jpdb beta

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

156

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

16

we

2

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

5

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

years later

1

I; me

18

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

82

to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

1

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

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

2

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

5

uninhabited island; desert island

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

6

was; were

9

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

3

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

15

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

8

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

4

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

7

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

2

huh?; what's up?

9

no

3

origin; beginning; start

14

tree; shrub; bush

29

how; in what way; how about

9

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

9

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

2

myself; yourself; I; me; you

2

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

2

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

3

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

5

now; the present time; just now; another; more

8

princess; daughter of a nobleman

16

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

1

to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2

accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

9

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

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

1

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

7

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

laughing matter

1

to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

2

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

1

style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

1