jpdb beta

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

2

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

8

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

3

older sister

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

that sort of; like that

1

to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

1

dress; outfit

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

2

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

2

be; is

7

is that so?; I see; right; oh

2

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

5

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

2

southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

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

2

ant

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

3

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

5

prince of royal blood; Imperial prince

2

participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor

2

kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

1

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

crown prince

3

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

3

ability; skill; facility

1

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

1

please (e.g. forgive me); I beg of you; kindly; humbly

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

1

the other day; a few days ago

2

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

melon; gourd

1

exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

trust; confidence; credence

1

day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

1

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

5

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

3

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

1

to ask; to enquire; to query

1

at; in; at; when; by; with

1

well; now; then

1