jpdb beta

ghost story

1

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

2

to; towards; for

3

welcome!; nice to see you!

1

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

1

manager; executive

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

72

be; is

7

this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

21

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

45

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

28

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

2

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

2

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

3

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.

23

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

1

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

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

today; this day

1

menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu

1

please look at it

1

thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

2

hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

3

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

1

wine

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

37

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

2

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

1

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

1

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

1

dry-cured ham

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

2

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

10

tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams

6

main dish; main course

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

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

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix

3

while; during; while; although; all; both

1

paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

2

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

2

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

6

dessert; desert

3