jpdb beta

to catch a cold

1

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

71

(romantic) love

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

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.)

11

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

1

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

11

time; hour; period; class

2

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.

43

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

3

but; however; although

3

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

I; me

2

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

59

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole

10

yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

9

together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

2

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

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

34

to come back

1

be; is; isn't it?

42

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

1

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

8

adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

1

woven-bamboo pattern

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

12

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

3

medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist

5

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

mica; isinglass

16

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

7

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

12

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

3

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

one thing or another; this and that; something or another

1

minor business

2

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

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

2

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

10

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

14

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

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

3

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

1

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

16

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

49

idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

2