jpdb beta

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

shooting; sniping

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

7

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

16

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

1

sniper

1

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

48

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

1

moving about; stirring about

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

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

51

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

intention; aim; design

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

I; me

15

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

35

decoy (for hunting); stool

1

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

19

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

4

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

5

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

9

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

you

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

80

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

4

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

3

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

9

two persons; two people; pair; couple

2

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

2

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)

1

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

3

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

25

older brother; elder brother

1

what on Earth is this?

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

12

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.)

13

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

20

Haruko

3

suffix for familiar person

3

tritagonist

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

5

hey; say; look

3

100,000; hundred thousand

1

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

3

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

3