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

忍(にん)者(じゃ)

| x2 | Rank #9,454

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

孫(まご)

| x1 | Rank #2,652

grandchild

その

| x11 | Rank #21

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

名(な)

| x2 | Rank #503

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

も

| x35 | 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

一(いち)念(ねん)発(ほっ)起(き)

| x1 | Rank #45,271

being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention

忍(しの)び

| x4 | Rank #27,173

stealth ; travelling incognito (traveling) ; ninjutsu ; ninja ; sneak theft; sneak thief ; tolerance

里(り)

| x2 | Rank #5,799

Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles ; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes) ; unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)

を

| x69 | 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.

飛(と)び出(だ)す

| x1 | Rank #1,942

to jump out; to leap out; to fly out; to run out; to rush out; to bolt out ; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to come out ; to protrude; to project; to jut out; to stick out ; to leave (a company, one's hometown, etc.); to run away (from home); to cut ties with ; to start flying

京(みやこ)

| x1 | Rank #9,823

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government ; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light) ; location of the Imperial Palace

町(まち)

| x1 | Rank #1,176

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

へ

| x2 | Rank #70

to; towards; for

そこ

| x1 | Rank #111

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

で

| x11 | Rank #35

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

に

| x39 | 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

立(た)ちはだかる

| x1 | Rank #8,169

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way ; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

が

| x59 | 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

服部

| x1 | Rank #30,794

Abe ; Hattori ; Hatoribe

伴蔵

| x2 | Rank #145,685

Banzou

率(ひき)いる

| x1 | Rank #4,859

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

鴉(カラス)

| x1 | Rank #32,575

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

一(いち)

| x3 | Rank #157

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

党(とう)

| x1 | Rank #13,216

party (political) ; person who is fond of; fan of

闇(やみ)

| x1 | Rank #1,700

darkness; the dark ; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness ; hidden place; secrecy; oblivion ; black market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels

勢(せい)力(りょく)

| x1 | Rank #6,272

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy

よる

| x2 | Rank #534

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to

達(たち)

| x2 | Rank #2,077

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

は

| x67 | Rank #3

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

絶(ぜっ)体(たい)絶(ぜつ)命(めい)

| x1 | Rank #11,519

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

窮(きゅう)地(ち)

| x1 | Rank #7,643

dilemma; predicament

姫(ひめ)

| x7 | Rank #2,276

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.) ; girl ; small; cute; lesser (in names of species) ; prostitute

様(さま)

| x15 | Rank #211

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

俺(おれ)

| x13 | Rank #44

I; me

守(まも)る

| x1 | Rank #322

to protect; to guard; to defend ; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

奇(き)想(そう)天(てん)外(がい)

| x1 | Rank #36,828

fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable

逆(ぎゃく)襲(しゅう)

| x1 | Rank #17,187

counterattack

度(たび)重(かさ)なる

| x1 | Rank #16,768

to repeat; to be frequent

危(き)機(き)

| x1 | Rank #2,667

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

見(み)事(ごと)

| x1 | Rank #1,459

splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable ; utter (esp. defeat); total; complete ; something worth seeing; sight; spectacle

脱(だっ)する

| x1 | Rank #10,876

to escape from; to get out

ので

| x2 | Rank #138

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

ある

| x6 | Rank #29

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

托(たく)鉢(はつ)

| x1 | Rank #100,103

religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging ; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)

読(どっ)経(きょう)

| x1 | Rank #35,223

sutra chanting

男(おとこ)

| x1 | Rank #170

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

ああ

| x16 | Rank #62

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

すむ

| x2 | Rank #277

to finish; to end; to be completed ; to merely result in something less severe than expected ; to feel at ease ; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

お辰

| x3 | Rank #132,960

Otatsu

さあ

| x2 | Rank #258

come (on); come now; come along; here ; all right; right; okay; now; here goes ; well; hmm; uh; let's see; I'm not sure ; here; now; there (we go); ah; oh ; about that, ...; actually, ...

次(つぎ)

| x1 | Rank #192

next; following; subsequent ; stage; station

これ

| x16 | Rank #27

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

お願(ねが)い

| x1 | Rank #193

request; favour (to ask); wish ; please

ね

| x9 | 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 ...

はい

| x10 | Rank #50

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

うわっ

| x1 | Rank #587

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

ハハハ

| x2 | Rank #938

ha ha ha (laughter)

お市

| x10 | Rank #64,841

Oichi

今(いま)まで

| x1 | Rank #389

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

居(い)る

| x5 | Rank #2,491

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

おまつ

| x1 | Rank #73,974

black pine

という

| x4 | Rank #72

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

ばあや

| x1 | Rank #44,250

elderly housekeeper; elderly maid ; wet nurse; nanny

急(きゅう)

| x1 | Rank #565

sudden; abrupt; unexpected ; urgent; pressing ; steep; sharp; precipitous ; rapid; swift; fast ; emergency; crisis; danger ; urgency; hurrying; haste ; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

病(やまい)

| x1 | Rank #4,764

illness; disease ; bad habit; weakness; fault

で

| x8 | Rank #203

without doing ...

大(たい)変(へん)

| x1 | Rank #285

very; greatly; terribly; awfully ; immense; enormous; great ; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible ; difficult; hard; challenging ; major incident; disaster

助(たす)かる

| x1 | Rank #571

to be saved; to be rescued; to survive ; to escape harm; to be spared damage ; to be helped; to be saved trouble

そうです

| x1 | Rank #249

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

よ

| x19 | Rank #10

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

いやいや

| x1 | Rank #1,233

unwillingly; grudgingly; reluctantly ; shaking head in refusal (like a child) ; no!; no no!; not at all

役(やく)に立(た)つ

| x1 | Rank #2,754

to be helpful; to be useful

かどうか

| x3 | Rank #678

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

あ

| x3 | Rank #60

ah; oh ; hey!

あっ

| x10 | Rank #77

ah; oh ; hey!

主(おも)

| x1 | Rank #2,340

chief; main; principal; important ; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

何(なに)

| x13 | Rank #26

what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

する

| x9 | 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

いや

| x7 | Rank #63

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

いやいや

| x1 | Rank #961

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

おふくろ

| x1 | Rank #7,254

(one's) mother

ちゃんと

| x2 | Rank #213

diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately ; perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; safely; in good condition ; sufficiently; satisfactorily ; quickly

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

心(しん)配(ぱい)

| x2 | Rank #226

worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear ; care; help; aid; assistance

な

| x20 | Rank #56

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?

飯(めし)炊(た)き

| x1 | Rank #61,911

cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook

煮(に)炊(た)き

| x1 | Rank #52,836

cooking

年(とし)

| x3 | Rank #142

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

と

| x21 | Rank #6

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

思(おも)う

| x3 | Rank #55

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon ; to think (of doing); to plan (to do) ; to judge; to assess; to regard ; to imagine; to suppose; to dream ; to expect; to look forward to ; to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want ; to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love ; to recall; to remember

です

| x10 | Rank #18

be; is

朝餉(あさげ)

| x1 | Rank #54,492

breakfast

あと

| x2 | Rank #131

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

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