jpdb beta

hostage

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

2

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

2

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

older sister; lass; young lady

2

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

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

2

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

1

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

1

to do

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

5

what to do

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

1

to discuss; to talk together

1

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

2

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

3

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

2

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

4

clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts

3

something (or other)

1

common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

1

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

1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

1

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

7

achoo!; atishoo!; sneeze

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

6

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

2

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

3

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

2

top floor

2

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

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

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

1

millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

2

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

2

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