jpdb beta

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

4

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

13

that; those; the

6

extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

1

setting aside; leaving to one side

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

5

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

2

rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

13

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

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.)

18

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

2

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

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

6

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

7

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

very great; enormous; serious

1

adds force or indicates command

1

entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall

2

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)

1

hope; wish; aspiration

1

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

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

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

7

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

6

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

5

I; me

10

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

9

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

3

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

generation; the world; the age

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

2

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

1

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

2

then; well; so; be; is

11

young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy

1

(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

1