jpdb beta

narration

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warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war

1

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

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

2

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

1

arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength

1

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

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at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live

1

to walk

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man among men; man's man

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

5

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

16

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

4

wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber

6

be; is

2

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

3

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

23

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

1

is not; am not; are not

1

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

1

conditioner (hair, skin, etc.)

2

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

11

treatment (esp. hair treatment)

2

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

5

to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

1

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

5

(hair) conditioner; rinse; rinsing

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

5

be; is; isn't it?

3

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

2

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

5

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

indicates question

3

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

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sorry; excuse me; thank you

2

that; those; the

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much

2

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

2

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

9

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.

24

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

1

but; however; although

2

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

1

be; is

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