jpdb beta

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

4

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

5

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

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

4

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

2

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

3

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

5

busy; having no (free) time

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

3

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

2

number one; first; best; most; game; round

7

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

1

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

19

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

3

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

4

one room

1

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

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

4

Japan

1

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

beyond that point; after that

1

money

6

new school term

1

lecture

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

7

to come back

1

isn't that right?

6

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

1

thank you

3

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

1

-like; resembling; similar to

1

miso mixed with pork; pork miso

1

fried dish

1

(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

1

set meal; special (of the day)

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

4

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

2

deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

2

three; three years of age

6

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

2