jpdb beta

impossible

3

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

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

37

I; me

22

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

143

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

2

Japan

3

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

9

10,000; ten thousand

1

counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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.

74

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens

6

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

34

depopulation

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

190

village

37

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

121

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

26

limit; bound

2

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

7

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

8

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

10

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

5

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

94

throughout Japan

1

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

59

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

4

hope; wish; aspiration

2

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

we; us

4

government official

2

work; job; labor; work

10

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

51

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

5

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

47

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

8

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

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)

3

be; is

57

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

2

that; those; the

13

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

9

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

2

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants

3

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

19