jpdb beta

chise; traditional Ainu house

6

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.

42

dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

4

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

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

2

to; towards; for

3

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

3

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

1

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

12

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

1

young (animal)

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

6

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

40

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

2

weak point; unskillfulness

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

17

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

5

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

3

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

31

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

5

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

15

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

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because; as; since

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

5

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

1

neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

2

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

4

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

1

intention; aim; design

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

3

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

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

25

in that way; thus; so; so?

7

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

6

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

5

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

13

robin

2

to be; to come; to go

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

4

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

outside of; not covered by

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

2

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

5