jpdb beta

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

13

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

3

be; is

6

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

9

in that way; thus; so; so?

5

I; me

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

2

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

6

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

6

that; those; the

6

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

1

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

27

rainbow

7

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

59

garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location

10

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

2

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

2

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

to bud

2

nutrition; nourishment

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.

13

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

2

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

9

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

6

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

4

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

person

4

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

5

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

21

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

9

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

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

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

5

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

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

7

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

6

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

2

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

2

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

5

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

only; nothing but

4

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

9

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

1