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

3

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

115

time; hour; moment

1

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

21

origin; beginning

1

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

20

four

5

soul; spirit

5

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

5

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.

51

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

2

tusk; fang

2

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

16

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

15

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

2

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

2

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

1

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

66

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

18

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

11

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

1

to; towards; for

3

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

1

to increase; to grow

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

3

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

2

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

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

41

seven

2

counter for people

2

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

2

head; chief; boss; leader

1

brute courage; recklessness

8

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

72

I; me

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

6

to await; to expect

1

Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku

4

coral

4

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

5

mica; isinglass

4

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