Jiten beta

to turn; to rotate; to spin; to twist; to gyrate ; to pass around; to send around; to hand around; to circulate ; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to bring; to transfer; to forward; to direct; to submit ; to turn (to a new use); to use (for something else) ; to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine); to start up (e.g. an engine); to give (something) a spin ; to put (someone in a position); to make (e.g. an enemy of) ; to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play); to do all over; to do everywhere; to do completely ; to surround (something) with; to enclose with ; to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist); to reach around ; to invest (money); to lend

ま

x5 | Rank #1,348

time; pause ; space ; room

はい

x9 | Rank #50

yes; that is correct ; understood; I see; OK; okay ; present; here ; pardon?; what's that?; come again? ; now; here; here you go ; giddy-up; giddap

回(めぐ)る

x3 | Rank #1,103

to go around; to make a circle around ; to surround; to circle; to enclose ; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return; to repeat; to circulate (of blood, money, etc.) ; to travel around; to make a tour of ; to concern (a matter); to surround

用(よう)意(い)

x2 | Rank #929

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

こちら

x4 | Rank #260

this way; this direction ; here ; this (one) ; I; me; we; us ; this person

こっち

x2 | Rank #202

this way; this direction ; here ; this (one) ; I; me; we; us ; this person

が

x46 | 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

香港(ホンコン)

x19 | Rank #11,566

Hong Kong

の

x65 | 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

朝(ちょう)食(しょく)

x2 | Rank #3,959

breakfast

に

x35 | 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

なり

x2 | Rank #3,472

to be ; to be (at a location) ; sum of money

ヌードル

x4 | Rank #34,212

noodle; noodles

です

x27 | Rank #18

be; is

ね

x31 | 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 ...

で

x19 | Rank #11

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

揚(あ)げる

x2 | Rank #10,846

to raise; to elevate ; to do up (one's hair) ; to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.) ; to land (a boat) ; to deep-fry ; to show someone (into a room) ; to give ; to send someone (away) ; to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll ; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve

パン

x2 | Rank #1,494

bread; (sweet) pastry ; staff of life; one's bread

という

x4 | Rank #66

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

こと

x10 | 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 ...

先(さき)に

x3 | Rank #484

previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently ; first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier ; beforehand; in advance; ahead of time

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

頂(いただ)く

x3 | Rank #948

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

と

x23 | Rank #6

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

思(おも)う

x7 | Rank #71

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

えっ

x15 | Rank #73

huh?; what's up?

ああ

x11 | Rank #53

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

ちょっと

x19 | Rank #76

a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

だめ

x8 | Rank #200

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken ; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless ; cannot; must not; not allowed ; neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game ; no!; stop!

待(ま)つ

x3 | Rank #129

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

うわっ

x2 | Rank #418

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

ウッ

x2 | Rank #164

oof; ough; ulp

はぁ

x8 | Rank #137

yes; indeed; well ; ha! ; what?; huh? ; sigh

日本(にほん)

x3 | Rank #526

Japan

時(じ)間(かん)

x1 | Rank #169

time ; hour ; period; class; lesson

訪(おとず)れる

x1 | Rank #2,264

to visit; to call on ; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

人(ひと)

x5 | 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

を

x28 | 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.

とりこ

x1 | Rank #6,658

captive; prisoner ; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

する

x11 | 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

魅(み)惑(わく)

x1 | Rank #21,405

attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm

街(まち)

x4 | Rank #664

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

イギリス

x1 | Rank #5,079

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain ; England

による

x1 | Rank #874

by means of; due to; because of; according to

植(しょく)民(みん)地(ち)化(か)

x1 | Rank #101,646

colonization; colonisation

そして

x1 | Rank #117

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

中(ちゅう)国(ごく)

x2 | Rank #4,371

China ; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane) ; central part of a country; main region ; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

へ

x3 | Rank #86

to; towards; for

返(へん)還(かん)

x1 | Rank #24,762

return; restoration

など

x2 | Rank #199

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth ; or something ; the likes of ; for example; for instance; for one

独(どく)特(とく)

x1 | Rank #6,683

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic ; understood only by oneself

歴(れき)史(し)

x1 | Rank #1,715

history

歩(あゆ)む

x1 | Rank #4,833

to walk; to go on foot ; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to lead (a life); to experience ; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.); to embark (on the road to ...)

東(とう)洋(よう)

x1 | Rank #13,765

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia ; Japan

西(せい)洋(よう)

x1 | Rank #13,401

the West; the Occident; Western countries

文(ぶん)化(か)

x1 | Rank #5,010

culture; civilization; civilisation ; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

融(ゆう)合(ごう)

x1 | Rank #6,930

agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

個(こ)性(せい)的(てき)

x1 | Rank #15,937

individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic

スタイル

x1 | Rank #4,055

(one's) figure; build; physique; shape ; style

もたらす

x1 | Rank #3,546

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce ; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

また

x3 | Rank #104

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect

眠(ねむ)らない街(まち)

x1 | Rank #81,079

city that never sleeps

いう

x2 | Rank #8,833

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange ; to tie; to bind; to fasten; to make (a fence)

夜(よる)遅(おそ)く

x1 | Rank #20,650

late at night; at a late hour

まで

x3 | Rank #59

until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely

ショッピング

x1 | Rank #15,666

shopping

飲茶

x1 | Rank #76,808

yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea

や

x1 | Rank #72

such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?

各(かく)地(ち)

x1 | Rank #5,494

each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

料(りょう)理(り)

x1 | Rank #725

cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish ; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

スイーツ

x1 | Rank #6,914

sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

充(じゅう)実(じつ)

x1 | Rank #7,332

fullness; completeness; perfection; substantiality ; enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading ; replenishment; repletion

グルメ

x2 | Rank #6,896

fine food; high-quality food ; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

楽(たの)しむ

x1 | Rank #1,023

to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself ; to look forward to

ことができる

x1 | Rank #1,284

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

な

x9 | 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?

パワー

x1 | Rank #1,712

power

満(み)ちあふれる

x1 | Rank #24,597

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

メインストリート

x1 | Rank #28,859

main street

路(ろ)地(じ)

x1 | Rank #7,590

alley; alleyway; lane ; path through a gate or garden ; teahouse garden