jpdb beta

bougainvillea

2

colonel; (navy) captain

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

3

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

46

to arrive

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

2

Gill

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

2

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

47

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.)

17

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

14

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

2

irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

1

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

2

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

12

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

7

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

2

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

8

hair (on the head)

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

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

9

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

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

61

military sword; saber; sabre

1

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

23

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

very; extremely; that is

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

in that way; thus; so; so?

5

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

6

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

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

24

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

7

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

3

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

4

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

4

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

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

122

promotion; raising of status

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

6

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

5