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

不束

x1 | Rank #131,171

inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless

嫁(よめ)

x4 | Rank #2,104

bride ; (one's) daughter-in-law ; wife

皐月(さつき)

x18 | Rank #14,245

fifth month of the lunar calendar ; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

で

x42 | Rank #25

without doing ...

ござる

x13 | Rank #484

to be

私(わたし)

x20 | Rank #22

I; me

愛(いと)しい

x1 | Rank #7,267

lovely; dear; beloved; darling; dearest ; pitiable; pitiful

旦(だん)那(な)

x22 | Rank #1,368

master (of a house, shop, etc.) ; husband ; sir; boss; master; governor ; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy ; alms; almsgiving; almsgiver

様(さま)

x19 | Rank #93

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms ; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ; state; situation; appearance; manner

晃之助

x5 | Rank #68,396

Kōnosuke

は

x80 | Rank #2

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

を

x68 | 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.

継(つ)ぐ

x1 | Rank #3,181

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow ; to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair ; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)

養(よう)子(し)

x1 | Rank #8,931

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

舅(しゅうと)

x2 | Rank #43,597

father-in-law

殿(どの)

x2 | Rank #609

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

慶次郎

x2 | Rank #88,001

Keijirō ; Yoshijirō

故(ゆえ)あって

x1 | Rank #63,641

for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances

根岸

x3 | Rank #17,694

Kishimoto ; Tanihiro ; Negishi

里(り)

x4 | Rank #1,831

Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles ; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes) ; unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)

別(べっ)荘(そう)

x1 | Rank #6,074

holiday house; vacation home; villa ; prison; jail

寮(りょう)

x2 | Rank #2,976

hostel; dormitory ; bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system) ; tea-ceremony room ; villa

番(ばん)

x1 | Rank #729

number (in a series) ; (one's) turn ; watch; guard; lookout ; rank; standing; position ; bout; match ; pieces (in a collection)

する

x16 | 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

て

x26 | 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 ...

って

x16 | Rank #15

おる

x2 | Rank #370

to be (animate); to be; to exist ; to be ...-ing ; to (have the audacity to) do

が

x107 | 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

かつて

x1 | Rank #1,414

once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex- ; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened

定(じょう)

x1 | Rank #14,678

certainty; reality; actuality ; regular; permanent ; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

町(まち)

x1 | Rank #651

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

廻(まわ)り

x1 | Rank #55,964

rotation ; making the rounds ; spreading ; effect; efficacy ; by way of; via ; round; turn ; size ; 12-year period; 12-year age difference

同(どう)心(しん)

x2 | Rank #26,748

concentricity ; same mind; unanimity ; policeman; constable in the Edo period

仏(ほとけ)

x2 | Rank #8,028

Buddha; Shakyamuni ; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha ; the dead; dead person; departed soul ; merciful person

と

x43 | Rank #6

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

慕(した)う

x1 | Rank #7,210

to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love dearly; to adore ; to follow (someone) ; to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

お方(かた)

x1 | Rank #3,624

lady; gentleman; person

よいしょ

x2 | Rank #1,666

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho ; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps) ; yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.) ; flattery; buttering up (someone); sucking up to

義(ぎ)父(ふ)

x20 | Rank #5,734

father-in-law ; foster father ; stepfather

上(うえ)

x20 | Rank #176

above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...

大(たい)切(せつ)

x2 | Rank #820

important; significant; serious; crucial ; precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved ; careful

に

x103 | Rank #29

load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods ; burden; responsibility

書(しょ)物(もつ)

x2 | Rank #11,431

book; volume

や

x7 | 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?

書(しょ)画(が)

x2 | Rank #98,771

paintings and calligraphic works

など

x2 | Rank #197

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

八丁堀

x4 | Rank #58,125

Hacchōbori

から

x29 | 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

運(はこ)び

x1 | Rank #13,685

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

なる

x16 | 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

師走(しわす)

x1 | Rank #50,820

twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December

初(はじ)め

x1 | Rank #4,598

beginning; start; outset; opening ; first (in line, etc.) ; origin ; such as ...; not to mention ...

事(こと)

x25 | Rank #95

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 ...

デシ

x9 | Rank #248

deci-; 10^-1

た

x8 | Rank #148

did; (have) done ; (please) do

暮(く)れ

x2 | Rank #25,338

sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk ; end; close ; year-end; end of the year

煤(すす)払(はら)い

x3 | Rank #152,270

cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning ; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)

前(まえ)に

x1 | Rank #214

ahead; before; ago

身(み)の回(まわ)り

x1 | Rank #16,825

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

片(かた)づける

x6 | Rank #4,223

to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away ; to settle (a matter); to solve; to deal with; to dispose of ; to finish; to get through; to complete; to get (something) done ; to marry off (one's daughter) ; to do away with (someone); to bump off; to kill; to eliminate

という

x5 | Rank #61

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

心(こころ)づもり

x1 | Rank #75,068

anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation

ようい

x7 | Rank #243

easy; simple; plain

でした

x3 | Rank #450

was, were

あ

x6 | Rank #42

ah; oh ; hey!

ああ

x18 | Rank #53

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

痛(いた)っ

x1 | Rank #3,175

ouch!

痛(いた)

x1 | Rank #5,642

ouch; ow; that hurt

はあ

x2 | Rank #257

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

いつになったら

x1 | Rank #12,000

when; how soon; how long until

んです

x13 | Rank #43

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

か

x55 | 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

い

x8 | Rank #140

strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

今(いま)

x7 | Rank #68

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

ねえ

x23 | Rank #96

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 ...

こういう

x1 | Rank #487

such; this sort of; like this

はね

x1 | Rank #9,493

feather; plume; down ; wing ; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.) ; shuttlecock (in badminton) ; shuttlecock (in hanetsuki) ; arrow feathers

右(みぎ)

x2 | Rank #1,386

right; right-hand side ; right hand ; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned ; the right (wing); rightist ; the better (of two)

端(はし)

x4 | Rank #3,217

end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin ; beginning; start; first ; odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least

左(ひだり)

x2 | Rank #1,455

left; left-hand side ; left hand ; the left (wing); leftist ; fondness for alcohol; drinker

物(もの)

x5 | Rank #475

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

動(うご)かす

x2 | Rank #1,437

to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position ; to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence ; to change; to alter; to deny ; to operate; to set in motion; to get going ; to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy ; to manage (e.g. funds)

いう

x1 | Rank #158

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

んだ

x22 | Rank #16

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

よ

x62 | Rank #11

hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey

片(かた)づけ

x4 | Rank #13,451

tidying up; finishing

うち

x5 | Rank #183

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

には

x8 | 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)

棚(たな)

x1 | Rank #4,348

shelf; ledge; rack ; trellis

入(い)れる

x3 | Rank #334

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

思(おも)う

x4 | Rank #73

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

どう

x7 | Rank #71

how; in what way; how about

にも

x12 | Rank #187

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

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