jpdb beta

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

3

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

90

nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country

1

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

85

Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)

6

was; were

12

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

3

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

50

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

3

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

5

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

27

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

4

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

40

close; intimate; on good terms

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

6

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

1

enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

24

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

17

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

14

(public) park

5

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

5

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

3

simply; merely; only; solely

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

feeling; mood

2

willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation

1

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

146

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

1

as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

1

mountain bike; mountain bicycle

2

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

51

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

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

9

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

1

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

4

be; is

32

however; but

1

Sunday

1

nothing but; except; no more than

3

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

9