jpdb beta

ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang

1

Gentlemen (album)

1

nightlife districts; drinking districts

1

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

53

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

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

93

illusion

1

this evening; tonight

2

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

54

mother

2

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

25

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

1

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

4

end; conclusion

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.

39

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

2

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

10

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

40

our country Japan

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

1

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

1

train; railway train

5

royal; loyal

1

express

1

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

13

to be

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

4

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

13

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

4

Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty

19

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

3

reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

13

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

6

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

5

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

24

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

5

Japan

1

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

I; me

10

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

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

11