jpdb beta

alpha

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

2

ah; oh; hey!

19

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

3

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

3

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

5

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

2

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

1

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

2

week

1

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

4

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

26

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

10

present post; current office; (an) incumbent

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

2

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

81

approval rating

2

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

35

rising; ascending; climbing

2

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

21

personal combat; one-to-one fight

1

composition

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.

43

to show; to display

2

this time; now

3

next generation; future generation

1

rule; government

1

steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

3

monthly publication; monthly issue

1

spring

1

editor-in-chief

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

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

14

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

3

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

3

please

2

to; towards; for

2

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

2

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

66

shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)

3

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

2

offender; criminal; culprit

13

you; dear; honey

3

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

23

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

5

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

17