jpdb beta

universe; cosmos; space

2

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

1

Earth; the globe

2

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

53

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

1

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

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

1

town; city; municipal; urban

1

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

43

construction; establishment

3

those (near the second person)

1

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

35

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

side

5

two; 2

1

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

14

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

1

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

2

Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)

2

dukedom; duchy; principality

1

commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union

4

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

4

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

1

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

4

great war; great battle; world war

1

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

14

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

1

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

3

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

1

six; sixth (interval, chord)

1

to remain; to be left

2

only; nothing but

1

be; is

1

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

1

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

3

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

1

Central Asia

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.

37

Europe

2

to; towards; for

1

going straight on; going straight ahead

1

mine (ore)

1

base (military, expedition, etc.)

3

crushing

1

while; even though; despite

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

2

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

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