Jiten beta

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.

研(けん)究(きゅう)

x1 | Rank #1,456

research; study; investigation

者(もの)

x2 | Rank #247

person

ちょっと

x3 | Rank #79

a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

お宅(たく)

x2 | Rank #5,600

your house; your home; your family ; your husband ; your organization ; you

の

x144 | 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

見(み)せる

x1 | Rank #389

to show; to display ; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ... ; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining ; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised ; to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor ; to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others ; to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...

頂(いただ)く

x1 | Rank #1,009

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy ; to eat; to drink ; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) ; to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president) ; to get someone to do something

か

x6 | 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

和(わ)室(しつ)

x3 | Rank #23,287

Japanese-style room

美(うつく)しい

x3 | Rank #1,124

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

象(しょう)徴(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #6,184

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

する

x11 | 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

年(とし)

x7 | Rank #143

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

前(さき)

x4 | Rank #129

point; tip; end; nozzle ; head (of a line); front ; first; before; ahead (of) ; (the way) ahead; beyond ; future ; previous; prior; former; recent; last ; destination; address; place where you do something ; rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part ; the other party

から

x12 | Rank #12

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

私(わたし)たち

x1 | Rank #311

we; us

暮(く)らし

x1 | Rank #3,834

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

足(あし)元(もと)

x1 | Rank #3,134

at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step") ; gait; pace; step ; most recent; current

で

x23 | Rank #10

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

支(ささ)える

x3 | Rank #2,168

to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend ; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

くる

x5 | 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 ...")

青(あお)畳(だたみ)

x1 | Rank #218,612

new mat

すがすがしい

x1 | Rank #23,696

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

香(かお)り

x1 | Rank #2,046

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

滑(なめ)らか

x2 | Rank #12,429

smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety; soft ; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); fluid; trouble-free ; continuously differentiable

肌(はだ)触(ざわ)り

x1 | Rank #32,834

feel; touch; texture ; manner (with others)

と

x30 | Rank #6

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

弾(だん)力(りょく)

x1 | Rank #13,614

elasticity; flexibility

心地(ここち)よい

x1 | Rank #7,751

comfortable; pleasant

すり足(あし)

x1 | Rank #68,396

sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet) ; moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground

音(おと)

x1 | Rank #204

sound; noise ; (musical) note ; fame

茶(ちゃ)の湯(ゆ)

x1 | Rank #50,714

tea ceremony; chanoyu

はじめ

x1 | Rank #1,773

beginning; start; outset; opening ; first (in line, etc.) ; origin ; such as ...; not to mention ...

さまざま

x3 | Rank #5,210

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

日本(にほん)

x2 | Rank #534

Japan

文(ぶん)化(か)

x2 | Rank #5,032

culture; civilization; civilisation ; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

深(ふか)い

x2 | Rank #1,064

deep ; profound ; dense; thick ; close (relationship) ; intense; strong ; late

関(かか)わる

x2 | Rank #1,725

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to concern oneself (with); to take part (in); to interfere (in) ; to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to concern; to have to do with ; to (seriously) affect; to concern; to have a serious bearing (on) ; to stick (to); to adhere (to); to be particular (about)

こちら

x5 | Rank #263

this way; this direction ; here ; this (one) ; I; me; we; us ; this person

人(にん)気(き)

x1 | Rank #1,726

popularity; public favor ; condition (e.g. market); tone; character; nature

へり

x22 | Rank #6,416

decrease; reduction; fall

ない

x3 | Rank #35

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

モダン

x1 | Rank #43,391

modern ; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips

正(せい)方(ほう)形(けい)

x1 | Rank #42,975

square

他(ほか)にも

x1 | Rank #2,977

furthermore; even more

ニューウエーブ

x1 | Rank #160,244

new wave

が

x40 | 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

続(ぞく)々(ぞく)

x1 | Rank #13,293

successively; one after another

登(とう)場(じょう)

x1 | Rank #2,250

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.) ; appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence; introduction; advent

今日(きょう)

x5 | Rank #123

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

魅(み)力(りょく)

x1 | Rank #3,627

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

たっぷり

x1 | Rank #2,329

plentifully; amply; abundantly; copiously; generously; fully; a lot ; loosely; with room to spare; with enough space; (large) enough ; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full; at least; no less than

鑑(かん)賞(しょう)

x1 | Rank #17,467

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

サイズ

x1 | Rank #2,745

size

地(ち)域(いき)

x1 | Rank #4,203

area; region; district; locality

に

x48 | 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

よる

x3 | Rank #594

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

縦(たて)横(よこ)

x1 | Rank #34,528

length and breadth; length and width ; warp and weft; warp and woof

およそ

x11 | Rank #4,672

about; roughly; approximately ; generally; on the whole; as a rule ; completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb) ; outline; gist

対(たい)

x1 | Rank #1,636

versus; against; vs.; v. ; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180) ; toward ...; to ...; with ...; against ...; anti- ; equal footing; equal terms ; opposite

長(ちょう)方(ほう)形(けい)

x1 | Rank #33,787

rectangle; oblong

一(いっ)般(ぱん)的(てき)

x1 | Rank #5,818

general; popular; common; typical

中(うち)

x1 | Rank #119

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

稲(いね)わら

x1 | Rank #160,244

rice straw; paddy straw

圧(あっ)縮(しゅく)

x1 | Rank #12,450

compression ; condensing; shortening; summarizing ; compression (of data)

もの

x6 | 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

畳(たたみ)床(とこ)

x1 | Rank #203,419

inner part of a tatami mat ; tokonoma with tatami flooring

呼(よ)ぶ

x2 | 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

この

x9 | Rank #27

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

上(うえ)

x1 | 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 ...

いぐさ

x17 | Rank #96,048

soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush

織(お)る

x5 | Rank #32,769

to weave

畳(たたみ)表(おもて)

x8 | Rank #114,399

facing of a tatami mat

付(つ)ける

x4 | Rank #1,295

to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against ; to furnish (a house with) ; to wear; to put on ; to keep a diary; to make an entry ; to appraise; to set (a price) ; to allot; to budget; to assign ; to bring alongside ; to place (under guard or doctor) ; to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk ; to load; to give (courage to)

伝(でん)統(とう)的(てき)

x1 | Rank #22,141

traditional; customary; conventional

熊(くま)本(もと)県(けん)

x1 | Rank #59,001

Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū)

八代

x2 | Rank #19,367

Hachiyo ; Hatsuyo ; Yasshiro ; Yatsushiro ; Yatsuyo ; Yayo

地(ち)方(ほう)

x1 | Rank #4,203

district; region; area; locality ; the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area ; civilian society

原(げん)料(りょう)

x1 | Rank #20,582

raw materials; ingredient

となる

x1 | Rank #931

to become; to be

国(こく)産(さん)

x1 | Rank #18,717

domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made

９(きゅう)割(わり)

x1 | Rank #24,995

ninety percent

以(い)上(じょう)

x1 | Rank #371

not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more ; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than ; the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing ; since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ... ; that's all; that is the end; the end

ここ

x3 | Rank #58

here; this place ; this point; here; now ; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... ; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...

栽(さい)培(ばい)

x1 | Rank #17,607

cultivation

て

x7 | 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 ...

いる

x5 | Rank #55

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

直(ちょっ)径(けい)

x1 | Rank #14,847

diameter

ミリ

x1 | Rank #6,305

milli-; 10^-3 ; millimetre; millimeter

ほど

x1 | Rank #224

extent; degree; measure ; limit; bounds ; (span of) time ; (a) distance ; the state of; the status of; the condition of ; about; around; approximately; or so ; as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ... ; the more ... the more ...

針(はり)

x2 | Rank #3,963

needle; pin ; hook ; stinger; thorn ; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer ; staple (for a stapler) ; needlework; sewing ; malice ; counter for stitches

ように

x5 | Rank #77

like; as ; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to ; be sure to ; I hope (that); I pray (that); may

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