol; drinker

右(みぎ)

x2 | Rank #1,362

right; right-hand side ; right hand ; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned ; the right (wing); rightist ; the better (of two)

も

x39 | 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

みんな

x4 | Rank #109

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

と

x51 | Rank #6

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

合(あ)う

x4 | Rank #920

to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet ; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct ; to be profitable; to be equitable ; to do ... to each other; to do ... together

全(ぜん)然(ぜん)

x2 | Rank #364

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; wholly; entirely; completely; totally ; extremely; very

人(にん)間(げん)嫌(ぎら)い

x1 | Rank #43,197

misanthropy; misanthropist

なる

x10 | Rank #43

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

くらい

x3 | Rank #226

approximately; about; around; or so ; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least ; as ... as ...; like

さようなら

x1 | Rank #3,143

farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

その

x11 | Rank #28

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

うえ

x3 | Rank #64,187

hunger; starvation

知(し)る

x3 | Rank #120

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

人(ひと)

x19 | Rank #83

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

から

x29 | 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

話(はな)しかける

x1 | Rank #2,548

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone) ; to begin to talk; to start a conversation

いや

x22 | Rank #75

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

いい

x35 | Rank #29

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

です

x35 | Rank #18

be; is

ね

x91 | 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 ...

天(てん)気(き)

x1 | Rank #4,380

weather ; fair weather; fine weather

が

x66 | 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

あぁ

x17 | Rank #232

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

私(わたし)

x22 | Rank #21

I; me

の

x145 | 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

先(せん)祖(ぞ)

x2 | Rank #11,991

ancestor; forefather; foremother

清水(しみず)

x1 | Rank #5,301

spring water ; clear (pure) water

って

x54 | 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 ...

いう

x5 | Rank #8,833

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange ; to tie; to bind; to fasten; to make (a fence)

んです

x9 | Rank #42

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

けど

x24 | Rank #34

but; however; although

あっ

x37 | Rank #35

ah; oh ; hey!

ごめんなさい

x4 | Rank #478

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

答(こた)える

x1 | Rank #844

to answer; to reply

日本(にほん)

x2 | Rank #526

Japan

切(せっ)腹(ぷく)

x6 | Rank #15,844

seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment ; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

文(ぶん)化(か)

x1 | Rank #5,010

culture; civilization; civilisation ; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

作(つく)る

x7 | Rank #258

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.)

あんた

x1 | Rank #165

you

どうかしてる

x1 | Rank #10,220

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

よっぽど

x1 | Rank #2,866

very; greatly; much; considerably; to a large extent; quite ; just about to; almost; very nearly

言(い)う

x14 | Rank #51

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

朝(あさ)

x1 | Rank #626

morning ; breakfast

もめる

x2 | Rank #5,459

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

よ

x101 | Rank #10

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

そうなんですか

x1 | Rank #2,722

is that so?

今(こん)週(しゅう)

x3 | Rank #5,069

this week

最(さい)悪(あく)

x2 | Rank #1,626

worst ; horrible; horrid; awful; terrible ; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

スタート

x1 | Rank #2,433

start; beginning ; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point; starting line

切(き)る

x1 | Rank #801

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) ; to sever (connections, ties) ; to turn off (e.g. the light) ; to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect ; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub) ; to open (something sealed) ; to start ; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.) ; to reduce; to decrease; to discount ; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain

かしゃ

x4 | Rank #60,710

pardon; extenuation; excuse ; borrowing ; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word

はい

x27 | Rank #50

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

これ

x15 | Rank #33

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

ファッション誌(し)

x1 | Rank #32,929

fashion magazine

など

x1 | Rank #199

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth ; or something ; the likes of ; for example; for instance; for one

で

x59 | Rank #11

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

まあまあ

x2 | Rank #1,926

so-so; passable; not (so) bad; reasonable ; now, now; there, there; there now ; my, my; oh my!; dear me!

活(かつ)躍(やく)

x1 | Rank #3,042

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation ; walking about with great vigor

カメラマン

x6 | Rank #8,744

photographer ; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer

ただし

x1 | Rank #1,671

but; however; provided that

業(ぎょう)界(かい)

x1 | Rank #7,564

business world; business circles; (the) industry

語(かた)り継(つ)ぐ

x1 | Rank #16,205

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

伝(でん)説(せつ)

x1 | Rank #1,583

legend; folklore; tradition

ある

x22 | Rank #36

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

彼(かれ)

x5 | Rank #183

he; him ; boyfriend

こんな

x6 | Rank #99

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

ひと言(こと)

x3 | Rank #3,361

single word; a few words; brief comment

どう

x8 | Rank #68

how; in what way; how about

僕(ぼく)

x26 | Rank #74

I; me ; you ; manservant

お金(かね)

x2 | Rank #668

money

開(ひら)く

x1 | Rank #610

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.)

飲(の)み会(かい)

x2 | Rank #11,166

drinking party; get-together

楽(たの)しむ

x1 | Rank #1,023

to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself ; to look forward to

ハハハ

x11 | Rank #422

ha ha ha (laughter)

はっ

x48 | Rank #156

oh ; yes ; huh?; hm?; what's that?