jpdb beta

well; now; then

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

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

53

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

4

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

11

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

4

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

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

6

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

1

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

50

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

2

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

31

change of era

1

I; me

8

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

63

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

2

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

4

trial and error

1

while; even though; despite

1

failure; mistake; blunder

2

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.

73

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

stirrup

1

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

12

horseback; riding

1

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

22

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card

1

bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)

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

91

composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

2

practical use; utility

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

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

5

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

2

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

5

those (near the second person)

1

soldier

3

deployment; disposition; posting; stationing

1

three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)

1

be; is

18

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

2

(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)

2

to become; to amount to

1