jpdb beta

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

2

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

this morning

1

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

60

support group; fan club; (election) committee

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

103

Yoshida

1

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

3

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

1

telephone call; telephone (device)

1

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

66

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

1

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

14

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

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.

52

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

14

how; in what way; how about

3

to do

1

you; dear; honey

4

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

2

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

3

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

6

world; society; people; the public

1

10,000,000; ten million

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

10

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

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

7

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

44

virus

7

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

indicates question

2

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

1

to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex

1

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

14

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

5

I; me

4

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

4

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

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

4

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

2

to be

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

2