jpdb beta

capital city; metropolis

1

imperial capital

229

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

147

center; centre; metropolis

1

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

45

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

1494

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

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

2157

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

1470

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

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

(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

3

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

2

be; is

77

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

17

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.

1372

to govern; to manage; to subdue

2

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

emperor (of Japan); mikado

41

abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber

1

the next era

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

6

young master; son of a high-ranking person

103

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

815

to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

3

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

58

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

270

castle construction; building a castle; fortification

2

1,000; thousand

2

400; four hundred

2

to enter a New Year

1

historic; historical; traditional

1

building; structure

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

8

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

6

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

11

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

11

sightseeing; tourism

1

famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

3

famous; fame

2

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

496

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

5

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

26

opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

3

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

4