jpdb beta

chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue

4

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

8

beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)

1

to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

3

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

114

ah; oh; hey!

5

that; those; the

6

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

23

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

4

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

81

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

4

Nihonbashi

1

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

27

opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

1

bridge

4

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

along the river; riverside

1

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

74

riverside fish market

1

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

73

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

15

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

38

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

6

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

1

but; however; although

6

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

23

at that time; in those days

1

one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

transactions; dealings; business

1

you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

14

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

16

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

1

isn't that right?

3

ha ha ha (laughter)

9

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

34

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

5

Great Kanto earthquake (1923)

1

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

5

mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall

1

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

3

be; is

34

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

44

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

2

commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)

1