jpdb beta

very loud volume; megavolume

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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

152

mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock

6

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

1

Earth; the globe

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

6

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

2

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

17

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

2

English (language)

2

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

28

success; hit

1

secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

2

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

7

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

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

3

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

3

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

2

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

3

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

61

new; fresh; novel

1

so much; so; like that

2

troublesome; bothersome

1

goodbye; farewell; so long

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

4

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

37

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

2

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

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

107

nightlife districts; drinking districts

1

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

1

was; were

10

Tokyo

1

six (long cylindrical things)

2

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

2

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

2

Roppongi Hills

1

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

5

Tokyo Midtown

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

3

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

1

commerce; trade; business

1

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

1

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

75

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

work; job; labor; work

2

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

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