jpdb beta

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

5

very; extremely; that is

2

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

was; were

5

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

15

marriage

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness

5

suffix for familiar person

16

to get drunk

1

coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

3

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

1

be; is

1

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

17

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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.

37

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.)

6

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

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

2

be; is

3

I; me

15

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

67

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

2

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

29

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

9

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

3

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

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

to increase; to multiply

2

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

8

yesterday

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

4

late; slowly

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

1

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

8

apology

1

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

36

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

23

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

2

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

6

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

2

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

17