jpdb beta

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

66

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

5

why; how

2

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

1

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

43

adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair

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.

46

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

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

2

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

10

most; extremely

2

danger; peril; hazard; risk

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

2

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

50

nothing but; none other than

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

10

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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

78

time; hour; period; class

3

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

4

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

3

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

4

to remain; to be left

1

sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

1

hell

1

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

33

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

2

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

or; or else

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

return; welcome home

1

hey; say; look

1

in front of a station

1

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

28

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

2

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

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

5

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

24

but; however; although

3

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

3

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

2

tomorrow; near future

1

early shift; morning shift; early arrival

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

1

washroom; bathroom

1

electricity; (electric) light

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

1