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x1 | Rank #29,453

school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities ; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college ; school one advances to (e.g. a high school after graduating middle school)

道(みち)

x1 | Rank #472

road; path; street; lane; passage ; route; way ; distance; journey ; road (e.g. to victory); course ; way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles ; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma ; field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality ; means; way; method

塾(じゅく)

x1 | Rank #4,297

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

学(がく)園(えん)

x1 | Rank #1,010

educational institution; school; academy; campus

で

x33 | Rank #25

without doing ...

秘(ひ)密(みつ)裏(り)

x1 | Rank #18,971

(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

に

x57 | 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

活(かつ)動(どう)

x1 | Rank #2,210

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation ; moving picture

する

x17 | 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

投(とう)資(し)

x21 | Rank #7,022

investment

部(ぶ)

x4 | Rank #748

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty ; club (at a school, university, etc.); team ; part; portion; region; area ; category; class; division; section; heading ; counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.

今(こん)回(かい)

x2 | Rank #401

this time; now

の

x116 | 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

は

x55 | Rank #2

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

就(しゅう)活(かつ)

x13 | Rank #16,762

job hunting; job searching

なんで

x4 | Rank #142

why?; what for? ; how?; by what means?

そもそも

x3 | Rank #791

in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio ; after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") ; beginning; start

みんな

x10 | Rank #112

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

が

x52 | 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

働(はたら)く

x6 | Rank #801

to work; to labor; to labour ; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play ; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice ; to be conjugated

と

x40 | Rank #6

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

思(おも)う

x14 | 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

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

一(いっ)緒(しょ)に

x3 | Rank #184

together (with) ; at the same time ; in one lump; in the same category

って

x29 | 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 ...

わけ

x2 | Rank #127

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

流(りゅう)

x1 | Rank #2,740

way; manner; style; fashion; mode ; school (e.g. of flower arrangement) ; class; rate; rank ; flow; current; stream

就(しゅう)職(しょく)活(かつ)動(どう)

x5 | Rank #27,386

job hunting; job searching

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

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

か

x26 | 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

日(にっ)経(けい)平(へい)均(きん)

x1 | Rank #155,994

Nikkei Stock Average; Nikkei 225

円(えん)

x1 | Rank #524

yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle

下(さ)がる

x1 | Rank #1,637

to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower ; to hang; to dangle ; to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire ; to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded ; to get closer to the present day ; below; south of

財前

x3 | Rank #12,401

Saimae ; Zaisaki ; Zaizen ; Zaimae

この

x8 | Rank #27

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

下(さ)げ相(そう)場(ば)

x1 | Rank #242,149

bearish market

じゃ

x4 | Rank #47

then; well; so; well then

さすがに

x1 | Rank #810

as one would expect; naturally; indeed ; still; all the same; after all

手(て)

x1 | Rank #111

hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope

一(いち)目(もく)均(きん)衡(こう)表(ひょう)

x1 | Rank #242,149

ichimoku; chart analysis method for forecasting price movement

雲(くも)

x1 | Rank #2,692

cloud

を

x43 | 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.

抜(ぬ)ける

x1 | Rank #1,324

to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose ; to fade; to discolour ; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes) ; to leave (e.g. a meeting) ; to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky) ; to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive; to be foolish ; to exit (a program loop) ; to go through; to pass through; to give way; to collapse ; to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)

高(たか)い

x1 | Rank #606

high; tall ; expensive; high-priced ; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.) ; loud ; high-pitched; shrill

お前(まえ)

x2 | Rank #65

you ; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

も

x36 | 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

ような

x2 | Rank #101

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

口(くち)

x1 | Rank #279

mouth ; opening; hole; gap; orifice ; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece ; gate; door; entrance; exit ; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip) ; taste; palate ; mouth (to feed) ; opening (i.e. vacancy); available position ; invitation; summons ; kind; sort; type

きく

x1 | Rank #6,492

to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for) ; to work; to function well ; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to ; to taste (alcohol); to try

ように

x4 | 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

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

な

x15 | 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?

神(かみ)代(よ)

x6 | Rank #10,472

ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age ; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu

さん

x11 | Rank #20

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

諦(あきら)める

x1 | Rank #940

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

言(い)う

x7 | Rank #50

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

くださる

x3 | Rank #125

to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

よ

x10 | Rank #11

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

今日(きょう)

x2 | Rank #123

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

運(うん)用(よう)

x1 | Rank #10,611

making use of; application; practical use; effective management (e.g. of funds) ; operation (esp. of a boat); steering

成(せい)績(せき)

x1 | Rank #3,091

results; record; grades; marks

どう

x3 | Rank #71

how; in what way; how about

えっと

x2 | Rank #837

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

のです

x1 | Rank #350

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

んです

x8 | Rank #43

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

だ

x10 | Rank #8

be; is

相(そう)場(ば)

x1 | Rank #12,000

market price ; speculation (e.g. on stocks) ; reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem

勝(か)つ

x4 | Rank #452

to win; to gain victory

御(おん)の字(じ)

x1 | Rank #47,104

(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough

だろ

x1 | Rank #161

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

今(こん)日(にち)は

x1 | Rank #736

hello; good day; good afternoon

底(そこ)

x1 | Rank #2,620

bottom; sole

これ

x4 | Rank #33

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

すごい

x8 | Rank #212

terrible; dreadful ; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific ; to a great extent; vast (in numbers) ; awfully; very; immensely

こと

x16 | 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 ...

調(ちょう)子(し)に乗(の)る

x1 | Rank #14,606

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to be caught up in the moment; to get cocky ; to get up to speed; to move into gear

危(き)険(けん)

x1 | Rank #852

danger; peril; hazard ; risk

兆(ちょう)候(こう)

x1 | Rank #16,157

sign; indication; omen; symptom

まだ

x2 | Rank #104

still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done

はっきり

x1 | Rank #1,070

clearly; plainly; distinctly ; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up

とは

x3 | Rank #98

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

しかし

x1 | Rank #162

however; but

かなり

x1 | Rank #652

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

才(さい)能(のう)

x1 | Rank #1,709

talent; ability

秘(ひ)める

x1 | Rank #5,964

to hide; to keep to oneself

確(たし)か

x1 | 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

二(に)

x1 | Rank #273

two; 2

度(たび)

x1 | Rank #658

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

過(あやま)ち

x1 | Rank #6,599

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

繰(く)り返(かえ)す

x1 | Rank #1,681

to repeat; to do over again

危(あや)うい

x1 | Rank #5,140

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger ; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt; in jeopardy; uncertain; insecure; concerning; worrying

芽(め)

x1 | Rank #9,042

sprout; shoot; bud ; germinal disk (in an egg)

摘(つ)む

x1 | Rank #10,090

to pick; to pluck ; to snip; to cut; to nip; to trim

おか

x1 | Rank #12,025

land; shore

なければ

x1 | Rank #566

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

久(ひさ)しぶり

x1 | Rank #1,305

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time ; it's been a long time; long time no see

東(とう)京(きょう)

x2 | Rank #789

Tokyo

だし

x1 | Rank #2,392

dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp ; pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man

行(い)く

x4 | Rank #83

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) ; to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road) ; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along ; to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try ; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by ; to stream; to flow ; to die; to pass away ; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...) ; to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive ; to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

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