jpdb beta

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut

18

latest; most recent; nearest (in time)

23

I; me

3

clown

4

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

3

cutout; cutout picture; papercut art

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

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

5

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation

1

look, look!

1

well; now; then

3

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

35

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

4

praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

2

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

hey; hold on; come on

1

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

17

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

1

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

be; is

3

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

7

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

28

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

9

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

33

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

2

sorry; excuse me; thank you

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

6

completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

3

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

1

thank you; thanks

4

thank you; thanks

2

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

2

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

2

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

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

9

someone; somebody

2

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

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

3

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

8