jpdb beta

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

tomorrow; near future

2

then; well; so; be; is

10

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

3

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

6

New Year

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

2

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

1

version

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

7

(together) with; -wide; including

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

2

peas; garden peas; field peas

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

ah; oh; hey!

15

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

5

lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

20

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

7

osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

2

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

15

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

11

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

5

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

4

huh?; what's up?

7

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

11

afterwards

1

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

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

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

4

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

11

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

3

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

3

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

15

weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

9

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

2

it seems that; as if

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

5

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

Cairo

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

6

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

4