jpdb beta

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

9

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

3

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

3

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

1

then; well; so; be; is

16

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

8

so much; so; like that

1

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

42

third day of the month; three days

3

be; is

23

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

12

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

13

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

7

mother

7

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

4

win; victory

2

see; you see; ha

1

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

2

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

2

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

3

magistrate's office

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

7

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

2

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

1

agreement; rule

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

6

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

3

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

2

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

division into equal parts; equal parts

1

one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

29

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

3

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

luxury item

1

to sell

3

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

counter for people

2

to arrest; to apprehend

3

geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

tobacconist

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

8

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1