jpdb beta

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

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

32

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

children

3

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

1

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

16

Taichi

1

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

1

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

30

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

3

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

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

1

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

1

to remain; to be left

1

three people

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

55

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

1

height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

11

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

2

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

1

tyranny; atrocity; brutality

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

18

to choose; to select

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

3

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

17

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

fate; destiny; lot

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.

18

to regret

1

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

38

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

6

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

9

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

6

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

8

camp

4

participation; joining; entry; adherence

2

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

2

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

2

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

8

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

18

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

5

ah; oh; hey!

15

all; entire; whole; altogether

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

4

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

7