jpdb beta

sorry; excuse me; thank you

5

please

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

8

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

21

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

3

younger brother and sister

4

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

13

understood; I see; OK; present; here

2

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

3

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

figured satin

4

return; welcome home

1

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

11

under blazing sun

1

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

111

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

5

physical work; physical worker; blue-collar worker

1

part-time job; side job

6

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

67

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

4

thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

4

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

7

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

11

Yoshiko

4

was

4

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

2

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

4

six; 6

4

life; living; I; me; student

4

seven lives; seven generations

5

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

15

bus

1

departure

1

then; well; so; be; is

13

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

15

mother; mom; mum; wife

4

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

36

cooked rice; meal

7

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

4

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

6

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

23

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

8

I; me

14

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

47

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

1

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

2