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

あらすじ

x1 | Rank #11,249

outline; summary; argument

目(め)の前(まえ)

x1 | Rank #823

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose ; immediate; imminent; around the corner

で

x49 | Rank #10

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

人(ひと)

x15 | 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

が

x118 | 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

自(じ)殺(さつ)

x5 | Rank #2,011

suicide

する

x26 | 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

瞬(しゅん)間(かん)

x2 | Rank #628

moment; second; instant

を

x93 | 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.

目(もく)撃(げき)

x1 | Rank #4,371

witnessing; observing; sighting

こと

x39 | 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 ...

に

x121 | 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

なる

x17 | Rank #44

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

これ

x9 | Rank #33

this; this one ; this person ; now; this point (in time) ; here ; used to stress the subject of a sentence ; I; me

きっかけ

x2 | Rank #2,666

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion

しいな

x45 | Rank #12,225

empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object ; unripe fruit

は

x164 | Rank #2

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

ますます

x1 | Rank #2,512

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

死(し)

x8 | Rank #666

death ; (an) out ; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

思(し)想(そう)

x7 | Rank #8,820

thought; idea; ideology

のめり込(こ)む

x1 | Rank #27,544

to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

かなめ

x54 | Rank #22,775

pivot ; vital point; cornerstone; keystone ; Japanese photinia

も

x86 | 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

彼(かの)女(じょ)

x13 | Rank #132

she; her ; girlfriend

追(お)う

x1 | Rank #951

to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after ; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.) ; to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel ; to drive (e.g. a herd) ; to be pressed (e.g. for time)

どんどん

x1 | Rank #1,162

drumming (noise); beating; pounding; banging; booming; stamping ; rapidly; quickly; steadily ; continuously; one after the other; in succession

周(しゅう)囲(い)

x1 | Rank #1,081

surroundings; environs ; circumference

から

x31 | 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

拡(ひろし)

x1 | Rank #70,096

Hiroshi ; Hiromu

立(たかし)

x1 | Rank #6,040

Takashi ; Tachizaki ; Tatsuzaki ; Tatsuru ; Tatesaki ; Tatezaki

母(はは)親(おや)

x6 | Rank #986

mother

首(くび)

x3 | Rank #578

neck ; head ; dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking

吊(つ)る

x1 | Rank #19,024

to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf) ; to hang oneself ; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth ; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes) ; to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight

死(し)ぬ

x10 | Rank #250

to die; to pass away ; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead ; to cease; to stop

そんななか

x2 | Rank #45,229

wherein; therein; thereinto

元(げん)凶(きょう)

x1 | Rank #12,635

ringleader; main culprit ; main cause; source

だった

x12 | Rank #38

was; were

母(はは)

x4 | Rank #680

mother

父(ちち)親(おや)

x4 | Rank #997

father

引(ひ)き取(と)る

x1 | Rank #4,016

to take into one's possession; to receive; to accept; to collect; to claim ; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to adopt ; to leave; to go away; to withdraw; to get out

緒(いとぐち)

x1 | Rank #10,095

beginning; start; first step ; clue; lead; hint ; thread end

最(さい)高(こう)

x2 | Rank #733

best; supreme; wonderful; finest ; highest; maximum; most; uppermost; supreme

死(し)を迎(むか)える

x1 | Rank #50,206

to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death

ある

x6 | Rank #36

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

と

x61 | Rank #6

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

しいち

x1 | Rank #203,419

Shiichi ; Jiichi ; Morikazu

生(せい)活(かつ)

x3 | Rank #968

life; living ; livelihood; (one's) living

こそ

x2 | Rank #342

it is ... that ...; precisely; in particular; definitely; for sure; only (when, after, because, etc.) ; although; while; it is the case that ... but ; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ... ; not at all; not in the slightest; absolutely not; never

変(か)わる

x7 | Rank #402

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary ; to move to ; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

頭(あたま)

x1 | Rank #259

head ; hair (on one's head) ; mind; brains; intellect ; leader; chief; boss; captain ; top; tip ; beginning; start ; head; person ; down payment; deposit ; top structural component of a kanji ; pair

消(き)える

x2 | Rank #629

to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost ; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen) ; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope) ; to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps) ; to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink) ; to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear

ない

x6 | Rank #35

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

過(か)去(こ)

x4 | Rank #960

the past; bygone days ; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret) ; past (tense); preterit; preterite ; previous life

すがる

x2 | Rank #9,776

to cling to; to hang onto ; to rely on; to depend on ; to implore; to entreat

囚(とら)われる

x2 | Rank #8,981

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended ; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by

立(た)ち止(ど)まる

x2 | Rank #4,721

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

か

x69 | 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

立(た)ち向(む)かう

x2 | Rank #5,168

to fight against; to oppose; to face

背(せい)

x1 | Rank #1,692

height; stature

向(む)ける

x2 | Rank #990

to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to ; to head to; to go towards ; to allot; to allocate ; to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person) ; to aim for; to pursue

忘(わす)れる

x3 | Rank #360

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

どちら

x3 | Rank #1,154

which way; which direction; where ; which one (esp. of two alternatives) ; who

正(ただ)しい

x2 | Rank #1,333

right; correct ; proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful

僕(ぼく)

x28 | Rank #74

I; me ; you ; manservant

には

x8 | 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)

わかる

x11 | Rank #198

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!

まま

x3 | Rank #278

as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) ; with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as ; as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to ; sic

生(い)き方(かた)

x1 | Rank #4,772

way of life; how to live

できる

x7 | Rank #100

to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) ; to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable ; to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.) ; to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up ; to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready ; to grow (of a crop); to be produced ; to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character ; to be by nature; to be born ... ; to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone) ; to get pregnant

間(ま)違(ちが)う

x1 | Rank #1,385

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong ; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong ; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

ただ

x8 | Rank #172

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

呼(こ)吸(きゅう)

x1 | Rank #2,276

breathing; respiration ; knack; trick; secret (of doing something) ; harmony; balance; synchronization; accord ; short interval; short pause

生(い)きる

x8 | 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.)

逢崎

x5 | Rank #145,644

Aizaki

だが

x2 | Rank #109

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

静(しず)かに

x1 | Rank #3,715

calmly; quietly; gently; peacefully ; be quiet!

家(か)庭(てい)

x2 | Rank #3,962

home; household; family; hearth

事(じ)情(じょう)

x1 | Rank #1,222

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

しばらく

x1 | Rank #790

for a moment; for a minute ; for a while; for some time ; for the time being; for now ; it's been a long time; long time no see

来(く)る

x8 | 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 ...")

くる

x4 | Rank #63

なくなる

x3 | Rank #583

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing ; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more ; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

静(しず)か

x1 | Rank #1,237

quiet; silent ; slow; unhurried ; calm; peaceful

ニー

x4 | Rank #2,272

knee

あんまり

x2 | Rank #849

remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers ; (not) very; (not) much ; too much; excessively; overly ; extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible ; not very good; so-so; mediocre ; more than; over

詮(せん)索(さく)

x1 | Rank #12,786

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

とか

x8 | 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

な

x30 | Rank #17

don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

よ

x58 | Rank #11

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

それから

x2 | Rank #630

and then; after that

戻(もど)る

x4 | Rank #264

to turn back (e.g. half-way) ; to return; to go back ; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned ; to rebound; to spring back

いつも通(どお)り

x2 | Rank #4,037

as always; as usual

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