jpdb beta

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

1

wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon

1

taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

1

all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)

1

fainting in agony

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

2

to be worried; to be troubled

1

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

30

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

16

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

4

afterword; postscript

2

something like ...; something called ...

1

be; is

8

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

1

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

1

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

23

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

1

original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series

3

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.

9

to finish writing

1

state of lethargy; absolute bewilderment; daze; mental numbness

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

2

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

23

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

2

sorry; excuse me; thank you

1

afterword; postscript

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

14

of course; certainly; naturally

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

1

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

1

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

3

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

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

4

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

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

3

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

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

1

dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

1

success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

1

three; 3

5

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

6

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

2

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

1