jpdb beta

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

10

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

72

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

2

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

11

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

2

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

5

sea; ocean; waters

12

to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

2

harbour; harbor; port

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.

33

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new

1

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

24

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

12

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

2

ocean; sea; the deep

1

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

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

75

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

1

each; respectively

1

together; mutually; fellow

1

to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

1

ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

17

only ...; no more than ...; a matter of

11

mystery; wonder

12

sea monster; green turtle

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

2

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

43

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

1

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

7

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

1

to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

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.)

9

to face; to go towards; to head towards

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to tempt; to lure; to entice

1

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

2

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

shall; should; must

1

surely; certainly

1

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

18

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

7

action of making something; -ification

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

1

monster cat; cat with magical powers

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1