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

谷(たに)

x12 | Rank #3,780

valley

ナウシカ

x15 | Rank #41,810

Nausicaä (from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)

ら

x6 | Rank #412

pluralizing suffix ; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc. ; nominalizing suffix

風(ふり)

x8 | Rank #2,305

swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag ; appearance; behaviour; behavior ; pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending ; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction ; postures (of a dance) ; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup ; unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment ; counter for swords, blades, etc.

どういう

x1 | Rank #321

what kind of; what sort of; what

状(じょう)況(きょう)

x2 | Rank #469

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

徳(とく)間(ま)書(しょ)店(てん)

x6 | Rank #82,524

Tokuma Shoten (publisher)

発(はっ)行(こう)

x2 | Rank #1,755

publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue ; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.) ; raising (an event)

所(ところ)

x1 | Rank #439

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

東(とう)京(きょう)

x2 | Rank #789

Tokyo

区(く)

x2 | Rank #3,534

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo) ; district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

県(けん)

x1 | Rank #5,947

prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)

月(つき)

x1 | Rank #694

Moon ; month ; moonlight ; (a) moon; natural satellite

だから

x6 | Rank #57

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

年(とし)

x12 | Rank #143

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

１１月

x2 | Rank #2,993

November ; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

２０日

x1 | Rank #4,941

20th day of the month ; 20 days

水(みず)

x5 | Rank #501

water (esp. cool or cold) ; fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid ; flood; floodwaters ; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout ; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

雑(ざっ)誌(し)

x1 | Rank #2,375

magazine; journal; periodical

本(ほん)体(たい)

x1 | Rank #2,727

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

宮(みや)崎(ざき)

x2 | Rank #13,868

Miyazaki (city, prefecture)

数(かず)

x6 | Rank #494

number; amount

印(いん)刷(さつ)

x2 | Rank #5,415

printing

刊(かん)

x2 | Rank #20,428

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

ガツ

x1 | Rank #21,790

stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach

て

x27 | Rank #21

you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...

栄(さか)える

x1 | Rank #18,120

to prosper; to flourish

巨(きょ)大(だい)

x4 | Rank #1,479

huge; gigantic; enormous

産(さん)業(ぎょう)

x3 | Rank #13,923

industry ; livelihood; occupation

文(ぶん)明(めい)

x3 | Rank #6,775

civilization; civilisation; culture ; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

群(ぐん)

x14 | Rank #4,971

group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band ; group

は

x224 | Rank #2

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

時(とき)

x13 | Rank #110

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

闇(やみ)

x1 | Rank #962

darkness; the dark ; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness ; hidden place; secrecy; oblivion ; black market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels

彼方

x1 | Rank #6,060

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

へと

x1 | Rank #507

to; towards; for

姿(すがた)

x4 | Rank #289

figure; form; shape ; appearance; dress; guise ; state; condition; picture; image ; form (of a waka) ; dressed in ...; wearing ...

を

x250 | 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.

消(け)す

x2 | Rank #1,199

to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete ; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off ; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out ; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison) ; to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle ; to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub out

地(ち)上(じょう)

x7 | Rank #2,014

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface ; this world; this earth

有(ゆう)毒(どく)

x1 | Rank #56,533

poisonous; toxic

歴(れき)

x1 | Rank #11,259

experience; history; record; career

気(き)

x13 | Rank #108

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

発(はっ)する

x1 | Rank #3,524

to let out; to utter; to produce; to emit; to give forth; to discharge ; to issue; to send; to give ; to leave; to depart ; to occur; to appear ; to shoot (an arrow or bullet); to fire

巨(きょ)人(じん)

x1 | Rank #3,322

giant; great man ; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

菌(きん)類(るい)

x1 | Rank #60,733

fungus; fungi

森(もり)

x16 | Rank #868

forest ; shrine grove

魔(ま)術(じゅつ)

x1 | Rank #1,643

magic; sorcery; witchcraft ; magic tricks (with large-scale props)

に

x230 | 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

優(すぐ)れる

x1 | Rank #4,664

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

人(ひと)々(びと)

x5 | Rank #1,187

people; men and women ; each person; everybody

周(しゅう)辺(へん)

x1 | Rank #3,119

circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of ; (computer) peripheral

わずか

x2 | Rank #2,753

a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; meagre; meager; narrow (margin) ; only; just; merely; no more than

残(のこ)す

x4 | Rank #915

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

予(よ)

x1 | Rank #13,463

I; me

地(ち)

x11 | Rank #1,193

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

点(てん)在(ざい)

x1 | Rank #25,466

being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed

それぞれ

x1 | Rank #1,231

each; respectively

王(おう)国(こく)

x3 | Rank #1,895

kingdom; monarchy

築(きず)く

x1 | Rank #4,902

to build; to construct; to erect ; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

暮(く)らす

x1 | Rank #1,243

to live; to get along ; to spend (time)

そこ

x6 | 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

人(じん)口(こう)

x1 | Rank #10,566

population ; common talk

わず

x2 | Rank #5,321

was ; was just in; just left; just did

か

x77 | 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

人(じん)

x8 | Rank #244

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) ; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... ; man; person; people

海(うみ)

x1 | Rank #523

sea; ocean; waters

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

によって

x1 | Rank #4,261

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

がろう

x1 | Rank #39,674

art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery

じ

x1 | Rank #1,865

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.) ; will not; must not; don't intend to

汚(お)染(せん)

x1 | Rank #12,575

pollution; contamination

守(まも)る

x4 | Rank #379

to protect; to guard; to defend ; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

いる

x22 | Rank #55

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

国(くに)

x4 | Rank #411

country; state ; region ; national government; central government ; home (i.e. hometown, home country) ; province (of Japan) ; land; earth

で

x66 | Rank #25

without doing ...

ある

x14 | Rank #36

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

まあ

x4 | Rank #145

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now ; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat ; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so... ; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

大(だい)丈(じょう)夫(ぶ)

x2 | Rank #113

safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay ; certainly; surely; undoubtedly ; no thanks; I'm good; that's alright ; great man; fine figure of a man

先(せん)行(こう)

x1 | Rank #9,016

going ahead; going first ; preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior ; scoring first; getting off to a lead ; stalker

最(さい)大(だい)

x3 | Rank #2,012

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

ブログ

x2 | Rank #8,194

blog

だった

x12 | Rank #38

was; were

わかる

x5 | 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!

宣(せん)

x1 | Rank #38,643

imperial order; imperial decree

駿(たかし)

x1 | Rank #12,518

Takashi ; Hayao

つ

x1 | Rank #1,899

indicates two contrasting actions ; indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

貴(き)重(ちょう)

x1 | Rank #3,504

precious; valuable

複(ふく)雑(ざつ)

x1 | Rank #2,978

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

高(こう)度(ど)化(か)

x1 | Rank #65,230

increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading

技(ぎ)術(じゅつ)

x2 | Rank #1,591

technology; engineering ; technique; skill ; art; craft

体(たい)系(けい)

x1 | Rank #31,677

system; organization; organisation; architecture

炎(えん)

x1 | Rank #6,898

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

ほとんど

x1 | Rank #888

almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but ; hardly; barely; scarcely; little ; large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)

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