jpdb beta

I; me

15

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

166

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

1

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

86

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

14

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

21

mother

5

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.

96

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

a certain ...; some ...

2

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

27

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

98

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

1

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

48

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

11

the real criminal; true culprit

3

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

16

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

3

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

25

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

6

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

11

that; those; the

18

nursery school; day nursery; preschool

8

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

2

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

6

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

3

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

114

father; dad; husband; you; he

1

law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office

1

at that time; in those days

7

police; police officer; police station

11

testimony; (verbal) evidence

4

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

13

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

40

recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

1

Kyouko

7

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

18

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

5

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

3

to come back

3

head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation

11

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

5

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

13

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

6

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

16

mother; wife

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

5

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

5

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

5

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

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