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

誇(ほこ)り

| x1 | Rank #2,770

pride; boast; credit (to)

だ

| x40 | Rank #8

be; is

やむ

| x2 | Rank #164

to fall ill ; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

くれる

| x10 | Rank #61

to give; to let (one) have ; to give ; to do for one; to take the trouble to do ; to do to someone's disadvantage

どうして

| x1 | Rank #177

how; in what way; by what means ; why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for ; cannot possibly ; no way

もっと

| x5 | Rank #168

(some) more; even more; longer; further

血(ち)

| x6 | Rank #771

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

を

| x60 | Rank #2

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.

まきな

| x2 | Rank #51,900

Makina

伝(でん)説(せつ)

| x2 | Rank #2,100

legend; folklore; tradition

スフィンクス

| x8 | Rank #42,137

sphinx

捜し

| x1 | Rank #6,722

looking for something; searching for something ; object being sought

に

| x36 | 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

ぴったり

| x1 | Rank #2,071

tightly; closely ; exactly; precisely ; suddenly (stopping) ; perfectly (suited); ideally

朝(あさ)

| x1 | Rank #499

morning ; breakfast

ね

| x4 | Rank #12

right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

クソ

| x1 | Rank #1,968

damn; damn it; shit; crap ; feces; excrement; dung ; damn; damned; blasted; stupid ; very; extremely; really ; terrible; awful; shit; crap ; a lot ; negligible; insignificant; not mattering at all; counting for nothing; hardly worth consideration; out of the question

睡(すい)眠(みん)不(ぶ)足(そく)

| x1 | Rank #20,345

lack of sleep; sleep deprivation

いや

| x4 | Rank #63

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

よく

| x1 | Rank #159

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully ; frequently; often ; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ... ; (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

寝(ね)る

| x2 | Rank #384

to sleep (lying down) ; to go to bed; to lie in bed ; to lie down ; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) ; to lie flat (e.g. of hair) ; to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.) ; to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)

ぐっすり

| x1 | Rank #6,383

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

夢(ゆめ)

| x2 | Rank #330

dream

も

| x8 | 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

見(み)る

| x3 | Rank #64

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

誰(だれ)も

| x2 | Rank #349

everyone; anyone ; no one; nobody

死(し)ぬ

| x2 | Rank #200

to die; to pass away ; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead ; to cease; to stop

腹(はら)

| x3 | Rank #831

abdomen; belly; stomach ; womb ; one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive ; courage; nerve; willpower ; generosity; magnanimity ; feelings; emotions ; wide middle part; bulging part ; inside; interior; inner part ; anti-node ; counter for hard roe

が

| x48 | 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

減(へ)る

| x3 | Rank #1,118

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

静(しず)か

| x2 | Rank #976

quiet; silent ; slow; unhurried ; calm; peaceful

にしろ

| x2 | Rank #1,510

though; even if; whether ... or ...

今(いま)

| x5 | Rank #49

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

やる

| x4 | Rank #47

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study ; to send; to dispatch; to despatch ; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) ; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer ; to make (a vehicle) go faster ; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise ; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke ; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ; to ease (one's mind) ; to harm; to injure; to kill

ない

| x6 | Rank #32

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

私(わたし)

| x13 | Rank #24

I; me

食(く)う

| x2 | Rank #512

to eat ; to live; to make a living; to survive ; to bite; to sting (as insects do) ; to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of ; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume ; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position ; to consume time; to consume resources ; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) ; to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

分(わ)かる

| x5 | Rank #270

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

誰(だれ)

| x3 | Rank #112

who

と

| x16 | Rank #6

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

話(はなし)

| x2 | Rank #90

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

木(き)

| x3 | Rank #1,528

tree; shrub; bush ; wood; timber ; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

話(はな)す

| x1 | Rank #228

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat ; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss ; to speak (a language)

方(ほう)法(ほう)

| x2 | Rank #688

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure

教(おし)える

| x2 | Rank #219

to teach; to instruct ; to tell; to inform; to show ; to preach

シロアリ

| x1 | Rank #61,274

termite; white ant

さん

| x3 | Rank #19

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

変(へん)

| x4 | Rank #364

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy ; unexpected ; change ; incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; emergency ; flat

じゃない

| x2 | Rank #40

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

どう

| x3 | Rank #52

how; in what way; how about

かな

| x1 | Rank #155

I wonder ; should I?; is it? ; I wish that; I hope that

元(もと)々(もと)

| x1 | Rank #3,308

originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature ; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

あの

| x2 | Rank #38

that; those; the

剣(けん)

| x4 | Rank #2,421

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

固(こ)執(しつ)

| x1 | Rank #14,056

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

すぎる

| x2 | Rank #305

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

男(おとこ)

| x1 | Rank #170

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

って

| x3 | Rank #15

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 ...

昔(むかし)

| x1 | Rank #306

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago ; the past ten years; the past decade

から

| x7 | Rank #11

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

自(じ)分(ぶん)

| x1 | Rank #83

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you

いじくる

| x1 | Rank #24,747

to finger; to tamper (with)

もん

| x1 | Rank #286

gate ; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master ; division; phylum ; counter for cannons

たまに

| x1 | Rank #804

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

真(しん)面(めん)目(もく)

| x1 | Rank #1,296

one's true character; one's true self; one's true worth ; serious; earnest

に

| x4 | Rank #632

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

答(こた)える

| x1 | Rank #708

to answer; to reply

その

| x3 | Rank #21

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

よろい

| x1 | Rank #25,798

armor; armour

慣(な)れる

| x1 | Rank #853

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with ; to become skilled in; to become experienced at ; to become tame; to become domesticated ; to get used to doing

くる

| x4 | Rank #54

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 ...")

無(む)理(り)

| x1 | Rank #259

unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable ; impossible ; forcible; forced; compulsory ; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate ; to work too hard; to try too hard ; no way; not a chance; never; dream on ; irrational

死(し)

| x3 | Rank #896

death ; (an) out ; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

女(め)神(がみ)

| x3 | Rank #4,499

goddess; female deity

遺(い)物(ぶつ)

| x1 | Rank #18,299

relic; remains; memento

ぞ

| x8 | Rank #58

adds force or indicates command

痕(こん)跡(せき)

| x6 | Rank #4,873

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

でしょ

| x1 | Rank #154

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

頼(たよ)る

| x1 | Rank #1,085

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

カラス

| x2 | Rank #8,166

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

女(じょ)王(おう)

| x3 | Rank #5,020

queen ; female champion

何(なに)も

| x1 | Rank #340

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing ; and everything else; and all ; (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent

する

| x8 | Rank #13

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

さ

| x1 | Rank #94

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

試(ため)す

| x3 | Rank #1,256

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

いい

| x7 | Rank #25

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

きつい

| x1 | Rank #1,353

tough; hard; severe; demanding; harsh ; determined; strong-minded; forceful; formidable; fierce ; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe; intense ; (too) tight; constricting; close ; extreme; unusually strong

見(み)える

| x3 | Rank #188

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

よ

| x9 | Rank #10

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

幻(げん)覚(かく)

| x2 | Rank #6,931

hallucination; illusion

で

| x10 | Rank #35