jpdb beta

country; territory; domain; realm

24

yikes; oops; eep; wow

5

1000 ri; (a) long distance

12

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

16

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

4

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

10

you

3

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

man; male; masculine gender

7

Ministry of Finance

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

22

this month

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

149

electric utility expense

3

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

5

please (give me); please (do for me)

4

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

129

water bill

1

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

25

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

12

be; is

21

gas bill

1

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

newspaper

1

money collection

2

10,000; ten thousand

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

8

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

life insurance company

1

person

1

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

2

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

87

dairy; milkman

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

47

window

1

cost of repairs

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

11

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

10

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

9

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

2

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

4

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

59

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

1

sorry; excuse me; thank you

4

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

3

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

19

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

11

every month; each month; monthly

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

1