jpdb beta

not; nonexistent; not being (there)

1

truth; reality

1

boy; bellboy; porter; waiter

1

huh?; what's up?

1

Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)

1

house of a prince of the blood

1

nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)

1

crossing; intersection

1

crossing; intersection

1

pattern resembling that of arrow feathers

2

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

2

forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player

2

to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start

2

megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer

2

main office; this office

1

kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives

1

so-and-so; who?; which people?

5

to call out; to ask someone to come

1

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

1

at the end; finally

1

all over Japan; throughout Japan

1

straining one's ears

1

Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)

1

handbag; purse

1

shawl

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

2

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

3

front; frontage; facade; main

1

accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation

1

boiled and half-dried bonito

1

busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway

1

that's so, however ...

2

ear, nose, and throat

2

department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family

1

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

25

otitis media; inflammation of the middle ear

1

otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department

2

(mammary) nipple; teat

2

entrance examination

1

protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process

2

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

2

doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic

9

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

1

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

1

robust health; able-bodied

2

sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency

4

sometimes; often

2

brain; brains; mind

3