jpdb beta

(close) friend

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)

1

to draw lots

1

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

21

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

28

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

6

gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

33

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

4

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

14

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

32

autumn; fall

3

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

41

taste; palate; sense of taste

3

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

3

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

2

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

phew; whew

8

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

4

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

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.

18

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

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

25

honorific/polite/humble prefix

6

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

20

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

7

we; us

2

than; from; out of; except; but; more

2

luck in lotteries; luck in raffles

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

30

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

17

sure; yeah; I know

1

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

10

suffix for familiar person

18

leaving everything up to someone else

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

1

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

42

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

8

at least; at most; (even) just

1

tissue; facial tissue

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

2