• これ
  • ·this; this one
  • ·this person
  • ·now; this point (in time)
  • ·here
  • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
  • ·I; me
  N5
• ちがうAs it appears here: ちがい
  • ·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?
  N5
• 行くいくAs it appears here: 行った
  • ·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
• 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いた
  • ·to hear
  • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
  • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
  • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
  • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
  • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
  • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
  • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
  N5
• 道みち
  • ·road; path; street; lane; passage
  • ·route; way
  • ·distance; journey
  • ·road (e.g. to victory); course
  • ·way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
  • ·teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
  • ·field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
  • ·means; way; method
  N5
• 家族かぞく
  • ·family
  N5
• 自分じぶん
  • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  • ·I; me
  • ·you
  N5
• いるAs it appears here: いて
  • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
  • ·to stay
  • ·to be ...-ing
  • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
  N5
• それ
  • ·that; it
  • ·then; that point (in time); that time
  • ·there
  • ·you
  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
• 出すだすAs it appears here: 出さない
  • ·to take out; to get out
  • ·to put out; to reveal; to show
  • ·to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
  • ·to publish; to make public
  • ·to send (e.g. letter)
  • ·to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
  • ·to serve (food)
  • ·... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
  • ·to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
  N5
• なるAs it appears here: なって
  • ·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
• かけるAs it appears here: かけ
  • ·to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)
  • ·to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread
  • ·to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.)
  • ·to make (a call)
  • ·to spend (time, money); to expend; to use
  • ·to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto
  • ·to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.)
  • ·to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose
  • ·to multiply (arithmetic operation)
  • ·to secure (e.g. lock)
  • ·to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else)
  • ·to bind
  • ·to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
  • ·to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
  • ·to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
  • ·to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
  • ·to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)
  • ·to increase further
  • ·to catch (in a trap, etc.)
  • ·to set atop
  • ·to erect (a makeshift building)
  • ·to apply (insurance)
  • ·to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words
  • ·to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...
  • ·to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone)
  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
• ことば
  • ·language; dialect
  • ·word; phrase; expression; term
  • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
  • ·words; remark; statement; comment
  • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
  N5
• 気持ちきもち
  • ·feeling; sensation; mood; state of mind
  • ·preparedness; readiness; attitude
  • ·thought; sentiment; consideration; solicitude; gratitude
  • ·slightly; a bit; a little
  N4
• 心こころ
  • ·mind; heart; spirit
  • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
  N4
• たずねるAs it appears here: たずねます
  • ·to ask; to enquire; to inquire
  • ·to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
  N4
• 力ちから
  • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
  • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
  • ·efficacy; effect
  • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
  • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
  • ·support; help; aid; assistance
  • ·stress; emphasis
  • ·means; resources
  N4
• 相手あいて
  • ·companion; partner; company
  • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
  • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
  N3
• とき
  • ·time; hour; moment
  • ·occasion; case
  • ·chance; opportunity; season
  • ·the times; the age; the day
  • ·tense
  N3
• こと
  • ·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 ...
  N3
• 知人ちじん
  • ·friend; acquaintance
  N2

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• まいN2

  Negative volitional/conjecture auxiliary: 'will not / refuse to (do)' or 'surely won't, probably not.'

  相手の気持ちに負担をかけまいとする心からです。

  It comes from a desire not to burden the other person's feelings.

• たとえ〜てもN3

  Concessive 'even if / even though' — sets up a hypothetical or fact that does not change the outcome.

  先年、アフリカへ行ったとき、タンザニアで聞いたことですが、現地の人たちが道で知人とあいさつを交わすとき、おたがいに家族の安否をたずねますが、たとえ自分の家族に病人がいても、それを口に出さないのが暗黙のルールになっているのだそうです。

  A few years ago, when I went to Africa, I was told in Tanzania that when local people meet acquaintances on the road and exchange greetings, they ask about one another's families, but even if someone in their own family is ill, they do not mention it; this is an unspoken rule.

• によって/によるN3

  Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

  （川崎洋『ことばの力』による）

  (Based on Kawasaki Hiroshi, “The Power of Words”)

• ときN42 times in this passage

  Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

  先年、アフリカへ行ったとき、タンザニアで聞いたことですが、現地の人たちが道で知人とあいさつを交わすとき、おたがいに家族の安否をたずねますが、たとえ自分の家族に病人がいても、それを口に出さないのが暗黙のルールになっているのだそうです。

  A few years ago, when I went to Africa, I was told in Tanzania that when local people meet acquaintances on the road and exchange greetings, they ask about one another's families, but even if someone in their own family is ill, they do not mention it; this is an unspoken rule.

• てもN4

  Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

  先年、アフリカへ行ったとき、タンザニアで聞いたことですが、現地の人たちが道で知人とあいさつを交わすとき、おたがいに家族の安否をたずねますが、たとえ自分の家族に病人がいても、それを口に出さないのが暗黙のルールになっているのだそうです。

  A few years ago, when I went to Africa, I was told in Tanzania that when local people meet acquaintances on the road and exchange greetings, they ask about one another's families, but even if someone in their own family is ill, they do not mention it; this is an unspoken rule.

• そうだN4

  Reports information the speaker heard from another source, attached to a plain form — "I hear that…, they say…, apparently."

  先年、アフリカへ行ったとき、タンザニアで聞いたことですが、現地の人たちが道で知人とあいさつを交わすとき、おたがいに家族の安否をたずねますが、たとえ自分の家族に病人がいても、それを口に出さないのが暗黙のルールになっているのだそうです。

  A few years ago, when I went to Africa, I was told in Tanzania that when local people meet acquaintances on the road and exchange greetings, they ask about one another's families, but even if someone in their own family is ill, they do not mention it; this is an unspoken rule.

• だ / ですN52 times in this passage

  The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

  先年、アフリカへ行ったとき、タンザニアで聞いたことですが、現地の人たちが道で知人とあいさつを交わすとき、おたがいに家族の安否をたずねますが、たとえ自分の家族に病人がいても、それを口に出さないのが暗黙のルールになっているのだそうです。

  A few years ago, when I went to Africa, I was told in Tanzania that when local people meet acquaintances on the road and exchange greetings, they ask about one another's families, but even if someone in their own family is ill, they do not mention it; this is an unspoken rule.

• 〜ているN5

  Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

  先年、アフリカへ行ったとき、タンザニアで聞いたことですが、現地の人たちが道で知人とあいさつを交わすとき、おたがいに家族の安否をたずねますが、たとえ自分の家族に病人がいても、それを口に出さないのが暗黙のルールになっているのだそうです。

  A few years ago, when I went to Africa, I was told in Tanzania that when local people meet acquaintances on the road and exchange greetings, they ask about one another's families, but even if someone in their own family is ill, they do not mention it; this is an unspoken rule.