jpdb beta

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

19

article; news story; report; account

2

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.)

29

you (plural)

5

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

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

11

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

1

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

11

sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

2

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

3

newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

2

doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

4

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

30

that; those; the

5

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

1

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

3

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

1

to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

4

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

6

deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

they; them

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

8

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

imagination; supposition; guess

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

2

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

2

information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)

4

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

beginning; outset; first; onset

4

accepting a bribe

1

suspicion; charge

1

resignation (from a position)

1

wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

1

Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area

3

prefectural governor

1

successor

1

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

5

gubernatorial election; election of governor; gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial race

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

3

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

4

famous; well-known

1

people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

1

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

3