jpdb beta

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

inspection; observation

1

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

16

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

2

the end

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

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

29

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

3

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

6

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

23

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

8

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

45

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

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

48

reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

5

system

1

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.

18

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

1

miniature garden

1

be; is

3

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

22

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

3

music

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

6

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

person

2

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

3

to shed blood

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

2

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

10

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

I; me; you; manservant

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

3

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

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

21

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

5

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

2

hard to get; hard to come by

1

freedom; liberty

2

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

7