jpdb beta

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

33

shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

2

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

1

huge; big; gargantuan

1

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

3

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

6

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

5

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

5

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

60

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

24

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

we; us

1

child

6

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

30

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

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

2

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

3

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

12

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

12

cheek (of face)

1

North Pole; the Arctic

1

lion (Panthera leo)

5

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

8

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

19

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

2

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

3

baby; infant

1

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

2

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

4

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

3

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

15

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

1

husband and wife; married couple

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

1

mankind; humanity

2

life or death; existence; destiny

2

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

to hold the key (to)

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

4

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

2

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

4

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1