jpdb beta

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

4

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

instructor; tutor (to a prince)

1

nurse; nanny; guardian

1

one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

5

(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me

2

like that; so

2

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

2

vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

1

vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

1

lady; gentleman; person

11

Matatarou

1

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

point in time; occasion

1

point of view

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

each; every

4

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

to become better; to improve

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

street vendor; peddler

3

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

9

young girl; lass; adolescent female

11

square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest

4

garden entrance

1

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

1

to come back

2

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

5

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

4

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

9

to do

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

15

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

over-familiar

1

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

8

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

3

wheat; barley; oat (oats)

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

1

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

3

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

1

this year

4

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

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

2

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

1