jpdb beta

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

1

sitting; feast; speech

2

how many times; how often

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

3

than; from; out of; except; but; more

5

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

2

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

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

29

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

6

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

4

often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

rather; sooner; preferably

1

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

4

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

2

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

2

to come back

5

Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

3

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

2

to be forward; to be impertinent

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

2

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

5

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

2

to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for

2

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

2

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

7

be; is

9

just now; a moment ago

1

barbershop; barber shop; barber

3

rice plant (Oryza sativa)

2

suffix for familiar person

17

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person

1

to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

1

entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor

2

recently; lately; these days

2

chat; desultory conversation

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

surely; certainly

1

idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical

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