jpdb beta

chuckle; chuckling

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

3

batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

6

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

3

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

6

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

12

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

5

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

2

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

14

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

1

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

1

supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory

1

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata

1

since; this person

1

every day and every night

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

10

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

1

elder sister; effeminate man

5

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

6

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

1

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

2

sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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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.)

15

fascinating; alluring

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

3

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

34

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

2

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

6

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

134

who?

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

13

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

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

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

5

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.

57

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

5

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

3

cheek (of face)

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

9

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

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

111

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

10

substitution

1

be; is

10

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

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