jpdb beta

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

7

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

23

friend; companion

2

say; well; um; er

1

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

5

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

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

14

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

16

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

7

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

5

always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

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

8

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

8

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

2

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

8

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

6

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

5

then; well; so; well then

3

I; me

6

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

4

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

4

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

1

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

5

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

28

to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure

2

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

8

indicates question

4

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

4

repair; mending; fixing; servicing

2

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

5

to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

5

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

perfect; complete; flawless

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

1

safety; security

1

surely; certainly

2

Usui

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