jpdb beta

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

1

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

36

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

lifting a child high up in the air

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

2

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

2

opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

5

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

32

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

2

scene; view; prospect; outlook

1

don't you think?; indicates question

2

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come

2

I; me

7

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

1

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

9

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

9

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

67

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

4

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

1

scenery; scene; landscape

1

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

18

adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

15

sunny place; in the sun

6

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

7

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

8

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

14

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

25

road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

2

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

2

really; truly

2

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

3

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

8

decision of a contest; finals

9

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

2

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

10

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

3

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

2

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

3

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

4

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

3

you

2

vocabulary

1

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

36

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

6

that; those; the

6

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

6

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

25