jpdb beta

kidnapping; kidnaping

1

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

121

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

5

was; were

15

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

7

don't you think?; indicates question

2

I; me; you; manservant

12

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

37

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

10

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

50

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

5

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.

88

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

2

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

3

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

2

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

5

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

91

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

3

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

3

so; like this; in this way

1

to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

1

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

140

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

5

in that way; thus; so; so?

7

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

13

isn't that right?

8

be; is

32

I; me

39

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

60

to say; to be called; to do

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

74

you; dear; honey

31

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

that; those; the

6

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

5

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

92

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

7

to be needed; to be wanted

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

4

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

4

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

7

(another's) daughter; young lady

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

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

20

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

2

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

50

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

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

11

because of; owing to; due to

1