jpdb beta

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

1

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

58

number one; first; best; most; game; round

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

1

moment; second; instant

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

2

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

3

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

132

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

4

to; towards; for

7

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

8

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

42

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

3

be; is

6

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

5

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

6

Shinnosuke

3

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

3

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

168

reform; reformation; reorganization

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.

109

to dream (of)

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

6

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

96

uncle

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

2

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

89

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

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

1

dancing; dance

2

killing; murder

1

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

17

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

2

older brother; elder brother

2

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

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

11

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

26

will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

1

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.)

25

festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony

3

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

3

younger sister

1

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

58

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

2