jpdb beta

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

9

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

7

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

4

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

2

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

5

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

both (people)

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

11

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

5

beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

3

book; volume; this; present; main; head

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

4

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

3

and then; after that

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

3

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

2

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

16

bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack

1

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

18

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

separate; respective

1

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

1

tasting; sampling

1

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

2

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

2

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

but; however; although

3

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

27

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

1

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

4

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

9

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

then; well; so; be; is

21

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

6

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

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

6

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

2

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

5

what to do

1