jpdb beta

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

was; were

5

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

to occur; to happen

1

isn't that right?

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

I see; that's right; indeed

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

2

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

1

okay; sure; okey-dokey

2

cold water; cold sake; cold; cool

1

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

1

to; towards; for

1

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

3

aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense

1

feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering

1

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

2

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

1

(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

1

seventh month of the lunar calendar

1

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

2

season; time of year

1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle

4

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

4

originally; by nature; from the start

1

wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

1

rather than

1

traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments

2

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

2

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

dance

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

1

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

5

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

to make tea

1