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

滝(たき)

x1 | Rank #4,910

waterfall ; rapids

を

x26 | 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.

くぐり抜(ぬ)ける

x1 | Rank #19,481

to go through; to pass through ; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon); to evade (the law)

その

x6 | Rank #28

that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...

奥(おく)

x1 | Rank #745

inner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest); recesses (e.g. of a cave); heart; end (of a road, garden, etc.) ; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room ; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)

に

x29 | 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

伝(でん)説(せつ)

x1 | Rank #1,610

legend; folklore; tradition

正(しょう)体(たい)

x1 | Rank #1,456

true character; true form; true colors; identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin ; consciousness; one's senses

求(もと)める

x2 | Rank #1,039

to want; to wish for ; to request; to demand; to require; to ask for ; to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to find (a solution) ; to purchase; to buy

者(もの)

x1 | Rank #259

person

ならば

x1 | Rank #755

if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow

我(が)

x1 | Rank #7,519

obstinacy ; atman; the self; the ego

時(とき)に

x1 | Rank #1,783

by the way; incidentally ; sometimes; occasionally; on occasion ; precisely (at that time); exactly; just (then); right (then)

年(とし)

x2 | Rank #142

year ; age; years ; past one's prime; old age

船(せん)舶(ぱく)

x1 | Rank #33,564

vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft

謎(なぞ)

x1 | Rank #1,363

riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery ; enigmatic; mysterious

遭(そう)難(なん)

x1 | Rank #15,112

(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

事(じ)件(けん)

x1 | Rank #411

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

が

x18 | 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

相(あい)次(つ)ぐ

x1 | Rank #20,921

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

起(お)こる

x2 | Rank #1,143

to occur; to happen

人(ひと)々(びと)

x2 | Rank #1,199

people; men and women ; each person; everybody

古(こ)代(だい)

x1 | Rank #4,573

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

より

x3 | Rank #152

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

海(うみ)

x2 | Rank #516

sea; ocean; waters

住(す)む

x1 | Rank #1,050

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

怪(かい)獣(じゅう)

x2 | Rank #4,069

monster

仕(し)業(わざ)

x1 | Rank #3,192

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work

だ

x32 | Rank #8

be; is

と

x20 | Rank #6

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

うう

x1 | Rank #25,081

to plant; to grow

各(かっ)国(こく)

x2 | Rank #7,238

each country; every country; various countries; all countries

首(しゅ)脳(のう)

x1 | Rank #32,729

head; leader; top ; important part

による

x1 | Rank #899

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

攻(こう)撃(げき)

x1 | Rank #523

attack; assault; raid; onslaught; offensive ; criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation

互(たが)いに

x1 | Rank #4,487

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

非(ひ)難(なん)

x1 | Rank #8,386

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

合(あ)う

x1 | Rank #945

to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet ; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct ; to be profitable; to be equitable ; to do ... to each other; to do ... together

緊(きん)張(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #1,457

tension; strain; nervousness; stress ; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.) ; tonus; muscle tone

高(たか)まる

x1 | Rank #6,240

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

つつ

x1 | Rank #732

while ; even though; despite

ある

x3 | Rank #36

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

その頃(ころ)

x1 | Rank #25,426

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

産(さん)業(ぎょう)革(かく)命(めい)

x1 | Rank #69,378

Industrial Revolution

以(い)来(らい)

x1 | Rank #2,196

since; henceforth

急(きゅう)速(そく)

x1 | Rank #8,024

rapid (e.g. progress)

産(さん)業(ぎょう)

x1 | Rank #13,810

industry ; livelihood; occupation

科(か)学(がく)

x1 | Rank #3,664

science ; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science

発(はっ)達(たつ)

x1 | Rank #14,377

development; growth

中(うち)

x2 | Rank #119

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

で

x23 | Rank #11

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

列(れっ)強(きょう)

x1 | Rank #38,208

major powers of the world; great powers

アジア

x1 | Rank #13,396

Asia

や

x1 | Rank #73

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?

アフリカ

x3 | Rank #14,196

Africa

植(しょく)民(みん)地(ち)

x1 | Rank #36,654

colony ; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

を巡(めぐ)って

x1 | Rank #30,443

concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...

対(たい)立(りつ)

x1 | Rank #9,042

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

衝(しょう)突(とつ)

x1 | Rank #6,479

collision; crash; impact; running into ; clash; skirmish; conflict; discord; quarrel; brush

繰(く)り返(かえ)す

x1 | Rank #1,716

to repeat; to do over again

世(せい)紀(き)末(まつ)

x1 | Rank #30,386

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle ; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse

心(こころ)ある

x1 | Rank #54,637

thoughtful; considerate; kind ; sensible; prudent ; having good taste; discerning; refined

迫(せま)り来(く)る

x1 | Rank #24,546

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

世(せ)界(かい)大(たい)戦(せん)

x1 | Rank #34,903

world war

陰(いん)に

x1 | Rank #20,971

invisibly; secretly; privately

おびえる

x1 | Rank #7,929

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

ので

x1 | Rank #121

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

パリ

x5 | Rank #5,993

Paris (France)

カー

x2 | Rank #896

car

うん

x10 | Rank #54

yes; yeah; uh huh ; hum; hmmm; well; erm; huh? ; oof

ああ

x6 | Rank #53

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

あっ

x11 | Rank #37

ah; oh ; hey!

いてる

x1 | Rank #5,486

to freeze; to freeze over

はぁ

x3 | Rank #144

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

エッフェル塔(とう)

x2 | Rank #36,560

Eiffel Tower

すごい

x4 | Rank #207

terrible; dreadful ; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific ; to a great extent; vast (in numbers) ; awfully; very; immensely

なあ

x5 | Rank #216

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?

な

x21 | Rank #17

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?

これ

x7 | Rank #33

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

万(ばん)国(こく)博(はく)覧(らん)会(かい)

x1 | Rank #77,920

world fair; international exposition

あと

x1 | Rank #186

behind; rear ; after; later ; remainder; the rest ; more (e.g. five more minutes); left ; also; in addition ; descendant; successor; heir ; after one's death ; past; previous

時(じ)間(かん)待(ま)ち

x1 | Rank #67,649

lay-over; stop-over

です

x6 | Rank #18

be; is

押(お)す

x2 | Rank #1,365

to push; to thrust; to shove ; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to exert pressure on ; to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal) ; to affix (e.g. gold leaf) ; to push (someone for something); to press; to put pressure on (someone) ; to overwhelm; to overpower; to put (someone) under pressure; to be superior to ; to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.); to proceed; to stick to ; to do ... in spite of ...; to defy; to brave; to push aside ; to make sure ; to fall behind schedule

くださる

x1 | Rank #120

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

おお

x3 | Rank #321

oh!; good heavens! ; ugh!; oh no! ; ah!; the penny drops! ; yes!; okay!

わあ

x6 | Rank #1,016

wow!; oh!; eek!; gee! ; yeah!; alright!; hurray! ; waah!; boohoo!

カッコ

x2 | Rank #2,050

shape; form; figure; posture; pose ; appearance ; state; situation ; suitable; fit; reasonable ; about

いい

x8 | Rank #29

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem

でも

x5 | Rank #38

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

じゃあ

x6 | Rank #113

then; well; so; well then

まだ

x2 | Rank #103

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

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