jpdb beta

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

2

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

39

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.)

9

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

5

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

14

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

2

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

12

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

however; but

3

incorrigible; dogged

1

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

4

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3

new; fresh; novel

1

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

38

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

16

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

7

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

1

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

11

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

3

indicates question

9

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

8

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

3

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

2

to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

80

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

2

culmination; southing; crossing the meridian

1

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.

35

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

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

23

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

19

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

4

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

36

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

1

no

4

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

1

be; is

19

store; shop; restaurant

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

3

wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

2

sound; noise; (musical) note; fame

2

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

1

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

9

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

50

liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

2