Jiten beta

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

生(せい)徒(と)

x7 | Rank #696

pupil; student; schoolchild

を

x140 | 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.

人(ひと)質(じち)

x2 | Rank #2,848

hostage

に取(と)って

x1 | Rank #19,463

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

学(がっ)校(こう)

x3 | Rank #396

school

に

x118 | 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

立(た)てこもる

x2 | Rank #23,663

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

から

x13 | 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

９(ここの)日(か)

x2 | Rank #11,716

9th day of the month ; nine days

ついに

x1 | Rank #1,069

finally; in the end; at last ; in the end; after all; never (happened)

我(われ)々(われ)

x1 | Rank #474

の

x160 | 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

前(まえ)に

x5 | Rank #214

ahead; before; ago

姿(すがた)

x2 | Rank #289

figure; form; shape ; appearance; dress; guise ; state; condition; picture; image ; form (of a waka) ; dressed in ...; wearing ...

現(あらわ)す

x2 | Rank #5,686

to represent; to signify; to stand for ; to reveal; to show; to display ; to express ; to make widely known

先(せん)生(せい)

x28 | Rank #118

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

郡(ぐん)司(じ)

x5 | Rank #39,529

district governor (under the ritsuryō system)

さん

x5 | Rank #20

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

警(けい)察(さつ)

x3 | Rank #590

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

皆(みんな)

x1 | Rank #419

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

さ

x3 | Rank #94

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

ん

x18 | Rank #23

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

待(ま)つ

x1 | Rank #135

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

する

x15 | 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

屋(おく)上(じょう)

x5 | Rank #2,441

rooftop

銃(じゅう)

x1 | Rank #1,491

gun; rifle; small arms

持(も)つ

x2 | Rank #190

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck

とみられる

x1 | Rank #39,135

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

男(だん)性(せい)

x1 | Rank #1,117

man; male ; masculine gender

連(つ)れる

x2 | Rank #561

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

現(あらわ)れる

x2 | Rank #884

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise ; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

模(も)様(よう)

x2 | Rank #4,907

pattern; figure; design ; state; condition ; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems ; model; pattern; example ; indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm) ; framework; territorial framework; moyo

これから

x3 | Rank #329

from now on; after this; in the future; in future ; from here; from this point

ここ

x7 | Rank #58

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

で

x43 | Rank #10

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

何(なに)

x11 | 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)

行(おこな)う

x1 | Rank #839

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

か

x33 | 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

現(げん)場(ば)

x3 | Rank #1,149

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.) ; (on) site; (on) the ground; (in) the field; job site ; filming location; (movie) set

には

x3 | 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)

緊(きん)張(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #1,430

tension; strain; nervousness; stress ; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.) ; tonus; muscle tone

走(はし)る

x1 | Rank #701

to run ; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail ; to rush (to); to dash; to race ; to retreat; to flee; to defect (to) ; to run away; to abscond; to elope ; to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.) ; to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in ; to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie

現(げん)在(ざい)

x1 | Rank #1,098

the present; present time; now ; as of ; present tense ; this world; this life ; to actually exist; to exist right now; to exist right in front of one

では

x1 | Rank #70

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

円(えん)

x1 | Rank #524

yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle

身代金

x2 | Rank #13,731

ransom

集(あつ)まる

x1 | Rank #1,184

to gather; to collect; to assemble

恐(おそ)らく

x2 | Rank #1,587

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

私(わたし)

x29 | Rank #22

I; me

は

x89 | Rank #2

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

全(ぜん)国(こく)民(みん)

x2 | Rank #37,011

the whole nation; everyone in the country

敵(てき)

x4 | Rank #346

opponent; rival; adversary ; menace; danger; threat; enemy

と

x37 | Rank #6

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

なる

x11 | 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

こと

x44 | 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 ...

でしょう

x3 | Rank #155

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

保(ほ)護(ご)者(しゃ)

x1 | Rank #5,958

guardian; protector; patron; parent

皆(みな)さん

x3 | Rank #582

all; everyone; everybody

も

x35 | 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

たち

x1 | Rank #124

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

解(かい)放(ほう)

x1 | Rank #2,127

release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free ; deallocation (of computer memory)

望(のぞ)む

x1 | Rank #1,353

to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for ; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to look forward to ; to see; to command (a view of); to overlook

思(おも)う

x11 | 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

最(さい)後(ご)

x3 | Rank #326

end; conclusion ; last; final; latest; most recent ; no sooner than; once; right after (often having negative consequences) ; one's final moments

要(よう)求(きゅう)

x1 | Rank #2,878

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

明日(あした)

x4 | Rank #381

tomorrow ; near future

朝(あさ)

x2 | Rank #596

morning ; breakfast

８(はち)時(じ)

x3 | Rank #6,269

eight o'clock

許(きょ)可(か)

x1 | Rank #1,994

permission; approval; authorization; license

ライブ

x4 | Rank #2,883

live (broadcasting, music, etc.) ; live performance; live concert ; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating; echoey

中(ちゅう)継(けい)

x4 | Rank #8,835

relay; hook-up ; relay broadcasting

撃(う)つ

x2 | Rank #1,259

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

たった今(いま)

x1 | Rank #5,844

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

銃(じゅう)声(せい)

x2 | Rank #3,368

sound of a gunshot; report of a gun

ような

x3 | Rank #101

like; similar to ; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that) ; feels like; feels similar to; feels as if

音(おと)

x8 | Rank #204

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

えっ

x3 | Rank #75

huh?; what's up?

生(なま)中(ちゅう)継(けい)

x1 | Rank #32,384

live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage

と思(おも)われる

x1 | Rank #4,421

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

ようい

x1 | Rank #243

easy; simple; plain

狙(そ)撃(げき)

x1 | Rank #6,484

shooting; sniping

班(はん)

x1 | Rank #1,815

group; party; team ; squad; section

よる

x2 | Rank #594

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to

もの

x2 | 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

だ

x31 | Rank #8

be; is

騒(そう)然(ぜん)

x1 | Rank #24,433

noisy; confused; uproarious