jpdb beta

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

9

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

5

sea; ocean; waters

14

holy priest; saint

7

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

1223

Meiwa era (1764.6.2-1772.11.16)

1

five; 5

8

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

7

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

2

seven

3

six; 6

3

eight; 8

2

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

1601

great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)

1

counter for temples

3

village

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

2655

river; stream; River; the ... river

2

coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier

2

be; is

33

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

16

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...

31

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

3

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

6

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.

1562

such ... as; or some such

7

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

12

rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian

1

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

35

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

1380

twenty-five

1

-years-old

2

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

45

Buddhism; priesthood

3

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

26

one; same (mind, path, etc.)

1

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

2

passer-by; traveler; traveller

3

to become; to amount to

18

generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei

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

25

bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)

2

mountain range; mountain system

1

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

3

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

2

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

19

having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage

1

generation; lifetime; age

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

2