jpdb beta

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

1

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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

111

is not; am not; are not

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

1

welcome; reception

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.

56

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)

3

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

5

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

47

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

5

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

7

mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus

7

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

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

58

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

6

name; given name; first name

3

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

1

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

53

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

9

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

21

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

if it's the case

2

I; me; you; manservant

5

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

4

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

10

reason; pretext; motive

1

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

18

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

11

isn't that right?

3

master; teacher; stable master

6

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

9

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

23

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

7

blood; brad (nail)

7

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

3

that; those; the

2

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

2

monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

6