jpdb beta

ah; oh; hey!

18

fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon

4

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

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

5

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

7

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

3

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

9

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

14

together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

4

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

7

that; those; the

9

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

2

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

7

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

time; hour; period; class

2

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

32

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

3

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

1

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

6

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

16

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

4

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

2

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

37

Waguri

10

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

18

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

20

study group; study meeting

1

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

55

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

3

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

5

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

1

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

1

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

12

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

2

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

1

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

5

had better ...; had better not ...

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

6

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

16

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

3

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

15

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

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

24

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

3

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

2

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

1

holiday; day off

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1