jpdb beta

Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide

3

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

77

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

2

governor; leader; ruler

1

devil; evil spirit; genie

3

ahead; before; ago

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

1

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

3

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

1

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.

32

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

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

45

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

1

orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus

8

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

6

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

5

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

3

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

5

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

2

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

4

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism

3

to become; to amount to

1

again; once more; a second time

1

fury; power; menace

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

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

31

flight; desertion; escape

1

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

4

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

3

saviour; savior; messiah

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

2

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

9

oof; ough; ulp

3

ah; oh; hey!

10

I; me

12

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

2