Jiten beta

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.

受(う)ける

x1 | Rank #459

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 #38,807

Japanese economy

は

x159 | Rank #2

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

わずか

x1 | Rank #2,756

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

もはや

x1 | Rank #1,351

already; now ; no longer; not any more

戦(せん)後(ご)

x4 | Rank #11,116

postwar period; period after Second World War

ではない

x1 | Rank #193

is not; am not; are not

といわれる

x1 | Rank #10,889

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

まで

x9 | 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

の

x236 | 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

驚(きょう)異(い)的(てき)

x1 | Rank #18,543

wonderful; astounding; marvellous

復(ふっ)興(こう)

x2 | Rank #10,946

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

果(は)たす

x2 | Rank #2,175

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 #753

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

そこから

x1 | Rank #17,623

from there; thence

あまり

x2 | Rank #539

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 #120,403

gross national product; GNP

世(せ)界(かい)

x8 | Rank #223

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

へと

x2 | Rank #554

to; towards; for

躍(やく)進(しん)

x1 | Rank #39,015

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

する

x33 | 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

離(はな)れ業(わざ)

x1 | Rank #52,682

stunt; feat

演(えん)じる

x1 | Rank #4,163

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)

x7 | Rank #115

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

に

x127 | 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

続(つづ)く

x2 | Rank #744

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)

x1 | Rank #12,410

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

時(じ)代(だい)

x13 | Rank #955

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

迎(むか)える

x1 | Rank #1,372

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

x2 | Rank #133

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

ある

x16 | 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 #13,765

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

奇(き)跡(せき)

x1 | Rank #1,991

miracle; wonder; marvel

と

x66 | Rank #6

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

呼(よ)ぶ

x4 | Rank #340

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)

x21 | Rank #526

Japan

高(こう)度(ど)経(けい)済(ざい)成(せい)長(ちょう)

x2 | Rank #68,410

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

その

x15 | Rank #28

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

陰(いん)に

x1 | Rank #19,248

invisibly; secretly; privately

名(な)もなき

x1 | Rank #28,113

nameless; anonymous; without name

男(おとこ)達(たち)

x1 | Rank #99,213

chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; champion of justice; knight in shining armor ; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry

熱(あつ)い

x1 | 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

戦(たたか)い

x1 | Rank #621

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

x162 | 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

建(けん)設(せつ)

x3 | Rank #4,931

construction; establishment

関(かん)する

x1 | Rank #1,880

to concern; to be related

ニュース

x1 | Rank #2,491

news

です

x54 | Rank #18

be; is

電(でん)波(ぱ)塔(とう)

x1 | Rank #35,487

radio tower

として

x8 | Rank #148

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...

決(き)まる

x3 | Rank #582

to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged ; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set ; to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge ; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch) ; to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo) ; to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)

東(とう)京(きょう)

x4 | Rank #768

Tokyo

高(たか)さ

x1 | Rank #3,563

height; altitude; elevation; level ; altitude; height

パリ

x3 | Rank #5,736

Paris (France)

エッフェル塔(とう)

x1 | Rank #31,996

Eiffel Tower

しのぐ

x1 | Rank #8,851

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation) ; to pull through; to get over; to survive ; to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight

世(せ)界(かい)一(いち)

x1 | Rank #4,532

best in the world

鉄(てっ)塔(とう)

x1 | Rank #35,487

steel tower ; electricity pylon; transmission tower

建(けん)築(ちく)

x1 | Rank #11,608

construction; architecture (of buildings)

物(もの)になる

x1 | Rank #47,528

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

予(よ)定(てい)

x1 | Rank #1,079

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate

やだ

x1 | Rank #825

not a chance; not likely; no way; no ; oh no; yuck; eew

そんな

x3 | Rank #64

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

高(たか)い

x4 | Rank #591

high; tall ; expensive; high-priced ; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.) ; loud ; high-pitched; shrill

塔(とう)

x1 | Rank #2,949

tower; steeple; spire ; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

風(ふり)

x2 | Rank #688

swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag ; appearance; behaviour; behavior ; pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending ; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction ; postures (of a dance) ; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup ; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment ; counter for swords, blades, etc.

倒(たお)れる

x1 | Rank #1,300

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple ; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away ; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork) ; to die; to be killed ; to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under ; to be defeated (in a game); to lose ; to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.); to be overthrown

んです

x30 | Rank #42

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

か

x54 | 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

ちゃんと

x1 | Rank #270

diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately ; perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; safely; in good condition ; sufficiently; satisfactorily ; quickly

計(けい)算(さん)

x2 | Rank #2,853

calculation; computation; reckoning; counting; adding up; working out; figures ; consideration; calculation; estimation; expectation

設(せっ)計(けい)

x1 | Rank #7,409

plan; design; layout

さ

x3 | Rank #90

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

できる

x8 | Rank #3,609

to be out of; to have no more at hand

いよいよ

x1 | Rank #1,375

more and more; all the more; increasingly ; at last; finally; beyond doubt ; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

テレビ

x57 | Rank #1,249

television; TV ; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

も

x70 | 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

一(いっ)家(か)

x1 | Rank #4,299

a family; a household; a home; one's family; whole family ; (one's own) style; school ; gang; (yakuza) family

１(いち)台(だい)

x3 | Rank #12,801

one machine; one vehicle

来(く)る

x11 | 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 ...")

ぞ

x7 | Rank #58

adds force or indicates command

じゃあ

x3 | Rank #110

then; well; so; well then

うち

x6 | Rank #10,104

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

にも

x7 | Rank #186

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

あんな

x2 | Rank #297

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

ぜいたく品(ひん)

x1 | Rank #77,297

luxury item; luxury goods

普(ふ)通(つう)

x1 | Rank #425

normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average ; normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly ; local train; train that stops at every station

家(いえ)

x2 | Rank #4,748

house; residence; dwelling ; family; household ; lineage; family name

買(か)う

x3 | Rank #408

to buy; to purchase ; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize ; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour) ; to accept; to take on; to take up ; to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

もんですか

x1 | Rank #12,637

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

それより

x1 | Rank #997

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but; however

冷(れい)蔵(ぞう)庫(こ)

x7 | Rank #4,211

refrigerator; fridge

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