jpdb beta

in this way; thus; such; uh...

3

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

5

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

1

Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon

1

father

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

2

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

if; in case; supposing

4

to beat to death; to kill

1

in addition; besides

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

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

2

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

2

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

2

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

3

cooked rice; meal

2

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

5

thank you; thanks

3

paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

what; what?; hey!

3

favour; favor

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

2

to feel; to sense; to experience

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

1

normally; habitually

1

thanks; gratitude

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

4

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

3

dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

1

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

1

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow

3

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

purse; change purse; wallet

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

6

go on!; right!; here goes!

1