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

煙(けむり)

| x2 | Rank #3,516

smoke; fumes

です

| x72 | Rank #21

be; is

たくさん

| x2 | Rank #503

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal ; enough; sufficient ; enough; too many; too much

火(ひ)の手(て)

| x1 | Rank #25,465

flame; blaze; fire ; attack; aggression

が

| x207 | 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

あがる

| x1 | Rank #2,977

to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised ; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in ; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade ; to get out (of water); to come ashore ; to increase ; to improve; to make progress ; to be promoted; to advance ; to be made (of profit, etc.) ; to occur (esp. of a favourable result) ; to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

ようい

| x10 | Rank #223

easy; simple; plain

近(ちか)く

| x2 | Rank #505

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity ; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to ; shortly; soon

公(こう)園(えん)

| x1 | Rank #2,146

(public) park

には

| x14 | Rank #30

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

多(おお)く

| x1 | Rank #1,189

many; much; plenty; a lot ; majority (of); greater part (of) ; mostly; mainly; chiefly; usually; often

人(ひと)

| x7 | Rank #70

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

避(ひ)難(なん)

| x1 | Rank #3,753

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

を

| x189 | 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.

始(はじ)める

| x2 | Rank #330

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate ; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish ; to start ...; to begin to ...

ご覧(らん)のように

| x2 | Rank #34,438

as you can see

神戸線

| x2 | Rank #190,232

Kōbesen

橋(はし)桁(げた)

| x2 | Rank #80,214

bridge girder

完(かん)全(ぜん)

| x2 | Rank #651

perfect; complete

に

| x20 | Rank #17

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

崩(くず)れる

| x2 | Rank #2,400

to collapse; to crumble ; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy ; to break down; to be thrown into disarray ; to crash (stock market); to slump; to decline ; to break money into small change ; to turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate

バス

| x1 | Rank #2,916

bus

は

| x201 | Rank #2

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

かろうじて

| x3 | Rank #7,844

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

橋(はし)

| x1 | Rank #3,017

bridge

に

| x147 | 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

止(と)まる

| x1 | Rank #682

to stop (moving); to come to a stop ; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended ; to alight; to perch on

かなり

| x2 | Rank #712

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

所(ところ)で

| x1 | Rank #946

by the way; incidentally; well; now ; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

火(か)災(さい)

| x1 | Rank #10,838

conflagration; fire

発(はっ)生(せい)

| x3 | Rank #1,902

occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization) ; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production ; ontogeny; development; growth; breeding

先(さき)ほど

| x1 | Rank #1,565

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

炎(ほのお)

| x1 | Rank #2,620

flame; blaze ; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

見(み)える

| x3 | Rank #194

to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight ; to look; to seem; to appear ; to come

ビル

| x4 | Rank #2,863

multi-floor building; multi-storey building

波(なみ)打(う)つ

| x1 | Rank #12,528

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll ; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart); to undulate

上(じょう)空(くう)

| x1 | Rank #5,349

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

木(もく)造(ぞう)家(か)屋(おく)

| x1 | Rank #72,533

wooden house; frame house (building)

この

| x36 | Rank #26

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

一(いっ)角(かく)

| x1 | Rank #7,659

corner; section; point; part ; one horn ; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.) ; first corner ; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

だけ

| x13 | Rank #39

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

で

| x65 | Rank #8

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

も

| x71 | 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

十(じゅう)

| x1 | Rank #2,386

ten; 10 ; ten years of age ; book containing a collection of poems

数(かず)

| x1 | Rank #529

number; amount

軒(けん)

| x1 | Rank #4,433

counter for buildings (esp. houses) ; suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

倒(とう)壊(かい)

| x2 | Rank #20,255

destruction; collapse; crumbling

救(きゅう)助(じょ)

| x1 | Rank #8,653

relief; aid; rescue

手(て)

| x1 | Rank #116

hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope

まだ

| x7 | Rank #83

still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done

届(とど)く

| x1 | Rank #734

to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound) ; to be delivered; to arrive ; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough ; to be realized (of a desire); to be fulfilled; to get through (to someone); to be appreciated; to make an impression

神戸

| x3 | Rank #16,227

Kobe (city)

大(たい)変(へん)

| x5 | Rank #299

very; greatly; terribly; awfully ; immense; enormous; great ; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible ; difficult; hard; challenging ; major incident; disaster

事(じ)態(たい)

| x2 | Rank #1,975

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

なる

| x12 | Rank #40

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

震(しん)度(ど)

| x2 | Rank #38,751

seismic intensity

地(じ)震(しん)

| x5 | Rank #6,015

earthquake

検(けん)視(し)官(かん)

| x1 | Rank #49,695

coroner

到(とう)着(ちゃく)

| x4 | Rank #1,716

arrival

殺(さつ)人(じん)事(じ)件(けん)

| x6 | Rank #6,396

murder case

と

| x73 | Rank #6

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

断(だん)定(てい)

| x1 | Rank #7,098

conclusion; decision; judgement; declaration ; affirmative

死(し)因(いん)

| x2 | Rank #7,664

cause of death

絞(こう)殺(さつ)

| x10 | Rank #30,392

strangling (to death); strangulation

気(き)を付(つ)け

| x1 | Rank #14,346

(stand to) attention! ; standing at attention

敬(けい)礼(れい)

| x1 | Rank #11,950

salute; bow

またしても

| x1 | Rank #6,581

again; once again; yet again

同(おな)じ

| x4 | Rank #153

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

手(て)口(ぐち)

| x2 | Rank #7,648

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

起(お)きる

| x2 | Rank #383

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

事(じ)件(けん)

| x48 | Rank #899

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

昨夜(ゆうべ)

| x1 | Rank #3,166

last night; yesterday evening

押(お)し入(い)る

| x1 | Rank #13,132

to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

くる

| x15 | Rank #49

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 ...")

男(おとこ)

| x3 | Rank #176

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

よる

| x3 | Rank #513

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to

行(おこな)う

| x2 | Rank #791

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

抵(てい)抗(こう)

| x1 | Rank #2,057

resistance; opposition; standing up to ; reluctance; repulsion; repugnance ; resistance; drag; friction ; electrical resistance ; resistor

する

| x41 | 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

幸生

| x1 | Rank #110,317