jpdb beta

pure heart; naivete; innocence

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sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

3

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

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

31

two persons; two people; pair; couple

2

dim; gloomy

1

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

4

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

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to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

3

study; diligence; discount; reduction

5

after school (at the end of the day)

3

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

47

shopping

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

1

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

2

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

62

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

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

27

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

40

working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)

3

then; well; so; be; is

6

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

3

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

11

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

10

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

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

6

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

3

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

8

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

7

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

11

moon; month

1

instead of; replacing; on behalf of

2

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

2

now; the present time; just now; another; more

6

moon

4

princess

2

halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)

2

cleansing

2

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

sailor

5

soldier; combatant; warrior

6

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

memory; sense; experience

1

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

7

to be (doing)

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

4

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

18

failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

1

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

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