jpdb beta

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

14

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

23

clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

1

shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

2

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

2

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

6

shorter way; shortcut

1

convenience; user-friendliness

1

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

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

however; but

2

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

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

2

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

17

invasion

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

4

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

3

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

12

oh!; oh?; my!

1

serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

the other day; a few days ago

1

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

2

retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

1

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

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

back; behind; rear

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

2

way; method; means; resource; course

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

4

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

what is it?

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

3

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

3

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

3

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

11

someone; somebody

1