jpdb beta

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

9

imperial prince

3

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

44

honorific/polite/humble prefix

20

birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday

2

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

76

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

36

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

2

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

134

Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari

15

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

1

prince of royal blood; Imperial prince

1

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

43

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

1

emperor (of Japan); mikado

6

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

24

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

2

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

2

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.

71

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

4

companion; company

1

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

2

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

4

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

1

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

1

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

77

real power

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)

5

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

4

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

5

however; but

5

cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk

14

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress

1

I; me

6

watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen

1

to do

3

son; penis

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

3

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet

1

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

2

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

1

I; me

5