jpdb beta

Shibireko

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

4

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

4

lake (in place names)

4

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

64

northwest

1

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

37

place; situation; position; location

1

small; little; tiny

1

caldera lake

1

Edo period (1603-1868)

1

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

3

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

1

eight; 8

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

opening a meeting; first meeting

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

1

to count; to enumerate

1

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

2

famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address

1

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

4

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

28

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

39

dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

3

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

olden days; former

1

warrior; samurai

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

1

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

29

lake surface

2

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

2

tradition; legend

2

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

10

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

3

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

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

17

please

1

this evening; tonight

1

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

7

please (give me); please (do for me)

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

3

stone monument

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

1