jpdb beta

I; me

9

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

in the same way as; just like

1

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

1

the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town

1

hot topic; talk of the town

2

large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

4

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

4

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

5

daimyo's main Tokyo mansion

2

samurai; warrior; military family

2

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

2

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

2

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

5

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

4

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

3

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

4

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

3

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

blunder; bungle; gaffe

4

to come to light

2

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment

5

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

4

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

2

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

6

similar to; like

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

2

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

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)

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

1

woman

1

in spite of; regardless of

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

2

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

2