jpdb beta

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

3

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

42

(an) only child

1

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

1

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

3

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

9

isn't that right?

5

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

2

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

27

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

1

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

32

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

9

but; however; although

12

older sister; lass; young lady

1

surely; certainly

2

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

10

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

8

number one; first; best; most; game; round

3

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

5

preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

5

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

2

you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

21

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

16

be; is

22

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

12

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

6

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

9

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

41

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

5

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

3

woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

3

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

4

hey; hold on; come on

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

4

so much; so; like that

2

the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

57

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

6

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

to glance at; to glimpse

1

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

13

I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

1

hindrance; intrusion

2

return; welcome home

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

4