jpdb beta

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

1

to escape; to run away

1

job hunting; job searching

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

reason; pretext; motive

1

dream

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

4

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

3

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

3

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

5

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

olden days; former

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

1

he; him; boyfriend

1

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

to wipe; to dry

1

we; us

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

3

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

1

tee-hee

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

1

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

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

chopsticks

1

nikujaga; meat and potato stew

3

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

2

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

4

work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

4

very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

1