jpdb beta

children

27

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

1

goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

3

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

2

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

29

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

2

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

8

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

5

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

5

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

2

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

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

3

ah; oh; hey!

24

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

8

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

5

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

3

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

3

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

2

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

8

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

2

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

3

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

1

chimes; toll of a bell

2

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

2

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

1

thank you; thanks

3

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

13

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

3

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

autumn; fall

1

good morning

4

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

9

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

2

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

11

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

3

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

many; a lot; much

2

why; how

6

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

this occasion; at this time; now

1