Jiten beta

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

x59 | Rank #2

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

っていう

x3 | Rank #1,906

meaning; called; said

ほんと

x2 | Rank #212

truth; reality; actuality; fact ; proper; right; correct; official ; genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable

に

x55 | 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

東(とう)京(きょう)

x12 | Rank #768

Tokyo

から

x34 | 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

これ

x6 | Rank #33

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

返(かえ)す

x4 | Rank #635

to return (something); to restore; to put back ; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn ; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate ; to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back ; to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back) ; to do again; to do repeatedly

ため

x3 | Rank #190

good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning

来(く)る

x8 | Rank #89

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 ...")

お母(かあ)さん

x2 | Rank #346

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

手(て)紙(がみ)

x2 | Rank #1,180

letter; note

ありがとう

x6 | Rank #209

thank you; thanks

持(も)つ

x3 | Rank #181

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck

くれる

x4 | Rank #80

to give; to let (one) have ; to give ; to do for one; to take the trouble to do ; to do to someone's disadvantage

しばらく

x2 | Rank #790

for a moment; for a minute ; for a while; for some time ; for the time being; for now ; it's been a long time; long time no see

お世(せ)話(わ)

x1 | Rank #1,540

help; aid; assistance

なれる

x2 | Rank #16,840

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with ; to become skilled in; to become experienced at ; to become tame; to become domesticated ; to get used to doing

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

聞(き)く

x3 | Rank #128

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

すぐ

x4 | Rank #423

immediately; at once; right away; directly ; soon; before long; shortly ; easily; readily; without difficulty ; right (near); nearby; just (handy) ; honest; upright; frank; straightforward

戻(もど)ってくる

x1 | Rank #43,373

to come back

ね

x29 | 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 ...

ねえ

x7 | Rank #92

それきり

x1 | Rank #19,627

with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there

その

x3 | Rank #28

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

人(ひと)

x15 | Rank #83

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

と

x18 | Rank #6

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

会(あ)う

x8 | Rank #247

to meet; to encounter; to see ; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

こと

x18 | 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 ...

ない

x6 | Rank #1,614

dead

坊(ぼう)主(ず)

x1 | Rank #5,327

Buddhist priest; bonze ; close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head ; boy; sonny; lad ; not catching anything ; the August 20-point card

畑(はたけ)

x4 | Rank #3,807

field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation ; field (of specialization); sphere; area; line ; womb; birth; birthplace

ん

x22 | Rank #22

yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during

じゃ

x7 | Rank #46

then; well; so; well then

お前(まえ)

x14 | Rank #62

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

勉(べん)強(きょう)

x2 | Rank #850

study ; diligence; working hard ; experience; lesson (for the future) ; discount; price reduction

んだ

x21 | Rank #16

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

勝(かっ)手(て)に

x2 | Rank #723

arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases; selfishly; by itself; automatically

する

x10 | Rank #19

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

親(おや)

x1 | Rank #815

parent; parents; mother and father ; dealer; banker ; founder; inventor ; (pet) owner ; key; parent (organization); main ; ancestor; forefather

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

だから

x6 | Rank #57

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already

土(つち)

x1 | Rank #1,976

earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud ; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land ; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud) ; (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

触(さわ)る

x1 | Rank #1,380

to touch; to feel ; to get involved (with); to approach ; to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

生(き)

x2 | Rank #55,071

pure; undiluted; raw; crude

ギロ

x1 | Rank #29,394

güiro

よ

x51 | Rank #8,203

evening; night ; dinner

ぐ

x3 | Rank #791

tool; means ; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.) ; counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

寝(ね)る

x1 | Rank #503

to sleep (lying down) ; to go to bed; to lie in bed ; to lie down ; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) ; to lie flat (e.g. of hair) ; to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.) ; to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)

食(た)べる

x3 | Rank #241

to eat ; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

働(はたら)く

x2 | Rank #767

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

山(やま)

x1 | Rank #866

mountain; hill ; mine ; (mountain) forest ; heap; pile; stack; mountain ; protruding or high part of an object; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire) ; climax; peak; critical point ; guess; speculation; gamble ; (criminal) case; crime ; mountain climbing; mountaineering ; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)

守(まも)る

x1 | Rank #365

to protect; to guard; to defend ; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

べ

x6 | Rank #1,078

word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation ; familiar suffix used after a personal name

ここ

x6 | Rank #56

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

で

x31 | Rank #11

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

ぎる

x1 | Rank #6,411

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

さすけね

x8 | Rank #73,231

no problem; that's OK

え

x8 | Rank #88

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

あっ

x44 | Rank #35

ah; oh ; hey!

あ

x1 | Rank #41

ah; oh ; hey!

うわー

x2 | Rank #1,539

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

大(だい)好(こう)物(ぶつ)

x1 | Rank #9,922

(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

熱(あつ)い

x2 | Rank #1,143

hot (to the touch) ; passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze) ; hot (e.g. temper) ; zealous; enthusiastic; fired up ; intense; severe; extreme ; hot (topic); of interest

うーん

x6 | Rank #676

um; er; well ; nuh-uh; no ; oof

毎(まい)朝(あさ)

x1 | Rank #6,837

every morning

水(みず)やり

x1 | Rank #33,985

watering (plants)

親(しん)戚(せき)

x1 | Rank #4,286

relative; relation; kin

いや

x7 | Rank #75

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

ばあちゃん

x1 | Rank #4,598

granny; grandma; gran ; old lady; old woman

一人(ひとり)暮(ぐ)らし

x1 | Rank #7,852

living by oneself; living alone

だった

x10 | Rank #40

was; were

ふーん

x4 | Rank #1,767

hmm; well ...; humph; huh; pshaw; pish ; roughly; harshly; violently

朝(あさ)

x3 | Rank #626

morning ; breakfast

甘(あま)い

x1 | Rank #1,029

sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared ; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music) ; lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy ; naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient ; half-hearted; not finished properly ; insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose ; mild ; tempting; enticing; luring

けど

x15 | Rank #34

but; however; although

うまい

x2 | Rank #442

skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate ; delicious; tasty; good; nice ; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid

ああ

x21 | Rank #53

ah!; oh!; alas! ; yes; indeed; that is correct ; aah; gah; argh ; hey!; yo! ; uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha

あー

x1 | Rank #380

ah!; oh!; alas! ; yes; indeed; that is correct ; aah; gah; argh ; hey!; yo! ; uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha

いただく

x2 | Rank #343

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy ; to eat; to drink ; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) ; to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president) ; to get someone to do something

大(だい)学(がく)芋(いも)

x1 | Rank #96,899

candied sweet potato

だ

x16 | Rank #8

be; is

あーあ

x1 | Rank #5,149

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

小(こ)夏(なつ)

x3 | Rank #16,237

hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)

幼(おさな)なじみ

x2 | Rank #4,359

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

えっ

x14 | Rank #73

huh?; what's up?

夜(よ)中(なか)

x1 | Rank #3,808

middle of the night; dead of night

ミシン

x1 | Rank #24,331

sewing machine

やる

x6 | Rank #60

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

寝(ね)れる

x1 | Rank #59,168

to be able to sleep

でしょ

x2 | Rank #131

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

平(へい)気(き)

x4 | Rank #1,194

cool; calm; composed; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmoved; indifferent ; all right; fine; OK; okay

うち

x3 | Rank #10,104

one's house; one's home; one's family; one's household ; house

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