jpdb beta

first night; first watch of the night; bridal night

1

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

5

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

10

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

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

74

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

16

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

1

evening; night; dinner

1

one day; (on) a certain day

1

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

55

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

serious; not joking; straight

3

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

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.

18

word; remark; statement

1

consummation of a marriage

1

(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive

1

the four seasons

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

3

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

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

53

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

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

31

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

1

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

2

than; from; out of; except; but; more

3

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

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

11

to; towards; for

2

cold water; cold sake; cold; cool

1

while; even though; despite

1

delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

husband

1

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

1

wood chip; splinter; thin shingles

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

2

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

goodness; good

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

21

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

6

I; me

19

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

3

experience

1

to be

2

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

6