jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

3

summer

2

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

4

diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)

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.

31

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

1

be; is

19

November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

1

last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

1

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

73

point in time; occasion

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

16

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile

1

no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

1

health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

serious illness; dangerous disease

1

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

2

is not; am not; are not

3

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

5

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

36

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

3

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

20

calorie

1

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

2

nothing but; except; no more than

3

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.)

2

(body) weight

1

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

31

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

1

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

3

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

2

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

2

eleven; 11; jack

1

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

6

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

2

first part (of a book, film, etc.); first volume; prequel

1

to become; to be

2

battle; fight; combat

1

pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

1

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

1