jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

1

everyone

3

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

Onogami

2

Meiya

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

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

7

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

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

19

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

23

second marriage; remarriage

2

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.

18

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

9

thank you

3

anything and everything; just about everything

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

2

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

3

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

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

12

winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

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

2

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

3

continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

1

in a fluster; in a panic

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

1

was; were

2

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

5

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

31

in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er

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.)

5

publication

1

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

16

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

1

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

novel for young girls

1

heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman

2

marriage

1

rather; better

1

you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

1

how; in what way; how about

1

be; is

3

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

5

feeling; sense; impression

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

4