jpdb beta

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

5

first warbling heard in a New Year

1

older sister; elder sister

8

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

7

inattention; absent-mindedness

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

8

book; volume; this; present; main; head

2

to be (doing)

1

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

6

there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

5

to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

4

dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

3

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

12

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

5

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

23

biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence

1

Sakurako

2

drop of water; polka dots

7

great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

4

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

5

kindness; intimacy; friendship

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

meaning; called; said

4

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

2

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

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

11

how many; how old

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

3

prostitute; harlot

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

4

slaughter; massacre

2

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

22

fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty

1

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article

4

to choose; to select

8

to survive

1

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

1