jpdb beta

four years

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

2

friend

2

several people; a few people

1

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

22

inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)

6

Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)

7

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

32

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

4

ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

4

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.

25

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

1

Osaka (city)

4

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

8

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

1

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

16

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

1

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

7

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

36

such; this sort of; like this

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

2

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

56

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

1

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

25

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled

1

in the city; within the city

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

1

unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

1

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

5

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

2

scenery; scene; landscape

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come

2

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

6

be; is

7

Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)

1

about; on; regarding; per; for every

1

mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object

2

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

3