jpdb beta

father; dad; husband; you; he

23

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

61

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

6

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

4

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

32

business trip; official trip

5

murder; homicide; manslaughter

2

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

4

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

1

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

45

to walk

1

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

32

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

3

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

19

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

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

61

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

2

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

8

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

23

bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

3

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

police; police officer; police station

5

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

Yukie

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

17

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

8

company president; manager; director

2

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

4

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

10

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

9

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

30

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

16

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

just because; even if; even though

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

8

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

21

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

3

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

7

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

10

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

5

remembrance; recollection; recognition

1