jpdb beta

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

1

(cow's) milk

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

2

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

noodles; (arch.) flour

2

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

12

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

3

(spaghetti alla) carbonara

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

2

to slap; to strike; to spank

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

2

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

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

2

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

3

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

13

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

2

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

2

third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student

1

first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student

1

third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student

1

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

1

third year of high school; third-year high-school student

1

first year of high school; first-year high school student

1

second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

1

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

1

surely; certainly

7

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

6

younger; junior

1

be; is

8

why; how; for what reason

4

addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

1

home area; home town; local

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

2

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

5

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

1

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

30

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

1

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

1

to be (doing)

2

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

2

than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

3

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1