jpdb beta

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

8

that; those; the

62

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

3

Nakahara Chuuya (1907-1937)

8

one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

5

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

25

overconfident; presumptuous

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

child

13

number one; first; best; most; game; round

8

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

1

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

36

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

36

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

7

to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

3

best in the world

1

go that far; to that extent

1

surrender

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

7

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

7

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

4

I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

1

king

1

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

1

octopus

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

47

you

29

unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans

151

Hirotsu

4

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

23

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

9

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

12

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

6

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

4

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

47

that's the way it is; such is life

2

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

8

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

4

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

6

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

adds force or indicates command

48

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

8

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

2