jpdb beta

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

4

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

6

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

great master (e.g. of an art); leading authority; revered teacher

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

5

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

8

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

4

proving ground; test site

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

8

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

2

another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

2

they; those guys

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

4

experiment; experimentation

1

process; course; mechanism

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

mere; simple; sheer

1

trial product; prototype model

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

1

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

1

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

7

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

2

after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

1

research material; experimental material

1

these guys; these fellows

1

jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore

3

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

18

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

3

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

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

1

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

1

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

1

in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er

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.)

15

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

3

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

2

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

6

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

17

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

good-quality; superior in quality

1

Tan

4

panacea; elixir (of life)

9

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

8