jpdb beta

Shigeki

12

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

this area; around here

1

empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

3

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

27

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

27

sounds

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

17

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

this

3

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

16

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

1

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

55

honorific/polite/humble prefix

11

friend; companion

1

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

18

then; well; so; be; is

14

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

5

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

19

cake

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

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

Mr (junior); master; boy

36

two persons; two people; pair; couple

8

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

2

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

2

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

9

to dream (of)

2

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

2

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

10

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

6

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

7

feeling; sense; impression

7

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

14

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

Christmas Eve

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

3

but; however; although

15

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

22

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

reward; prize

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

7

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

6

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1