jpdb beta

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

2

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

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

2

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

3

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

2

to get a late start

1

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

2

battle; fight; combat

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

2

I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

1

slow; late; too late

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

6

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

1

festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil

1

event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)

1

God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person

1

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

4

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

really; truly

2

yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

2

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

2

article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since

2

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

1

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

1

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

1

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

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

1

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

2

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

2

thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

1

thank you; thanks

2

lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

1

dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

2

dancing; dance

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

3

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

2

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

5

Imperial Theatre (Tokyo)

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