jpdb beta

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

25

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

14

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

14

business card

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

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

2

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

6

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

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

38

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

10

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

2

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

118

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

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

3

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

3

two weeks; fortnight

1

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

6

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

49

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

2

almost; roughly; approximately

1

prize for perfect attendance

1

business rival; professional jealousy

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

2

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

2

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

21

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

17

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

18

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

15

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

4

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

4

alcohol; sake

2

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

4

yikes; oops; eep; wow

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

7

generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied

1

blond hair

6

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

2

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

14

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

5

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

2

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

38

instead; but (on the other hand)

4

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

1