jpdb beta

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

9

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

10

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1

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

1

serious; not joking; straight

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

5

but; however; although

3

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

4

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

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

13

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

another thing; exception; special case

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

3

declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared

2

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

2

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage

1

totally automatic

1

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

1

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

mere; simple; sheer

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

to be needed; to be wanted

1

hey there; I say; see here

1

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

1

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

3

throat; singing voice

4

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

3

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

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

14

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

2

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

to gain strength; to have energy

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

2

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

9

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1