jpdb beta

kushiage; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

11

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

2

sure; yeah; I know

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

was; were

3

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

2

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

10

group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

2

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

6

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

9

is that so?

1

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

16

honorific/polite/humble prefix

10

work; job; labor; work

5

government worker; public servant; civil servant

1

just a minute; small quantity

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

6

oh, yes?; really?

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

30

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

29

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

isn't that right?

6

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

2

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

3

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

5

I; me; you; manservant

9

systems engineer

1

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

8

return; welcome home

1

who

2

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

3

this person

3

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

4

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

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

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

name; given name; first name

1

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

17

sorry; excuse me; thank you

6

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

6

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

4

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

5