jpdb beta

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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

65

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

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

42

server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)

6

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

13

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

45

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

1

children

14

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

1

he; him; boyfriend

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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.

23

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

file

1

Island; insula; island; islet

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

Digimon (internationally popular cartoon and comic series)

8

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

evolution; progress

16

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

item; something that one "just has to have"

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

1

tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team

3

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

32

bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine

1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

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

11

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

11

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

2

they; them

1

guard; watchman

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

4

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career

2

roar of waves

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

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

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

10

fifth day of the month; five days

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

14

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

2