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

小西

x16 | Rank #14,417

Onishi

さん

x57 | Rank #20

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

が

x76 | 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

年(ねん)間(かん)

x5 | Rank #2,065

(period of) a year ; during the era (of)

北條

x7 | Rank #55,807

Kitashino ; Kitajō ; Houjiu

かすみ

x16 | Rank #6,210

haze (esp. in spring); mist ; dimness (of sight)

を

x30 | 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.

拉(ら)致(ち)監(かん)禁(きん)

x2 | Rank #56,106

abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)

する

x20 | 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

っていう

x3 | Rank #1,925

meaning; called; said

記(き)事(じ)

x3 | Rank #2,358

article; news story; report; account

に

x70 | 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

しか

x4 | Rank #220

nothing but; except; no more than

なる

x12 | 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

でしょ

x10 | Rank #138

it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?

そん

x2 | Rank #1,142

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

なの

x16 | Rank #97

that's the way it is; yes ; is that so?; is it?

ほか

x1 | Rank #1,022

another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside ; another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al. ; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside ; except; but; other than; apart from ; besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of

で

x45 | Rank #10

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

いくらでも

x1 | Rank #3,837

as many as one likes; as much as one likes ; great many; plenty; to any degree; in unlimited quantities; any amount (of); any number (of) ; almost (none); (not) much ; no matter how much; no matter how big or small

書(か)く

x2 | Rank #447

to write; to compose; to pen ; to draw; to paint

じゃない

x23 | Rank #46

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

大(だい)体(たい)

x8 | Rank #1,508

generally; on the whole; mostly; almost; nearly; approximately; roughly; about ; general; rough ; outline; main points; gist; substance; essence ; in the first place; first and foremost; from the start; to begin with

家(か)族(ぞく)

x2 | Rank #543

family

方(ほう)

x7 | Rank #144

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

も

x39 | 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

裏(うち)

x1 | Rank #1,090

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

取(と)る

x2 | Rank #374

to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold ; to pass; to hand; to give ; to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation) ; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose ; to remove; to get rid of; to take off ; to take away; to steal; to rob ; to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins) ; to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop) ; to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside ; to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep

ん

x30 | Rank #23

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

内(ない)緒(しょ)

x1 | Rank #3,763

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret ; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal) ; inner realization; personal enlightenment ; kitchen

少(しょう)女(じょ)

x1 | Rank #608

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady ; female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

監(かん)禁(きん)

x1 | Rank #8,003

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

なんて

x7 | Rank #85

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

できる

x4 | Rank #100

to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) ; to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable ; to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.) ; to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up ; to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready ; to grow (of a crop); to be produced ; to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character ; to be by nature; to be born ... ; to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone) ; to get pregnant

普(ふ)通(つう)

x6 | Rank #434

normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average ; normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly ; local train; train that stops at every station

ちょっと

x13 | Rank #79

a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

は

x90 | Rank #2

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

考(かんが)える

x4 | Rank #200

to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on) ; to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration ; to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect ; to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan ; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine ; to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise ; to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view

なさる

x1 | Rank #252

to do

よ

x98 | Rank #11

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

どう

x16 | Rank #71

how; in what way; how about

私(わたし)

x14 | Rank #22

I; me

なら

x2 | Rank #67

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

行(い)く

x7 | 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 ...

て

x17 | Rank #21

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 ...

って

x57 | Rank #15

か

x56 | 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

ほんと

x4 | Rank #632

truth; reality; actuality; fact ; proper; right; correct; official ; genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable

あんた

x5 | Rank #171

you

聞(き)こえる

x2 | Rank #664

to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears ; to sound (like); to come across (as) ; to be well known; to be famous ; to accept (someone's words); to agree; to understand

電(でん)波(ぱ)

x1 | Rank #5,401

radio wave; reception; signal ; saying strange things

大(だい)丈(じょう)夫(ぶ)

x16 | Rank #113

safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay ; certainly; surely; undoubtedly ; no thanks; I'm good; that's alright ; great man; fine figure of a man

さっきから

x1 | Rank #1,721

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

はい

x26 | Rank #51

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

だ

x55 | Rank #8

be; is

と

x40 | Rank #6

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

じゃ

x11 | Rank #47

then; well; so; well then

もう

x13 | Rank #48

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

いい

x15 | Rank #30

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

です

x41 | Rank #19

be; is

はあ

x2 | Rank #257

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

あっ

x32 | Rank #40

ah; oh ; hey!

溝口

x11 | Rank #18,981

Mizokuchi ; Mizoguchi ; Mizonokuchi ; Mizonoguchi

くん

x9 | Rank #159

Mr; master; boy ; Ms; miss ; sir; madam

あれ

x11 | Rank #181

that; that thing ; that person ; then; that time ; that place (over there) ; down there (i.e. one's genitals) ; period; menses

進(すす)む

x1 | Rank #927

to advance; to go forward ; to precede; to go ahead (of) ; to make progress; to improve ; to deepen; to heighten ; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead ; to do of one's own free will

しかるに

x1 | Rank #48,362

however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while; on the other hand

お前(まえ)

x12 | Rank #65

you ; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

ぐらい

x5 | Rank #453

approximately; about; around; or so ; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least ; as ... as ...; like

ぞ

x8 | Rank #59

adds force or indicates command

走(はし)る

x3 | Rank #701

to run ; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail ; to rush (to); to dash; to race ; to retreat; to flee; to defect (to) ; to run away; to abscond; to elope ; to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.) ; to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in ; to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie

とか

x14 | Rank #86

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

言(い)う

x19 | Rank #50

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

やつ

x6 | Rank #288

fellow; guy; chap ; thing; object ; he; she; him; her

そんな

x13 | Rank #64

such; that sort of; that kind of; like that ; no way!; never!

こと

x25 | Rank #13

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 ...

ない

x17 | Rank #35

nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not

いやいや

x5 | Rank #980

no!; no no!; no, not at all

ちょ

x6 | Rank #673

(written) work; book ; (written) by ; clearness; obviousness; conspicuousness

取(しゅ)材(ざい)

x2 | Rank #2,604

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

話(はなし)

x6 | Rank #99

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

聞(き)く

x3 | Rank #134

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

千(ち)葉(ば)

x1 | Rank #4,993

Chiba (city, prefecture)

警(けい)察(さつ)犬(けん)

x3 | Rank #35,680

police dog; K9

係(かかり)の人(ひと)

x1 | Rank #44,694

official in charge; person in charge

散(さん)歩(ぽ)

x1 | Rank #3,051

walk; stroll

ランニング

x1 | Rank #14,544

running ; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet

また

x8 | Rank #105

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect

そういう

x3 | Rank #185

such; like that; that sort of

フィクション

x1 | Rank #5,463

fiction

なんだ

x15 | Rank #80

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

から

x28 | 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

まあ

x15 | Rank #145

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now ; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat ; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... ; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

内(ない)容(よう)

x2 | Rank #1,140

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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