Jiten beta

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

おお

x20 | Rank #327

oh!; good heavens! ; ugh!; oh no! ; ah!; the penny drops! ; yes!; okay!

どう

x12 | Rank #71

how; in what way; how about

だった

x4 | Rank #38

was; were

長助

x5 | Rank #83,849

Chōsuke

いや

x26 | Rank #76

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

上(うえ)

x9 | Rank #176

above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...

の

x85 | 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

方(ほう)

x2 | 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)

途(と)中(ちゅう)

x3 | Rank #1,030

on the way; en route ; in the middle of; midway; halfway

まで

x10 | 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

登(のぼ)る

x1 | Rank #3,129

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)

んです

x10 | Rank #43

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

が

x30 | 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

さすがに

x1 | Rank #810

as one would expect; naturally; indeed ; still; all the same; after all

ギリギリ

x2 | Rank #2,998

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

行(い)く

x5 | 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 ...

ね

x32 | Rank #14

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 ...

だろう

x10 | Rank #62

seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

な

x32 | Rank #32

greens; vegetables ; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

あれ

x22 | Rank #181

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

では

x3 | Rank #70

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

そう

x6 | Rank #41

in that way; thus; such ; so ; so?

やはり

x1 | Rank #510

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

蝦夷(えぞ)地(ち)

x4 | Rank #61,970

Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands) ; Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido

地(ち)形(けい)

x4 | Rank #10,962

terrain; geographical features; topography

厳(きび)しい

x3 | Rank #1,494

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless ; hard (to do); difficult; tricky ; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement

そんな

x7 | Rank #64

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

こと

x16 | 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 ...

予(よ)想(そう)

x2 | Rank #2,264

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

する

x15 | 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

もの

x5 | Rank #78

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

実(じっ)際(さい)

x1 | Rank #1,141

reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions ; practice (as opposed to theory) ; truly; really; indeed; actually ; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

に

x55 | 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 #10,805

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

くる

x7 | 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 ...")

となる

x1 | Rank #931

to become; to be

難(むずか)しい

x3 | Rank #804

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.) ; impossible; unfeasible ; fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased ; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look) ; dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable ; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

感(かん)じ

x10 | Rank #351

feeling; sense; impression

否(いな)む

x1 | Rank #21,760

to refuse; to decline ; to deny

どうした

x3 | Rank #406

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

もん

x4 | Rank #268

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

ですか

x5 | Rank #87

indicates question

はは

x2 | Rank #835

aha! ; yes sir

はっ

x6 | Rank #166

oh ; yes ; huh?; hm?; what's that?

を

x54 | 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.

測(そく)量(りょう)

x3 | Rank #48,264

measurement; surveying

この

x15 | Rank #27

this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")

ような

x3 | Rank #101

like; similar to ; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that) ; feels like; feels similar to; feels as if

連(れん)続(ぞく)

x1 | Rank #2,573

continuation; succession; series

まだ

x2 | Rank #104

still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done

始(はじ)まる

x1 | Rank #715

to begin; to start; to commence ; to happen (again); to begin (anew) ; to date (from); to originate (in)

ばかり

x2 | Rank #368

only; merely; nothing but; no more than ; approximately; about ; just (finished, etc.) ; as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute ; indicates emphasis ; always; constantly

今(いま)

x14 | Rank #68

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

弱(よわ)気(き)

x1 | Rank #9,068

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted ; bearish

デイ

x1 | Rank #11,176

day (as in holiday) ; daytime

か

x27 | 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

なさる

x2 | Rank #252

to do

よ

x61 | Rank #11

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

まあ

x10 | 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!

弱(よわ)音(ね)

x1 | Rank #14,053

feeble complaint; whine

吐(つ)く

x2 | Rank #1,820

to breathe out; to breathe ; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language) ; to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

思(おも)う

x4 | Rank #73

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

けど

x9 | Rank #34

but; however; although

具(ぐ)体(たい)的(てき)

x1 | Rank #3,576

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

簡(かん)単(たん)

x1 | Rank #642

simple; easy; uncomplicated ; brief; quick; light

私(わたし)

x9 | Rank #22

I; me

断(だん)崖(がい)

x5 | Rank #27,289

precipice; cliff; bluff

歩(ある)く

x4 | Rank #679

to walk

そして

x2 | Rank #117

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

歩(ほ)測(そく)

x4 | Rank #164,733

pacing off (a measurement or distance)

無(む)理(り)

x7 | Rank #312

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

危(き)険(けん)

x1 | Rank #852

danger; peril; hazard ; risk

なの

x2 | Rank #97

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

通(とお)り越(こ)す

x1 | Rank #14,343

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

もはや

x1 | Rank #1,378

already; now ; no longer; not any more

すら

x1 | Rank #913

even

できる

x3 | 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

そうだ

x5 | 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

なぁ

x3 | Rank #245

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?

うん

x9 | Rank #56

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

難(なん)局(きょく)

x2 | Rank #53,680

difficult situation

乗(の)り越(こ)える

x2 | Rank #3,201

to climb over; to get over; to cross (a mountain) ; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to get through (an illness, crisis, etc.); to get over (e.g. one's pain) ; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

ため

x1 | Rank #193

good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning

知(ち)恵(え)

x1 | Rank #5,075

wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence ; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

絞(しぼ)る

x1 | Rank #5,045

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze ; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk ; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice) ; to extort; to exploit ; to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke ; to drill into; to train ; to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down ; to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring) ; to stop down (lens) ; to turn down (e.g. radio)

そこ

x2 | Rank #151

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

x54 | Rank #10

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

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.)

つ

x2 | Rank #219

Tsu (city in Mie) ; harbour; harbor; port ; ferry

方(ほう)法(ほう)

x3 | Rank #756

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

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