jpdb beta

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

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

5

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

4

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

30

serious; not joking; straight

1

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

15

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

20

(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

1

indicates question

1

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

4

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

3

be; is

7

isn't that right?

5

weekly publication; weekly magazine

2

that; those; the

13

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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

82

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

1

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

14

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

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.

27

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

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

26

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

1

perpetrator

1

needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog

3

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

7

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

3

children

2

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

36

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

5

to pretend

2

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

3

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

8

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

53

scoop

2

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

2

how; in what way; how about

4

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

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

8

and then; and so; and; so then

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

2

(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

1

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

4

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

irresponsibility

1