jpdb beta

summer vacation; summer holiday

1

first day; opening day

1

I; me

6

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

97

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

3

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

24

collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street

1

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

17

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

4

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

8

sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

3

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

63

myself; yourself; I; me; you

2

name; given name; first name

2

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.

47

index

7

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

17

such ... as; or some such

2

she; her; girlfriend

1

black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

17

association; society

1

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

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

52

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

2

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

2

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

3

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

28

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

10

science

2

town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

3

university town; college town

1

meaning; called; said

1

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

3

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

7

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

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

11

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

2

who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

1

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

6

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

10

we

3

magician; conjurer

3

however

6

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

10

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3