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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

１０万

| x1 | Rank #5,604

100,000; hundred thousand

が

| x149 | 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

赤(あか)

| x2 | Rank #2,175

red; crimson; scarlet ; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ; Red (i.e. communist) ; red light (traffic) ; red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red ; complete; total; perfect; obvious ; copper ; red 5-point card

春(はる)

| x1 | Rank #1,845

spring; springtime ; New Year ; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday ; adolescence; puberty ; sexuality; sexual desire

１(いち)年(ねん)

| x1 | Rank #1,281

one year; some time ago

年(とし)

| x12 | Rank #142

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

に

| x136 | 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

２(に)月(がつ)

| x3 | Rank #6,044

February ; second month of the lunar calendar

１５日

| x2 | Rank #8,583

15th day of the month ; 15 days

土(と)地(ち)

| x1 | Rank #2,371

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

帯(おび)

| x1 | Rank #5,857

obi (kimono sash) ; obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product) ; band; belt; strip ; cingulum ; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

から

| x24 | Rank #11

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

最(さい)近(きん)

| x2 | Rank #391

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

藤子

| x2 | Rank #51,299

Tooko ; Fujiko

不二雄

| x1 | Rank #85,134

Fujio

先(せん)生(せい)

| x8 | Rank #315

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

の

| x282 | 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

Ｓ(エス)Ｆ(エフ)

| x1 | Rank #14,858

science fiction; sci-fi; SF

短(たん)編(ぺん)集(しゅう)

| x2 | Rank #28,413

collection of short stories; collected short stories

を

| x164 | Rank #2

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.

読(よ)む

| x4 | Rank #448

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

子(こ)供(ども)の頃(ころ)

| x2 | Rank #3,064

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

ただ

| x6 | Rank #162

ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

夢(む)中(ちゅう)

| x3 | Rank #2,247

absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to ; forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium ; within a dream; while dreaming

で

| x8 | Rank #203

without doing ...

楽(たの)しむ

| x2 | Rank #758

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

漫(まん)画(が)

| x4 | Rank #3,077

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

いかに

| x2 | Rank #2,879

how; in what way ; how (much); to what extent ; however (much); no matter how ; hey; oi

凄(すさ)まじい

| x2 | Rank #9,555

terrible; dreadful; awful; horrible; ghastly ; tremendous; terrific; enormous; prodigious; stupendous; amazing ; appalling; shocking; staggering; absurd

もの

| x5 | Rank #76

thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly

だった

| x14 | Rank #30

was; were

か

| x51 | 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(いま)

| x14 | Rank #49

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

大人(おとな)

| x2 | Rank #749

adult; grown-up

なる

| x11 | Rank #34

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

同(おな)じ

| x4 | Rank #145

same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent ; anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...

職(しょく)業(ぎょう)

| x2 | Rank #4,021

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling; business

について

| x2 | Rank #516

about; on; regarding; concerning ; per; for every

本(ほん)当(とう)に

| x2 | Rank #171

really; truly

わかる

| x3 | Rank #1,057

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!

気(き)

| x5 | Rank #82

spirit; mind; heart ; nature; disposition ; intention; mind; will; motivation ; mood; feelings ; consciousness ; care; attention; consideration; worry ; interest ; (the) air; atmosphere ; ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood ; fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste

する

| x23 | Rank #13

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

後明

| x1 | Rank #140,066

Gomiyou

集(しゅう)英(えい)社(しゃ)

| x6 | Rank #32,131

Shueisha (publisher)

９(く)月(がつ)

| x2 | Rank #5,172

September ; ninth month of the lunar calendar

２９日

| x2 | Rank #13,128

29th day of the month ; 29 days

定(てい)価(か)

| x2 | Rank #14,181

list price; regular price; established price

本(ほん)体(たい)

| x2 | Rank #4,274

substance; true form; true character ; main part; main unit; body (of a machine) ; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) ; noumenon ; base price; pre-tax price

円(えん)

| x5 | Rank #903

yen (Japanese monetary unit) ; circle

十(じゅう)

| x2 | Rank #2,398

ten; 10 ; ten years of age ; book containing a collection of poems

税(ぜい)

| x2 | Rank #12,418

tax

雑(ざっ)誌(し)

| x2 | Rank #2,810

magazine; journal; periodical

ジャンプ

| x3 | Rank #5,452

jump ; jumping event (skiing, track and field) ; jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink) ; jump (in price); sudden rise

いえ

| x2 | Rank #321

no ; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

居(きょ)

| x2 | Rank #18,959

residence

倒(たお)す

| x3 | Rank #1,264

to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side; to recline (e.g. a seat) ; to kill; to defeat; to beat ; to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin ; to leave unpaid; to cheat

ワイズ

| x13 | Rank #67,015

wise

情(じょう)報(ほう)

| x4 | Rank #683

information; news; report; intelligence ; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)

聞(き)き出(だ)す

| x2 | Rank #4,317

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning) ; to begin listening (to)

と

| x69 | Rank #6

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

アゲハ

| x18 | Rank #50,746

swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)

達(たち)

| x43 | Rank #2,077

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

前(まえ)に

| x3 | Rank #160

ahead; before; ago

恐(おそ)る

| x2 | Rank #5,307

to fear; to be afraid

べ

| x3 | Rank #1,629

word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation ; familiar suffix used after a personal name

おまえ

| x3 | Rank #3,402

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

持(も)つ

| x6 | Rank #116

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

男(おとこ)

| x21 | Rank #170

man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

現(あらわ)れる

| x3 | Rank #746

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise ; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

口(くち)封(ふう)じ

| x2 | Rank #13,184

muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something) ; silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

ために

| x3 | Rank #137

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of

殺(ころ)す

| x6 | Rank #464

to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter ; to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) ; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) ; to put out (a runner) ; to pawn; to put in hock

は

| x175 | Rank #3

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

襲(おそ)いかかる

| x2 | Rank #5,581

to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

一(いっ)方(ぽう)

| x3 | Rank #1,779

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party ; on the one hand; on the other hand ; whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn ; just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only

未(み)来(らい)

| x16 | Rank #828

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

持(も)ち帰(かえ)る

| x2 | Rank #4,416

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

また

| x3 | Rank #91

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

口(くち)

| x3 | Rank #313

mouth ; opening; hole; gap; orifice ; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece ; gate; door; entrance; exit ; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip) ; taste; palate ; mouth (to feed) ; opening (i.e. vacancy); available position ; invitation; summons ; kind; sort; type

以(い)上(じょう)

| x4 | Rank #332

not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more ; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than ; the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing ; since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ... ; that's all; that is the end; the end

映(えい)像(ぞう)

| x5 | Rank #2,107

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV) ; video; film; footage ; reflection ; image (in one's mind); mental picture

にも

| x5 | Rank #135

also; too; not ... either; as well; even ; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

変(へん)化(か)

| x3 | Rank #1,615

change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis ; variety; diversity ; inflection; declension; conjugation ; sidestepping

ある

| x5 | Rank #29