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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

97

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

3

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

24

to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road

1

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

62

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

17

such ... as; or some such

2

she; her; girlfriend

1

magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)

17

association; society

1

... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

1

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

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

1

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; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science

2

town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

3

university town; college town

1

called; known as; that; to say

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; one Buddhist image

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

11

we

3

magician; conjurer

3

but; however; although

7

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

10

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

3

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

16

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

1