jpdb beta

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

2

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

51

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

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

8

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

5

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

4

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

4

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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.

20

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

7

-years-old

5

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

71

American person

1

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

15

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

8

junior high school student; middle school pupil

2

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

25

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

24

indicates question

3

blond hair

3

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

19

short (of a person)

2

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal

1

counter for colours

1

tie; necktie

2

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.)

8

then; well; so; be; is

6

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

1

festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3

1

boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

12

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

4

rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign

1

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

5

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

23

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

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

2

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

10

I; me; you; manservant

8

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

35

four people

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

11

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

9

I; me

3

than; from; out of; except; but; more

2

younger; junior

1