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

甲子太郎

x4 | Rank #118,246

Kashitarō ; Kanetarō ; Kinetarō

は

x95 | Rank #2

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

御(ご)陵(りょう)

x11 | Rank #49,889

imperial tomb

衛(え)士(じ)

x11 | Rank #9,770

gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian ; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)

を

x79 | 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.

結(けっ)成(せい)

x1 | Rank #11,056

formation; combination

総(そう)勢(ぜい)

x1 | Rank #24,211

all members; whole army

名(な)

x2 | Rank #432

name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

から

x8 | 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

独(どく)立(りつ)

x1 | Rank #5,617

independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself; being on one's own ; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom ; separation; isolation

する

x11 | 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

藤堂

x10 | Rank #10,186

Fujitō ; Fujidō ; Fujimuro

苦(く)楽(らく)

x1 | Rank #41,881

pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows

とも

x3 | Rank #4,335

friend; companion; comrade; pal ; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement; accessory

に

x72 | 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

くる

x6 | Rank #63

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 ...")

な

x22 | 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?

俺(おれ)

x28 | Rank #24

I; me

その

x10 | Rank #28

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

中(なか)には

x1 | Rank #2,904

among (them); of (them)

江(え)戸(ど)

x2 | Rank #3,147

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

近藤

x18 | Rank #6,196

Kondouko ; Kondoo ; Kondoka ; Chikafuji

土(ど)方(かた)

x15 | Rank #9,900

construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy

ら

x2 | Rank #412

pluralizing suffix ; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc. ; nominalizing suffix

と

x26 | Rank #6

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

行(こう)動(どう)

x1 | Rank #825

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

一(いち)

x2 | Rank #122

one; 1 ; best ; first; foremost ; beginning; start ; a (single); one (of many) ; ace ; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

も

x16 | 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

含(ふく)む

x1 | Rank #2,716

to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace ; to hold in the mouth ; to bear in mind; to understand; to harbor (grudge, etc.); to harbour ; to express (emotion, etc.); to imply

て

x18 | 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 ...

いる

x4 | Rank #55

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

今(いま)

x6 | Rank #68

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

隊(たい)士(し)

x4 | Rank #27,257

regimental soldier

間(あいだ)

x1 | Rank #394

space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch ; period of time (during, while); duration; interval ; between (two parties or things) ; among (a group) ; relations (between); relationship ; midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground ; due to; because of

では

x12 | Rank #70

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

先(せん)生(せい)

x13 | Rank #118

teacher; instructor; master ; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. ; intimate or teasing form of address ; one's elder

人(じん)望(ぼう)

x1 | Rank #18,023

popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect

が

x56 | 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

厚(あつ)い

x1 | Rank #6,528

thick; deep; heavy ; kind; cordial; hospitable; warm; faithful ; serious (of an illness) ; abundant

意(い)味(み)

x2 | Rank #316

meaning; significance; sense

ない

x10 | Rank #35

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

血(ち)

x1 | Rank #577

blood ; blood; ancestry; lineage; stock ; (the) blood; feelings; passions

流(なが)す

x1 | Rank #1,493

to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill ; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift ; to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away ; to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire) ; to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute ; to cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place ; to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill) ; to forfeit (a pawn) ; to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly ; to exile; to banish

だけ

x3 | Rank #45

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

です

x12 | Rank #19

be; is

平助

x12 | Rank #45,616

Heisuke

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

さん

x21 | Rank #20

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

考(かんが)え

x1 | Rank #1,068

thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept ; idea; notion; imagination ; intention; plan; design ; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection ; wish; hope; expectation

という

x2 | Rank #61

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

事(こと)

x26 | Rank #95

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 ...

か

x35 | 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

しかし

x8 | Rank #162

however; but

ために

x4 | Rank #169

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of

動(うご)き

x5 | Rank #658

movement; move; motion ; trend; development; change; fluctuation

探(さぐ)る

x3 | Rank #2,799

to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for ; to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out ; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

美代

x16 | Rank #31,067

Haruyo ; Mishiro ; Mitsuyo ; Miyoji ; Miyotsugu ; Yoshiyo

にも

x3 | Rank #187

also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

魔(ま)の手(て)

x1 | Rank #27,491

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

迫(せま)る

x1 | Rank #2,215

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent ; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

吉兵衛

x1 | Rank #52,061

Kichihei ; Kichibee ; Yoshibee

逃(に)げる

x4 | 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

え

x1 | Rank #91

eh?; what?; oh? ; yes; that's correct ; strengthens a question, assertion, etc. ; hey

お父(とう)さん

x2 | Rank #372

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada ; husband ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him

様(さま)

x5 | Rank #93

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms ; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ; state; situation; appearance; manner

宿(しゅく)命(めい)

x1 | Rank #7,557

fate; destiny; predestination

言(い)う

x7 | Rank #50

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

戦(たたか)い

x2 | Rank #657

battle; war; fight; conflict ; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) ; contest; competition; match; game

へと

x1 | Rank #507

to; towards; for

導(みちび)く

x1 | Rank #3,075

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct ; to derive; to deduce

ゆく

x1 | Rank #1,679

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 ...

ので

x4 | Rank #115

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

テーマ

x1 | Rank #5,059

theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

音(おん)楽(がく)

x1 | Rank #1,772

music

幕(ばく)末(まつ)

x1 | Rank #30,338

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

世(よ)

x4 | Rank #1,560

world; society; public ; life; lifetime ; age; era; period; epoch; generation ; reign; rule ; the times ; world (of existence)

剣(けん)

x2 | Rank #498

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade ; bayonet ; swordsmanship ; stinger; ovipositor; dart

生(い)きる

x6 | Rank #349

to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

散(ち)る

x1 | Rank #4,282

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves) ; to scatter; to be dispersed ; to disappear; to dissolve; to break up ; to spread; to run; to blur ; to die a noble death

最(さい)後(ご)

x1 | Rank #326

end; conclusion ; last; final; latest; most recent ; no sooner than; once; right after (often having negative consequences) ; one's final moments

武(ぶ)士(し)

x1 | Rank #5,357

samurai; warrior

達(たち)

x4 | Rank #191

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

物(もの)語(がたり)

x1 | Rank #1,507

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

である

x3 | Rank #229

be; is

井上

x2 | Rank #7,142

Iue ; Ikami ; Inae ; Inei ; Inoue ; Inouezaki ; Inouta ; Inoe ; Inokami ; Ueno

入(い)る

x3 | 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

うん

x9 | Rank #56

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

あれ

x1 | Rank #298

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!; listen! ; help!

歳(とし)

x4 | Rank #3,630

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

ああ

x7 | Rank #53

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