Jiten beta

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

の

x885 | 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

手(て)紙(がみ)

x8 | Rank #1,180

letter; note

や

x20 | Rank #72

such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?

ファクス

x2 | Rank #36,569

fax; facsimile ; fax machine

が

x486 | 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

来(く)る

x13 | Rank #89

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 ...")

もちろん

x5 | Rank #354

of course; certainly; naturally

宿(しゅく)泊(はく)

x3 | Rank #15,593

accommodation; lodging

なさる

x6 | Rank #243

to do

物(もの)

x4 | Rank #535

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

えっと

x2 | Rank #803

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

ね

x228 | 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 ...

こちら

x44 | Rank #260

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

に

x545 | 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

ほう

x23 | Rank #22,343

salary

まいる

x3 | Rank #1,702

to go; to come; to call ; to be defeated; to collapse; to die ; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed ; to be madly in love ; to visit (shrine, grave)

中(なか)には

x1 | Rank #2,890

among (them); of (them)

既(すで)に

x1 | Rank #1,166

already ; previously; before ; undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place

を

x359 | 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.

終(お)える

x1 | Rank #2,056

to finish ; to graduate

も

x221 | 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

あり

x2 | Rank #1,446

ant

この

x38 | Rank #27

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

お客(きゃく)さま

x132 | Rank #5,481

guest; visitor ; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger

は

x479 | Rank #2

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

昨日(きのう)

x8 | Rank #426

yesterday

チェックアウト

x2 | Rank #35,240

checking out (of a hotel); check-out

次(つぎ)

x1 | Rank #254

next; following; subsequent ; stage; station

京(きょう)都(と)

x1 | Rank #3,225

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

転(てん)送(そう)

x1 | Rank #6,496

transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection ; transfer (of data); transmission

そして

x10 | Rank #117

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

はい

x205 | 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

ボス

x9 | Rank #1,791

boss; leader; head ; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

新(あたら)しい

x4 | Rank #546

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

制(せい)服(ふく)

x19 | Rank #1,869

uniform

できる

x13 | Rank #3,609

to be out of; to have no more at hand

恒(こう)例(れい)

x2 | Rank #13,401

established practice; custom

替(か)え

x1 | Rank #13,018

change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy ; rate of exchange

いよいよ

x3 | Rank #1,375

more and more; all the more; increasingly ; at last; finally; beyond doubt ; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

２(に)月(がつ)

x2 | Rank #4,717

February ; second month of the lunar calendar

２０日

x1 | Rank #4,564

20th day of the month ; 20 days

から

x137 | 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

わ

x70 | Rank #52

indicates emotion or admiration ; indicates emphasis ; I; me ; wah! ; boo!

おい

x40 | Rank #161

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

ちょっと

x73 | Rank #76

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

読(よ)む

x3 | Rank #555

to read ; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant ; to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine ; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji) ; to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time) ; to count; to estimate ; to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading

ごらん

x8 | Rank #4,454

(please) try to ; (please) look ; seeing; looking; watching

投(とう)書(しょ)

x6 | Rank #27,017

letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader ; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

だ

x127 | Rank #8

be; is

従(じゅう)業(ぎょう)員(いん)

x13 | Rank #5,732

employee; worker

について

x5 | Rank #473

about; on; regarding; concerning ; per; for every

書(か)く

x9 | Rank #433

to write; to compose; to pen ; to draw; to paint

突(とつ)然(ぜん)

x1 | Rank #845

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

差(さ)し上(あ)げ

x1 | Rank #144,569

carrying a portable shrine with arms stretched out (i.e. without shouldering it)

申(もう)し訳(わけ)ありません

x8 | Rank #1,458

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable ; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

私(わたし)

x121 | Rank #21

I; me

娘(じょう)

x17 | Rank #10,416

unmarried woman ; Miss ; -ess; -ette

なる

x40 | Rank #43

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

気(き)持(も)ち

x17 | Rank #205

feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind ; preparedness; readiness; attitude ; thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude ; slightly; a bit; a little

少(すこ)しでも

x1 | Rank #2,237

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

て

x84 | Rank #20

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 ...

ペン

x1 | Rank #4,978

pen

執(と)る

x1 | Rank #13,076

to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

少(しょう)女(じょ)

x1 | Rank #671

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady ; female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

雑(ざっ)誌(し)

x1 | Rank #2,240

magazine; journal; periodical

今(いま)

x27 | Rank #63

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

家(か)族(ぞく)

x2 | Rank #519

family

と

x266 | Rank #6

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

一(いち)番(ばん)

x8 | Rank #362

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

話(わ)題(だい)

x1 | Rank #1,968

topic; subject ; much talked about; topical; in the news; hot

という

x12 | Rank #66

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

記(き)事(じ)

x1 | Rank #2,226

article; news story; report; account

一(いち)度(ど)

x8 | Rank #496

once; one time; on one occasion ; temporarily; for a moment ; one degree; one tone; one musical interval

行(い)く

x17 | Rank #79

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 ...

憧(あこが)れる

x5 | Rank #3,439

to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to; to admire; to adore

ように

x20 | Rank #82

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

私(わたくし)ども

x5 | Rank #7,963

we; us ; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

共(とも)働(ばたら)き

x3 | Rank #31,221

(husband and wife) both working; dual income