jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

2

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

be; is

6

or; otherwise

1

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

1

Nikaidou

3

well; now; then

1

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

3

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

21

debut work; one's first work

1

be; is

2

nine; team; players on a team; no

2

(written) contract; agreement

1

series

2

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

17

main text; original text; this book; this volume

4

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.

13

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

2

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

2

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

6

to become; to be

2

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

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

5

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

1

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

4

everyone

3

thank you

2

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

3

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

2

three; 3

3

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

3

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

2

you; dear; honey

3

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

1

this piece; this work

1

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

1

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

1

probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

1

one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

1

two; 2

1

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

15

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

2

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

4