jpdb beta

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

8

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

4

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

2

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

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

27

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

you; dear; honey

4

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

78

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

4

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

2

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

41

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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.

24

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

I; me

5

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

30

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

6

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

1

to show; to display

2

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

5

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

4

that; those; the

3

sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

8

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

3

research

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

however

5

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

3

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

12

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

4

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

(one's parents') home

1

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

50

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

1

oh; ah

1

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

1

unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track

1

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

6

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

47

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

2

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

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

34

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

11

important

1

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

14