jpdb beta

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

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

15

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

10

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

6

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

17

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

64

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

3

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

2

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

24

I; me

3

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

33

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

3

then; well; so; be; is

4

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

5

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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.

25

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

1

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

4

to be helpful; to be useful

2

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

9

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

5

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

13

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

8

two weeks; fortnight

1

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

13

already; too late

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

3

to occur; to happen

2

a series of arson cases

2

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

2

police; police officer; police station

1

fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

offender; criminal; culprit

5

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

45

conflagration; fire

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

long time

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

13

someone; somebody

1

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

27

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

5

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

6