jpdb beta

keno (casino game); kino (gum, resin); kino (cinema)

4

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

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

76

shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

1

ah; oh; hey!

8

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

2

was

8

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

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

1

sand; grit

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

8

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

2

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

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.

54

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.)

20

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

17

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

4

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

10

sausage

2

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

2

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

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

21

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

3

master; teacher; stable master

16

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

76

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

16

to recall; to remember; to recollect

1

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

19

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

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

26

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

38

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

4

training; drill; practice; discipline

1

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

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

51

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

3

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

6

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

that; those; the

3

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

2

while; during; while; although; all; both

1

travel; trip; journey

2

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

8

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

2