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

下(した)町(まち)

x1 | Rank #10,013

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.) ; Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

で

x129 | Rank #10

at; in ; at; when ; by; with ; within; in ; and then; so ; and; then ; let me tell you; don't you know

生(う)まれる

x2 | Rank #865

to be born

町(まち)

x1 | Rank #651

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

工(こう)場(じょう)

x1 | Rank #2,917

factory; plant; mill; workshop

飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き)

x32 | Rank #4,050

airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft

部(ぶ)品(ひん)

x1 | Rank #7,809

parts; accessories; components

を

x204 | 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.

作(つく)る

x5 | Rank #265

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct ; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) ; to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train ; to till ; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write ; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose ; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found ; to have (a child) ; to make up (one's face, etc.) ; to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

父(ちち)親(おや)

x1 | Rank #997

father

影(えい)響(きょう)

x1 | Rank #1,687

influence; effect; impact

模(も)型(けい)飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き)

x1 | Rank #108,946

model plane

に

x197 | 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

育(そだ)つ

x1 | Rank #2,660

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

と

x94 | Rank #6

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

いう

x2 | Rank #158

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

母(はは)親(おや)

x1 | Rank #986

mother

から

x56 | 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

ライト

x2 | Rank #3,598

light ; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.)

兄(きょう)弟(だい)

x1 | Rank #2,216

siblings; brothers and sisters ; brothers ; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law ; mate; friend

偉(い)人(じん)

x1 | Rank #31,209

great person; eminent figure

伝(つて)

x1 | Rank #10,291

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between ; connections; influence; pull; good offices

読(よ)み聞(き)かす

x1 | Rank #152,270

to read to (for) someone

せーの

x1 | Rank #6,224

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

い

x4 | Rank #140

strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

ケー

x1 | Rank #2,418

K; k ; kilo- ; kelvin ; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat ; potassium (K) ; king (playing card rank) ; key (color); black ; Köchel (catalogue of Mozart's music) ; kitchen

歳(さい)

x1 | Rank #732

... years old; age (of) ...

する

x28 | 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

町(ちょう)内(ない)

x1 | Rank #19,176

neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town

紙(かみ)飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き)

x1 | Rank #28,813

paper plane; paper airplane; paper aeroplane

競(きょう)争(そう)

x1 | Rank #8,748

competition; contest; rivalry; race ; competition (between organisms or species)

圧(あっ)勝(しょう)

x1 | Rank #18,529

overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory

幾(いく)多(た)

x1 | Rank #18,369

many; numerous

苦(く)難(なん)

x1 | Rank #17,623

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

乗(の)り越(こ)える

x1 | Rank #3,201

to climb over; to get over; to cross (a mountain) ; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to get through (an illness, crisis, etc.); to get over (e.g. one's pain) ; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

松本

x1 | Rank #3,261

Masamoto ; Masumoto ; Matsuhon ; Matsumoto

きく

x1 | Rank #30,639

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

子(す)

x1 | Rank #2,212

honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name

が

x211 | 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

日本(にほん)人(じん)

x17 | Rank #2,736

Japanese person

女(じょ)性(せい)

x4 | Rank #563

woman; female ; feminine gender

パイロット

x21 | Rank #5,681

pilot

初(はつ)

x3 | Rank #2,554

first; new

海(かい)外(がい)

x11 | Rank #3,348

foreign; abroad; overseas

飛(ひ)行(こう)

x7 | Rank #5,254

flight; flying; aviation

成(せい)功(こう)

x2 | Rank #1,325

success; achievement ; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

ので

x10 | Rank #115

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

ある

x11 | Rank #36

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

女(おんな)

x3 | Rank #215

woman; female ; female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman

くせに

x1 | Rank #1,037

and yet; though; when; in spite of

か

x79 | 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

なる

x19 | 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

人(ひと)

x7 | Rank #82

person; someone; somebody ; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans ; human (Homo sapiens) ; (other) people; others ; character; personality; nature ; capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person ; adult; grown-up ; I; me; one

いる

x15 | Rank #55

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

んだ

x16 | Rank #16

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

もの

x13 | Rank #2,514

indicates reason or excuse ; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

私(わたし)

x72 | Rank #22

I; me

も

x117 | 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

空(から)

x27 | Rank #533

emptiness; being empty ; not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed ; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere

へ

x11 | Rank #81

to; towards; for

憧(あこが)れ

x5 | Rank #4,026

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

どんどん

x2 | Rank #1,162

drumming (noise); beating; pounding; banging; booming; stamping ; rapidly; quickly; steadily ; continuously; one after the other; in succession

募(つの)る

x1 | Rank #10,151

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to become worse ; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

高(こう)等(とう)女(じょ)学(がっ)校(こう)

x3 | Rank #96,711

girls' high school (pre-WWII)

入(い)る

x7 | Rank #195

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

や

x14 | 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?

将(しょう)来(らい)

x3 | Rank #2,137

future; (future) prospects ; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.) ; bringing about; giving rise to; causing; incurring

になると

x2 | Rank #2,818

when it becomes; when it comes to

宣(せん)言(げん)

x1 | Rank #3,663

declaration; proclamation; announcement

では

x28 | Rank #70

then; well; so; well then ; bye then ; at; in; by; with; using ; if not ...; unless ...

行(い)く

x9 | Rank #83

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 ...

参(まい)る

x4 | Rank #1,848

to go; to come; to call ; to be defeated; to collapse; to die ; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed ; to be madly in love ; to visit (shrine, grave)

帝(てい)国(こく)

x1 | Rank #1,332

empire ; Empire of Japan

海(かい)軍(ぐん)

x1 | Rank #7,161

navy; naval force

乗(の)り

x3 | Rank #8,052

riding; ride ; spread (of paints) ; -seater (e.g. two-seater) ; (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit; energy; enthusiasm; rhythm; feeling

兄(あに)

x8 | Rank #601

older brother; elder brother ; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

神(かみ)風(かぜ)

x1 | Rank #49,415

divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century) ; kamikaze

特(とっ)攻(こう)隊(たい)

x3 | Rank #42,691

special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad

戦(せん)死(し)

x1 | Rank #13,194

death in battle

逃(に)げる

x1 | Rank #366

to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse) ; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away ; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win) ; to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor) ; to fail to hold an ideal posture

ろ

x1 | Rank #1,515

Russia

ー

x1 | Rank #156

long-vowel mark

大(だい)好(す)き

x3 | Rank #973

liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

だった

x8 | Rank #38

was; were

両(りょう)親(しん)

x1 | Rank #1,800

parents; both parents

米(べい)軍(ぐん)

x1 | Rank #13,805

US armed forces

による

x6 | Rank #895

by means of; due to; because of; according to

東(とう)京(きょう)大(だい)空(くう)襲(しゅう)

x1 | Rank #92,883

Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)

死(し)亡(ぼう)

x1 | Rank #4,406

death; dying; mortality

天(てん)涯(がい)孤(こ)独(どく)

x1 | Rank #34,446

a person without a single relative

身(み)

x2 | Rank #497

one's body; one's person ; oneself; one's appearance ; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position ; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

料(りょう)亭(てい)

x1 | Rank #19,499

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

営(いとな)む

x1 | Rank #17,417

to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.) ; to carry out; to perform; to lead (a life) ; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

叔母(おば)

x10 | Rank #5,948

aunt

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