jpdb beta

school term; semester

1

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

47

ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony

1

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

30

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

2

winter vacation; winter holidays

2

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

23

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

7

in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

1

end-of-year; year-end

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

2

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

43

older sister; elder sister

3

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

3

being on duty; person on duty; one's turn

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

14

no

5

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

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

2

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

5

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

5

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

11

but; however; although

7

year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

2

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

15

hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

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

28

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

well; now; then

2

to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

3

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

14

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

26

greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year

1

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

3

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

11

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

29

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

1

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

11

indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

3

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

1

Natsumi

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

10

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

9

at least; at most; (even) just

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

1

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

1

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

4