Jiten beta

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

大(だい)事(じ)

| x3 | Rank #335

important; serious; crucial ; valuable; precious ; serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis ; great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing ; safe; OK

ん

| x10 | Rank #26

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

じゃない

| x4 | Rank #48

is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?

か

| x13 | Rank #10

indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

な

| x4 | Rank #20

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?

と

| x15 | Rank #6

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

思(おも)う

| x3 | Rank #59

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

んです

| x8 | Rank #57

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

たとえ

| x1 | Rank #1,008

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever

こちら

| x1 | Rank #258

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

損(そん)

| x1 | Rank #3,383

loss; damage; harm; unprofitable ; disadvantage; handicap; drawback; unfavorable

な

| x3 | Rank #30

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

目(め)

| x1 | Rank #129

eye; eyeball ; eyesight; sight; vision ; look; stare; gaze; glance ; notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) ; an experience ; viewpoint ; discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality) ; (an) appearance ; chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) ; spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave

に

| x28 | 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

遭(あ)う

| x1 | Rank #1,474

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

ような

| x1 | Rank #104

like; similar to ; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that) ; feels like; feels similar to; feels as if

事(ごと)

| x3 | Rank #2,281

nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

ある

| x5 | Rank #32

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about ; to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)

も

| x16 | 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

間(ま)違(ちが)う

| x1 | Rank #898

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong ; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong ; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

筋(すじ)

| x1 | Rank #2,933

muscle; tendon; sinew ; vein; artery ; fiber; fibre; string ; line; stripe; streak ; reason; logic ; plot; storyline ; lineage; descent ; school (e.g. of scholarship or arts) ; aptitude; talent ; source (of information, etc.); circle; channel

通(とお)す

| x1 | Rank #1,069

to stick through; to force through ; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse ; to make a path between two points ; to proceed in a logical manner ; to let pass; to allow through ; to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in ; to go through (a middleman) ; to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.) ; to pass (a law, applicant, etc.) ; to force to accept; to force agreement

いく

| x2 | Rank #118

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) ; to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road) ; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along ; to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try ; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by ; to stream; to flow ; to die; to pass away ; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...) ; to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive ; to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

っていうか

| x1 | Rank #1,317

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

長(なが)い

| x1 | Rank #468

long (distance, length) ; long (time); protracted; prolonged

お店(みせ)

| x2 | Rank #1,209

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

を

| x14 | 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.

続(つづ)ける

| x1 | Rank #300

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

上(うえ)

| x1 | Rank #194

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 ...

で

| x8 | Rank #8

at; in ; at; when ; by; with

けど

| x5 | Rank #43

but; however; although

気(き)

| x3 | Rank #88

spirit; mind; heart ; nature; disposition ; intention; mind; will; motivation ; mood; feelings ; consciousness ; care; attention; consideration; worry ; interest ; (the) air; atmosphere ; ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood ; fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste

入(い)る

| x2 | Rank #128

to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down ; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) ; to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly ; to (reach a state) completely

あ

| x16 | Rank #41

ah; oh ; hey!

店(みせ)

| x2 | Rank #652

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

やる

| x3 | Rank #54

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

って

| x8 | Rank #18

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 ...

事(こと)

| x11 | Rank #870

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 ...

なんだ

| x3 | Rank #72

what!; oh ; what the heck; what the; damn

目(め)先(さき)

| x1 | Rank #14,236

before one's eyes; under one's nose ; immediate (e.g. interests); present; at hand; short-run ; foresight; near future ; appearance

の

| x36 | Rank #1

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; indicates a confident conclusion ; indicates emotional emphasis ; indicates question

もうけ

| x1 | Rank #26,404

profit; earnings ; stroke of luck

とらわれる

| x1 | Rank #6,759

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended ; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by

いずれ

| x1 | Rank #1,346

which; where; who ; all; both ; anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case ; sooner or later; one of these days; someday; before long; in due course; eventually

足(あし)

| x1 | Rank #427

foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.) ; leg ; gait ; pace ; lower radical of a kanji ; means of transportation; (one's) ride ; money; coin

すくう

| x1 | Rank #7,298

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

明日(あした)

| x1 | Rank #401

tomorrow ; near future

から

| x10 | 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

みんな

| x4 | Rank #115

everyone; everybody; all ; everything; all

よろしく

| x1 | Rank #469

well; properly; suitably ; best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do ; just like ...; as though one were ... ; by all means; of course

頼(たの)む

| x1 | Rank #241

to request; to beg; to ask ; to call; to order; to reserve ; to entrust to ; to rely on ; please; please do

よ

| x20 | Rank #11

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

はい

| x8 | Rank #58

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

頑(がん)張(ば)る

| x1 | Rank #330

to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best ; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) ; to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

ようやく

| x1 | Rank #1,086

finally; at last ; barely; narrowly; hardly; only just ; gradually; little by little; by degrees

常(ただ)

| x1 | Rank #2,167

ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

子(こ)たち

| x1 | Rank #1,695

children

森田

| x1 | Rank #21,620

Morita ; Morida ; Moruta

屋(や)

| x2 | Rank #915

shop; store; restaurant ; someone who sells (something) or works as (something) ; someone with a (certain) personality trait ; house ; roof

人(ひと)々(びと)

| x1 | Rank #1,500

people; men and women ; each person; everybody

認(したた)める

| x1 | Rank #648

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes) ; to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

新(あたら)しい

| x6 | Rank #399

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

生(せい)活(かつ)

| x1 | Rank #748

life; living ; livelihood; (one's) living

少(すこ)しずつ

| x1 | Rank #1,970

little by little; bit by bit

なじむ

| x2 | Rank #6,140

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to adapt oneself to; to become attached to; to become friendly with ; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit; to match; to harmonize (with); to blend in (with); to agree with (e.g. one's skin)

くる

| x2 | Rank #50

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 ...")

そして

| x3 | Rank #161

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

常子

| x9 | Rank #92,900

Tsuneko ; Tooko

鞠子

| x3 | Rank #87,582

Kikuko ; Mariko

女(じょ)学(がっ)校(こう)

| x2 | Rank #43,905

girls' school

編(へん)入(にゅう)試(し)験(けん)

| x2 | Rank #52,007

entrance examination (for a transfer student)

ために

| x2 | Rank #142

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of

夜(よる)

| x1 | Rank #388

night; evening ; dinner

遅(おそ)い

| x1 | Rank #419

slow ; late ; too late

まで

| x2 | Rank #49

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

勉(べん)強(きょう)

| x2 | Rank #815

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

励(はげ)む

| x1 | Rank #5,925

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to; to make an effort; to be zealous

とと

| x5 | Rank #5,536

fishie; birdie; chickie

姉(あね)

| x6 | Rank #1,878

older sister; elder sister

起(お)きる

| x2 | Rank #381

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire) ; to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake ; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

普(ふ)段(だん)から

| x1 | Rank #7,377

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

しる

| x1 | Rank #823

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

君(きみ)

| x5 | Rank #256

you; buddy; pal ; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master ; he; she

薄(うす)化(げ)粧(しょう)

| x1 | Rank #64,241

light makeup ; light covering of snow; dusting of snow

する

| x7 | Rank #15

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

朝(あさ)

| x1 | Rank #507

morning ; breakfast

始(はじ)まり

| x1 | Rank #2,014

origin; beginning; start

終(お)わり

| x2 | Rank #490

end; ending; close; conclusion ; end of (one's) life; death

狭間(はざま)

| x1 | Rank #13,293

interval; space; interstice; threshold ; valley; gorge; ravine ; loophole (in a wall); crenel; eyelet