Jiten beta

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

期(き)

x6 | Rank #5,224

period; time ; opportunity; chance; occasion ; age ; term (e.g. in office) ; session (e.g. of parliament) ; stage (e.g. of a disease) ; season (e.g. of a TV series)

だ

x34 | Rank #8

be; is

こそ

x1 | Rank #342

it is ... that ...; precisely; in particular; definitely; for sure; only (when, after, because, etc.) ; although; while; it is the case that ... but ; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ... ; not at all; not in the slightest; absolutely not; never

が

x27 | 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

修(しゅ)行(ぎょう)

x7 | Rank #2,697

training; practice; discipline; study ; ascetic practices

の

x46 | Rank #1

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

礎(いしずえ)

x1 | Rank #15,785

foundation stone; cornerstone

ぞ

x19 | Rank #59

adds force or indicates command

第(だい)１(いち)

x1 | Rank #1,918

first; foremost; number one ; most important ; best; greatest; most ; above all; besides; in any case; to begin with

話(はなし)

x2 | Rank #99

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

九(きゅう)州(しゅう)

x2 | Rank #9,332

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

十(じゅう)地(じ)

x2 | Rank #170,013

dasabhumi (forty-first to fiftieth stages in the development of a bodhisattva)

界(さかい)

x1 | Rank #2,319

border; boundary ; turning point; watershed ; area; region; spot; space; environment ; psychological state; mental state ; cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind

青(あお)

x15 | Rank #2,470

blue; azure ; green ; green light (traffic) ; black (horse coat color) ; blue 5-point card ; immature; unripe; young

剣(けん)

x21 | Rank #498

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

宗(むね)

x19 | Rank #27,544

principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar ; purport; gist; drift; meaning ; instructions; orders; intention; wishes

怪(あや)しい

x1 | Rank #1,680

suspicious; dubious; questionable; dodgy; shady; fishy ; doubtful; unsure; uncertain; unlikely; implausible ; untrustworthy; unreliable; clumsy; awkward; shaky; poor ; strange; weird; eerie; spooky; uncanny ; ominous (e.g. weather); threatening; dangerous (e.g. financial situation); uncertain ; suspicious (of a potential amorous relation) ; mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

風(かぜ)

x1 | Rank #705

wind; breeze; draught; draft ; manner; behaviour; behavior ; cold; influenza

な

x16 | 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?

さっき

x1 | Rank #303

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

まで

x2 | Rank #60

until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely

晴(は)れる

x1 | Rank #3,327

to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining ; to refresh (e.g. spirits) ; to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion) ; to be dispelled; to be banished

のに

x1 | Rank #106

although; despite; even though; and yet ; whereas; while ; if only; I wish ; in order to

終(お)わる

x1 | Rank #335

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over ; to finish; to complete; to conclude ; to finish doing ; to be past its (one's) prime ; to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless

雨(あめ)

x1 | Rank #1,004

rain ; rainy day; rainy weather ; the November suit (in hanafuda)

降(くだ)る

x1 | Rank #2,079

to descend; to go down; to come down ; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) ; to pass (of time) ; to surrender; to capitulate ; to be less than; to be inferior to ; to have the runs; to have diarrhea ; to pass (in stool); to be discharged from the body ; to depreciate oneself; to be humble

くる

x4 | 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 ...")

何(なに)者(もの)

x2 | Rank #1,991

who; what kind of person

仕(し)業(わざ)

x1 | Rank #3,262

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

様(よう)子(す)

x1 | Rank #445

state (of affairs); situation; circumstances ; appearance; look(s); air; manner; behaviour; demeanor ; sign; indication

変(へん)

x1 | Rank #504

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

すぐ

x1 | Rank #428

immediately; at once; right away; directly ; soon; before long; shortly ; easily; readily; without difficulty ; right (near); nearby; just (handy) ; honest; upright; frank; straightforward

陣(じん)法(ぽう)

x1 | Rank #114,399

disposition of troops; battle formation

を

x41 | 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.

逃(に)げる

x3 | 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

急(いそ)ぐ

x2 | Rank #762

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

んだ

x3 | Rank #16

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

雷(らい)獣(じゅう)

x9 | Rank #29,926

beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt (in Chinese mythology)

出(で)る

x2 | Rank #137

to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out ; to move forward ; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach ; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display ; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out ; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform ; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised ; to sell ; to exceed; to go over

建(たて)物(もの)

x1 | Rank #1,927

building

に

x32 | 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

入(い)れる

x1 | Rank #334

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

御剣

x4 | Rank #8,946

Mitsurugi

使(つか)う

x6 | Rank #230

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak

手(て)ごわい

x1 | Rank #12,198

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

早(はや)い

x1 | Rank #194

fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt ; early; soon; earlier than usual ; premature; too soon; too early ; easy; simple; quick; fast ; as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...

掌(てのひら)

x3 | Rank #5,763

palm (of the hand)

門(もん)

x3 | Rank #1,659

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

呼(よ)ぶ

x3 | Rank #348

to call out (to); to call; to invoke ; to summon (a doctor, etc.) ; to invite ; to designate; to name; to brand ; to garner (support, etc.); to gather ; to take as one's wife

そこまで

x1 | Rank #653

that far; so far; to that extent ; stop!; not one step further!

どこ

x1 | Rank #141

where; what place ; how much (long, far); what extent

獣(けもの)

x1 | Rank #1,686

beast; brute; animal ; animal with human characteristics

なぜ

x4 | Rank #315

why; how; for what reason

で

x10 | Rank #10

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

暴(あば)れる

x4 | Rank #2,538

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

宗(そう)主(しゅ)

x4 | Rank #70,369

suzerain

即(そっ)刻(こく)

x1 | Rank #14,934

immediately; at once; instantly

立(た)ち去(さ)る

x1 | Rank #5,409

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

さもないと

x1 | Rank #16,739

otherwise; or else; if not

獰(どう)猛(もう)

x1 | Rank #19,681

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

そうだ

x2 | Rank #130

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression ; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

これ

x3 | Rank #33

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

は

x27 | Rank #2

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

か

x14 | 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

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.)

頭(がしら)

x1 | Rank #8,190

top of ...; head of ... ; the moment that ...

も

x15 | 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

逃(に)がす

x1 | Rank #2,171

to set free; to let go; to release ; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away; to fail to catch

そのとおり

x1 | Rank #2,867

just like that; quite so; I agree ; that street

もっと

x1 | Rank #228

(some) more; even more; longer; further

祖(おや)

x12 | Rank #17,758

parent; parents; mother and father ; dealer; banker ; founder; inventor ; (pet) owner ; key; parent (organization); main ; ancestor; forefather

白秋

x3 | Rank #53,213

Hakushuu

然(ぜん)

x4 | Rank #13,283

-like

今(いま)

x2 | Rank #68

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

年(とし)

x5 | Rank #143

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

先(さき)に

x1 | Rank #478

previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently ; first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier ; beforehand; in advance; ahead of time

天(てん)界(かい)

x2 | Rank #11,817

the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere ; heavenly realm; deva realm

昇(のぼ)る

x1 | Rank #6,668

to ascend; to go up; to climb ; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise ; to go to (the capital) ; to be promoted ; to add up to ; to advance (in price) ; to swim up (a river); to sail up ; to come up (on the agenda)

なら

x7 | 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

手(て)

x1 | Rank #111

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

貸(か)す

x2 | Rank #1,031

to lend; to loan ; to rent out; to hire out ; to hand (over); to give

１(いち)日(にち)

x1 | Rank #1,887

one day ; all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night ; first day of the month

と

x8 | Rank #6

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

１５日

x1 | Rank #6,517

15th day of the month ; 15 days

節(せっ)句(く)

x1 | Rank #69,105

seasonal festival

や

x1 | Rank #72

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?

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