jpdb beta

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

3

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

1

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

1

that sort of; like that

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

2

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

2

Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium

3

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

friend; companion

2

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

say; well; um; er

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

1

relative; relation; kin

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

1

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

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

2

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

1

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

1

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

2

surname; family name; last name

1

twice

2

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

1

name; given name; first name

3

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

5

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

11

you; I; me; oneself

2

's house; 's home

1

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

2

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

3

fact; truth; reality

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

2

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

5

man of the future; Homo futurus

3

in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

1