jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

1

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

2

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

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

9

nine; 9

1

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

2

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

4

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

6

episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

1

second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

7

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

3

was; were

2

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

4

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

be; is

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

2

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

3

tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

2

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

5

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

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

2

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

3

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

10

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

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

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

2

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

16

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

2

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

2

second volume (of three); second book; volume two; book two

1

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

6

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

6

adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

1

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

1

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

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

1

already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

2

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

1

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

3

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

2