jpdb beta

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

10

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

1

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

99

true story

1

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

54

conception; idea

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.

46

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

be; is

12

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

2

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

2

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

forest; shrine grove

2

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

156

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

1

reporter

1

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

and; as well as

1

Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu

1

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

33

months (period of)

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

1

continuation; succession; series

3

shooting to death

3

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

offender; criminal; culprit

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

7

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

1

killing; murder

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

pistol; handgun; revolver

1

police officer; policeman; policewoman

1

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

22

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

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

2

be; is

1

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

1

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

1

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

65

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

1

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

1

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

40

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

8

doctor; physician

5

younger sister

2