Jiten beta

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

て

x17 | 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 ...

いる

x11 | Rank #55

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

終(しゅう)身(しん)雇(こ)用(よう)

x1 | Rank #84,248

lifetime employment; permanent employment

年(ねん)功(こう)序(じょ)列(れつ)

x1 | Rank #61,788

seniority by length of service

といった

x1 | Rank #2,527

such ... as; or some such

日本(にほん)

x2 | Rank #534

Japan

の

x149 | 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

雇(こ)用(よう)形(けい)態(たい)

x1 | Rank #115,688

employment system; employment pattern

は

x114 | Rank #2

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

瀕(ひん)死(し)

x1 | Rank #16,125

(on the) verge of death

状(じょう)態(たい)

x1 | Rank #689

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

に

x95 | 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

陥(おちい)る

x1 | Rank #5,022

to fall into (e.g. a hole) ; to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.) ; to fall into (a trap, etc.) ; to fall; to surrender; to capitulate

長(なが)引(び)く

x1 | Rank #8,976

to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

不(ふ)況(きょう)

x1 | Rank #26,148

(economic) depression; recession; slump

で

x61 | Rank #10

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

企(き)業(ぎょう)

x3 | Rank #4,138

enterprise; business; company; corporation

自(みずか)ら

x1 | Rank #1,055

oneself ; oneself; for oneself; personally; in person

を

x38 | 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.

スリム化(か)

x1 | Rank #124,120

slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment

する

x30 | 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

ために

x5 | 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

労(ろう)働(どう)力(りょく)

x1 | Rank #32,538

labor; labour; manpower; working force

アウトソーシング

x1 | Rank #103,460

out-sourcing; outsourcing

化(か)

x1 | Rank #2,529

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

進(すす)める

x1 | Rank #1,653

to advance; to move forward; to put (a clock, watch) forward ; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to make progress in; to further; to advance; to hasten; to speed up ; to raise; to elevate; to promote; to develop; to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)

その

x4 | Rank #28

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

結(けっ)果(か)

x2 | Rank #622

result; consequence; outcome; effect ; as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ... ; bearing fruit; fruiting

特(とく)に

x1 | Rank #760

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

派(は)遣(けん)

x48 | Rank #5,405

dispatch; despatch; deployment ; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

呼(よ)ぶ

x2 | Rank #348

to call out (to); to call; to invoke ; to summon (a doctor, etc.) ; to invite ; to designate; to name; to brand ; to garner (support, etc.); to gather ; to take as one's wife

人(じん)類(るい)

x1 | Rank #1,812

mankind; humanity

が

x67 | 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

爆(ばく)発(はつ)的(てき)

x1 | Rank #18,293

explosive ; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid; abrupt; tremendous

増(ぞう)殖(しょく)

x1 | Rank #18,186

increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

こと

x30 | 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

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

人(じん)口(こう)

x1 | Rank #10,566

population ; common talk

人(じん)

x6 | Rank #244

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) ; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... ; man; person; people

しかし

x2 | Rank #162

however; but

給(きゅう)与(よ)

x1 | Rank #38,056

pay; salary; wages ; allowance; grant; supply; providing with

ボーナス

x1 | Rank #9,799

bonus

なし

x1 | Rank #922

without ; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory ; nonexistent

交(こう)通(つう)費(ひ)

x2 | Rank #31,067

traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare

原(げん)則(そく)

x1 | Rank #14,174

principle; general rule ; as a rule; in principle; in general

自(じ)己(こ)負(ふ)担(たん)

x1 | Rank #92,322

(at) one's own expense

か月(げつ)

x10 | Rank #3,306

counter for months

ごと

x2 | Rank #1,514

including...; with ...; inclusive of; ...and all

契(けい)約(やく)

x5 | Rank #1,969

contract; compact; agreement

見(み)直(なお)し

x1 | Rank #27,544

review; reconsideration; revision

環(かん)境(きょう)

x1 | Rank #2,781

environment; surroundings; circumstances

不(ふ)安(あん)定(てい)

x1 | Rank #7,189

instability; insecurity; crankiness

厳(きび)しい

x1 | Rank #1,494

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless ; hard (to do); difficult; tricky ; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement

そんな

x12 | Rank #64

such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!

いばらの道(みち)

x1 | Rank #58,711

thorny path

たくましい

x1 | Rank #8,830

burly; strong; sturdy ; indomitable; indefatigable; strong-willed; resolute; bold ; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

生(い)きる

x4 | 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.)

達(たち)

x7 | Rank #191

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

例(たと)えば

x1 | Rank #1,697

for example; for instance; e.g.

この

x9 | Rank #27

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

女(おんな)

x2 | Rank #215

woman; female ; female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman

あなた

x7 | Rank #92

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

隣(となり)

x1 | Rank #853

next (to); adjoining; adjacent ; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour; next-door neighbor

デスク

x2 | Rank #9,083

desk ; copy editor

にも

x2 | Rank #187

also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

ある日(ひ)

x1 | Rank #3,417

one day; (on) a certain day

何(なに)

x24 | 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)

前(まえ)触(ぶ)れ

x1 | Rank #18,057

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement ; herald; harbinger; forerunner; portent; sign; omen

も

x49 | 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

ない

x7 | Rank #35

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

こんな

x6 | Rank #102

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

とんでもない

x1 | Rank #1,946

unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible ; absolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way! ; (it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it

やる

x11 | 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

来(く)る

x11 | Rank #90

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 ...")

かもしれない

x2 | Rank #269

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

もう

x16 | 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

明(あ)ける

x2 | Rank #7,686

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock ; to open (for business, etc.) ; to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room ; to move out; to clear out ; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) ; to dawn; to grow light ; to end (of a period, season) ; to begin (of the New Year) ; to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) ; to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

んだ

x19 | Rank #16

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

はるこ

x1 | Rank #30,771

Haruko

アディオス

x2 | Rank #47,277

adios; goodbye

もしもし

x4 | Rank #1,100

hello (e.g. on phone) ; excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

お母(かあ)さん

x1 | Rank #356

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

お正(しょう)月(がつ)

x1 | Rank #11,958

New Year (esp. first three days) ; first month of the year; January

さぁ

x5 | Rank #781

come (on); come now; come along; here ; all right; right; okay; now; here goes ; well; hmm; uh; let's see; I'm not sure ; here; now; there (we go); ah; oh ; about that, ...; actually, ...

帰(かえ)る

x6 | 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

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

ね

x57 | 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 ...

そんなに

x1 | Rank #460

so much; so; like that

心(しん)配(ぱい)

x1 | Rank #292

worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear ; care; help; aid; assistance

いい

x16 | Rank #30

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

ってば

x1 | Rank #2,006

speaking of ; (I told you) already; come on

もうちょっと

x1 | Rank #2,438

a bit more; a bit longer

東(とう)京(きょう)

x2 | Rank #789

Tokyo

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