jpdb beta

stale; hackneyed; cliched

1

history

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

2

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

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

11

to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

1

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

2

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

2

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

2

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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

42

the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

1

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

35

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

4

intercept; interception; counter-attack

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.

43

military authorities; army circles

4

cabinet minister

4

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

5

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

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

16

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

rebel; traitor; insurgent

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

4

to expel; to drive out

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

2

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

1

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

24

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.)

6

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

9

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

3

I; me

12

indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

15

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

2

to; towards; for

4

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

1

myself

1

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

38

dealing with; coping with

1

always; constantly

1

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

55

in that way; thus; so; so?

7

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

2