jpdb beta

capital city; metropolis

2

imperial capital

180

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

2

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

184

center; centre; metropolis

2

land near a castle; castle town

9

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

1643

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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.

1485

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

5

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

513

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

11

firm; strong; solid; stable

7

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

58

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

6

be; is

86

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

29

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

2417

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

6

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

89

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

598

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

3

clear; pure; noble

4

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

7

both; (not) either

1

fine quality

1

highest grade; top class

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

852

coincident with; while; simultaneously

2

balance

6

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

31

existence; being

9

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

30

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

256

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

main street

9

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

101

bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

86

delivery

1

station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier

1

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

14

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

33

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

1

ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart

4

rickshaw; jinrikisha

1

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

383