jpdb beta

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

8

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

19

why; how

1

so; like this; in this way

2

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

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

46

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

7

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

5

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

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

35

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

gun; rifle; small arms

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

1

shit!; damn!

1

ah; oh; hey!

12

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

5

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

2

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

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

3

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

3

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

15

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

3

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

3

to be helpful; to be useful

2

to show; to display

2

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

9

by myself; in person; by oneself

4

with these words; while saying

1

that; those; the

8

two persons; two people; pair; couple

6

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

89

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

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

23

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)

1

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

20

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

6

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

19

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

rikka; formal style of ikebana

22

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

19

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

6

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

17

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

3