jpdb beta

ringtone

8

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

30

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

8

benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus

3

Mineko

2

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

7

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

11

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

2

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

7

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

95

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

16

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

77

but; however; although

8

huh?; what's up?

14

good morning

1

Tokyo and Yokohama

1

child consultation center; children's welfare center

6

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

200

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

11

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

19

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

4

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

16

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

2

be; is

7

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

54

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

17

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

61

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

2

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

2

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

94

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

19

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

93

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

40

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

39

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

10

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

105

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

20

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

8

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

1

speech; expression; wording; language

2

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

2

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

1

isn't that right?

12

originally; by nature; from the start

2

tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

2

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1