jpdb beta

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

7

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

6

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1

big; large; great

1

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

1

to become; to be

1

Ryōta

14

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

10

good morning

5

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

name; given name; first name

3

wood chip; splinter; thin shingles

4

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

3

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

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

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

son

5

indicates question

2

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

4

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

4

to take one's eyes off

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

convenience store

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

2

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

4

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

4

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

2

money

1

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

4

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

7

Kikue

3

you

4

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

1

really; truly

2

thank you

3

that; those; the

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

contact information (address, phone number, etc.)

1

no

3

splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

2

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

4