Jiten beta

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?

昔(むかし)

x11 | Rank #435

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago ; the past ten years; the past decade

おやじ

x4 | Rank #2,847

one's father; one's old man; dad; pops ; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer ; one's boss ; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord ; grizzly bear

に

x338 | 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

言(い)う

x37 | Rank #50

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

言(こと)葉(ば)

x6 | Rank #192

language; dialect ; word; phrase; expression; term ; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language ; words; remark; statement; comment ; learning to speak; language acquisition

だ

x154 | Rank #8

be; is

建(けん)築(ちく)士(し)

x7 | Rank #53,104

authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect

も

x143 | 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

いろんな

x3 | Rank #1,464

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

土(と)地(ち)

x3 | Rank #2,167

plot of land; lot; soil ; locality; region; place

を

x326 | 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.

渡(わた)る

x2 | Rank #2,083

to cross over; to go across ; to extend; to cover; to range; to span

巣(す)作(づく)り

x1 | Rank #88,001

nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.

する

x62 | 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

の

x480 | 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

が

x323 | 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

習(しゅう)性(せい)

x1 | Rank #17,862

habit ; behavior; behaviour; trait; nature

なの

x4 | Rank #97

that's the way it is; yes ; is that so?; is it?

かもしれない

x9 | Rank #269

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

年(とし)

x6 | Rank #143

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

前(まえ)に

x10 | Rank #214

ahead; before; ago

この

x33 | Rank #27

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

国(くに)

x1 | Rank #411

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

バブル経(けい)済(ざい)

x1 | Rank #112,142

bubble economy

はじける

x2 | Rank #16,196

to burst open; to split open; to pop ; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor) ; to bounce; to bound

大(おお)きな

x5 | Rank #513

big; large; great

追(お)う

x4 | Rank #951

to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after ; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.) ; to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel ; to drive (e.g. a herd) ; to be pressed (e.g. for time)

俺(おれ)

x63 | Rank #24

I; me

確(たし)かに

x5 | Rank #286

surely; certainly

生(い)きる

x7 | 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.)

とは

x14 | 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

プライド

x1 | Rank #4,091

pride; dignity; self-worth

家(か)族(ぞく)

x26 | Rank #543

family

失(うしな)う

x2 | Rank #803

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

大(だい)学(がく)

x1 | Rank #1,194

university; college ; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators) ; the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

同(どう)期(き)

x1 | Rank #6,471

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

だった

x23 | Rank #38

was; were

岡嶋

x43 | Rank #84,683

Okashima ; Okajima

経(けい)営(えい)

x1 | Rank #4,462

management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting

小(ちい)さな

x1 | Rank #783

small; little; tiny

事(じ)務(む)所(しょ)

x14 | Rank #2,640

office

拾(ひろ)う

x4 | Rank #2,005

to pick up; to gather ; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped) ; to select; to choose; to pick out ; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.); to snatch (an unexpected victory); to pull off ; to pick up (someone; in a car, etc.) ; to flag down (a taxi); to hail ; to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.) ; to (just manage to) return (the ball); to return (a difficult shot) ; to take on (someone in adverse circumstances); to employ; to give a job; to take in ; to walk; to go on foot

て

x33 | 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 ...

３(さん)年(ねん)

x4 | Rank #2,017

three years

ようやく

x3 | Rank #910

finally; at last ; barely; narrowly; hardly; only just ; gradually; little by little; by degrees

また

x11 | Rank #105

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

として

x5 | Rank #150

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...

思(おも)う

x23 | 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

始(はじ)める

x4 | 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 ...

ん

x37 | Rank #23

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

着(つ)く

x1 | Rank #1,482

to arrive at; to reach ; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

か

x180 | 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

まだ

x17 | Rank #104

still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done

おい

x15 | Rank #180

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

だったら

x4 | Rank #319

if it's the case

寒(さむ)い

x1 | Rank #1,790

cold (e.g. weather) ; uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny

よ

x180 | Rank #11

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

二日(ふつか)酔(よ)い

x1 | Rank #14,837

hangover

責(せ)める

x1 | Rank #2,912

to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse ; to urge; to press; to pester ; to torture; to torment; to persecute ; to break in (a horse)

鳥(とり)

x12 | Rank #1,787

bird ; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

声(こえ)

x2 | Rank #149

voice ; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot ; voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will ; sound ; sense (of something's arrival); feeling ; voice; voiced sound

聞(き)こえる

x1 | Rank #664

to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears ; to sound (like); to come across (as) ; to be well known; to be famous ; to accept (someone's words); to agree; to understand

ひがら

x2 | Rank #170,013

lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day

シジュウカラ

x1 | Rank #118,246

Japanese tit (Parus minor); Oriental tit

似(に)る

x5 | Rank #860

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

けど

x15 | Rank #34

but; however; although

これ

x47 | Rank #33

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

鳴(な)き声(ごえ)

x2 | Rank #2,449

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar; bark; yelp; meow

お前(まえ)

x67 | Rank #65

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

そういう

x8 | Rank #185

such; like that; that sort of

人(じん)種(しゅ)

x1 | Rank #11,674

race (of people) ; type of person

っけ

x2 | Rank #742

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

には

x24 | Rank #37

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

分(わ)かる

x15 | 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!

だろう

x10 | Rank #62

seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

孤(こ)独(どく)

x2 | Rank #3,989

solitude; loneliness; isolation

癒(い)やす

x1 | Rank #8,563

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

なんて

x11 | Rank #85

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

気(き)持(も)ち

x3 | Rank #205

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

好(す)き

x8 | Rank #203

liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite ; liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved ; faddism; eccentricity ; as one likes; as it suits one ; lecherous; lustful; salacious

なる

x25 | 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

どういう

x11 | Rank #321

what kind of; what sort of; what

意(い)味(み)

x6 | Rank #316

meaning; significance; sense

あ

x22 | Rank #42

ah; oh ; hey!

なるほど

x4 | Rank #405

I see; that's right; indeed

ね

x56 | 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 ...

青瀬

x57 | Rank #90,588

Aose

別(わか)れる

x7 | Rank #1,528

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from ; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce ; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

妻(つま)

x4 | Rank #1,255

wife ; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings ; accompaniment; side (remark)

から

x94 | 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

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