jpdb beta

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

1

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

27

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

7

mother

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

childhood

1

was; were

3

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

10

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

however; but

1

one day; (on) a certain day

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.

23

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

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

23

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

4

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

1

Hoshino

2

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

2

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

10

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

1

no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

2

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

3

and then; after that

1

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

53

daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

1

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

29

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

1

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue

1

be; is

7

ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

1

site; website

2

be; is

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

6

lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

7

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

3

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

2

noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

1

remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

2

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

14

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

2

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

1