jpdb beta

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

16

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

4

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

3

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

1

examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

1

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

33

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

1

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

2

Mrs

1

Watanabe

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

1

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

6

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

4

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

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

6

rain water

1

going together

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

indicates question

1

headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector

3

of course; certainly; naturally

1

be; is

10

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

1

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

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

young person; youth; young

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

2

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

1

meal; dinner; diet

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.

31

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.)

9

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

3

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

1

to have a rumor circulating

1

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

61

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

5

oh; ah

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

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

5

honour; honor; glory; privilege

1

but; however; although

9

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

1

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

8

three people

1

I; me

23

class

1