jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

1

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

or; otherwise

1

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

Homare

2

be; is

8

the other day; a few days ago

1

alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

3

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

21

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

half a year; six months

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

2

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

5

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

3

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

2

twenty; 20

1

counter for people

1

not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned

1

participation; joining; entry

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

3

percentage of attendance

1

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

29

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

2

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

1

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

24

doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

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

4

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

2

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

3

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

4

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

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.

29

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

1

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

3

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

11

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

2

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health

1

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

11

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

1

executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

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

28

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

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

5