jpdb beta

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

3

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

3

to solve a mystery

1

to show; to display

1

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

5

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

2

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

16

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

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

9

derailment; digression; deviation

1

case; situation

1

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

6

I; me

23

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

4

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

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

38

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

11

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

97

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

24

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

2

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

50

always; usually

1

why; how

1

bathtub

3

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

10

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.

67

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

10

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

1

bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

17

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

18

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

1

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

7

to answer; to reply

1

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

1

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

70

Edo period (1603-1868)

3

interior; inside; internal

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

1

fee; charge; fare

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

1

bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath

2

small boat

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

5

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

1

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

1