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

命(いのち)

x2 | Rank #427

life; life force ; lifetime; lifespan ; most important thing; foundation; core ; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love) ; fate; destiny; karma

ね

x2 | 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 ...

河(かわ)

x1 | Rank #6,131

river; stream ; River; the ... river

お父(とう)さん

x2 | Rank #372

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada ; husband ; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him

詳(しょう)説(せつ)

x1 | Rank #203,419

detailed explanation

おーい

x3 | Rank #2,287

hey!; oi!; ahoy!

じゃあ

x2 | Rank #116

then; well; so; well then

おまえ

x1 | Rank #317

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

より

x6 | Rank #152

than ; rather than; instead of; over; above ; from; out of; since; at; on (and after) ; except; but; other than ; more

二人(ふたり)

x1 | Rank #284

two persons; two people; pair; couple

さん

x7 | Rank #20

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

関ケ原

x1 | Rank #83,409

Sekigahara (battle site, 1600) ; decisive battle; critical battle

合(かっ)戦(せん)

x1 | Rank #11,883

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

さかのぼる

x1 | Rank #19,093

to go upstream; to go up (a river) ; to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to); to be retroactive (to)

こと

x22 | 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 ...

年(とし)

x14 | Rank #143

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

この

x24 | Rank #27

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

手(て)紙(がみ)

x2 | Rank #1,202

letter; note

が

x88 | 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

無(ぶ)事(じ)

x1 | Rank #877

safety; security; peace; quiet ; safely; without incident; successfully ; good health ; inaction; ennui

に

x93 | Rank #29

load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods ; burden; responsibility

読(よ)む

x1 | 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

を

x80 | 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.

祈(いの)る

x1 | Rank #2,851

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace ; to wish; to hope

家井

x1 | Rank #218,612

Inoi

北(きた)

x1 | Rank #2,177

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

今(いま)

x8 | Rank #68

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

まさに

x1 | Rank #1,299

exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt ; right (when); just (as) ; just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of ; really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally

敵(てき)

x2 | Rank #346

opponent; rival; adversary ; menace; danger; threat; enemy

手(て)

x4 | Rank #111

hand; arm ; forepaw; foreleg ; handle ; hand; worker; help ; trouble; care; effort ; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship ; hand; handwriting ; kind; type; sort ; one's hands; one's possession ; ability to cope

ちん

x1 | Rank #3,060

intimate (or disdainful) suffix used after a person's name (or the base of an adjective describing that person)

と

x33 | Rank #6

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

する

x16 | Rank #18

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

武(ぶ)運(うん)

x1 | Rank #37,345

fortunes of war

もはや

x1 | Rank #1,378

already; now ; no longer; not any more

これまで

x3 | Rank #991

so far; up to now; hitherto ; that's enough (for today); it ends here

井上雄彦

x2 | Rank #58,125

Inoue Takehiko (1967.1.12-)

原(げん)作(さく)

x2 | Rank #4,106

original work

吉川英治

x2 | Rank #73,588

Yoshikawa Eiji

宮本武蔵

x1 | Rank #35,540

Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

戦(せん)略(りゃく)

x1 | Rank #4,845

strategy; tactics

社(やしろ)

x1 | Rank #1,896

(Shinto) shrine

歴(れき)史(し)

x1 | Rank #1,739

history

代(よ)

x1 | Rank #2,591

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

文(ぶん)庫(こ)

x1 | Rank #16,691

library; book collection ; paperback book

刊(かん)

x1 | Rank #20,428

publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

身(み)

x1 | Rank #497

one's body; one's person ; oneself; one's appearance ; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position ; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

殉(じゅん)ずる

x1 | Rank #81,342

to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr

覚(かく)悟(ご)

x1 | Rank #1,040

readiness; (mental) preparedness ; resolution; determination ; resignation (to one's fate)

すで

x1 | Rank #1,461

genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real

固(かた)まる

x1 | Rank #4,300

to harden; to solidify ; to become firm; to become certain ; to gather (together); to assemble; to huddle together ; to freeze; to hang; to stop responding

静(しず)かに

x1 | Rank #3,715

calmly; quietly; gently; peacefully ; be quiet!

その

x8 | Rank #28

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

刻(とき)

x1 | Rank #9,941

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

持(も)つ

x2 | 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

心(しん)境(きょう)

x1 | Rank #10,988

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

至(いた)る

x1 | Rank #2,636

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain ; to lead to (a place); to get to ; in the extreme case of ; to come; to arrive; to result in

授(さず)かる

x4 | Rank #11,850

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to receive (e.g. a title) ; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent) ; to be blessed (e.g. with a child) ; to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

ばかり

x4 | Rank #368

only; merely; nothing but; no more than ; approximately; about ; just (finished, etc.) ; as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute ; indicates emphasis ; always; constantly

息子(むすこ)

x4 | Rank #800

son ; penis

小次郎

x34 | Rank #17,710

Kojirō

だけ

x8 | Rank #45

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

で

x32 | Rank #10

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

も

x51 | 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

逃(に)がす

x3 | Rank #2,171

to set free; to let go; to release ; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away; to fail to catch

ただ

x2 | Rank #172

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

ひと

x2 | Rank #571

another person; other people; others ; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) ; outsider; stranger

つ

x2 | Rank #219

Tsu (city in Mie) ; harbour; harbor; port ; ferry

心(こころ)残(のこ)り

x1 | Rank #16,203

regret ; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

家(か)族(ぞく)

x1 | Rank #543

family

そこ

x3 | 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

私(わたし)

x4 | Rank #22

I; me

剣(けん)

x35 | Rank #498

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade ; bayonet ; swordsmanship ; stinger; ovipositor; dart

師(し)

x2 | Rank #1,951

teacher; master; mentor ; religious leader ; specialist ; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

である

x2 | Rank #229

be; is

鏡(かがみ)

x1 | Rank #2,117

mirror; looking-glass ; barrel head ; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc. ; mirror-shaped mochi

巻(まき)

x1 | Rank #643

roll (e.g. of cloth) ; winding (e.g. watch) ; volume (of book) ; speeding up ; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

先(せん)生(せい)

x10 | Rank #118

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

もと

x2 | Rank #2,068

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

訪(たず)ねる

x2 | Rank #3,846

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

ように

x3 | 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

伝(つた)える

x1 | Rank #728

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

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