jpdb beta

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

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they

8

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

5

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

12

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

1

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

3

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

4

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

1

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

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

8

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

2

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

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

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

7

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

9

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

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chimney

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

1

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

10

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

several hundreds

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

who

2

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

5

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

1

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

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

around the world; throughout the world

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

2

that; those; the

4

wheat straw; barley straw

12

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

2

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

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

1

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

22

the whole world

1

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

1

robin

12

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

10

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

10

to have the nerve to

6

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

adds force or indicates command

12