jpdb beta

ha ha ha (laughter)

3

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

5

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

3

to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude

1

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

1

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

68

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

6

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

5

then; well; so; be; is

10

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

1

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

1

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

45

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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

96

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

counter for choices, options, etc.

1

China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)

4

castle

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.

50

to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

1

Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

5

alliance; union; league

12

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

19

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

8

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

1

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

29

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

3

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

25

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

8

honorific/polite/humble prefix

5

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

1

execution

1

one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

1

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

28

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

1

prime minister; premier; chancellor

2

reply; answer

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

11

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

1

to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

1

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

57

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

1

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.)

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