jpdb beta

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

23

orchid; Netherlands; Holland

23

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

32

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

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

9

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

3

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

3

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

8

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

evasion; avoidance

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

5

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

20

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

5

(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer

4

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

3

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

10

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

this (very thing); this precisely

1

be; is

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

2

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

7

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

1

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

5

oh, yes?; really?

1

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

each; every; all

2

100,000,000; one hundred million

3

money

6

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

2

start

1

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

7

final; eventual; ultimate

2

only; nothing but

4

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

13

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

1

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

1

bonus

2

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

7

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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sophistry; sophism

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