jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

4

long; (for a) long time

1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

1

(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

fourth

1

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

5

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.

11

honorific/polite/humble prefix

2

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

2

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

2

thank you

1

previous volume

1

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

25

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

1

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

20

two; 2

2

sixteen; 16

1

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

5

February; second month of the lunar calendar

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

2

one year; some time ago

1

three; 3

1

counter for months

1

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

1

new book; new publication

1

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

7

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

1

enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

1

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

1

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

1

serialization; serialisation; serial story

1

edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication

1

real time

1

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

6

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

2

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

2

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

third

1

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

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

13

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

1

eight; 8

4

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

1