jpdb beta

first generation; founder

9

Sarutobisasuke

5

paying an unannounced visit; rudeness

1

professional storyteller

1

tradition; legend; folklore

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

77

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

1

grandchild

3

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

4

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

1

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

5

high waves; heavy seas

6

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

6

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.

42

honorific/polite/humble prefix

9

market; fair

3

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

3

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

41

old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

1

Banzou

6

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

1

to; towards; for

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

1

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

5

Sarutobi

2

city

2

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

34

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

4

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

in that way; thus; so; so?

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

1

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

9

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

3

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

3

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

16

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

5

isn't that right?

1

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

12

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

adds force or indicates command

5

ah; oh; hey!

8

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

princess; daughter of a nobleman

6

stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance

6

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

9