jpdb beta

steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive

22

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

30

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

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

25

stir; commotion; noise

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

4

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

2

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

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

12

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

30

to fall flat; to collapse in a heap

1

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

14

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

4

wholesale rice dealer

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

4

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

55

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

3

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

4

leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

8

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

overall victory; championship

2

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

32

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

7

two persons; two people; pair; couple

3

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

29

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

I can tell you; heh

3

extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman

2

leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

23

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

5

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

2

smith; blacksmith

5

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

3

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

2

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

that; those; the

4

to the end; to the last

1

to remain; to be left

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

2

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

31

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

I; me

10

back; behind; rear

1

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

1

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

1

was; were

1

you

3