jpdb beta

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

5

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

3

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

2

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

25

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

12

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

3

very; much

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

knowledge; information

3

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

3

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

13

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

4

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

3

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

33

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

9

chance; opportunity

5

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

5

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

3

very; extremely; that is

7

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

18

while; even though; despite

5

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

14

boarding; wooden floor

1

passage

2

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

7

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata

8

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

8

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

2

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

12

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

23

one's house; one's home; one's family

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

3

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

8

control; management (e.g. of a business)

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

2

sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires

2

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2

father

4

chief priest

2

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

5

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

14

(a) few; some; several

5

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

2