jpdb beta

drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley

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

250

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

1

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

111

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

3

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

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

16

Ansei Purge (1858-1860)

1

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

4

revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

2

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

6

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

135

oppression; suppression; pressure

1

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

13

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

8

Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)

1

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

5

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

11

(some) more; even more; longer; further

3

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

47

to occur; to happen

4

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

49

cholera

1

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

25

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

3

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

39

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

1

contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic

1

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

158

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

14

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

2

100,000; hundred thousand

1

counter for people

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

8

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

2

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

65

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

30

valley

1

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

6

so much; so; like that

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

9

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

3