jpdb beta

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

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

5

collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

3

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

2

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

was

2

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

4

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

to say; to be called; to do

15

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

17

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

6

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

7

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

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

12

(head) clerk

8

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

9

that's so, isn't it

1

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

1

as (somebody) says

1

lady; gentleman; person

3

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

3

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

4

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

4

have a good day; take care; see you

4

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

9

loan; debt; liability

8

playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person

1

love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

1

fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer

1

to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

2

building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

this occasion; at this time; now

2

Kōfu (city in Yamanashi)

6

taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)

3

to order; to command; to appoint

1

money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

3

geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

2

singing voice; (sound of) singing

2

manager; steward; factotum; useful person

1