jpdb beta

zero; nought

3

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

3

what kind of; what sort of; what

1

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

25

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

2

night; evening; dinner

53

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

57

suffix for familiar person

5

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

2

to return; to come back

1

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

15

since when; from when; how long

1

they; those guys; those fellows

3

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

2

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

75

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

1

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

29

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

4

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

5

but; however; although

4

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

1

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

17

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

2

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

2

weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs

12

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

2

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

7

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

4

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

2

who

3

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

1

New Year

1

joke

1

I; me

23

be; is

23

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

25

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

7

how many people; a number of people

1

ho-ho

1

this person; he; she

1

acquaintance

1

(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person

1

participation; joining; entry

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

3

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

49

loss of memory; amnesia

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

11