jpdb beta

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

3

be; is

9

isn't that right?

4

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

12

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

36

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

3

in that way; thus; so; so?

8

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

11

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

1

to subsist; to keep on living

2

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

prison; penitentiary

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

3

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

1

hearsay

1

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

11

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

9

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

11

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

2

you; dear; honey

9

merely for form's sake

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

58

divorce

2

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

18

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

12

I; me

11

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

10

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

7

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

1

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

16

letter; missive; note; mail

1

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

2

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

1

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

10

to come back

6

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

4

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

4

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

4

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

3

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

2

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

5

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

42

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

1

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

14

we; us

2