jpdb beta

to keep (a person) waiting

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

2

professor; teaching; instruction

13

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

11

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

to come back

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

3

clearing one's throat; cough

1

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

7

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

1

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

25

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

5

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

3

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

22

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

3

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

10

this evening; tonight

2

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

20

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

2

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

3

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

2

Rosa

1

billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports

4

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

2

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

10

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

5

doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)

2

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

5

(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse

33

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

8

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

3

sphere; counter for balls

1

to tell a lie; to fib

3

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

2

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

reaction; response; reaction

2

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

really; truly; indeed; good grief

4

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

4

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

5