jpdb beta

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

2

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

51

ah; oh; hey!

10

belly; abdomen; stomach

2

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

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

7

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

3

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

45

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

1

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

139

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

3

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

11

who

2

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

130

how; in what way; how about

8

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

17

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

13

five; 5

20

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

20

commercial affairs

20

regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee

1

counter for people

2

enterprise; business; company; corporation

3

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.

94

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

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

45

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

235

number of persons; personnel

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

2

large-scale

1

trading company

6

be; is

9

number; amount

1

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

3

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

39

to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics

2

temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for

3

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

3

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

service; duty; work

2

everyday occurrence

1

was; were

14

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

2

personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment

2

season; time of year

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

1