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

信(しん)任(にん)投(とう)票(ひょう)

x1 | Rank #94,733

vote of confidence

は

x142 | Rank #2

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

形(かたち)だけ

x2 | Rank #17,623

merely for form's sake

もの

x3 | 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

らしい

x5 | Rank #231

seeming ...; appearing ... ; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

俺(おれ)

x14 | Rank #24

I; me

が

x127 | 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

ベストセラー

x2 | Rank #37,691

bestseller

を

x114 | 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.

連(れん)発(ぱつ)

x1 | Rank #14,504

occurring in succession; doing in succession; series (of incidents); spate ; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots ; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream; firing (questions); cracking (jokes) one after another

おかげで

x1 | Rank #909

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

うち

x16 | Rank #183

inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me

に

x157 | 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

何(なん)度(ど)も

x1 | Rank #1,469

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

出(で)る

x4 | 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

んだ

x27 | Rank #16

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

当(とう)然(ぜん)

x1 | Rank #618

natural; right; proper; just; reasonable; appropriate; deserved ; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly; deservedly; justly; of course

だ

x32 | Rank #8

be; is

よな

x5 | Rank #275

isn't that right?

よい

x3 | Rank #170

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

な

x33 | 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?

同(どう)期(き)

x3 | Rank #6,471

same period; corresponding period ; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; classmate ; synchronization; synchronism

出(しゅっ)世(せ)頭(がしら)

x1 | Rank #66,846

most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)

お前(まえ)

x21 | Rank #65

you ; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

も

x61 | 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

役(やく)員(いん)

x3 | Rank #6,986

director; executive ; officer; official; person in charge

候(こう)補(ほ)

x1 | Rank #3,687

candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list ; candidacy; candidature; nomination

挙(あ)がる

x1 | Rank #22,834

to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised ; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in ; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade ; to get out (of water); to come ashore ; to increase ; to improve; to make progress ; to be promoted; to advance ; to be made (of profit, etc.) ; to occur (esp. of a favourable result) ; to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

っけ

x1 | Rank #742

remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

お先(さき)に

x1 | Rank #7,614

before; previously ; ahead ; pardon me for leaving (before you)

上(うえ)

x4 | 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 ...

行(い)く

x7 | 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 ...

て

x34 | 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 ...

もらう

x8 | Rank #157

to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected

ご苦(く)労(ろう)

x1 | Rank #1,842

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work ; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

さん

x27 | Rank #20

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

それ

x30 | Rank #26

that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you

では

x5 | Rank #70

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

ただ今(いま)

x1 | Rank #6,265

I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me! ; now; at present; at the moment ; just now; a moment ago ; at once; right away; in a minute; shortly; soon

より

x3 | Rank #152

than ; rather than; instead of; over; above ; from; out of; since; at; on (and after) ; except; but; other than ; more

執(しっ)行(こう)役(やく)員(いん)

x2 | Rank #82,950

operating officer; company executive

選(せん)任(にん)

x1 | Rank #51,196

nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment

会(かい)議(ぎ)

x7 | Rank #2,046

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress

始(はじ)める

x2 | Rank #444

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate ; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish ; to start ...; to begin to ...

候(こう)補(ほ)者(しゃ)

x1 | Rank #14,206

candidate; applicant

書(しょ)籍(せき)

x2 | Rank #15,506

book; publication

編(へん)集(しゅう)部(ぶ)

x5 | Rank #3,794

editorial department

部(ぶ)

x3 | Rank #748

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty ; club (at a school, university, etc.); team ; part; portion; region; area ; category; class; division; section; heading ; counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.

長(なが)

x3 | Rank #695

long

平泉

x5 | Rank #51,049

Hiraizumi ; Hiraizumi

孝志

x1 | Rank #68,145

Takashi ; Takayuki

君(くん)

x12 | Rank #107

Mr; master; boy ; Ms; miss ; sir; madam

はい

x24 | Rank #51

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

信(しん)任(にん)

x1 | Rank #55,964

trust; confidence; credence

とする

x1 | Rank #649

to try to ...; to be about to do ... ; to decide to ... ; to take as; to treat as; to regard as ; to use for ; to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume ; to decide that; to think that ; to make into; to change into ; to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like ; to intend; to have the intention

方(ほう)

x13 | 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)

挙(きょ)手(しゅ)

x1 | Rank #20,636

raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote) ; salute

お願(ねが)い

x3 | Rank #287

request; favour (to ask); wish ; please

いたす

x1 | Rank #878

to do

失(しつ)礼(れい)

x2 | Rank #409

discourtesy; impoliteness ; excuse me; goodbye ; to leave ; to be rude

する

x21 | 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

誰(だれ)

x7 | Rank #154

who

凛々子

x4 | Rank #60,883

Ririko

入(にゅう)社(しゃ)

x5 | Rank #11,996

joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company

年(とし)

x12 | Rank #143

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

目(め)

x2 | Rank #121

eye; eyeball ; eyesight; sight; vision ; look; stare; gaze; glance ; notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) ; an experience ; viewpoint ; discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality) ; (an) appearance ; chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) ; spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave

所(しょ)属(ぞく)

x1 | Rank #3,447

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

経(けい)理(り)部(ぶ)

x7 | Rank #36,289

accounting department

今(いま)

x9 | Rank #68

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

大(だい)事(じ)

x5 | Rank #517

important; serious; crucial ; valuable; precious ; serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis ; great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing ; safe; OK

中(ちゅう)

x5 | Rank #320

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle ; in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among ; during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout ; currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation) ; middle way; moderation ; second volume (of three) ; junior high school; middle school ; China

何(ど)の

x3 | Rank #656

which; what (way)

用(よう)

x1 | Rank #502

business; task; errand; engagement ; use; purpose ; for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ... ; call of nature; excretion

ね

x36 | 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 ...

こと

x32 | 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 ...

と

x55 | Rank #6

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

後(あと)

x2 | Rank #218

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

くれる

x4 | Rank #84

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

できる

x6 | 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

これ

x28 | Rank #33

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

何(なに)

x17 | Rank #31

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)

ですか

x8 | Rank #87

indicates question

先(せん)日(じつ)

x1 | Rank #2,217

the other day; a few days ago

あなた

x11 | Rank #92

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

提(てい)出(しゅつ)

x1 | Rank #5,304

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in