jpdb beta

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

1

report; paper; reportage

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

15

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

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

25

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

2

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

2

Emily; Emilie

4

Bronte

4

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

2

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

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

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

2

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

14

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

13

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

oh; ah

5

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

7

time; hour; period; class

1

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

kindergarten

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

2

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

2

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

15

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

3

you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

1

Giuliano

8

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

3

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

special make; deluxe

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

3

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

42

honorific/polite/humble prefix

8

name; given name; first name

6

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

3

bedpan; chamber pot; potty

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

1