jpdb beta

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

2

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

77

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

16

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

6

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

4

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

6

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

5

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

41

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

2

family; members of a family

4

four people

2

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

2

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

2

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.

56

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

2

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

4

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

15

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

78

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

thousands of miles

1

husband

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

7

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

3

father

13

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

2

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

9

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

8

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

4

Mario

17

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

12

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

2

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

15

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

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

2

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

39

to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

17

to show; to display

2

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

2

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

17

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

18

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

to obtain; to procure

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

8

Paris (France)

3