Jiten beta

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

駄(だ)目(め)

x3 | Rank #718

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken ; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless ; cannot; must not; not allowed ; neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game ; no!; stop!

です

x9 | Rank #19

be; is

よ

x18 | Rank #11

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

あっ

x2 | Rank #40

ah; oh ; hey!

すう

x2 | Rank #384

to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale ; to suck; to sip; to slurp ; to absorb; to soak up ; to kiss

何(なに)か

x7 | Rank #103

something; some; any ; somehow; for some reason ; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

ここ

x5 | Rank #58

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

特(とく)別(べつ)

x3 | Rank #1,058

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

店(みせ)

x1 | Rank #464

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

だ

x5 | Rank #8

be; is

って

x11 | 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 ...

て

x6 | Rank #21

聞(き)く

x2 | Rank #134

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

いや

x7 | Rank #76

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

こと

x17 | 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 ...

は

x47 | Rank #2

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

何(なに)

x8 | 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)

も

x21 | 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

x9 | Rank #35

nonexistent; not being (there) ; unowned; not had; unpossessed ; unique ; not; impossible; won't happen ; not ; to not be; to have not

やる

x2 | 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

来(く)る

x3 | Rank #90

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 ...")

お客(きゃく)様(さま)

x3 | Rank #1,415

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

たち

x2 | Rank #124

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

が

x43 | 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

んです

x6 | Rank #43

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

本(ほん)棚(だな)

x1 | Rank #7,722

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

空(くう)

x1 | Rank #80,928

empty air; sky ; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness ; air force ; fruitlessness; meaninglessness ; void (one of the five elements) ; empty (e.g. set)

ね

x18 | 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 ...

見(み)る

x1 | Rank #88

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) ...

みる

x1 | Rank #177

人(ひと)

x3 | Rank #82

person; someone; somebody ; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans ; human (Homo sapiens) ; (other) people; others ; character; personality; nature ; capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person ; adult; grown-up ; I; me; one

に

x37 | 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

よる

x1 | Rank #594

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to

もう

x4 | 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

本(もと)

x4 | Rank #420

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

で

x16 | Rank #10

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

あふれかえる

x1 | Rank #50,924

to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

じゃあ

x2 | Rank #116

then; well; so; well then

じゃ

x2 | Rank #47

then; well; so; well then

俺(おれ)

x4 | Rank #24

I; me

の

x73 | 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

読(よ)む

x5 | Rank #567

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

まあまあ

x2 | Rank #2,086

so-so; passable; not (so) bad; reasonable ; now, now; there, there; there now ; my, my; oh my!; dear me!

お座(すわ)り

x1 | Rank #13,848

sitting down; sitting up ; sit!

くださる

x4 | Rank #125

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

あなた

x21 | Rank #92

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

あの

x1 | Rank #49

that; those; the

扉(とびら)

x1 | Rank #876

door; gate; opening ; title page

を

x54 | 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.

開(ひら)く

x3 | Rank #623

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack ; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out ; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning) ; to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen ; to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open ; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start ; to open (ports, borders, etc.) ; to open (an account) ; to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop ; to open (a file, etc.)

とき

x2 | Rank #173

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

には

x4 | 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)

べき

x1 | Rank #302

should; must; ought to

一(いち)

x3 | Rank #122

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

冊(さつ)

x2 | Rank #4,360

counter for books ; volume

決(き)まる

x1 | Rank #617

to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged ; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set ; to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge ; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch) ; to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo) ; to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)

何(なん)で

x2 | Rank #261

why?; what for? ; how?; by what means?

勝(かっ)手(て)

x2 | Rank #1,554

one's own convenience; one's way; selfishness ; surroundings; environment; way of doing things ; convenience; ease of use ; financial circumstances; living; livelihood ; kitchen ; right hand (in archery); hand that pulls the bowstring ; unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial

これから

x1 | Rank #329

from now on; after this; in the future; in future ; from here; from this point

今(いま)

x2 | Rank #68

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

心(こころ)の中(うち)

x1 | Rank #2,840

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

抱(かか)える

x1 | Rank #1,847

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm; to hold (one's head) in one's hands ; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member); to have (children, etc.) to provide for ; to employ; to have (on one's staff); to hire

悩(なや)み

x1 | Rank #3,129

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem

とか

x1 | Rank #86

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

ためらい

x1 | Rank #14,934

faltering; hesitation

それ

x12 | Rank #26

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

受(う)け止(と)める

x2 | Rank #2,962

to catch; to stop the blow ; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with

未(み)来(らい)

x1 | Rank #672

(distant) future ; future existence; world beyond the grave; the world to come ; future (tense)

かもしれない

x3 | Rank #269

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

待(ま)つ

x1 | Rank #135

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

はい

x7 | 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

どうぞ

x2 | Rank #367

please; kindly; pray; I beg (of you) ; by all means; certainly; of course; (go) ahead; (feel) free (to); (you are) welcome (to); please (help yourself to) ; here you are ; to give

空(そら)を飛(と)ぶ

x2 | Rank #15,254

to fly in the air

パラソル

x1 | Rank #36,240

parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella

空(から)

x4 | Rank #533

emptiness; being empty ; not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed ; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere

と

x7 | Rank #6

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

空(くう)虚(きょ)

x1 | Rank #22,552

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; void ; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

この

x7 | Rank #27

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

思(おも)い浮(う)かべる

x1 | Rank #9,443

to be reminded of; to call to mind

どんな

x2 | Rank #290

what kind of; what sort of; what ; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any; all

物(もの)語(がたり)

x2 | Rank #1,507

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

作(つく)り上(あ)げる

x1 | Rank #6,928

to build up; to complete; to construct; to create; to put together ; to make up; to fabricate; to invent; to cook up

か

x13 | 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

自(じ)由(ゆう)

x2 | Rank #1,174

freedom; liberty

ですから

x1 | Rank #586

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason

まずは

x2 | Rank #752

first of all; to begin with; before anything else ; probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually ; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably ; anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being

だけ

x3 | Rank #45

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

始(はじ)まる

x1 | Rank #715

to begin; to start; to commence ; to happen (again); to begin (anew) ; to date (from); to originate (in)

どうも

x1 | Rank #514

thank you; thanks ; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret) ; quite; really; mostly ; somehow ; in spite of oneself; try as one might; no matter how hard one may try (to, not to) ; greetings; hello; goodbye

今日(きょう)

x2 | Rank #123

today; this day ; these days; recently; nowadays

時(じ)間(かん)

x3 | Rank #165

time ; hour ; period; class; lesson

まいる

x1 | Rank #1,835

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)

テレビ

x1 | Rank #1,307

television; TV ; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

新(しん)聞(ぶん)

x2 | Rank #2,972

newspaper

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