jpdb beta

conviction; belief; confidence

3

rather than; more ... than ...

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

3

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

1

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

2

threat; menace

1

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

2

ah; oh; hey!

2

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

5

regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

11

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

9

Hakuja Shrine

9

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

2

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

1

source; beginning; origin

1

antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

3

Shinto shrine

6

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

3

400; four hundred

2

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

3

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

3

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

3

legend; folklore; tradition

1

vampire; bloodsucker

2

visit to Japan

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

1

landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result

1

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

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

4

Japan

1

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

1

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

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

2

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

4

lake

9

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

1

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

2

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

7

is not; am not; are not

3