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皆(みな)さん

x19 | Rank #582

all; everyone; everybody

こんばんは

x4 | Rank #3,023

good evening

家(か)族(ぞく)愛(あい)

x1 | Rank #44,331

love for (one's) family; family love; familial love

人(にん)間(げん)愛(あい)

x2 | Rank #98,044

humanity; human love

を

x954 | 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.

突(つ)き詰(つ)める

x1 | Rank #26,557

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to get to the bottom of ; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

橋田壽賀子

x1 | Rank #183,374

Hashida Sugako (1925.5-)

脚(きゃく)本(ほん)

x1 | Rank #8,014

script; screenplay; scenario

の

x2184 | 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

こん

x1 | Rank #3,290

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

身(み)

x4 | Rank #497

one's body; one's person ; oneself; one's appearance ; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position ; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

ドラマ

x1 | Rank #3,464

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; play ; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle; tragedy

が

x1269 | 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

今(こん)夜(や)

x11 | Rank #1,167

this evening; tonight

から

x377 | 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

夜(よる)

x9 | Rank #417

evening; night ; dinner

連(れん)続(ぞく)

x2 | Rank #2,573

continuation; succession; series

で

x597 | Rank #10

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

放(ほう)送(そう)

x5 | Rank #3,099

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

君(きみ)

x47 | Rank #147

you; buddy; pal ; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master ; he; she

愛(あい)する

x15 | Rank #907

to love

って

x402 | 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 ...

て

x337 | Rank #21

言(い)う

x89 | Rank #50

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

年(とし)

x41 | Rank #143

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

前(さき)

x28 | 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

貧(ひん)困(こん)

x1 | Rank #23,768

poverty; penury; need; destitution ; shortage; lack; want

に

x313 | Rank #29

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

あえぐ

x1 | Rank #33,242

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard ; to suffer; to struggle

家(か)族(ぞく)

x74 | Rank #543

family

ために

x58 | Rank #169

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of

差(さ)別(べつ)

x11 | Rank #10,127

distinction; differentiation; discrimination ; discrimination (against people)

や

x195 | 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?

戦(せん)争(そう)

x53 | Rank #1,274

war ; fighting; fierce competition

ほんろう

x3 | Rank #74,767

having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship); buffeting

ながら

x2 | Rank #1,158

while; during; as ; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding ; all; both ; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears") ; while doing something else (at the same time)

も

x942 | 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

必(ひっ)死(し)

x3 | Rank #1,168

frantic; frenetic; desperate ; inevitable death ; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

はい上(あ)がる

x3 | Rank #32,422

to creep up; to crawl up ; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

アメリカ

x484 | Rank #1,857

(United States of) America; United States; US; USA ; America (land mass); the Americas

市(し)民(みん)権(けん)

x3 | Rank #46,458

citizenship; civic rights; civil rights ; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use

得(う)る

x2 | 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

そこ

x26 | Rank #151

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

いたる

x2 | Rank #4,738

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain ; to lead to (a place); to get to ; in the extreme case of ; to come; to arrive; to result in

まで

x99 | 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

無(む)数(すう)

x1 | Rank #3,799

innumerable; countless; numberless

汗(あせ)

x3 | Rank #1,630

sweat; perspiration ; moisture; condensation ; gulp; oops

と

x706 | Rank #6

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

涙(なみだ)

x3 | Rank #1,048

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion ; sympathy

血(ち)

x5 | Rank #577

blood ; blood; ancestry; lineage; stock ; (the) blood; feelings; passions

流(なが)れる

x4 | Rank #1,571

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink) ; to be washed away; to be carried ; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray ; to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate ; to be heard (e.g. music); to be played ; to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair) ; to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted ; to be called off; to be forfeited ; to disappear; to be removed

こと

x475 | 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 ...

は

x1169 | Rank #2

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

あまり

x5 | Rank #522

remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers ; (not) very; (not) much ; too much; excessively; overly ; extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible ; not very good; so-so; mediocre ; more than; over

知(し)る

x32 | 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

いる

x127 | Rank #55

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

その

x138 | Rank #28

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

功(こう)績(せき)

x2 | Rank #9,568

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

今(いま)もなお

x1 | Rank #31,712

still; even now

国(くに)

x22 | Rank #411

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

内(ない)

x1 | Rank #1,145

within ...; inside ...

称(しょう)賛(さん)

x1 | Rank #14,733

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

続(つづ)ける

x7 | Rank #386

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

一(いち)番(ばん)

x13 | Rank #369

number one; first; first place ; best; most ; game; round; bout ; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively ; song (e.g. in noh); piece

最(さい)大(だい)

x1 | Rank #2,012

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

戦(せん)争(そう)と平(へい)和(わ)

x1 | Rank #106,094

War and Peace (1869 novel by Leo Tolstoy)

書(か)く

x12 | Rank #447

to write; to compose; to pen ; to draw; to paint

歳(さい)

x10 | Rank #732

... years old; age (of) ...

遺(ゆい)言(ごん)

x2 | Rank #8,615

will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words

として

x70 | Rank #150

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...

最(さい)後(ご)

x12 | Rank #326

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

やっと

x26 | Rank #807

at last; finally ; barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth

自(じ)分(ぶん)

x59 | Rank #89

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you

思(おも)い

x50 | Rank #795

thought ; imagination; mind; heart ; desire; wish; hope; expectation ; love; affection ; feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience

とげる

x1 | Rank #34,717

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out ; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

作(さく)品(ひん)

x2 | Rank #1,029

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

できる

x78 | Rank #100

to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) ; to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable ; to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.) ; to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up ; to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready ; to grow (of a crop); to be produced ; to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character ; to be by nature; to be born ... ; to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone) ; to get pregnant

なあ

x18 | Rank #225

don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

な

x168 | Rank #17

don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

これ

x68 | Rank #33

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

もう

x91 | Rank #48

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

なる

x152 | 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

思(おも)う

x70 | 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

ね

x276 | 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 ...

１(ひと)つ

x8 | Rank #780

one ; for one thing ; only ; (not) even ; just (e.g. "just try it") ; some kind of; one type of

通(とお)す

x5 | Rank #1,652

to stick through; to force through ; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse ; to make a path between two points ; to proceed in a logical manner ; to let pass; to allow through ; to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in ; to go through (a middleman) ; to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.) ; to pass (a law, applicant, etc.) ; to force to accept; to force agreement

日本(にほん)

x316 | Rank #534

Japan

懸(けん)命(めい)

x2 | Rank #6,091

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

生(い)きる

x60 | Rank #349

to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

抜(ぬ)く

x8 | Rank #1,234

to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed ; to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip ; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to do completely; to do severely ; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty ; to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract ; to pilfer; to steal ; to remove; to get rid of; to take out ; to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of ; to pierce; to break through; to go through ; to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area

愛(あい)

x8 | Rank #806

love; affection; care ; attachment; craving; desire ; agape ; Ireland

物(もの)語(がたり)

x7 | Rank #1,507

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

いつか

x20 | Rank #802

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time

かけ橋(はし)

x1 | Rank #87,543

temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge ; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; go-between; intermediary ; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path

ような

x45 | Rank #101

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

男(おとこ)

x30 | Rank #139

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

んだ

x367 | Rank #16

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

ぞ

x54 | Rank #59

adds force or indicates command