jpdb beta

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

8

novel; story; (work of) fiction

2

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

2

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

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

15

slow; late; too late

1

thirty; 30

1

... years old; age (of) ...

1

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

1

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

2

was

2

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

online game

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

1

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

1

time; hour; period; class

1

excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)

1

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

1

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

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

semi-; quasi-; associate

1

abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned

1

life

1

to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

1

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

3

age thirty; one's thirties

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

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

1

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

5

bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife

1

together; in company

1

(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

3

to subsist; to keep on living

1

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

1

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

1

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

3

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

1

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

2

we; us

1

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

1

parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

4

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

lifetime employment; permanent employment

1

seniority by length of service

1