jpdb beta

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

2

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

4

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

2

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

7

overall victory; championship

3

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

start

1

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

3

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

6

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

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

1

match; game; bout; contest

4

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

35

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

3

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

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

47

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

6

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

5

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

3

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

2

now; the present time; just now; another; more

3

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

5

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

4

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

3

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

4

both (people)

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

5

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

5

I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason

1

but; however; although

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

2

isn't that right?

2

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

2

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

1