jpdb beta

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

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

18

to be silent; to say nothing

1

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.)

4

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

7

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

6

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

1

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

28

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

3

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

2

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

4

you

6

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

7

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

5

size

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

29

difference; variation; difference

1

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

26

handicap

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

6

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

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

4

isn't that right?

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

1

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

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

1

show

1

suffix appended to somebody else's family members

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

10

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

2

ah; oh; hey!

21

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

13

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

12

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

1

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

24

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

2

huh?; what's up?

3

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

4

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

1

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

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1