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

暮(く)らし

x1 | Rank #3,834

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

が

x72 | 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

一(いっ)変(ぺん)

x1 | Rank #14,934

complete change; about-face

する

x20 | 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

出(で)来(き)事(ごと)

x1 | Rank #2,417

occurrence; happening; incident; event

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

最(さい)愛(あい)

x1 | Rank #14,401

beloved; dearest

妻(つま)

x2 | Rank #1,255

wife ; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings ; accompaniment; side (remark)

死(し)

x1 | Rank #666

death ; (an) out ; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

しかし

x3 | Rank #162

however; but

僕(ぼく)

x12 | Rank #74

I; me ; you ; manservant

は

x88 | Rank #2

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

を

x40 | 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.

失(うしな)う

x2 | Rank #803

to lose ; to miss (a chance, opportunity) ; to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of ; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

わけ

x3 | Rank #127

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

では

x6 | Rank #70

then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...

ない

x7 | Rank #35

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

杉(すぎ)

x1 | Rank #13,378

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

ほんと

x2 | Rank #632

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

に

x97 | 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

私(わたし)

x31 | Rank #22

I; me

じゃない

x14 | Rank #46

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

なの

x2 | Rank #97

that's the way it is; yes ; is that so?; is it?

よ

x41 | Rank #11

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

体(からだ)

x5 | Rank #240

body ; torso; trunk ; build; physique; frame; figure ; health; constitution

と

x40 | Rank #6

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

生(せい)活(かつ)

x2 | Rank #968

life; living ; livelihood; (one's) living

アーッ

x1 | Rank #295

aah

これ

x11 | Rank #33

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

この

x10 | Rank #27

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

中(うち)

x8 | Rank #119

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

入(い)れる

x3 | Rank #334

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

おくる

x1 | Rank #459

to give (as a gift); to present ; to confer; to bestow; to award

ね

x26 | 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 ...

事(こと)

x42 | Rank #95

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 ...

平(ひら)

x16 | Rank #4,853

something broad and flat ; common; ordinary; plain; rank-and-file ; low-ranking employee; freshman; novice; private

ちゃん

x52 | Rank #54

suffix for familiar person

だけ

x7 | Rank #45

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

秘(ひ)密(みつ)

x2 | Rank #1,139

secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy ; mystery ; secret (e.g. to success) ; esoteric teachings

か

x45 | 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

ごめん

x5 | Rank #233

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me ; may I come in? ; permission; leave; license ; dismissal; discharge ; not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid

触(さわ)る

x1 | Rank #1,441

to touch; to feel ; to get involved (with); to approach ; to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

で

x40 | Rank #10

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

慣(な)れる

x2 | Rank #1,280

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with ; to become skilled in; to become experienced at ; to become tame; to become domesticated ; to get used to doing

というより

x1 | Rank #3,500

rather than

その

x10 | Rank #28

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

ひずみ

x1 | Rank #42,280

strain; deformation; warp; distortion ; harmful effects; strain; stress; imbalance

次(し)第(だい)

x1 | Rank #2,214

depending on ; as soon as; immediately after; upon ; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand") ; order; program; programme; precedence ; circumstances; course of events; state of things ; reason

大(おお)きい

x3 | Rank #503

big; large; great ; loud ; extensive; spacious ; important; decisive; valuable ; older; grown up

なる

x16 | 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

相馬

x2 | Rank #9,602

Souma ; Sooma

春樹

x1 | Rank #23,622

Haruki

お父(とう)さん

x13 | Rank #372

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada ; husband ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him

ため

x4 | Rank #193

good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning

とか

x3 | Rank #86

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

家(いえ)

x4 | Rank #237

house; residence; dwelling ; family; household ; lineage; family name

専(せん)業(ぎょう)主(しゅ)婦(ふ)

x2 | Rank #26,193

housewife

みたい

x7 | Rank #164

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

生(い)き方(かた)

x2 | Rank #4,772

way of life; how to live

嫌(いや)

x4 | Rank #443

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

だ

x17 | Rank #8

be; is

って

x32 | 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 ...

お母(かあ)さん

x17 | Rank #356

mother; mom; mum; ma ; wife ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her

知(し)る

x5 | Rank #131

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

ところで

x1 | Rank #607

by the way; incidentally; well; now ; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

一人(ひとり)

x2 | Rank #365

one person ; being alone; being by oneself ; being single; being unmarried ; by oneself; alone ; just; only; simply

悩(なや)み

x1 | Rank #3,129

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem

戻(もど)る

x4 | Rank #264

to turn back (e.g. half-way) ; to return; to go back ; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned ; to rebound; to spring back

くる

x12 | Rank #63

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 ...")

時(とき)

x8 | Rank #110

time; hour; moment ; occasion; case ; chance; opportunity; season ; the times; the age; the day ; tense

困(こま)る

x2 | 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

ように

x3 | 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

勉(べん)強(きょう)

x1 | Rank #866

study ; diligence; working hard ; experience; lesson (for the future) ; discount; price reduction

頑(がん)張(ば)る

x1 | Rank #337

to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best ; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) ; to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

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

え

x14 | Rank #91

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

には

x11 | 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)

だから

x9 | Rank #57

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already

一(いっ)方(ぽう)

x1 | Rank #1,791

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party ; on the one hand; on the other hand ; whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn ; just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only

バス

x1 | Rank #2,562

bus

運(うん)転(てん)手(しゅ)

x4 | Rank #5,218

driver; chauffeur

梶川

x7 | Rank #61,405

Kashigawa ; Kajikawa ; Kajigawa ; Kajinokawa ; Kajikawa

なぜ

x2 | Rank #315

why; how; for what reason

事(じ)故(こ)

x3 | Rank #1,345

accident; incident; trouble ; circumstances; reasons

起(お)こす

x2 | Rank #993

to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up ; to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken ; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce ; to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open ; to plough; to plow; to till ; to fall ill with ; to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken) ; to turn over (a card)

ほど

x1 | Rank #224

extent; degree; measure ; limit; bounds ; (span of) time ; (a) distance ; the state of; the status of; the condition of ; about; around; approximately; or so ; as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ... ; the more ... the more ...

無(む)理(り)

x3 | 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

近(ちか)づく

x1 | Rank #1,092

to approach; to draw near; to get close ; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

征子

x2 | Rank #75,371

Ikuko ; Masako ; Yukiko

調(しら)べる

x2 | Rank #784

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

もらう

x4 | 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

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