jpdb beta

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

73

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

2

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

47

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

7

few days

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

oh, yes?; really?

3

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

1

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

1

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

37

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

34

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

6

silk thread

1

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

11

to weave

1

fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material

1

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

15

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

2

suffix for familiar person

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

8

raw materials

1

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

95

cocoon

1

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

5

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

full; in plenty; ample

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

1

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

3

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

2

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

3

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

16

I see; that's right; indeed

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1

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

15

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

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

7

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

2

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

3

silk goods

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

2

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

2

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

7

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

25

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

hello; good day; good afternoon

1