jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

1

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

be; is

6

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

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

2

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

5

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

14

overtime (work)

3

depiction; description; portrayal

1

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

14

vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

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

11

working adult; full-fledged member of society

2

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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.

21

to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled

1

this piece; this work

3

two; 2

4

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

4

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

was; were

1

don't you think?; indicates question

1

this time; now

2

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

5

I; me

2

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

21

real experience; actual observations

1

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

10

to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)

1

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

5

to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with

1

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

2

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

1

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

3

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

2

work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

2

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

2

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

1

already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

1

how many months

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

1

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

4

to look forward to

1

event

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

1