jpdb beta

critical moment; do-or-die situation

1

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

32

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

3

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

4

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

4

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

35

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

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

71

decision; determination

3

battle; fight; combat

5

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

5

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

5

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

12

yikes; oops; eep; wow

2

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

6

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

ah; oh; hey!

7

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

3

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

1

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

12

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

19

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

7

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

6

why; how

2

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual

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

100

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

12

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

2

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

5

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

1

describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure

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.

62

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

2

was; were

5

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine

2

secretary (government); director; chief

2

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

3

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

US armed forces

1

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

7

gust of wind; vanguard

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

2

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

that; those; the

4