jpdb beta

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

1

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

128

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

4

book; volume; this; present; main; head

104

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

80

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

6

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

10

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

70

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

2

to be the case that

1

everyone; anyone; no one

1

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

148

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

8

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

1

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

32

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

2

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

2

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

3

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

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

198

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

38

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.

117

to like; to prefer

3

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

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

12

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

167

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

13

however; but

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

2

people

1

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

54

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

2

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

91

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

5

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

3

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

5

to hide; to conceal

5

don't you think?; indicates question

7

vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary

3

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

4

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

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

72

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

4

to work hard; to make an effort

1

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

28

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

6