jpdb beta

returning to one's parents' house to give birth; giving birth at one's parents' home

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

27

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

3

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

12

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

53

neighbourhood; neighborhood

1

only; nothing but

3

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

2

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

27

chuckle; chuckling

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

1

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

5

then; well; so; be; is

25

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

2

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

2

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

145

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

2

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

3

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

3

February; second month of the lunar calendar

7

third day of the month; three days

8

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

25

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

4

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

15

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

10

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

8

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

30

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

4

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

3

as you want; as you will

1

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

2

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow

6

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

8

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

23

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

4

yay

1

model house

5

plan; design; layout

6

indicates question

12

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

2

Yokohama (city)

1

place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)

1

district; section; sector

1

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

100

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

8

exhibition hall (room, area)

1

that; those; the

8