jpdb beta

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

4

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

1

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

9

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

2

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

33

to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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.)

7

to have the nerve to

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

9

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

13

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

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

6

don't you think?; indicates question

2

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

1

there is nothing

2

field

2

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

44

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

3

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

34

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

2

minefield

1

three people

4

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

4

be; is

3

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

since; henceforth

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

62

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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.

35

we

2

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

57

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

1

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

3

huh?; what's up?

5

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

9

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

8

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

3

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

11

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

9

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

5