jpdb beta

smile

2

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

3

Japanese (language)

2

-ish; -like

4

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

3

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

2

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

4

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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

10

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

3

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

3

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

2

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

12

connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

1

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

2

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

3

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

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relatively; comparatively

5

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

I see; that's right; indeed

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

20

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

1

origin; appearance of auspicious omen

1

farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

1

loanword; foreign-origin word

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

2

three; 3

8

months (period of)

1

after

2

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

1

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

2

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

1

conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

4

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

2

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

3

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

abashment; bashfulness

2

oh; no; don't

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

2

conversation

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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