jpdb beta

country-bred; raised in the country

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to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

2

prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering

1

come out!; where are you?

1

kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

1

traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

3

teacher; instructor

2

to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about

1

lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)

1

low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)

9

penmanship; calligraphy

1

large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth

1

temple elementary school (Edo period)

2

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

1

farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

1

wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate

25

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic

2

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

oh!; oh?; my!

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

2

hi; good day

5

fine weather; fair weather

2

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

help; aid; assistance

1

liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice

4

even if; even though; although one might say; although called

1

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

2

example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

4

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

1

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

2

to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

1

chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

1

for use as food; edible

1

great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo

15

lightly; nimbly

1

one or two; a few; small number

1

return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

2

to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

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