jpdb beta

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

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

2

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

4

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

1

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

4

after school (at the end of the day)

1

karaoke

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

6

student council

1

work; job; labor; work

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

1

friend; companion

2

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

3

another time; some other time

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

4

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

3

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

4

weight training; muscle training

1

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

2

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

3

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

5

now; the present time; just now; another; more

3

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

you

1

two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

2

as (somebody) says

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

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

4

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

3

Kageyama

5

Mr (junior); master; boy

4

president (of a society); chairman

1

good morning

1

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

2

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

1

black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

8

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

16

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

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

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

2