jpdb beta

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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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

121

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

nobleman's illegitimate child

1

be; is

3

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

26

(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies

2

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

59

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

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

60

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

last days; the end; one's fate

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.

67

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

Nizaemon

3

bitter

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

1

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

stillness; quiet; peacefulness

4

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

5

Kumagorou

9

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

4

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

to cast a shadow

1

was; were

3

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

2

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

14

aim

1

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

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

2

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

7

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

1

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

54

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

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

4

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

6

round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

15

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

4

to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

5

to escape; to run away

1

go home; get out

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

5

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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