jpdb beta

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

10

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

8

means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

thank you

3

this time; now

7

café au lait

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

5

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

2

fifty; 50

9

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

21

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

9

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

2

pickpocket

7

she; her; girlfriend

106

pre-war days; before the war

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

6

postwar period; period after Second World War

3

demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation

1

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

1

marriage

21

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

to return; to come back

4

family

14

air-raid

1

to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

4

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

2

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

10

such; like that; that sort of

33

husband

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

1

to share

1

to subsist; to keep on living

5

PTSD; post-traumatic stress disorder

1

to be ill; to suffer from

1

alcohol; sake

14

wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

4

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

2

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually

1

both (people); the two of them

3

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

relative; relation; kin

1

military pension

1

lifeline; safety rope; safety tether

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

4

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1