jpdb beta

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

2

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

13

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

2

official residence

1

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

52

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

119

sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)

1

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

41

Hatoyama

1

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

1

whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall

1

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

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

81

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

3

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

37

be; is

23

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

66

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

20

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

3

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

10

suffix for familiar person

31

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

17

dinosaur

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

5,000,000; five million

1

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

2

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

4

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

92

extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out

1

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

51

but; however; although

26

1,000,000; one million; million; many

2

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

246

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

8

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

2

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

7

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

7

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

11

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

7

I; me

15

amusement park

2

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

3

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

24

oh; ah

3

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

42

myself; yourself; I; me; you

9

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

4