jpdb beta

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

2

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

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

6

nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

18

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

2

long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

31

I; me

3

adds force or indicates command

4

mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

1

fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

2

hey!; hey!

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

5

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3

(flower) vase

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

stupid idiot; total moron

2

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

3

laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile

1

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

8

after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

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

13

you (plural)

1

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

1

generations; ages; years

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

1

to become; to amount to

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

2

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

4

this year

2

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

2

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

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

1

bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

3

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

1

touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

5

than; from; out of; except; but; more

2