Jiten beta

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 ...

万(ばん)世(せい)

x1 | Rank #99,496

all ages; eternity

の

x2 | 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

為(ため)

x1 | Rank #2,000

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

に

x2 | 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

太(たい)平(へい)

x1 | Rank #20,791

peace; tranquility; tranquillity ; happy-go-lucky

を

x2 | 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.

開(はるき)

x1 | Rank #10,084

Haruki

欲(よく)

x1 | Rank #5,438

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice; wants

す

x2 | Rank #364

to be ; to do

昭(しょう)和(わ)

x11 | Rank #5,133

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) ; reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school

年(とし)

x17 | Rank #143

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

第(だい)２(に)

x3 | Rank #2,404

second

次(つぎ)

x2 | Rank #255

next; following; subsequent ; stage; station

世(せ)界(かい)大(たい)戦(せん)

x1 | Rank #31,280

world war

敗(はい)戦(せん)

x2 | Rank #19,477

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

で

x69 | Rank #25

without doing ...

壊(かい)滅(めつ)

x1 | Rank #6,876

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

的(てき)

x1 | Rank #537

-ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y ; -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of ; (something) like; along the lines of ; -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned ; Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.

打(だ)撃(げき)

x1 | Rank #5,632

blow; shock; strike; damage ; batting

受(う)ける

x3 | Rank #480

to receive; to get ; to catch (e.g. a ball) ; to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.) ; to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence) ; to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge) ; to be given (e.g. life, talent) ; to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by) ; to follow; to succeed; to be descended from ; to face (south, etc.) ; to be modified by

日本(にほん)経(けい)済(ざい)

x2 | Rank #44,916

Japanese economy

は

x189 | Rank #2

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

わずか

x1 | Rank #2,753

a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; meagre; meager; narrow (margin) ; only; just; merely; no more than

もはや

x1 | Rank #1,378

already; now ; no longer; not any more

戦(せん)後(ご)

x3 | Rank #11,923

postwar period; period after Second World War

ではない

x2 | Rank #213

is not; am not; are not

と言(い)われる

x1 | Rank #5,863

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

まで

x12 | Rank #60

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

驚(きょう)異(い)的(てき)

x1 | Rank #20,873

wonderful; astounding; marvellous

復(ふっ)興(こう)

x3 | Rank #11,510

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

果(は)たす

x1 | Rank #2,270

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do ; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

さらに

x1 | Rank #740

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

そこ

x3 | 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

から

x25 | 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

あまり

x1 | Rank #522

remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers ; (not) very; (not) much ; too much; excessively; overly ; extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible ; not very good; so-so; mediocre ; more than; over

国(こく)民(みん)総(そう)生(せい)産(さん)

x1 | Rank #155,994

gross national product; GNP

世(せ)界(かい)

x2 | Rank #226

the world; society; the universe ; sphere; circle; world ; world-renowned; world-famous ; realm governed by one Buddha; space

位(くらい)

x1 | Rank #1,793

throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat ; government position; court rank ; social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung ; grade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank ; position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands); digit; (decimal) place

へと

x1 | Rank #507

to; towards; for

躍(やく)進(しん)

x1 | Rank #43,749

making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught

する

x37 | 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

離(はな)れ業(わざ)

x1 | Rank #62,160

stunt; feat

演(えん)じる

x1 | Rank #4,409

to act (a part); to play (a role) ; to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production) ; to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself; to do something conspicuously; to make a scene ; to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)

今日(きょう)

x5 | Rank #123

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

続(つづ)く

x3 | Rank #755

to continue; to last; to go on ; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken ; to occur again and again ; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin ; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to ; to hold out; to keep; to last

繁(はん)栄(えい)

x2 | Rank #13,685

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

時(じ)代(だい)

x3 | Rank #982

period; epoch; era; age ; the times; those days ; oldness; ancientness; antiquity ; antique; period piece

迎(むか)える

x3 | Rank #1,419

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail ; to call for; to summon; to invite ; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife) ; to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)

ので

x7 | Rank #115

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

ある

x18 | Rank #36

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

東(とう)洋(よう)

x1 | Rank #12,644

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

奇(き)跡(せき)

x1 | Rank #2,128

miracle; wonder; marvel

と

x67 | Rank #6

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

呼(よ)ぶ

x4 | 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

日本(にほん)

x43 | Rank #534

Japan

高(こう)度(ど)経(けい)済(ざい)成(せい)長(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #83,409

rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

その

x18 | Rank #28

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

陰(いん)に

x1 | Rank #20,846

invisibly; secretly; privately

名(な)もなき

x1 | Rank #30,311

nameless; anonymous; without name

男(おとこ)

x3 | Rank #139

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

達(たち)

x3 | Rank #191

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

熱(あつ)い

x1 | Rank #1,178

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

戦(たたか)い

x2 | Rank #657

battle; war; fight; conflict ; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) ; contest; competition; match; game

が

x174 | 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

高(こう)度(ど)成(せい)長(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #77,681

rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

期(き)

x1 | Rank #5,224

period; time ; opportunity; chance; occasion ; age ; term (e.g. in office) ; session (e.g. of parliament) ; stage (e.g. of a disease) ; season (e.g. of a TV series)

元(がん)年(ねん)

x1 | Rank #40,927

first year (of an imperial era) ; year something (important) first happened or began

道(どう)路(ろ)

x4 | Rank #6,004

road; highway

舗(ほ)装(そう)

x1 | Rank #27,970

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

率(りつ)

x1 | Rank #7,230

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

まだ

x5 | Rank #104

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

パーセント

x2 | Rank #4,875

percent; per cent; percentage

にも

x7 | Rank #187

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

満(み)つ

x2 | Rank #15,106

to be full ; to wax (e.g. moon) ; to rise (e.g. tide) ; to mature; to expire

ころ

x1 | Rank #1,481

(approximate) time; around; about; toward ; suitable time (or condition) ; time of year; season

自(じ)動(どう)車(しゃ)

x29 | Rank #8,995

car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

日本(にほん)人(じん)

x11 | Rank #2,736

Japanese person

には

x16 | Rank #37

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

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

届(とど)く

x1 | Rank #1,027

to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound) ; to be delivered; to arrive ; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough ; to be realized (of a desire); to be fulfilled; to get through (to someone); to be appreciated; to make an impression

夢(ゆめ)

x6 | Rank #310

dream

乗(の)り物(もの)

x1 | Rank #12,234

vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport ; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.)

だった

x7 | Rank #38

was; were

輸(ゆ)入(にゅう)

x1 | Rank #18,146

import; importation; introduction ; afferent