Jiten beta

to eat ; to live; to make a living; to survive ; to bite; to sting (as insects do) ; to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of ; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume ; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position ; to consume time; to consume resources ; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) ; to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

ケドー

| x6 | Rank #9,973

Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization; KEDO

字(じ)余(あま)り

| x1 | Rank #67,276

hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.

上(うえ)

| x5 | Rank #195

above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...

詩(うた)

| x1 | Rank #8,857

song; singing ; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka) ; modern poetry

品(ひん)性(せい)

| x1 | Rank #29,809

character

欠片(かけら)

| x1 | Rank #8,907

fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shard ; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred; scrap

売(う)る

| x3 | Rank #833

to sell ; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.) ; to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself ; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone

泥(どろ)

| x1 | Rank #4,106

mud; (wet) dirt ; thief ; Android (mobile operating system)

塗(ぬ)りたくる

| x1 | Rank #21,883

to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly

しお

| x1 | Rank #10,016

tide; current ; sea water ; opportunity; chance ; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

平(へい)安(あん)

| x1 | Rank #26,076

peace; tranquility; tranquillity ; Heian period (794-1185)

世(よ)

| x1 | Rank #1,973

world; society; public ; life; lifetime ; age; era; period; epoch; generation ; reign; rule ; the times ; world (of existence)

醜(しゅう)女(じょ)

| x1 | Rank #64,253

homely woman; plain-looking woman ; female demon

あたい

| x3 | Rank #15,858

I; me

日本(にほん)語(ご)

| x1 | Rank #3,938

Japanese (language)

こういう

| x6 | Rank #376

such; this sort of; like this

稚(ち)拙(せつ)

| x1 | Rank #23,582

unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy; crude

何(なん)だ

| x3 | Rank #736

what!; oh ; what the heck; what the; damn

いつ

| x3 | Rank #249

when; at what time; how soon ; normal times; ordinary days

日本(にほん)

| x9 | Rank #800

Japan

史(し)

| x1 | Rank #7,178

history

自(じ)分(ぶん)で

| x6 | Rank #396

by myself; in person; by oneself

部(ぶ)分(ぶん)

| x6 | Rank #1,366

portion; section; part

っぱなし

| x5 | Rank #2,253

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.) ; (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

気(き)持(も)ち

| x20 | Rank #209

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

ですが

| x11 | Rank #428

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

どういう風(ふう)に

| x1 | Rank #27,600

how; in what way; in what manner

ちも

| x2 | Rank #11,098

wet nurse; nursing mother

気(き)付(づ)く

| x3 | Rank #1,178

to notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive; to sense; to suspect ; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

なんて

| x27 | Rank #80

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

何(なに)も

| x3 | Rank #335

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing ; and everything else; and all ; (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent

ステップアップ

| x1 | Rank #32,557

step-up; advance; progress; increase

傾(けい)向(こう)

| x1 | Rank #5,925

tendency; trend; inclination

理(り)解(かい)

| x2 | Rank #859

understanding; comprehension; appreciation ; sympathy

さっき

| x3 | Rank #248

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

歌(か)人(じん)

| x1 | Rank #54,334

poet (of tanka poems)

元(もと)

| x2 | Rank #507

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

作(つく)る

| x6 | Rank #208

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct ; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) ; to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train ; to till ; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write ; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose ; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found ; to have (a child) ; to make up (one's face, etc.) ; to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

作(さく)文(ぶん)

| x1 | Rank #17,546

writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition ; formal writing with little real meaning

お話(はなし)

| x2 | Rank #921

story; tale ; talk; discussion

作(つく)り

| x2 | Rank #2,619

making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure ; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.) ; build; physique ; sashimi ; forced (smile, etc.)

楽(たの)しい

| x11 | Rank #366

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

夢(ゆめ)

| x2 | Rank #340

dream

希(き)望(ぼう)

| x4 | Rank #1,112

hope; wish; aspiration ; (bright) prospects; expectation

溢(あぶ)れる

| x3 | Rank #4,752

to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.) ; to be left out; to be crowded out

紙(かみ)芝(しば)居(い)

| x3 | Rank #37,277

kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

最(さい)近(きん)

| x7 | Rank #408

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

流行(はや)る

| x1 | Rank #6,407

to be popular; to come into fashion ; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic ; to flourish; to thrive

城(じょう)

| x1 | Rank #5,088

castle (in place names) ; castle; fortress

場(ば)所(しょ)

| x1 | Rank #266

place; location; spot; position ; room; space ; basho; wrestling tournament

考(かんが)え方(かた)

| x4 | Rank #3,140

way of thinking

どうした

| x6 | Rank #184

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

神(かみ)

| x2 | Rank #750

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

降(お)りる

| x1 | Rank #1,216

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down ; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount ; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold ; to be granted; to be issued; to be given ; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.) ; to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

軍(ぐん)事(じ)会(かい)議(ぎ)

| x1 | Rank #105,475

council of war

通(つう)じる

| x2 | Rank #1,507

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with) ; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to ; to be understood; to be comprehended ; to be honored; to be good ; to be well versed in; to be well-informed ; to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy) ; to form a liaison; to be intimate ; to spread widely; to disseminate

説(せつ)明(めい)

| x3 | Rank #673

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

余(よ)計(けい)

| x1 | Rank #832

extra; more; too much; too many; excessive; superfluous; spare; surplus ; unnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; unwanted; uninvited ; all the more; even more

しかし

| x12 | Rank #250

however; but

転(てん)入(にゅう)

| x1 | Rank #18,447

moving into (a city, etc.) ; transfer (to a new school)

初(しょ)日(にち)

| x2 | Rank #3,739

first day; opening day

馴(な)染(じ)む

| x1 | Rank #7,850

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to adapt oneself to; to become attached to; to become friendly with ; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit; to match; to harmonize (with); to blend in (with); to agree with (e.g. one's skin)

軍(ぐん)人(じん)

| x1 | Rank #8,579

serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel

んー

| x1 | Rank #2,268

hm; um ; huh?; what? ; nuh-uh; no

なるほど

| x3 | Rank #403

I see; that's right; indeed

タイトル

| x1 | Rank #4,276

title

アリとキリギリス

| x1 | Rank #87,396

The Ant and the Grasshopper

イソップ童(どう)話(わ)

| x1 | Rank #113,166

Aesop's Fables

パクリ

| x2 | Rank #20,622

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide ; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up ; plagiarism; rip-off; lifting; cribbing

言(こと)葉(ば)

| x6 | Rank #286

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

駄(だ)作(さく)

| x1 | Rank #39,339

poor piece of work; rubbish; trash

実(じつ)力(りょく)

| x2 | Rank #2,188

(real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency ; arms; force

カバー

| x1 | Rank #4,633

cover; covering; dust jacket; wrapper ; covering (a song); cover; cover version ; coverage ; to cover (a loss); to offset; to compensate for (e.g. a weakness); to make up for; to cover for (someone)

暗(くら)い

| x4 | Rank #1,223

dark; gloomy; murky ; depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood) ; dark (in colour); dull ; ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious ; unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising ; unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)

榊原

| x1 | Rank #44,689

Sakakihara ; Sakakibara ; Yanagihara

作(さく)品(ひん)

| x1 | Rank #1,970

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

楽(たの)しみ

| x4 | Rank #664

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; delight; joy; fun; diversion; hobby ; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

始(はじ)まり

| x3 | Rank #1,978

origin; beginning; start

聴(き)く

| x1 | Rank #2,552

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

猛(もう)暑(しょ)

| x2 | Rank #31,547

heat wave; fierce heat

日(ひ)

| x5 | Rank #191

day; days ; sun; sunshine; sunlight ; (the) day; daytime; daylight ; date; deadline ; (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood) ; case (esp. unfortunate); event

冬(ふゆ)

| x3 | Rank #2,205

winter

にそなえて

| x1 | Rank #45,774

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

はたらく

| x1 | Rank #23,462

to work; to labor; to labour ; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play ; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice ; to be conjugated

労(ろう)働(どう)

| x1 | Rank #8,779

manual labor; manual labour; toil; work ; Labour Party

当(とう)然(ぜん)のこと

| x3 | Rank #4,989

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

ある日(ひ)

| x1 | Rank #2,080

one day; (on) a certain day

キリギリス

| x3 | Rank #57,003

Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri) ; katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); long-horned grasshopper ; cricket