jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

2

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

21

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

1

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

2

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

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

1

all; everyone; everybody

2

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

Kimura

2

be; is

15

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

10

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

9

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

19

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

1

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

1

fantasia

1

(full-length) novel; long novel

1

big prize; first prize

1

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

5

fine (piece of) work; excellent work; work that receives an honourable mention

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.

22

winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine

1

revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

1

to publish a book; to put out a book

1

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

25

dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion

1

was; were

2

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

3

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

5

people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

1

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

14

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

1

well; now; then

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

2

I; me

5

plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)

6

something like ...; something called ...

1

existence; being; presence

1

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

2

was

3

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

2

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

5

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

3