jpdb beta

divine; imperial

1

history of; experience of

1

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

1

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

1

tenth day of the month; ten days

1

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

1

Britannia

10

empire; imperial

1

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

88

Japan

2

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

76

declaration of war; proclamation of war

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

89

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

1

arms; weapon; ordnance

4

ahead; before; ago

1

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

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

22

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

freedom; liberty

1

tradition; convention

1

right; privilege

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

1

name; given name; first name

2

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.

66

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)

9

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

2

numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

1

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

48

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

1

Japanese person; Japanese people

1

was; were

3

myself; yourself; I; me; you

3

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

5

even

2

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

3

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

3

moment; second; instant

2

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

1

near; close; beside; third person

1

to hide; to conceal

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

to stand stock still

1

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

1