jpdb beta

talent; ability

4

we; us

1

rear vassal; daimyo's retainer

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

1

to feel ashamed

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

4

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence

3

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

4

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election

6

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

3

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

5

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

5

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

2

prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)

2

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

7

however; but

2

first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

2

be; is; isn't it?

3

to be embarrassed; to lose face

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

7

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

2

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

2

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

2

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

4

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

3

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

2

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

6

be; is

2

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

adventurer

4

to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss

2

same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

5

please (give me); please (do for me)

1

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

1

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

2

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

2

adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

1

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

2

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1