jpdb beta

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

3

best in the world

1

famous; fame

1

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

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

6

frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)

1

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

118

arrest; apprehension; capture

3

(medical) doctor; physician

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

4

lawyer; attorney

3

pilot

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

8

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

3

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

159

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

1

he; him; boyfriend

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

214

(one's) life

1

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

154

two

1

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

36

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.

90

(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

4

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

2

even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

2

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

3

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

15

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

9

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

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

2

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

2

visiting or office hours

1

end; close; termination

2

to become; to amount to

1

in the building

1

to remain; to be left

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

4

family; members of a family

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

15

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

2

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix

12

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

return; welcome home

3

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

1

please

2