Jiten beta

indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as

何(なに)か

x5 | Rank #103

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

ある

x4 | Rank #36

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

んです

x9 | Rank #43

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

か

x20 | 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

アメリカ

x1 | Rank #1,857

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

大(おお)手(て)

x1 | Rank #8,324

major company; big company ; front castle gate ; force attacking the front of a castle

通(つう)販(はん)

x1 | Rank #16,412

online shopping; e-commerce; mail order

フォレスト

x7 | Rank #29,851

forest

は

x32 | Rank #2

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

我(わ)が社(しゃ)

x3 | Rank #11,023

our company; my company

の

x51 | 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

株(かぶ)

x1 | Rank #5,326

stock; share ; stump ; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem ; strain (of bacteria, etc.) ; stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK ; goodwill (of a business); privilege (that comes with a role) ; reputation; standing; popularity ; one's forte

を

x26 | 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.

保(ほ)有(ゆう)

x1 | Rank #16,142

possession; retention; maintenance

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

会(かい)社(しゃ)

x2 | Rank #669

company; corporation; firm ; one's workplace

だ

x13 | Rank #8

be; is

これ

x7 | Rank #33

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

信(しん)用(よう)

x1 | Rank #1,853

confidence; trust; faith; reputation ; credit

できる

x6 | 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

筋(すじ)

x1 | Rank #4,072

muscle; tendon; sinew ; vein; artery ; fiber; fibre; string ; line; stripe; streak ; reason; logic ; plot; storyline ; lineage; descent ; school (e.g. of scholarship or arts) ; aptitude; talent ; source (of information, etc.); circle; channel

から

x14 | 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

入(にゅう)手(しゅ)

x1 | Rank #6,610

acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)

極(ごく)秘(ひ)情(じょう)報(ほう)

x1 | Rank #57,830

classified information; top secret

だが

x2 | Rank #109

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

が

x19 | 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

うち

x3 | Rank #183

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

いくつか

x1 | Rank #3,361

(a) few; some; several

大(おお)株(かぶ)主(ぬし)

x3 | Rank #50,924

major stockholder; large shareholder

に

x37 | 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

接(せっ)触(しょく)

x2 | Rank #3,193

touch; contact; touching

株(かぶ)式(しき)

x2 | Rank #16,237

share (in a company); stock

買(か)い取(と)り

x2 | Rank #43,090

purchase; buying; buying out ; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; buy back ; purchase on a no-return policy ; lump-sum payment; flat fee

交(こう)渉(しょう)

x2 | Rank #2,823

negotiations; bargaining; discussions; talks ; connection; relationship; relations; dealings

水(すい)面(めん)

x1 | Rank #6,565

water's surface

下(か)

x3 | Rank #3,656

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

で

x20 | Rank #10

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

えっ

x5 | Rank #75

huh?; what's up?

どういう

x3 | Rank #321

what kind of; what sort of; what

こと

x12 | 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 ...

な

x10 | Rank #32

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

彼(かれ)ら

x1 | Rank #572

they; them

たち

x1 | Rank #124

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

成(せい)功(こう)

x1 | Rank #1,325

success; achievement ; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

超(こ)える

x1 | Rank #1,541

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past ; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

くる

x6 | 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 ...")

来(く)る

x2 | Rank #90

まさか

x3 | Rank #276

by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not) ; something unexpected; emergency ; currently; for the time being; presently; for now ; indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly

敵(てき)対(たい)的(てき)買(ばい)収(しゅう)

x2 | Rank #90,061

hostile takeover

分(わ)かる

x3 | Rank #136

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

もし

x1 | Rank #388

if; in case; supposing

そう

x11 | Rank #41

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

なる

x6 | 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

事(じ)実(じつ)上(じょう)

x1 | Rank #15,415

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

経(けい)営(えい)

x1 | Rank #4,462

management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting

大(おお)きい

x1 | Rank #503

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

踏(ふ)み込(こ)む

x1 | Rank #4,660

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid ; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

ことになる

x1 | Rank #900

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that ; to be the result (of); to be the outcome ; to be the reason (for)

だろう

x3 | Rank #62

seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

それは

x1 | Rank #403

very; extremely ; that is

以(い)前(ぜん)

x1 | Rank #960

before; prior to; ago ; the past; before; previously; former times

話(はなし)

x2 | Rank #99

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

持(も)ちかける

x1 | Rank #11,923

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

時(とき)

x1 | Rank #110

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

断(ことわ)る

x1 | Rank #1,379

to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline ; to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance ; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

経(けい)緯(い)

x1 | Rank #6,831

details; particulars; sequence of events; circumstances; situation; how things got this way ; longitude and latitude ; warp and weft; warp and woof

業(ぎょう)

x1 | Rank #11,128

work; business; company; agency ; study

煮(に)やす

x1 | Rank #44,105

to cook inside

強(きょう)硬(こう)手(しゅ)段(だん)

x1 | Rank #49,415

tough measure; firm step; strong measure

打(う)つ

x1 | Rank #1,056

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound ; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.) ; to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.) ; to move; to impress; to touch ; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate ; to type; to send; to transmit ; to insert; to write in; to mark ; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare ; to till (soil) ; to sprinkle; to throw; to cast

出(で)る

x3 | Rank #137

to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over

可(か)能(のう)性(せい)が高(たか)い

x1 | Rank #5,249

very likely; very probable

売(う)る

x3 | 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

ようい

x1 | Rank #243

easy; simple; plain

我(われ)々(われ)

x2 | Rank #474

も

x8 | 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

説(せっ)得(とく)

x1 | Rank #3,133

persuasion

なければ

x3 | Rank #566

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if (one) doesn't have ... ; if not ...; unless ... ; have to ...; must ...

実(じつ)は

x2 | Rank #449

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

急(きゅう)きょ

x1 | Rank #22,870

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste ; sudden; abrupt

ジェームズ

x7 | Rank #19,556

James

一(いっ)行(こう)

x1 | Rank #8,663

party; group; troop; company ; one act; one action; one deed

来(らい)日(にち)

x1 | Rank #20,831

coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan

本(ほん)日(じつ)

x3 | Rank #1,660

today; this day

ですか

x4 | Rank #87

indicates question

今日(きょう)

x4 | Rank #123

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

恐(おそ)らく

x1 | Rank #1,587

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

何(なに)かしら

x1 | Rank #5,603

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why ; something (or other); some ... or other

条(じょう)件(けん)

x2 | Rank #1,610

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

突(つ)きつける

x1 | Rank #7,086

to thrust (at someone); to stick; to point (a gun)

はずだ

x1 | Rank #463

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

そして

x1 | Rank #117

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

その

x5 | Rank #28

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

ま

x1 | Rank #267

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now ; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat ; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... ; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

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