jpdb beta

ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang

2

Gentlemen (album)

1

nightlife districts; drinking districts

1

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

70

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

10

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

133

illusion

1

this year

1

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

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

1

he; she; that guy

7

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

24

miracle

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.

62

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

1

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

1

pleasure; delight; enjoyment

2

to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

25

consequence; outcome; result; blame

2

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

30

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

5

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

12

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

4

son; boy

4

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

12

time; hour; period; class

2

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

79

school

1

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

29

leaving early

1

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

1

to see; to look; to watch; to try to

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

6

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

15

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

5

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

1

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

5

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1

be; is

6

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

2

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

2

old man; old geezer

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

2

zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group

2