jpdb beta

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

5

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

23

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

11

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

1

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

8

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

1

mother; wife

2

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

4

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

1

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

25

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

5

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

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

4

we; us

1

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

10

let's go

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

1

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

26

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

6

huh?; what's up?

3

altar

3

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

4

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

1

origin; beginning

10

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

79

devil; evil spirit; genie

11

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

10

telecommunications; correspondence

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

4

in that way; thus; so; so?

7

olden days; former

1

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

42

Earth; the globe

8

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

1

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

3

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

structure; building

1

that's the way it is; such is life

2

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1

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

30

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

8

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

13

one's house; one's home; one's family

1

Shinto shrine

2

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

2

I; me

2

's house; 's home

1