jpdb beta

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

5

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

6

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

8

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

2

butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom

2

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

2

alone; by oneself; on one's own

7

to return; to come back

7

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

sending; forwarding; shipping

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

20

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

3

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

2

why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

2

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

5

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

9

diary; journal

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

12

was; were

26

every day

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

18

may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry

3

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

10

sorry; excuse me; thank you

3

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

3

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

2

newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter

4

110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)

5

(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

2

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

4

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

6

(someone else's) daughter

2

I; me; you; manservant

5

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

6

yikes; oops; eep; wow

3

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

5

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

16

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

11

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

1

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

2

courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker

10

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

4

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

9

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2