jpdb beta

corridor; hallway; passageway

6

pendulum clock

1

Netherlands; Holland

1

-made; make

1

speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)

1

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

3

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

5

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

4

to be

2

private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition

4

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

7

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

15

to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

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

5

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

7

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

1

nonexistence

2

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

2

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

4

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

2

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

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

10

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

3

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

oh; no; don't

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

14

hey there; I say; see here

2

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

3

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

2

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

7

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

4

I; me

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

4

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

bay; gulf; inlet

4

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

5

rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish

1