jpdb beta

ah; oh; hey!

11

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

4

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

14

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

50

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

8

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

50

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

2

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

9

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

5

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

be; is

6

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

8

older brother

2

Imperial Palace; Imperial Court

1

at; in; at; when; by; with

4

emperor (of Japan); mikado

7

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.

52

to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome

2

unique thing; best on earth

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

69

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

however; but

2

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

7

Wabi-cha

1

tea ceremony procedure; tea ceremony etiquette

6

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

5

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

1

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

1

large utensil stand (tea ceremony)

2

omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

2

to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

11

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

5

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

24

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

9

presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

2

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.)

8

that; those; the

3

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

13

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

21

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

12

Ishida

1

politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure

2

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion

1

assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)

1

tea ceremony; chanoyu

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

6