• 一番いちばん
  • ·number one; first; first place
  • ·best; most
  • ·game; round; bout
  • ·as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
  • ·song (e.g. in noh); piece
  N5
• もの
  • ·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
  N5
• する
  • ·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
  • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
  • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
  • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
  • ·to feel A about B
  • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
  • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
  N5
• 若いわかい
  • ·young; youthful
  • ·immature; green
  • ·low (number); small
  N5
• それ
  • ·that; it
  • ·then; that point (in time); that time
  • ·there
  • ·you
  N5
• いくAs it appears here: いかない
  • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
  • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
  • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
  • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
  • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
  • ·to stream; to flow
  • ·to die; to pass away
  • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
  • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
  • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
  • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
  • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
  N5
• もん
  • ·gate
  • ·branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school
  • ·phylum; division
  • ·counter for cannons
  N5
• 今いま
  • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  • ·another; more
  N5
• 口くち
  • ·mouth
  • ·opening; hole; gap; orifice
  • ·mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
  • ·gate; door; entrance; exit
  • ·speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
  • ·taste; palate
  • ·mouth (to feed)
  • ·opening (i.e. vacancy); available position
  • ·invitation; summons
  • ·kind; sort; type
  • ·opening (i.e. beginning)
  • ·counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners
  • ·counter for swords, blades, etc.
  N5
• 言ういう
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• まだ
  • ·still; as yet; only
  • ·(not) yet
  • ·more; (more) still
  • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
  • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
  N5
• なるAs it appears here: なったら
  • ·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
  • ·to do ...
  N5
• 引くひくAs it appears here: 引いた
  • ·to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
  • ·to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
  • ·to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
  • ·to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  • ·to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
  • ·to catch (a cold)
  • ·to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
  • ·to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
  • ·to haul; to pull (vehicles)
  • ·to subtract; to deduct
  • ·to recede; to ebb; to fade
  • ·to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  • ·to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
  • ·to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
  • ·to hold (e.g. a note)
  • ·to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
  • ·to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat
  • ·to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
  • ·to resign; to retire; to quit
  • ·to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe
  • ·to draw back; to pull back; to retreat
  N5
• 社会しゃかい
  • ·society; public; community; the world
  • ·social studies
  N4
• 以外いがい
  • ·excluding; except (for); apart from; other than; besides; in addition to
  • ·outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
  N4
• 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えた
  • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
  • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
  • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
  • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
  • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
  • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
  • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
  N4
• はじめる
  • ·to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
  • ·to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
  • ·to start ...; to begin to ...
  N4
• 大事だいじ
  • ·important; serious; crucial
  • ·valuable; precious
  • ·serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
  • ·great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
  • ·safe; OK
  N4
• 世の中よのなか
  • ·society; the world; the times
  N3
• 素晴らしいすばらしい
  • ·wonderful; splendid; magnificent; amazing; superb
  • ·exceeding; incredible; remarkable; striking; immense
  N3
• 進歩しんぽ
  • ·progress; advance; improvement; development
  N3
• 常につねに
  • ·always; constantly; at all times; habitually
  N3
• 合わせるあわせるAs it appears here: 合わせて
  • ·to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
  • ·to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
  • ·to face; to be opposite (someone)
  • ·to compare; to check with
  • ·to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
  • ·to place together; to connect; to overlap
  • ·to mix; to combine
  • ·to put blade to blade; to fight
  N3
• 批判ひはん
  • ·criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
  N3
• 伸びるのびる
  • ·to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
  • ·to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth
  • ·to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
  • ·to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
  • ·to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. of noodles)
  • ·to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improve
  • ·to be exhausted; to get groggy; to be stunned (by a blow); to pass out; to collapse
  • ·to be prolonged (of a meeting, life span, etc.); to be extended (e.g. of a deadline); to lengthen (e.g. of the days)
  • ·to be postponed; to be delayed; to be put off
  • ·to gain traction (of an online post, video, etc.); to get views; to perform well
  N3
• 芽め
  • ·sprout; shoot; bud
  • ·germinal disk (in an egg)
  N3
• 駄目だめ
  • ·no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  • ·hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
  • ·cannot; must not; not allowed
  • ·neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
  • ·no!; stop!
  N3
• 身み
  • ·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)
  N3
• 人間にんげん
  • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  • ·character (of a person)
  N3
• ほう
  • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
  • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
  • ·type; category
  • ·field (of study, etc.)
  • ·indicates one side of a comparison
  • ·way; method; manner; means
  • ·length (of each side of a square)
  N3

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• ものだからN2

  Gives an explanation or excuse, stressing an unavoidable or compelling cause — 'it's just that...', 'because'.

  だもんだから「今の若いものは。

  And that's why they say, “Young people these days...”

• 以外（いがい）N2

  Marks everything except the named item — 'other than ~', 'apart from ~', 'besides ~'.

  そうなったら、老害以外の何物でもないからね。

  If it comes to that, it is nothing other than the harmful influence of the old.

• なんか/なんて/などN3

  A particle that cites an example or downplays/dismisses it — "things like / such as / (of all things)".

  なんて批判する。

  and criticize them like that.

• よりもN3

  Emphatic comparison marking one thing as exceeding another — 'even more than, rather than'.

  人間、はじめるよりも終りのほうが大事なんだよ。

  For a person, how one ends something is more important than how one begins it.

• 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

  Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

  口で言うだけならまだいいが、伸びる芽まで摘んでしまっちゃ駄目だよね。

  Merely saying such things is one thing, but you mustn't go so far as to nip growing buds before they can develop.

• たらN4

  Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

  そうなったら、老害以外の何物でもないからね。

  If it comes to that, it is nothing other than the harmful influence of the old.

• 一番（いちばん）N5

  Marks the superlative, singling out the top item in a group — "the most / the best / number one".

  世の中で一番素晴らしいものは若者のエネルギーだよ。

  The most wonderful thing in the world is the energy of young people.

• けどN5

  Colloquial conjunctive particle joining two clauses in contrast — "but / though / although."

  若い連中はそれに合わせて、ちゃんとやっていけるけど、年寄りはそうはいかない。

  Young people can adapt to those changes and manage just fine, but older people cannot do so as easily.

• だけN5

  Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

  口で言うだけならまだいいが、伸びる芽まで摘んでしまっちゃ駄目だよね。

  Merely saying such things is one thing, but you mustn't go so far as to nip growing buds before they can develop.

• まだN5

  Adverb showing an action or state still continues, or (with a negative) has not happened yet — "still / (not) yet."

  口で言うだけならまだいいが、伸びる芽まで摘んでしまっちゃ駄目だよね。

  Merely saying such things is one thing, but you mustn't go so far as to nip growing buds before they can develop.

• までN5

  Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."

  口で言うだけならまだいいが、伸びる芽まで摘んでしまっちゃ駄目だよね。

  Merely saying such things is one thing, but you mustn't go so far as to nip growing buds before they can develop.

• んですN52 times in this passage

  Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

  そう考えたから、老いた俺は第一線から身を引いたんだ。

  That is why, once I grew old, I withdrew from the front line.

• より〜ほうがN5

  Expresses comparison or preference — 'B is more ... than A / would rather B' (A より B のほうが).

  人間、はじめるよりも終りのほうが大事なんだよ。

  For a person, how one ends something is more important than how one begins it.