jpdb beta

sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

1

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

12

please (give me); please (do for me)

17

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

6

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

13

return; welcome home

1

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

2

ah; oh; hey!

17

public bath; bathhouse

1

yuzu bath; hot citron bath

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

6

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

5

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

4

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

10

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

3

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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

39

middle-aged man; uncle

1

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

1

was; were

12

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

16

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

1

to become better; to improve

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

4

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

19

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

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

9

how; in what way; how about

6

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

3

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

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

5

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

4

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

4

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

13

detention (and use as forced labor) of Japanese prisoners of war in Siberia after World War II

3

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

3

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

4

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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

22

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

4

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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