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

民(たみ)

x5 | Rank #2,754

people; citizens; subjects; folk

たち

x5 | Rank #126

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

は

x105 | Rank #2

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

知(し)る

x5 | 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

由(よし)

x1 | Rank #5,946

reason; significance; cause ; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

も

x58 | 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

ない

x5 | Rank #1,614

dead

この

x16 | Rank #27

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

時(とき)

x4 | Rank #111

time; hour; moment ; occasion; case ; chance; opportunity; season ; the times; the age; the day ; tense

盗(ぬす)む

x2 | Rank #1,974

to steal ; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to watch and learn ; to do stealthily ; to do during scant time ; to steal a base

が

x119 | 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

に

x114 | 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

いや

x14 | Rank #75

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

未(み)曽(ぞ)有(う)

x2 | Rank #38,668

unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

テロ

x2 | Rank #6,492

terror; terrorism

を

x98 | 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.

もたらす

x2 | Rank #3,546

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce ; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

こと

x37 | Rank #13

thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

そして

x5 | Rank #117

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

その

x11 | Rank #28

that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...

ターゲット

x1 | Rank #3,951

target

元(もと)総(そう)理(り)

x3 | Rank #42,917

former prime minister

大(だい)臣(じん)

x7 | Rank #4,808

cabinet minister

泰(たい)山(ざん)

x25 | Rank #39,517

great mountain; large mountain

である

x2 | Rank #250

be; is

ヨーク

x2 | Rank #6,822

yoke

見(み)る

x8 | Rank #87

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...

んだ

x30 | Rank #16

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

よ

x64 | Rank #10

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

まる

x7 | Rank #39,728

circle ; "correct"; "good" ; *; _ ; period; full stop ; handakuten (diacritic)

ちゃん

x6 | Rank #94

suffix for familiar person

はい

x35 | 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

あれ

x5 | Rank #159

that; that thing ; that person ; then; that time ; that place (over there) ; down there (i.e. one's genitals) ; period; menses

クロコダイル

x1 | Rank #25,344

crocodile

外(がい)交(こう)

x1 | Rank #15,228

diplomacy ; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

名(な)前(まえ)

x2 | Rank #320

name ; given name; first name

由(ゆ)来(らい)

x1 | Rank #9,104

origin; source; history; derivation ; originally; from the start; by nature

わに

x10 | Rank #10,448

crocodile; alligator ; shark

だ

x51 | Rank #8

be; is

っぽい

x1 | Rank #1,227

-ish; -like

ここ

x7 | Rank #56

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

まで

x7 | 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

って

x34 | 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 ...

る

x3 | Rank #616

exile (second most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

いう

x4 | Rank #8,833

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange ; to tie; to bind; to fasten; to make (a fence)

なかなか

x1 | Rank #693

very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather ; by no means; not readily ; middle; half-way point ; excellent; wonderful; very good

よな

x1 | Rank #269

isn't that right?

泰(タイ)

x7 | Rank #28,024

Thailand

さん

x33 | Rank #25

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

総(そう)理(り)

x25 | Rank #4,704

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier ; leading; overseeing; leader; overseer; president

あの

x19 | Rank #49

that; those; the

顔(かお)

x4 | Rank #125

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

で

x82 | Rank #24

without doing ...

対(たい)等(とう)

x1 | Rank #7,810

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

渡(わた)り合(あ)う

x1 | Rank #15,990

to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with) ; to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute; to debate

へえ

x2 | Rank #717

oh, yes?; really?

でも

x7 | Rank #39

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do

どうして

x4 | Rank #197

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

先(せん)生(せい)

x24 | Rank #114

teacher; instructor; master ; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. ; intimate or teasing form of address ; one's elder

最(さい)近(きん)

x1 | Rank #467

recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now ; nearest; closest

のんびり

x1 | Rank #3,435

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

する

x26 | Rank #19

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

んです

x42 | Rank #42

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

か

x81 | 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

今日(きょう)

x4 | Rank #115

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

なんか

x11 | Rank #119

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

温(おん)泉(せん)

x1 | Rank #2,710

hot spring ; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

議(ぎ)連(れん)

x5 | Rank #86,932

Diet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet

サウナ

x1 | Rank #15,334

sauna

寿(す)司(し)

x1 | Rank #6,337

sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

デザート

x1 | Rank #7,164

dessert

楽(たの)しむ

x1 | Rank #1,023

to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to have fun; to amuse oneself ; to look forward to

ちゃ

x2 | Rank #542

tea ; tea plant (Camellia sinensis) ; tea preparation; making tea ; brown ; mockery

もう

x11 | Rank #48

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously

引(いん)退(たい)

x5 | Rank #5,096

retirement

間(ま)近(ぢか)

x1 | Rank #5,791

near; close (to); nearby ; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here; just around the corner

から

x25 | 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

えっ

x20 | Rank #73

huh?; what's up?

何(なに)

x16 | 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)

ですか

x15 | Rank #81

indicates question

国(こっ)会(かい)議(ぎ)員(いん)

x1 | Rank #22,676

member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP

辞(や)める

x4 | Rank #1,326

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

ちょっ

x2 | Rank #1,037

hey; hold on; come on

ちょっと

x14 | 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

待(ま)つ

x6 | Rank #129

to wait ; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate ; to depend on; to need

ねえ

x4 | Rank #92

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 ...

それ

x23 | Rank #26

that; it ; then; that point (in time); that time ; there ; you

書(しょ)生(せい)

x3 | Rank #45,336

student ; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)

なる

x13 | 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

ニュース

x1 | Rank #2,491

news

やる

x9 | Rank #60

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

でしょ

x5 | Rank #131

it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder ; right?; don't you agree?

え

x2 | Rank #88

eh?; what?; oh? ; yes; that's correct ; strengthens a question, assertion, etc. ; hey

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