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.

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

に

x118 | 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

する

x20 | 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

もしもし

x12 | Rank #1,100

hello (e.g. on phone) ; excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

み

x2 | Rank #1,931

sea; ocean; waters

ー

x2 | Rank #156

long-vowel mark

ちゃん

x3 | Rank #54

suffix for familiar person

どこ

x12 | Rank #141

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

娘(むすめ)

x8 | Rank #416

daughter ; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

預(あず)かる

x2 | Rank #2,622

to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody ; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to be entrusted with ; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided ; to take upon oneself (to do); to settle (a matter) oneself

捜(そう)査(さ)

x10 | Rank #1,348

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

一(いち)

x12 | Rank #122

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

課(か)

x15 | Rank #2,218

lesson ; section (in an organization); division; department ; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

の

x188 | 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

電(でん)話(わ)

x3 | Rank #556

telephone call; phone call ; telephone (device); phone

が

x96 | 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

つながる

x1 | Rank #2,100

to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to ; to lead to; to be related to ; to be related (by blood)

んです

x24 | Rank #43

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

って

x7 | Rank #15

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 ...

何(なに)

x16 | 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)

やる

x12 | Rank #66

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

ね

x14 | 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 ...

まさか

x1 | Rank #276

by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not) ; something unexpected; emergency ; currently; for the time being; presently; for now ; indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly

雨宮

x6 | Rank #6,415

Amanomiya ; Amamiya ; Amimeya ; Amenomiya ; Amemiya ; Iseharakan

さん

x13 | Rank #20

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

こうした

x1 | Rank #10,765

such

とは

x1 | Rank #98

indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as

思(おも)う

x3 | 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

x2 | Rank #34

but; however; although

広(こう)報(ほう)官(かん)

x12 | Rank #70,646

public relations officer

ちょっと

x2 | 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

分(わ)かる

x9 | Rank #136

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!

です

x54 | Rank #19

be; is

はい

x19 | 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

部(ぶ)長(ちょう)

x4 | Rank #1,118

head (chief, director) of a section or department ; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

は

x139 | Rank #2

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

古(ふる)巣(す)

x1 | Rank #42,155

old haunts; former homes

なる

x7 | Rank #44

to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain ; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) ; to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of ; to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished ; to change (into); to turn (into); to transform ; to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) ; to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make ; to play (the part of); to act as ; to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as ; to be promoted

も

x34 | 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

いい

x7 | Rank #30

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

知(し)る

x7 | Rank #131

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

参(さん)事(じ)官(かん)

x8 | Rank #27,544

councillor; councilor

持(も)ち場(ば)

x1 | Rank #15,272

one's post; one's position; one's station; one's place of duty ; one's round; one's beat; one's route

帰(かえ)る

x3 | Rank #202

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back ; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.) ; to get home; to get to home plate

三上

x9 | Rank #12,266

Mikami ; Migami ; Mitsugami

ほか

x2 | Rank #1,022

another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside ; another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al. ; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside ; except; but; other than; apart from ; besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of

連(れん)中(ちゅう)

x2 | Rank #808

company; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folks ; troupe; company (of musicians)

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 ...

んだ

x13 | Rank #16

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

二(に)

x9 | Rank #273

two; 2

鑑(かん)識(しき)

x1 | Rank #9,139

judgement; judgment; discernment; discrimination; having an eye for ; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; assessment ; forensics; (criminal) identification; crime lab

空(から)っぽ

x1 | Rank #6,668

empty; vacant; hollow

丸(まる)ごと

x1 | Rank #10,795

in its entirety; whole; wholly

消(き)える

x1 | Rank #629

to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost ; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen) ; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope) ; to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps) ; to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink) ; to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear

部(ぶ)外(がい)者(しゃ)

x2 | Rank #8,824

outsider; someone outside of a group

通(とお)す

x3 | Rank #1,652

to stick through; to force through ; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse ; to make a path between two points ; to proceed in a logical manner ; to let pass; to allow through ; to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in ; to go through (a middleman) ; to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.) ; to pass (a law, applicant, etc.) ; to force to accept; to force agreement

な

x15 | 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?

と

x32 | Rank #6

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

言(い)う

x11 | Rank #50

to say; to utter; to declare ; to name; to call ; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

誰(だれ)

x3 | Rank #154

who

上(うえ)

x3 | 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 ...

取(と)り次(つ)ぐ

x1 | Rank #30,698

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to transmit; to relay; to tell ; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to answer (the door or phone on someone's behalf); to usher in (a guest) ; to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary; to handle (goods; for a company)

おい

x12 | Rank #180

hey!; say!; I say!; come on!; look!; oi! ; I; me

籠(ろう)城(じょう)

x1 | Rank #20,371

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up ; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

現(げん)認(にん)

x1 | Rank #122,580

witnessing (at the scene); seeing in person

ぞ

x8 | Rank #59

adds force or indicates command

話(はなし)

x2 | Rank #99

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

ある

x13 | Rank #36

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

締(てい)結(けつ)

x2 | Rank #33,078

conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty) ; fastening (as in a joint)

要(よう)請(せい)

x2 | Rank #4,991

appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand ; axiom

下(くだ)さる

x37 | Rank #564

to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

誘(ゆう)拐(かい)事(じ)件(けん)

x4 | Rank #15,144

kidnapping; kidnaping

発(はっ)生(せい)

x3 | Rank #2,260

occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization) ; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production ; ontogeny; development; growth; breeding

生(い)きる

x2 | Rank #349

to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

返(かえ)す

x2 | Rank #660

to return (something); to restore; to put back ; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn ; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate ; to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back ; to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back) ; to do again; to do repeatedly

ば

x1 | Rank #716

if ... then; when ; and ; why don't you...? ; the more (one does something) ; because; since

明日(あした)

x10 | Rank #381

tomorrow ; near future

昼(ひる)

x1 | Rank #2,731

noon; midday ; daytime ; lunch

まで

x8 | 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

現(げん)金(きん)

x2 | Rank #6,071

cash; ready money; money on hand; currency ; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

円(えん)

x4 | Rank #524

yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle

さっき

x3 | Rank #303

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

ただ

x1 | Rank #172

ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

金(かね)

x5 | Rank #455

money ; metal

古(ふる)い

x1 | Rank #1,781

old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn ; long; since long ago; time-honored ; of the distant past; long-ago ; stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny ; old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

札(ふだ)

x1 | Rank #4,464

ticket; token; check; receipt ; label; tag ; sign; card; plate ; playing card ; charm; talisman ; slip of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims

にしろ

x2 | Rank #2,414

though; even if; whether ... or ...

丸越

x1 | Rank #121,090

Marukoshi

百(ひゃっ)貨(か)店(てん)

x1 | Rank #17,932

department store

で

x50 | Rank #10

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

売(う)る

x1 | Rank #1,153

to sell ; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.) ; to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself ; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone

一(いち)番(ばん)

x1 | Rank #369

number one; first; first place ; best; most ; game; round; bout ; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively ; song (e.g. in noh); piece

大(おお)きな

x1 | Rank #513

big; large; great

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