jpdb beta

I; me

48

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

93

of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading

1

four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations

34

advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist

2

be; is

31

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

10

spatial; space-like

1

meaning; significance

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

2

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

39

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

6

three; 3

2

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

7

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

136

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

18

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

71

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

3

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

8

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.

89

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

4

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

4

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

5

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

84

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

3

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

8

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

1

ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

1

nature; property; disposition

1

to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop

1

last year

2

birth-place; home town

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

20

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

1

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

2

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

25

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

4

pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

1

counter for temples

1

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

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

15

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

2