jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

1

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

2

spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

2

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

8

to say; to be called; to do

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

main text; original text; this book; this volume

6

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.

30

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

11

thank you very much

1

this piece; this work

7

I; me

3

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

13

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

3

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.)

6

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

33

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

1

strongest

1

adventurer

1

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

29

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

5

anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

2

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

20

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

6

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

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

2

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

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

6

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

6

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

9

Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)

2

above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

4

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

1

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

1

serialization; serialisation; serial story

3

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

novel; story; (work of) fiction

2

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

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

4

emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

1

big; large; great

1

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

1