jpdb beta

ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade

12

I; me

25

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

21

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

1

to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

1

town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

2

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

33

there is nothing; having nothing

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

2

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

63

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

2

grey; gray; ashen

1

sea; ocean; waters

4

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

16

excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

1

national road; national highway

1

huge; big; enormous

1

pachinko parlor; pachinko hall

1

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

4

fisherman

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.

19

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

5

while; during; while; although; all; both

1

fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

1

burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

1

old man; old geezer

5

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

3

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

5

huh?; what's up?

15

monkfish liver; goosefish liver

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

to recall; to remember; to recollect

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

8

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

2

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

3

be; is

16

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

35

dancing; dance

20

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

7

-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

7

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

5

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

1

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

3

grassy field; grassland; meadow

1

ah; oh; hey!

14

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

2