jpdb beta

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

1

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

1

pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine

20

to count; to enumerate

1

four people

2

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

4

shall; should; must

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

2

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

1

after

1

shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

11

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

2

to be worried; to be troubled

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

1

to remain; to be left

1

meaning; significance; sense

2

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

2

why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

1

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

5

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

1

indicates question

6

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

2

to get drunk

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

1

tomorrow; near future

2

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

3

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

1

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

1

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

2

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1