jpdb beta

two; 2

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

8

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

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

1

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

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older sister; elder sister

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

2

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

3

I; me

24

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

3

female line; matrilinear

2

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

24

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

4

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

7

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

5

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

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

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

3

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

4

however

3

because; as; since

2

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

3

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

5

before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

1

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

18

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

4

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

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

13

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

7

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

in that way; thus; so; so?

9

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

2

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

since; henceforth

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

3

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

16

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

7

Touju

5

Mr (junior); master; boy

10

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

8

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

13

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

5