jpdb beta

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

7

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

1

but; however; although

8

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

8

closet

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

3

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

11

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

7

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

26

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

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

4

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

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

1

tea ceremony; Way of Tea

3

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

5

it seems that; as if

1

suffix for familiar person

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

2

wish; desire; ambition

1

was; were

5

isn't that right?

3

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

9

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

2

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

11

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

time machine

6

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society

1

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

2

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

2

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

1

I; me

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

14

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

10

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.

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

5

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

5