jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

1

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

1

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

1

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

4

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

2

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

39

thank you

3

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

16

school

9

I; me

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

2

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

15

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

19

two; 2

4

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

3

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

3

November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

1

first day of the month; the first of the month

1

one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

1

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

30

sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

series

1

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

11

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

2

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

16

reader

2

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

72

everyone

2

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

buying; purchasing

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

1

be; is

5

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

2

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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.

28

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

1

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

18

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

3

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

1

guild

1

and; as well as

1

certification examination; licensing examination; licensure examination

4

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

2