Jiten beta

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

叶(かな)う

x1 | Rank #4,046

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled ; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to conform to (standards, rules, etc.); to be consistent with ; to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. the heat)

という

x5 | Rank #66

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

妖(よう)刀(とう)

x1 | Rank #24,251

bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword

を

x105 | 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.

持(も)つ

x9 | Rank #181

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

四(し)

x34 | Rank #1,291

four; 4

魂(たましい)

x38 | Rank #1,022

soul; spirit; mind ; willpower; vitality ; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable ; inherent spirit of something; state of mind

の

x332 | 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

玉(たま)

x33 | Rank #2,099

ball; sphere; globe; orb ; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet ; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball) ; pile (of noodles, etc.) ; bullet ; bulb (i.e. a light bulb) ; lens (of glasses, etc.) ; bead (of an abacus) ; ball (i.e. a testicle) ; gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl

かけら

x19 | Rank #5,163

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

集(あつ)め

x3 | Rank #10,897

collecting; assembling

旅(たび)

x1 | Rank #1,262

travel; trip; journey

と

x62 | Rank #6

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

ただ

x3 | Rank #167

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

戦(たたか)い

x2 | Rank #621

battle; war; fight; conflict ; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature) ; contest; competition; match; game

は

x138 | Rank #2

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

まだ

x5 | Rank #102

still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done

始(はじ)まる

x1 | Rank #679

to begin; to start; to commence ; to happen (again); to begin (anew) ; to date (from); to originate (in)

ばかり

x1 | Rank #383

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

もの

x6 | Rank #78

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

で

x52 | Rank #11

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

おは

x1 | Rank #4,190

tail and feathers

次(つぎ)々(つぎ)

x1 | Rank #3,192

in succession; one by one

妖(よう)怪(かい)

x20 | Rank #1,399

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin; yōkai

ども

x3 | Rank #895

but; however ; even though; even if

一人(ひとり)

x2 | Rank #371

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

襲(おそ)う

x1 | Rank #1,183

to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down ; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.) ; to make a sudden visit

ところが

x1 | Rank #4,879

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite

邪(じゃ)悪(あく)

x2 | Rank #5,700

wicked; evil

化(ば)け物(もの)

x2 | Rank #2,663

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

ところ

x1 | Rank #172

place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of

砕(くだ)け散(ち)る

x1 | Rank #11,698

to be smashed up

その

x12 | Rank #28

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

かけ

x1 | Rank #8,942

credit ; money owed on an account; bill ; hanger; holder; rest; rack; peg; hook; stand ; in the process of (doing); midway through; half-(done) ; on the verge of; just about to ; hot noodles in broth ; wholesale price as a proportion of the list price (in tenths)

求(もと)める

x2 | Rank #1,013

to want; to wish for ; to request; to demand; to require; to ask for ; to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to find (a solution) ; to purchase; to buy

由(ゆい)緒(しょ)

x1 | Rank #22,118

history; pedigree; lineage

ある

x16 | Rank #36

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

神(じん)社(じゃ)

x3 | Rank #3,125

Shinto shrine

娘(むすめ)

x13 | Rank #450

daughter ; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

かごめ

x29 | Rank #8,599

woven-bamboo pattern

中(ちゅう)学(がく)

x1 | Rank #2,358

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

３(さん)年(ねん)生(せい)

x1 | Rank #6,872

third-year student; third-year pupil

平(へい)穏(おん)

x1 | Rank #7,754

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

毎(まい)日(にち)

x1 | Rank #802

every day

だった

x8 | Rank #40

was; were

誕(たん)生(じょう)日(び)

x1 | Rank #1,890

birthday

に

x109 | 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

境(けい)内(だい)

x1 | Rank #13,306

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

井(い)戸(ど)

x7 | Rank #6,957

water well

から

x34 | 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

戦(せん)国(ごく)時(じ)代(だい)

x5 | Rank #18,145

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period ; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE) ; era of vicious competition

タイム

x1 | Rank #2,231

time (for, to do) ; time (to finish a race, lap, etc.) ; time-out

スリップ

x1 | Rank #20,210

slip; skid; slide ; slip (i.e. petticoat) ; slip (of paper) ; Serial Link IP; SLIP

地(ち)

x1 | Rank #1,179

earth; ground; land; soil ; place ; territory ; bottom (of a package, book, etc.) ; earth (one of the five elements)

夜(や)叉(しゃ)

x4 | Rank #13,783

yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

出(で)会(あ)う

x1 | 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)

２０

x3 | Rank #1,144

twenty; 20

年(ねん)間(かん)

x1 | Rank #1,933

(period of) a year ; during the era (of)

も

x43 | 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

封(ふう)印(いん)

x1 | Rank #2,473

seal ; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

解(と)く

x1 | Rank #2,308

to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack ; to unsew; to unstitch ; to solve; to work out; to answer ; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease ; to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege) ; to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss ; to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

くださる

x9 | Rank #116

to give; to confer; to bestow ; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

ね

x26 | 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 ...

もらう

x2 | Rank #146

to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected

天(てん)

x1 | Rank #1,801

sky ; heaven ; God ; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth) ; deva (divine being of Buddhism) ; top (of a book) ; sole (of a Japanese sandal) ; beginning; start ; tempura ; India

手(て)

x6 | Rank #127

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

入(い)れる

x2 | Rank #327

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo) ; to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire ; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to ; to include ; to pay (one's rent, etc.) ; to cast (a vote) ; to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ; to turn on (a switch, etc.) ; to send (a fax); to call

おん

x1 | Rank #4,664

male (animal, plant)

ぜん

x1 | Rank #10,470

good; goodness; right; virtue

完(かん)全(ぜん)

x1 | Rank #627

perfect; complete

なる

x11 | 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

とする

x1 | Rank #692

to try to ...; to be about to do ... ; to decide to ... ; to take as; to treat as; to regard as ; to use for ; to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume ; to decide that; to think that ; to make into; to change into ; to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like ; to intend; to have the intention

前(ぜん)巻(かん)

x1 | Rank #16,216

previous volume

まで

x11 | Rank #59

until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely

あらすじ

x1 | Rank #10,131

outline; summary; argument

はっ

x2 | Rank #156

oh ; yes ; huh?; hm?; what's that?

犬(いぬ)

x2 | Rank #1,156

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ; squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy ; loser; asshole ; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

話(はなし)

x5 | Rank #101

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

話(はなし)話(ばなし)

x2 | Rank #26,680

small talk

語(ご)

x3 | Rank #5,745

word; term ; language ; speech

題(だい)

x1 | Rank #25,199

title; subject; theme; topic ; problem (on a test); question ; counter for questions (on a test)

第(だい)

x1 | Rank #13,413

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

いや

x12 | Rank #75

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

そういう

x2 | Rank #188

such; like that; that sort of

ことはない

x2 | Rank #972

there is no need to ... ; never happens; there is never a time when

ですが

x1 | Rank #407

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

これから

x4 | Rank #323

from now on; after this; in the future; in future ; from here; from this point

いい

x21 | Rank #29

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable ; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared ; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ; OK; all right; fine; no problem

んです

x7 | Rank #42

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

けど

x18 | Rank #34

but; however; although

どうしても

x1 | Rank #1,321

by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely ; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly ; on no account; by no means ; in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually

蝦(が)蟇(ま)

x8 | Rank #57,208

toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

残(のこ)す

x2 | Rank #886

to leave (behind) ; to leave (undone); to not finish ; to save; to set aside; to reserve ; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath ; to stay (in the ring); to hold on

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