jpdb beta

ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

2

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

10

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

123

simply (cannot)

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

6

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

265

to be

1

goodness; good

2

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

8

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

88

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

18

be; is

7

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

106

older brother

3

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

332

favor; favour; affection

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

177

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

I; me

13

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

14

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

2

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

2

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

57

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

2

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

108

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

5

loud voice

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

146

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

Shigure

11

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

1

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

4

corner; nook; recess

1

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

27

to hide; to conceal

3

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

11

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

3

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

1

guess; conjecture; surmise

1

back (of body)

2

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

161

with a start; with a jump

2

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

4

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

7

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

56

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

5