jpdb beta

prologue

1

tradition; convention

3

event; function

4

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

74

was; were

368

Sunday

1

early morning

6

morning; a.m.

1

five o'clock

1

train that stops at every station; local train

1

nothing but; except; no more than

22

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

8

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

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

4581

tiny; little; wee

1

Shinkansen; bullet train

2

stop (on a train's route)

1

commuter rush; rush hour

1

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

23

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

88

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

27

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

96

with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

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

2343

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier

3

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

86

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

33

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

131

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

5

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

2592

several hundred; hundreds (of)

8

counter for people

10

senior high school student

10

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

2292

in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

4

private (establishment)

1

the capital (esp. Kyoto)

71

sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

5

senior high school; high school

56

pupil; student; schoolchild

46

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

133

be; is

127

to gather; to collect; to assemble

8

approximately half

1

uniform

15

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

996

each; respectively

5