jpdb beta

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

4

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

6

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

5

to join hands (with)

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

1

to face; to go towards; to head towards

2

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

4

to grow up; to become an adult

3

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

3

to show; to display

3

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

3

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

8

say; well; um; er

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

3

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

2

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

6

money; metal

2

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

5

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

3

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

2

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

return; welcome home

1

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

5

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

3

rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

1

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

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

2

father; dad; husband; you; he

2

factory; plant; mill; workshop

2

naturally curly hair

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

4

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

your husband; her husband

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

1

hospitalization; hospitalisation

2

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1