jpdb beta

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities

2

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

5

they; them

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

4

going into battle; departure for the front

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

be; is

7

in that way; thus; so; so?

8

was; were

3

return; coming back

1

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

1

I; me

14

suffix for familiar person

3

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

16

matching dice; doublets; bet on two horses in the same bracket; repdigit; monodigit

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

good turning point number (10000, 12345 etc., often referring to web site visit counts)

1

paying one's own way

1

indicates emphasis

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

9

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

2

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

2

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

2

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

12

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

4

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

12

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

6

just because; even if; even though

1

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

1

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

10

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

11

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

2

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

55

staying up all night

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

Hasebe

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

15

at work; in the midst of work; working

1

because; as; since

1