jpdb beta

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

4

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; 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; rarely; seldom

1

that sort of; like that

1

to feel itchy; to itch; 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? (generally rhetorical)

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

(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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

old man; venerable gentleman

5

prince of royal blood; Imperial prince

2

participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo 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

1

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

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

3

ability; skill; facility

1

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

1

earnestly; 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

good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

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 be promoted

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); 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

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to ask; to enquire; to query

1

well; now; then

1

to discuss; to talk together

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