jpdb beta

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

4

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

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

12

what's that?; what the...

1

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

2

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

2

to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

5

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

2

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

62

koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

1

meow; miaow; cat

6

money; metal

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

3

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

2

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

1

one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)

1

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

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

2

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

2

okay; sure; okey-dokey

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

34

foliage; leaves of trees

1

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

110

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

3

at least; at most; (even) just

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude

2

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

21

white

1

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

2

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

2

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

20

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

10

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

2

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

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

12

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1