jpdb beta

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

I can tell you; heh

1

the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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

88

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

16

origin; beginning

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

40

four

4

soul; spirit

4

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

4

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.

30

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

16

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

1

tusk; fang

1

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

10

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

13

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

2

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

17

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

exactly opposite (of)

1

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

35

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

3

however

5

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

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

14

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

51

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

1

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

1

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

4

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

53

both (people)

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

5

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

on bad terms; at loggerheads

2

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

19

Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku

1

coral

1

the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem

1

mica; isinglass

1

time warp; time travel

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

fairy-tale book

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

38

very; extremely; that is

4

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

17