jpdb beta

it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

23

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

6

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

57

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of

54

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

29

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

196

nothing but; except; no more than

17

to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

26

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

8

they; them

13

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

2

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

26

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

69

Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)

40

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

17

to serve; to work for; to attend

1

messenger of god; divine messenger

30

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

33

Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)

2

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

2

to lose one's life

1

real name

2

one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)

2

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

2

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

1

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

2

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

165

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

9

by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

6

ten years; decade

4

after

2

to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

6

reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis

5

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

10

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

4

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

1

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

21

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander

2

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

5

new government; new administration

3

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

10

Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

5

samurai; warrior

7

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

1

Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

1