jpdb beta

narration

1

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

19

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

21

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

4

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

100

carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

46

fire; conflagration

12

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.

78

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

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

8

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

2

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

2

evening; night; dinner

1

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

6

to die

3

woman; female; feminine gender

2

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

7

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

mother

16

was; were

9

is not; am not; are not

1

murder; homicide; manslaughter

1

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

19

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

37

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

9

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

4

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

14

Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)

12

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

2

but; however; although

7

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

3

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

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

9

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

2

pupil (of eye); eye

20

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

86

foreign; abroad; overseas

2

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

10

cooperation; collaboration

2

secret; private; surreptitious

1

passport

3

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1