jpdb beta

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

17

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

3

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

2

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

5

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

5

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

4

you; dear; honey

50

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

10

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

6

to pass (of time); to elapse

5

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

3

coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

3

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

2

if it's the case

10

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

9

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

32

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

17

meaning; called; said

8

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

2

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

4

John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin

1

forcibly; by force; against one's will

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

13

modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization

4

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

9

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

3

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

3

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

8

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

11

to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

5

and then; and so; and; so then

1

alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)

1

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

10

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

15

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

29

to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

3

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

4

who

27

band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

14

Edo period (1603-1868)

3

foreign country

2

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

1