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 #10,131

outline; summary; argument

母(はは)

x3 | Rank #771

mother

死(し)

x6 | Rank #648

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

に

x74 | 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

伴(ともな)う

x1 | Rank #5,013

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon ; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with; to be involved in

かなめ

x58 | Rank #21,726

pivot ; vital point; cornerstone; keystone ; Japanese photinia

が

x76 | 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

しばらく

x3 | 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

学(がっ)校(こう)

x2 | Rank #401

school

を

x48 | 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.

休(やす)む

x2 | Rank #1,106

to be absent; to take a day off ; to rest; to have a break ; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire ; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

あいだ

x1 | Rank #6,206

space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch ; period of time (during, while); duration; interval ; between (two parties or things) ; among (a group) ; relations (between); relationship ; midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground ; due to; because of

望(のぞ)む

x2 | Rank #1,306

to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for ; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to look forward to ; to see; to command (a view of); to overlook

考(かんが)え

x1 | Rank #1,070

thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept ; idea; notion; imagination ; intention; plan; design ; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection ; wish; hope; expectation

とり憑(つ)かれる

x1 | Rank #53,112

to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.) ; to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)

ながら

x1 | Rank #1,209

while; during; as ; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding ; all; both ; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears") ; while doing something else (at the same time)

も

x39 | 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

３(さん)人(にん)

x4 | Rank #748

three people

は

x114 | Rank #2

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

奇(き)妙(みょう)

x1 | Rank #3,533

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

三(さん)角(かく)関(かん)係(けい)

x1 | Rank #22,453

love triangle; eternal triangle

落(お)ち着(つ)く

x2 | Rank #756

to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; to relax ; to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate ; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in ; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.); to be fixed; to have been reached ; to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit ; to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued

だが

x1 | Rank #106

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

その

x5 | Rank #28

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

幸(しあわ)せ

x2 | Rank #514

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

時(じ)間(かん)

x2 | Rank #169

time ; hour ; period; class; lesson

束(つか)の間(ま)

x1 | Rank #18,493

moment; brief space of time

だった

x11 | Rank #40

was; were

自(じ)暴(ぼう)自(じ)棄(き)

x1 | Rank #23,120

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

なる

x7 | Rank #43

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

ひとり

x1 | Rank #1,311

one person ; being alone; being by oneself ; being single; being unmarried ; by oneself; alone ; just; only; simply

向(む)かう

x1 | Rank #566

to face ; to go towards; to head towards

廃(はい)校(こう)

x1 | Rank #27,191

closing of a school; closed school

で

x36 | Rank #11

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

つぐみ

x4 | Rank #10,586

thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)

出(で)会(あ)う

x2 | Rank #1,093

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon ; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) ; to emerge and engage (an enemy)

こと

x35 | 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 ...

しいな

x59 | Rank #11,013

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

かえで

x6 | Rank #10,334

maple (Acer spp.); maple tree

接(せっ)近(きん)

x1 | Rank #4,549

getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching ; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.) ; becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

すっかり

x1 | Rank #1,416

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

仲(なか)良(よ)く

x1 | Rank #1,507

on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

と

x38 | Rank #6

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

対(たい)立(りつ)

x1 | Rank #8,509

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

きっかけ

x1 | Rank #2,453

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

孤(こ)立(りつ)

x1 | Rank #11,020

isolation; being alone; being friendless

君(きみ)

x12 | Rank #138

you; buddy; pal ; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master ; he; she

とは

x2 | Rank #97

indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as

違(ちが)う

x7 | Rank #163

to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) ; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken ; to become abnormal; to go wrong ; isn't it?; wasn't it?

本(ほん)当(とう)に

x4 | Rank #174

really; truly

つまる

x1 | Rank #2,282

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule) ; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up ; to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow ; to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for) ; to come to the end; to be settled ; to become a geminate consonant ; to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed

な

x27 | 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?

から

x37 | 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

離(はな)れる

x3 | Rank #751

to be separated; to be apart; to be distant ; to leave; to go away ; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up ; to lose connection with; to drift away from

よ

x48 | Rank #10

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

どうせ

x2 | Rank #919

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; at all; no matter what ; at best; at most

死(し)ぬ

x13 | Rank #240

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

気(き)

x5 | Rank #105

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

なんて

x6 | Rank #84

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

ない

x22 | Rank #37

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

ん

x7 | Rank #22

yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during

だろ

x3 | Rank #153

seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

ぼ

x1 | Rank #2,398

5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar

僕(ぼく)

x29 | Rank #74

I; me ; you ; manservant

だって

x7 | Rank #112

after all; because ; but ; even ; too; as well; also ; they say; I hear; you mean

勇(ゆう)気(き)

x3 | Rank #1,775

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

くらい

x4 | Rank #226

approximately; about; around; or so ; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least ; as ... as ...; like

ほら

x3 | Rank #257

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

やっぱり

x3 | Rank #195

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

ね

x25 | 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 ...

に対(たい)して

x1 | Rank #1,277

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

必(ひつ)要(よう)

x6 | Rank #287

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable ; necessity; need; requirement

する

x10 | Rank #19

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

時(じ)点(てん)

x1 | Rank #2,202

point in time; occasion

んだ

x27 | Rank #16

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

いる

x13 | Rank #55

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

べき

x4 | Rank #300

should; must; ought to

じゃない

x9 | Rank #45

is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?

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

願(がん)望(ぼう)

x1 | Rank #7,951

desire; wish; aspiration

話(はなし)

x1 | Rank #101

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

今(いま)

x10 | Rank #63

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

何(なに)

x13 | Rank #30

what ; you-know-what; that thing ; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name ; penis; (one's) thing; dick ; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest ; what?; huh? ; hey!; come on! ; oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

否(ひ)定(てい)

x1 | Rank #1,998

denial; negation; repudiation; disavowal ; negation ; NOT operation

なのに

x3 | Rank #469

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that

嫌(いや)

x6 | Rank #446

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

だ

x25 | Rank #8

be; is

には

x9 | Rank #38

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

だから

x21 | Rank #57

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason ; like I said; I told you already

僕(ぼく)たち

x2 | Rank #1,119