jpdb beta

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

6

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

1

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

62

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

24

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

10

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

68

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

1

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

1

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

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

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

29

to fall in love

2

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

good morning

2

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

36

at times; occasionally

1

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

1

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

26

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

39

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

26

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

15

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

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

53

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

6

I; me

27

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

136

searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)

8

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

2

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

be; is

2

third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture

35

skirt

1

height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

6

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

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

9

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

1

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

35

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

11

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

16

I; me; you; manservant

11

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

2

(some) more; even more; longer; further

5

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

11

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

2

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

4

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

7

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

1

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

30