jpdb beta

collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

3

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

4

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

2

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

was

2

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

4

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

to say; to be called; to do

15

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

17

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

7

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

7

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

12

chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager

8

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

9

that's so, isn't it

1

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really

1

as (someone) says

1

lady; gentleman; person

3

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

5

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

5

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

4

have a good day; take care; see you

4

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

9

loan; debt; liability

8

playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person

1

love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

1

fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer

1

to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

2

construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

Kōfu (city in Yamanashi)

6

taking turns on duty; being on duty at a daimyo's residence in Edo or Osaka

3

to order; to command; to appoint

1

money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

3

geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

2

singing voice; (sound of) singing

2

manager; steward; factotum; useful person

1

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

2

article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

1

no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter

1