jpdb beta

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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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

38

advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

5

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

5

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

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

11

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

14

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

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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.

35

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

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

39

saint

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tail; tael (Chinese unit of mass and currency); tailcoat; tails

13

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

2

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

4

then; well; so; be; is

4

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

10

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

was; were

2

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

2

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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

30

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

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Asuka

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

3

was

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

11

sorry; excuse me; thank you

2

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

3

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

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

4

guard; security (officer); guardsman

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

1

to put to sleep; to kill

1

sure; yeah; I know

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

2

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

8

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

is not; am not; are not

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

1

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

6

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

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

3

I; me

8

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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