jpdb beta

is not; am not; are not

4

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

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

46

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

1

I; me; you; manservant

11

The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI

3

association; society; organization; organisation

2

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

2

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

2

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

2

adoration; admiration; devotion

1

management consultancy

2

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

8

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

3

to remain; to be left

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

who; what kind of person

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

6

someone; somebody

2

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

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

35

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

48

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

2

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

2

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

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

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letter of resignation

3

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

6

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

3

isn't that right?

10

and then; after that

2

that; those; the

11

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

2

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

5

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

10

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

26

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

18

before long; even now

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

then; well; so; be; is

11

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

9

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

11

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

16

indicates question

28

be; is

37

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

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