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

鳥(とり)

x1 | Rank #1,891

bird ; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

たち

x18 | Rank #126

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

より

x17 | Rank #149

than ; rather than; instead of; over; above ; from; out of; since; at; on (and after) ; except; but; other than ; more

も

x400 | 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

自(じ)分(ぶん)

x53 | Rank #95

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you

が

x583 | 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

一(いち)番(ばん)

x13 | Rank #362

number one; first; first place ; best; most ; game; round; bout ; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively ; song (e.g. in noh); piece

奇(き)麗(れい)

x6 | Rank #6,295

pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair ; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat ; completely; entirely

に

x93 | Rank #31

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

なる

x93 | Rank #43

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

と

x372 | Rank #6

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

願(ねが)う

x2 | Rank #1,574

to desire; to wish; to hope ; to beg; to request; to implore; to pray ; to have something done for oneself

そこ

x9 | Rank #154

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

知(ち)恵(え)者(しゃ)

x1 | Rank #52,960

wise man

ふくろう

x1 | Rank #17,576

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

美(うつく)しい

x4 | Rank #1,094

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

色(いろ)

x8 | Rank #933

colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade ; complexion; skin colour; skin color ; look (on one's face); expression ; appearance; air; feeling ; personality; character ; tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring ; love; lust; sensuality; love affair ; lover; paramour ; beauty; sexiness; physical appeal ; kind; type; variety

染(そ)める

x1 | Rank #4,255

to dye; to colour; to color

ほしい

x16 | Rank #397

wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for ; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

頼(たの)む

x9 | Rank #345

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

赤(あか)

x2 | Rank #1,761

red; crimson; scarlet ; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ; Red (i.e. communist) ; red light (traffic) ; red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red ; complete; total; perfect; obvious ; copper ; red 5-point card

青(あお)

x2 | Rank #2,646

blue; azure ; green ; green light (traffic) ; black (horse coat color) ; blue 5-point card ; immature; unripe; young

黄(き)色(いろ)

x3 | Rank #8,101

yellow; amber

紫(むらさき)

x2 | Rank #5,411

purple; violet ; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; red-root gromwell ; soy sauce

でも

x133 | Rank #39

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do

どの

x2 | Rank #1,245

which; what (way)

満(まん)足(ぞく)

x1 | Rank #1,792

satisfaction; contentment; gratification ; sufficient; satisfactory; enough; adequate; proper; decent ; satisfying (an equation)

する

x148 | 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

もっと

x12 | Rank #225

(some) more; even more; longer; further

そして

x9 | Rank #117

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

を

x391 | 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.

繰(く)り返(かえ)す

x2 | Rank #1,658

to repeat; to do over again

うち

x35 | Rank #176

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

羽(は)根(ね)

x5 | Rank #8,044

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

真(ま)っ黒(くろ)

x1 | Rank #9,522

pitch black

という

x16 | Rank #66

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

何(なに)色(いろ)

x6 | Rank #17,192

what color

染(そ)まる

x3 | Rank #4,313

to be dyed ; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained; to be steeped

どんな

x13 | Rank #285

what kind of; what sort of; what ; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any; all

なる

x14 | Rank #617

to bear fruit

背(せ)中(なか)

x7 | Rank #898

back (of the body)

つける

x8 | Rank #356

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk ; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

か

x223 | 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

たぶん

x6 | Rank #996

probably; likely; perhaps; maybe ; a lot of; much; many; considerable; large (amount); generous

それぞれ

x4 | Rank #1,226

each; respectively

生(い)き方(かた)

x5 | Rank #4,489

way of life; how to live

懸(か)かる

x1 | Rank #11,153

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) ; to hang ; to come into view; to arrive ; to come under (a contract, a tax) ; to start (engines, motors) ; to attend; to deal with; to handle ; to have started to; to be on the verge of ; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover ; to (come) at ; to be fastened

さん

x227 | Rank #25

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

はい

x173 | 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

今(いま)から

x3 | Rank #1,565

from now; from this moment; henceforth

実(じつ)技(ぎ)

x7 | Rank #17,814

practical skill

指(し)導(どう)

x4 | Rank #4,487

guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching ; shido (minor penalty in judo)

行(おこな)う

x3 | Rank #809

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

今日(きょう)

x60 | Rank #115

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

病(びょう)棟(とう)

x11 | Rank #14,016

(hospital) ward

ベッド

x5 | Rank #1,198

bed

作(つく)り方(かた)

x3 | Rank #7,552

style of building; construction; workmanship; way of making ; recipe ; how to grow (something)

まず

x1 | Rank #670

first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else ; probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually ; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably ; anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being

中(ちゅう)心(しん)

x1 | Rank #1,950

center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance ; -centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on

輪(わ)

x2 | Rank #5,213

ring; circle; loop ; hoop ; wheel ; circle (e.g. of friends) ; planetary ring

合(あ)わせる

x5 | Rank #1,058

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) ; to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up ; to face; to be opposite (someone) ; to compare; to check with ; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate) ; to place together; to connect; to overlap ; to mix; to combine ; to put blade to blade; to fight

じゃあ

x70 | Rank #110

then; well; so; well then

同(おな)じ

x11 | Rank #170

same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent ; anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...

ように

x18 | Rank #82

like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may

下(した)

x4 | Rank #472

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter) ; bottom ; beneath; underneath ; just after; right after ; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior) ; trade-in ; preliminary; preparatory

三(さん)角(かく)

x1 | Rank #13,717

triangle; triangular shape

この

x65 | Rank #27

this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")

とき

x45 | Rank #177

time; hour; moment ; occasion; case ; chance; opportunity; season ; the times; the age; the day ; tense

手(て)の甲(こう)

x1 | Rank #15,739

back of the hand

手(て)のひら

x1 | Rank #4,444

palm (of the hand)

向(む)ける

x3 | Rank #1,025

to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to ; to head to; to go towards ; to allot; to allocate ; to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person) ; to aim for; to pursue

押(お)し込(こ)む

x1 | Rank #7,619

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into ; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

くださる

x31 | Rank #116

to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

次(つぎ)

x8 | Rank #254

next; following; subsequent ; stage; station

防(ぼう)水(すい)

x1 | Rank #32,400

waterproofing; making watertight

シーツ

x2 | Rank #8,062

sheet; bed sheet

です

x114 | Rank #18

be; is

ここ

x35 | Rank #56

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

四(し)角(かく)

x1 | Rank #25,525

quadrilateral; square

折(お)り

x1 | Rank #28,574

opportunity; chance; occasion; time ; folding; fold; pleat; crease ; small food box (wooden or cardboard) ; folding in ... (two, three, etc.) ; counter for folded items ; counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako

５(ご)分(ふん)

x1 | Rank #3,588

five minutes

誰(だれ)か

x18 | Rank #298

someone; somebody

やる

x43 | Rank #60

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

みる

x18 | Rank #166

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

一(ひと)組(くみ)

x1 | Rank #13,417

one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair

えっ

x144 | Rank #73

huh?; what's up?

ちゃんと

x30 | Rank #270

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

予(よ)習(しゅう)

x3 | Rank #15,534

preparation for a lesson

くる

x62 | Rank #61

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 ...")

左(ひだり)

x3 | Rank #1,505

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

これ

x44 | Rank #33

this; this one ; this person ; now; this point (in time) ; here ; used to stress the subject of a sentence ; I; me

真(しん)面(めん)目(もく)

x1 | Rank #1,878

one's true character; one's true self; one's true worth ; serious; earnest

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