jpdb beta

landlord; landlady

3

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

25

single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone

1

woman

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

1

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

4

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

12

Yanagibashi

1

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook

2

maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady

2

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

5

oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

2

be; is

37

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

1

no

9

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

4

geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

1

having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

53

and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)

24

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

Sentarō

4

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

2

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

2

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

6

then; well; so; well then

3

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

14

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

all; everyone; everybody

1

causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir

1

to do

4

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

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

9

tenement house; row house

11

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

2

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

8

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

31

to say; to be called; to do

6

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

4