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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)

x3 | 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)

x3 | Rank #4,297

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

学(がく)園(えん)

x3 | Rank #1,010

educational institution; school; academy; campus

で

x40 | Rank #25

without doing ...

秘(ひ)密(みつ)裏(り)

x1 | Rank #18,971

(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

に

x73 | 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

x40 | 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)

x3 | Rank #7,022

investment

部(ぶ)

x3 | 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)

x3 | Rank #401

this time; now

なぜか

x1 | Rank #1,907

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

喫(きっ)茶(さ)店(てん)

x32 | Rank #5,563

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

経(けい)営(えい)

x6 | Rank #4,462

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

の

x108 | 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

是(ぜ)非(ひ)

x1 | Rank #4,227

certainly; without fail ; right and wrong; pros and cons

を

x63 | 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.

問(と)う

x1 | Rank #2,415

to ask; to inquire ; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with ; to care about; to regard as important ; to call into question; to doubt; to question

はめ

x1 | Rank #9,085

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting ; plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess

繁(はん)盛(じょう)

x2 | Rank #19,084

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

なんて

x7 | Rank #85

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

て

x18 | Rank #21

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 ...

って

x20 | Rank #15

いい

x6 | Rank #30

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

街(まち)

x4 | Rank #638

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

が

x57 | 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

なぜ

x3 | Rank #315

why; how; for what reason

潰(つぶ)れる

x1 | Rank #4,827

to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse ; to go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse ; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up ; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning ; to be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted ; to be missed (of a chance); to be lost ; to be lost (of face, composure, etc.); to broken down (e.g. of one's courage); to be broken (of one's heart) ; to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.); to wear away; to become dull ; to get dead drunk

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

その

x8 | Rank #28

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

秘(ひ)密(みつ)

x1 | Rank #1,139

secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy ; mystery ; secret (e.g. to success) ; esoteric teachings

教(おし)える

x2 | Rank #322

to teach; to instruct ; to tell; to inform; to show ; to preach

ちゃいます

x1 | Rank #13,391

no; that's wrong; it's not like that ; isn't it?; wasn't it?

隆子

x12 | Rank #46,307

Takako ; Riyūko

お母(かあ)さん

x23 | Rank #356

mother; mom; mum; ma ; wife ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she; her

待(ま)つ

x1 | Rank #135

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

もう

x5 | 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

遅(おそ)い

x1 | Rank #754

slow ; late ; too late

よ

x27 | Rank #11

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

ごめん

x1 | Rank #233

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me ; may I come in? ; permission; leave; license ; dismissal; discharge ; not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid

今日(きょう)

x4 | Rank #123

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

学(がっ)校(こう)

x1 | Rank #396

school

終(お)わる

x2 | Rank #335

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over ; to finish; to complete; to conclude ; to finish doing ; to be past its (one's) prime ; to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless

まっすぐ

x1 | Rank #2,568

straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect ; straightforward; honest; frank

帰(かえ)る

x2 | Rank #202

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back ; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.) ; to get home; to get to home plate

くる

x5 | 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 ...")

え

x6 | Rank #91

eh?; what?; oh? ; yes; that's correct ; strengthens a question, assertion, etc. ; hey

なんで

x11 | Rank #142

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

たまに

x1 | Rank #1,190

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

は

x86 | Rank #2

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

外(がい)食(しょく)

x1 | Rank #19,788

eating out; dining out

も

x32 | 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

話(はな)す

x4 | Rank #307

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat ; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss ; to speak (a language)

こと

x26 | 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 ...

ある

x8 | Rank #36

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

し

x4 | Rank #69

and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also ; because; since ; the thing is; for one thing

あ

x5 | Rank #42

ah; oh ; hey!

見(み)つかる

x2 | Rank #813

to be found; to be discovered

私(わたし)

x11 | Rank #22

I; me

好(す)き

x2 | Rank #203

liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite ; liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved ; faddism; eccentricity ; as one likes; as it suits one ; lecherous; lustful; salacious

人(ひと)

x5 | Rank #82

person; someone; somebody ; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans ; human (Homo sapiens) ; (other) people; others ; character; personality; nature ; capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person ; adult; grown-up ; I; me; one

なら

x4 | Rank #67

if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow

実(じつ)は

x2 | Rank #449

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

ね

x22 | 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 ...

辞(や)める

x1 | Rank #1,420

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

かな

x2 | Rank #238

I wonder ; should I?; is it? ; I wish that; I hope that

と

x32 | Rank #6

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

思(おも)う

x6 | 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

そう

x13 | Rank #41

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

なの

x3 | Rank #97

that's the way it is; yes ; is that so?; is it?

商(しょう)売(ばい)

x9 | Rank #3,171

trade; business; commerce ; occupation; calling; profession; job

始(はじ)める

x5 | 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 ...

歳(さい)

x1 | Rank #732

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

いう

x3 | Rank #158

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

あっち系(けい)

x3 | Rank #131,171

one of those; a you-know ; gay; homosexual

しか

x1 | Rank #220

nothing but; except; no more than

浮(う)かぶ

x1 | Rank #2,264

to float; to be suspended ; to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to loom (up) ; to come to mind; to have inspiration

んだ

x11 | Rank #16

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

けど

x7 | Rank #34

but; however; although

シャイ

x5 | Rank #8,615

shy

ませ

x4 | Rank #7,825

please ; used to increase the politeness of a greeting

どっち

x1 | Rank #863

which way; which direction; where ; which one (esp. of two alternatives) ; who

系(けい)

x1 | Rank #1,460

system; lineage; group ; corollary ; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period) ; (taxonomical) series

いや

x2 | Rank #76

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

ない

x11 | Rank #35

nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not

やる

x6 | Rank #66

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study ; to send; to dispatch; to despatch ; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) ; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer ; to make (a vehicle) go faster ; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise ; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke ; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ; to ease (one's mind) ; to harm; to injure; to kill

な

x11 | 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?

うん

x2 | Rank #56

yes; yeah; uh huh ; hum; hmmm; well; erm; huh? ; oof

商(しょう)店(てん)街(がい)

x15 | Rank #4,719

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

古(ふる)い

x1 | Rank #1,781

old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn ; long; since long ago; time-honored ; of the distant past; long-ago ; stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny ; old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

知(し)る

x2 | 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

でしょ

x7 | Rank #138

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

今(いま)

x5 | Rank #68

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

そこ

x7 | 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

清(せい)掃(そう)

x1 | Rank #10,483

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

のに

x4 | Rank #106

although; despite; even though; and yet ; whereas; while ; if only; I wish ; in order to

行(い)く

x2 | 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 ...

店(てん)長(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #2,102

shop manager

さん

x16 | Rank #20

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

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