jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

1

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

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

6

to say; to be called; to do

1

not so

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

2

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

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this time; now

2

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

7

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

2

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

thank you

3

this piece; this work

4

Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

4

serialization; serialisation; serial story

1

the same; the said; likewise

1

title

1

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

10

printed edition (of a book, etc.)

1

to become; to be

1

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

1

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

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.

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consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

1

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

2

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

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

1

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

6

now; the present time; just now; another; more

1

work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

1

liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

2

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

2

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness

1

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)

1

-ish; -like

1

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

1

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

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

1

it may be because

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

5