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

夜(よる)

x2 | Rank #417

evening; night ; dinner

四(し)民(みん)

x1 | Rank #101,817

the four social classes (of Edo-period Japan; samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants)

平(びょう)等(どう)

x2 | Rank #7,590

equality; impartiality; evenness

権(けん)利(り)

x3 | Rank #2,597

right; privilege

を

x145 | 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.

得(う)る

x1 | Rank #1,077

to be able to ...; can ... ; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

国(くに)

x2 | Rank #411

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

警(けい)察(さつ)

x5 | Rank #590

police ; police officer ; police station ; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody; vigilante; gatekeeper

だ

x7 | Rank #8

be; is

大(たい)正(しょう)

x3 | Rank #26,987

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

年(とし)

x9 | Rank #143

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

は

x237 | Rank #2

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

関(かん)東(とう)大(だい)震(しん)災(さい)

x2 | Rank #60,095

Great Kanto earthquake (1923)

翌(よく)年(ねん)

x2 | Rank #23,086

following year

東(とう)京(きょう)

x9 | Rank #789

Tokyo

復(ふっ)興(こう)

x2 | Rank #11,510

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

思(おも)う

x9 | 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

より

x3 | Rank #152

than ; rather than; instead of; over; above ; from; out of; since; at; on (and after) ; except; but; other than ; more

早(はや)い

x3 | Rank #194

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 ...

もの

x5 | Rank #78

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

世(よ)の中(なか)

x5 | Rank #1,750

society; the world; the times

不(ふ)況(きょう)

x3 | Rank #26,148

(economic) depression; recession; slump

が

x402 | 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

続(つづ)く

x2 | Rank #755

to continue; to last; to go on ; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken ; to occur again and again ; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin ; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to ; to hold out; to keep; to last

そして

x7 | Rank #117

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

農(のう)村(そん)

x3 | Rank #28,938

agricultural community; farm village ; rural

更(さら)に

x1 | Rank #1,334

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

深(しん)刻(こく)

x1 | Rank #5,175

serious; severe; grave; acute

でした

x2 | Rank #450

was, were

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

や

x108 | Rank #72

such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?

そう

x24 | Rank #41

in that way; thus; such ; so ; so?

する

x31 | 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

も

x89 | 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

x9 | Rank #36

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

か

x94 | 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

娘(むすめ)

x7 | Rank #416

daughter ; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

売(う)る

x2 | Rank #1,153

to sell ; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.) ; to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself ; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone

農(のう)家(か)

x1 | Rank #10,524

farmer; farming family ; farmhouse ; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists

多(おお)い

x2 | Rank #527

many; numerous; a lot ; large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much ; frequent; common

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

３(さん)年(ねん)

x1 | Rank #2,017

three years

前(さき)

x5 | Rank #129

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

正(しょう)月(がつ)

x2 | Rank #8,246

New Year (esp. first three days) ; first month of the year; January

に

x224 | 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

始(はじ)める

x2 | Rank #444

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate ; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish ; to start ...; to begin to ...

紹(しょう)介(かい)

x9 | Rank #1,589

introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

業(ごう)

x8 | Rank #4,970

karma ; result of one's karma; fate; destiny ; uncontrollable temper

忙(いそが)しい

x2 | Rank #1,101

busy; occupied; hectic ; restless; hurried; fidgety

日(ひ)々(び)

x1 | Rank #1,703

daily; everyday ; days (e.g. of one's youth) ; every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day

のです

x10 | Rank #350

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

遠(えん)慮(りょ)

x1 | Rank #2,443

reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness ; declining; refraining ; forethought; foresight

せんと

x7 | Rank #5,725

relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

たんと

x1 | Rank #18,886

many; much; a great amount ; excessive amount

食(た)べる

x2 | Rank #249

to eat ; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

お帰(かえ)り

x8 | Rank #2,077

return ; welcome home

なさる

x9 | Rank #252

to do

おう

x8 | Rank #553

agreement; affirmative ; aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right

着(き)る

x1 | Rank #958

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on ; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

ちょっ

x15 | Rank #1,123

hey; hold on; come on

たが

x11 | Rank #11,371

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

あと

x7 | Rank #186

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

１(ひと)人(り)

x3 | Rank #433

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

夕(ゆう)刻(こく)

x1 | Rank #23,663

evening; evening hour

確(たし)か

x4 | Rank #818

sure; certain; positive; definite ; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact ; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly

妙(みょう)

x1 | Rank #1,209

strange; weird; odd; curious ; wonder; mystery; miracle; excellence ; cleverness; adroitness; knack; skill

ちゃん

x32 | Rank #54

suffix for familiar person

た

x18 | Rank #148

did; (have) done ; (please) do

ね

x21 | 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 ...

はい

x24 | Rank #51

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

ほう

x4 | Rank #458

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)

よ

x52 | Rank #11

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

柿(かき)

x1 | Rank #16,739

kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

買(か)う

x6 | Rank #422

to buy; to purchase ; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize ; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour) ; to accept; to take on; to take up ; to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

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 ...")

きに

x12 | Rank #12,464

orpiment ; gamboge ; falsification; alteration

いつも

x4 | Rank #232

always; all the time; at all times ; never ; usual; regular; habitual; customary

ように

x14 | 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

町(まち)

x4 | Rank #651

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

内(ない)

x1 | Rank #1,145

within ...; inside ...

今年(ことし)

x1 | Rank #1,275

this year

出(しゅっ)来(たい)

x1 | Rank #4,509

occurrence; happening; taking place ; completion

いい

x2 | Rank #30

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

ほんま

x15 | Rank #2,357

truth; reality

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