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ひとびと

x1 | Rank #45,464

people; men and women ; each person; everybody

人(ひと)々(びと)

x15 | Rank #1,187

people; men and women ; each person; everybody

の

x968 | 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

多(おお)く

x6 | Rank #1,319

many; much; plenty; a lot ; majority (of); greater part (of) ; mostly; mainly; chiefly; usually; often

が

x434 | 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

日(ひ)々(び)

x3 | Rank #1,703

daily; everyday ; days (e.g. of one's youth) ; every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day

生(い)きる

x12 | 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.)

という

x27 | Rank #61

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

その事(こと)

x5 | Rank #6,137

that; the matter in question

だけ

x47 | Rank #45

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

で

x169 | Rank #25

without doing ...

まだ

x19 | Rank #104

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

満(み)ち足(た)りる

x1 | Rank #30,275

to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied

頃(ころ)

x8 | Rank #613

(approximate) time; around; about; toward ; suitable time (or condition) ; time of year; season

こと

x41 | 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 ...

事(こと)

x126 | Rank #95

人(にん)間(げん)

x6 | Rank #178

human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)

住(す)む

x4 | Rank #1,065

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

この

x52 | Rank #27

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

世(せ)界(かい)

x4 | Rank #226

the world; society; the universe ; sphere; circle; world ; world-renowned; world-famous ; realm governed by one Buddha; space

に

x691 | 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

エーレ

x443 | Rank #34,792

øre (Danish or Norwegian monetary unit; 1/100 of a krone)

若(わか)者(もの)

x8 | Rank #3,332

young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

いる

x21 | Rank #55

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

は

x770 | Rank #2

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

幼(おさな)い頃(ころ)

x1 | Rank #6,301

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

から

x119 | 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

田(た)畑(はた)

x3 | Rank #13,859

fields (of rice and other crops)

を

x736 | 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.

営(いとな)む

x1 | Rank #17,417

to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.) ; to carry out; to perform; to lead (a life) ; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

自(じ)分(ぶん)

x52 | Rank #89

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you

役(やく)目(め)

x2 | Rank #2,467

duty; role; function

当(あ)たり前(まえ)

x1 | Rank #1,106

natural; reasonable; obvious ; usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm

ように

x67 | Rank #77

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

続(つづ)ける

x9 | Rank #386

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

くる

x22 | Rank #63

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 ...")

北(きた)

x2 | Rank #2,177

north ; the North; northern territories ; North Korea ; north wind

海(うみ)沿(ぞ)い

x1 | Rank #33,242

seaside; seashore; coast; coastland

暮(く)らす

x5 | Rank #1,243

to live; to get along ; to spend (time)

魚(さかな)

x1 | Rank #1,590

fish

捕(と)らえる

x2 | Rank #4,296

to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of ; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features) ; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

家(か)族(ぞく)

x8 | Rank #543

family

開(かい)墾(こん)

x2 | Rank #48,159

cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

土(と)地(ち)

x4 | Rank #2,167

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

作(さく)物(もつ)

x2 | Rank #18,797

crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

得(う)る

x1 | Rank #1,077

to be able to ...; can ... ; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

そうすれば

x1 | Rank #3,045

if so; in that case; in that situation

と

x269 | Rank #6

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

彼(かれ)

x38 | Rank #168

he; him ; boyfriend

母(はは)親(おや)

x21 | Rank #986

mother

には

x66 | 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)

それほど

x3 | Rank #2,734

to that degree; to that extent; that much

不(ふ)安(あん)

x7 | Rank #883

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense

持(も)つ

x7 | Rank #190

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck

済(す)む

x4 | Rank #985

to finish; to end; to be completed ; to merely result in something less severe than expected ; to feel at ease ; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

デシ

x184 | Rank #248

deci-; 10^-1

た

x186 | Rank #148

did; (have) done ; (please) do

その

x102 | Rank #28

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

年(とし)

x5 | Rank #143

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

も

x243 | 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

また

x62 | 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

痩(や)せる

x1 | Rank #8,231

to become thin; to lose weight; to slim ; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile; to become barren

農(のう)地(ち)

x6 | Rank #35,632

agricultural land; farmland

耕(たがや)す

x2 | Rank #22,518

to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

時(じ)期(き)

x1 | Rank #1,796

time; season; period; phase; stage

やる

x24 | 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

母(はは)

x7 | Rank #680

mother

アウラ

x51 | Rank #14,852

aura

と共(とも)に

x9 | Rank #1,364

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

村(むら)

x44 | Rank #650

village

祭(さい)祀(し)

x3 | Rank #49,985

ritual; religious service; festival

場(ば)

x4 | Rank #842

place; spot; space ; field; discipline; sphere; realm ; occasion; situation ; scene (of a play, movie, etc.) ; session ; field; table; area in which cards are laid out ; round (east, south, etc.) ; field ; field (in Gestalt psychology)

へ

x72 | Rank #81

to; towards; for

出(で)かける

x3 | Rank #2,190

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

そこ

x35 | Rank #151

there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you

豊(ほう)饒(じょう)

x2 | Rank #98,771

fertile; productive; fruitful

神(かみ)

x3 | Rank #400

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami ; incredible; fantastic; amazing ; Emperor (of Japan) ; thunder

ふれい

x4 | Rank #13,057

indisposition; sickness

祈(いの)りを捧(ささ)げる

x1 | Rank #34,792

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

のです

x10 | Rank #350

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

祭(さい)壇(だん)

x1 | Rank #9,287

altar

双(ふた)子(ご)

x1 | Rank #3,919

twins; twin

女(め)神(がみ)

x2 | Rank #1,692

goddess; female deity

祀(まつ)る

x1 | Rank #24,549

to deify; to enshrine ; to pray; to worship

て

x72 | 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 ...

彼(かの)女(じょ)

x48 | Rank #132

she; her ; girlfriend

ある

x11 | Rank #36

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

けれど

x67 | Rank #336

but; however; although

村(むら)人(びと)

x10 | Rank #6,264

villager