jpdb beta

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

2

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

1260

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

41

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

36

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

1523

delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle

2

geometric pattern

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.

1406

cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning

3

compression; condensation; constriction; compaction

5

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

5

single; simple; sole; individual; unitary

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

3035

be; is

129

while; during; while; although; all; both

14

connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

21

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

1786

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

1

100; hundred

4

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

735

black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

342

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

8

excelling; surpassing; outdoing

2

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

48

overwhelming

7

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

553

expression; presentation; representation; notation

2

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

2

tens of thousands

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

37

dozens; scores of; decades

2

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

2

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

25

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

176

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

3

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

4

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

7

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

120

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

168

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

42

prototype; model; pattern; archetypal

2

to become; to amount to

34

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

6

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

44

safety; security

1

stability; security; equilibrium

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

3