jpdb beta

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

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to return; to come back

2

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

2

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

3

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

7

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

3

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

7

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

4

honorific/polite/humble prefix

18

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

1

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

1

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

1

however

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

1

superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

6

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

1

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

3

town; city; municipal; urban

3

was; were

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

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

3

outbreak of war; starting a war

1

early (days); initial stage; initial

1

gene; genetic

1

bacteriological weapon

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

strategy; tactics

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

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.

29

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)

1

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

2

shit!; damn!

3

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

they; those guys

1

foreign enemy; outside invader

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

personal; inter-personal

2

tank (military vehicle); chariot

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

1

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

1