jpdb beta

I; me

31

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

74

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

2

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

64

maple (Acer spp.); maple tree

7

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

2

troubled times; turbulent times

1

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.

57

to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive

1

to age; to grow old

1

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

14

gasp; pant

1

elder sister; effeminate man

29

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

39

Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)

35

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

4

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

15

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

4

very young; childish; immature

1

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

1

be; is

4

ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)

2

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

7

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

6

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

4

common camellia (Camellia japonica)

4

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

3

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

9

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

6

child

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

4

younger sister

2

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

29

oof; ough; ulp

9

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

4

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

4

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

be; is

34

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

13