jpdb beta

victim; injured party; sufferer

2

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

144

-years-old

1

new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)

8

offender; criminal; culprit

14

after death

1

oral; in the mouth

1

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

101

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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.

96

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

6

act; deed; conduct

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

1

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

57

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

11

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

50

dry riverbed; river beach

4

corpse; remains

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

213

palm (of one's hand)

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

2

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

91

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

45

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

2

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

4

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

3

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

12

is not; am not; are not

5

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

72

guess; conjecture

1

tomorrow; near future

2

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

11

killing; murder

4

suspicion; charge

6

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

59

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

3

warrant; summons; written order

3

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

leather gloves

7

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.)

41

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

3

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

in that way; thus; so; so?

16

isn't that right?

20

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

9