jpdb beta

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

7

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

4

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

2

honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity

2

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

80

two persons; two people; pair; couple

7

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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

145

spring water; clear (pure) water

1

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

78

mound

1

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

75

to the end; to the last

1

lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

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.

58

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

best; vest

1

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

1

be; is

35

this time; now

2

marriage proposal; marriage talks

7

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

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.)

21

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

6

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

44

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

57

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

3

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy

10

self-satisfaction; rejoicing

12

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

3

bride

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

6

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

1

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

1

be; is

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

2

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

32

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

formal marriage interview

6

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

2

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

1

composer

2

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

2

father

3

Kyuuzou

3

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1