jpdb beta

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

first; new

2

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

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

23

thank you

1

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

1

manor; villa

1

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

16

uniform

3

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

2

Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji

1

part-time employer; place where one works part-time

2

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

3

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

6

sun

1

torture; pains (of hell)

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.

19

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

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

22

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

10

pleasant feeling; good vibes

2

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

1

you; dear; honey

1

limit; restriction

1

be; is

11

dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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

96

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

3

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

34

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

12

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

1

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

10

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

48

I; me

16

river; stream; River; the ... river

2

only; nothing but

1

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

7

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

43

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

3

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

16

but; however; although

6

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

4

Meiji period (1868-1912)

1

Western-style house

1

remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

3

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

2