jpdb beta

maintenance; preservation; improvement

3

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

4

as you know; as you are aware

1

that sort of; like that

4

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number

1

skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

4

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

lady; nobleman's wife

2

as a child; when one was a child

1

emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

2

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

3

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

2

love passionately; ardent love; devotion

1

only once

1

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

2

to err

1

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

1

to make an error

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

4

clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

1

wicked heart; evil design

2

sympathy; compassion

1

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

2

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

3

to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

2

unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

one's own child; one's own children

1

ah; oh; hey!

1

vomiting; emesis

1

personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

1

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

2

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

3

I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

1

deliberation

2

mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother

1

ungrateful

2