jpdb beta

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

9

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

3

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

8

starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)

1

Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)

4

counter for people

10

in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly

1

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

2

over-familiar

2

flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat

2

mandolin

6

flat; even; level

1

yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)

1

under one's arm; (in) the armpit

1

to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step

1

wire

1

string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument

1

bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

2

student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)

2

in proportion to; according to; depending on

1

you

9

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

13

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

ah; oh; hey!

19

had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon

3

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

1

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

4

very; much

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

3

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

2

knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

1

acquaintance; friend; familiar face

1

people

5

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

2

acquaintance

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

16

chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

1

to grow old; to age

2

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

3

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

1

beating time with one's foot

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

2

immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand

2

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

6

to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

1