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

お膝(ひざ)元(もと)

x1 | Rank #42,233

beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.) ; place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); Imperial capital; Imperial court; (shogun's) headquarters ; place under one's direct control; one's own turf; one's own backyard

江(え)戸(ど)

x21 | Rank #3,347

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

神(しん)田(でん)

x18 | Rank #6,839

field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations)

うわ

x4 | Rank #404

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

先(さき)ほどから

x2 | Rank #11,886

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

いかにも

x1 | Rank #4,485

indeed; really; truly; just (like) ; very; extremely; totally; terribly ; absolutely; certainly; for sure

のんき

x3 | Rank #7,182

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely; careless; thoughtless

そう

x8 | Rank #435

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

顔(かお)

x25 | Rank #125

face; visage ; look; expression; countenance ; honor; honour; face ; influence; notoriety

で

x283 | Rank #24

without doing ...

歩(ある)く

x8 | Rank #694

to walk

この

x186 | Rank #27

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

男(おとこ)

x50 | Rank #140

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

我(わ)が

x1 | Rank #1,003

my; our; one's own

八(はち)

x2 | Rank #2,658

eight; 8

か

x483 | 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

町(まち)

x13 | Rank #645

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

代(だい)々(だい)

x1 | Rank #8,254

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

町(まち)名(な)主(ぬし)

x35 | Rank #82,828

senior town administrator (Edo period)

を

x896 | 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.

務(つと)める

x3 | Rank #4,294

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) ; to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) ; to conduct a religious service

跡(あと)取(と)り息子(むすこ)

x7 | Rank #47,276

son and heir; son who will succeed one

ござる

x64 | Rank #456

to be

お坊(ぼっ)ちゃん

x1 | Rank #24,627

son (of others); boy; young master ; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

１６

x7 | Rank #3,055

sixteen; 16

まで

x46 | Rank #59

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

父(ちち)

x20 | Rank #658

father

も

x426 | 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

自(じ)慢(まん)

x4 | Rank #2,847

pride; boast

出(しゅっ)来(たい)

x2 | Rank #4,342

occurrence; happening; taking place ; completion

いい

x72 | Rank #29

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

息子(むすこ)

x24 | Rank #877

son ; penis

だった

x41 | Rank #40

was; were

ん

x121 | Rank #22

yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during

ある

x90 | Rank #36

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

が

x948 | 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

何(なに)

x161 | Rank #30

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)

ある日(ひ)

x3 | Rank #3,293

one day; (on) a certain day

突(とつ)然(ぜん)

x1 | Rank #845

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

人(じん)格(かく)

x1 | Rank #5,173

personality; character; individuality; personhood

豹(ひょう)変(へん)

x1 | Rank #27,985

sudden change; complete change

それまで

x1 | Rank #3,132

until then; till then; up to that time ; to that extent ; the end of it; all there is to it

生真面目(きまじめ)

x1 | Rank #18,685

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

勤(きん)勉(べん)

x1 | Rank #23,275

diligent; hard-working; industrious

ところ

x26 | Rank #172

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

どこぞ

x5 | Rank #12,679

somewhere; someplace

へ

x98 | Rank #86

to; towards; for

落(お)とす

x7 | Rank #1,062

to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind ; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape ; to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election) ; to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances ; to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with ; to download; to copy from a computer to another medium ; to make someone swoon (judo) ; to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line) ; to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting) ; to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

くる

x51 | Rank #61

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 ...")

らしい

x22 | Rank #265

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

どこ

x38 | Rank #136

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

行(い)く

x47 | 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 ...

さあ

x21 | Rank #272

come (on); come now; come along; here ; all right; right; okay; now; here goes ; well; hmm; uh; let's see; I'm not sure ; here; now; there (we go); ah; oh ; about that, ...; actually, ...

私(わたし)

x287 | Rank #21

I; me

知(し)る

x38 | Rank #120

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

けど

x79 | Rank #34

but; however; although

おい

x63 | Rank #161

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

さん

x405 | Rank #25

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

なら

x49 | Rank #65

if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow

出(で)かける

x9 | Rank #2,091

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out ; to be about to leave; to be just going out

よ

x407 | Rank #10

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

どうして

x22 | Rank #197

how; in what way; by what means ; why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for ; cannot possibly ; no way

なる

x124 | 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

大(だい)事(じ)

x25 | Rank #488

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

用(よう)がある

x3 | Rank #11,098

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

とか

x25 | Rank #85

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

また

x44 | Rank #104

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect

はい

x114 | 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

お前(まえ)

x103 | Rank #62

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

だ

x372 | Rank #8

be; is

ちゃんと

x4 | Rank #270

diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately ; perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; safely; in good condition ; sufficiently; satisfactorily ; quickly

行(い)き先(さき)

x1 | Rank #6,216

destination ; whereabouts ; future; prospects

あっ

x66 | Rank #35

ah; oh ; hey!

あ

x111 | Rank #41

ah; oh ; hey!

ああ

x112 | Rank #53

ah!; oh!; alas! ; yes; indeed; that is correct ; aah; gah; argh ; hey!; yo! ; uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha

お前(まえ)さん

x44 | Rank #3,413

you ; hubby; dearie

大(だい)丈(じょう)夫(ぶ)

x27 | Rank #108

safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay ; certainly; surely; undoubtedly ; no thanks; I'm good; that's alright ; great man; fine figure of a man

ですか

x69 | Rank #81

indicates question

ちょっと

x41 | 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

ちょいと

x29 | Rank #4,997

うわさ

x19 | Rank #2,257

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

によれば

x2 | Rank #7,897

according to (someone)

どうやら

x10 | Rank #749

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; seemingly ; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely; after a fashion

に

x923 | 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

好(す)く

x7 | Rank #4,357

to like; to love; to be fond of

相(あい)手(て)

x41 | Rank #218

companion; partner; company ; other party; addressee; counterparty ; opponent (sports, etc.)

失(うしな)う

x5 | Rank #780

to lose ; to miss (a chance, opportunity) ; to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of ; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

という

x80 | Rank #66

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

んです

x135 | Rank #42

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

こら

x3 | Rank #762

hey! ; hey!

花(はな)泥(どろ)棒(ぼう)

x1 | Rank #138,997

flower thief; stealing flowers

ごめん

x12 | Rank #217

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me ; may I come in? ; permission; leave; license ; dismissal; discharge ; not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid

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