jpdb beta

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

7

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

10

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

2

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

9

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

7

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

23

then; well; so; be; is

3

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

7

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

sound of a gun; roar of cannon

1

signal gun; starting gun

1

clock; watch; timepiece

1

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

47

bell; bel; B

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

6

thank you; thanks

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

6

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

17

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

isn't that right?

2

huh?; what's up?

18

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

17

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

2

ah; oh; hey!

20

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

14

years later

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

2

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

7

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

14

yikes; oops; eep; wow

14

Ayukawa

29

spring day; spring sunlight

12

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

11

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

16

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

2

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

3

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

8

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

5

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

2

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

25

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

7

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

3

look, look!

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

2