jpdb beta

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

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be; is

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2

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

7

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

6

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

4

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

7

isn't that right?

6

to escape; to run away

3

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

12

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

6

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

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

4

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

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

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

10

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

9

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

2

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

17

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

12

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

10

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

5

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

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

3

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

4

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

11

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

8

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

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

1

straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

7

curse; spell; malediction

5

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

3

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

1

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

4

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

3

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

11

you

2

to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

1

to make a profit

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

3

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

doll; puppet; figure

1

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

22

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

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

5

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

4

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

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