jpdb beta

of course; certainly; naturally

1

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

1

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

56

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.)

17

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

21

but; however; although

15

splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough

2

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

6

should; must; ought to

2

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

11

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

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

35

two minutes

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

38

concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works

1

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

6

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

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.

32

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

8

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

2

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

19

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

25

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

12

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

59

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

15

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

72

number; series of digits

1

be; is

23

(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person

11

Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

1

one's history as a performer

2

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

1

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

8

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

1

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

16

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

7

large number (of); many; majority

1

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

2

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

1

be; is

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

4

first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

2

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

3

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

4