jpdb beta

eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces

1

capital city; metropolis

1

Balint

3

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

8

old woman

1

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

68

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

1

intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)

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

115

contact; liaison

1

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

2

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

1

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

1

also known as; also called

1

chord-name; code name

1

dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

5

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

1

spy

6

accomplishment; execution

1

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

2

duty; function; office; mission; task

14

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

21

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

1

new; fresh; novel

2

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

44

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

1

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

15

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

3

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

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

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

1

peace; harmony

3

we

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

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

9

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

4

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

10

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

17

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

17

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

1

hello; good day; good afternoon

2

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

good evening

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

11

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1