jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

overtime (work)

3

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

6

anything and everything; just about everything

1

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.

17

laws of nature; physical laws; physics

1

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

6

to knock down; to knock out

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1

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

3

late at night

1

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

20

one's post; place of work; workplace

2

supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack

1

convenience store

1

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

1

creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

2

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

1

brains; brain tissue

1

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

1

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

3

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

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

that; those; the

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

1

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

1

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

9

this piece; this work

3

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

1

was

3

on and after; from ... onward; since

1

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

2

working on a day off

1

to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

one year; some time ago

1

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

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

small; compact

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

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

1

by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

1

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

2

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

3

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1