jpdb beta

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

117

indicates question

6

mother

11

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

1

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

64

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

15

water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

1

to have the nerve to

3

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

16

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

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

5

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

6

section manager; section chief

1

business; trade; operations; sales

3

to sell

7

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

all present; all concerned; all of us

5

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

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

26

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

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

2

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

3

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

2

to speak; to say; to vocalize

2

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

7

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

13

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

2

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

2

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

5

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

6

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

6

to take advantage of (someone's) weakness

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

2

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

2

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

118

hello; good day; good afternoon

8

Buddhist (household) altar

11

sales; selling; marketing

4

memorial; testimonial; commemorative

4

firm; company

4

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

52

to say; to be called; to do

3

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

1