jpdb beta

we; us

4

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

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

3

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

18

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

5

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix

6

old man; old geezer

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

6

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

6

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

68

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

3

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

2

then; well; so; be; is

6

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

9

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

7

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

2

who

4

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

1

dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)

7

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

7

zero; nought

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

1

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

31

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

83

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

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

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

5

cherry blossom

4

suffix for familiar person

10

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

6

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.

61

how; in what way; how about

3

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

13

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

11

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.)

17

ah; oh; hey!

16

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

2

idea

1

witch hunt

1

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

1

decoration; arrangement

1

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

16

commanding officer

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

you (plural); all of you; you all

4

program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance

1

to look forward to something

1

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

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