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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Cogn Dev. 2012 Apr 18;13(2):232–265. doi: 10.1080/15248372.2011.573515
JAPANESE ENGLISH
Verb types English translation Token Verb types Token
Kashitemorau Borrow 2 ask 1 pour 21
Mottekite Bring 1 bet 1 pull 37
Yonde Call 1 bring 3 put 36
Detekuru Come 13 can 74 rain 1
Shita Did 5 catch 2 reach 2
Suru Do 48 clean 1 reel 6
Otosu Drop 4 close 6 remember 2
Nobashite Extend 8 come 13 roll 24
Ochita Fell 3 could 2 rub 1
Owatta Finished 1 crank 2 said 2
Tobu Fly 1 curl 5 say 7
Totte Get 14 do 280 see 54
Kashite Give 3 drop 30 set 12
Itte Go 5 dump 1 shake 2
Motte Hold 17 find 1 should 7
Shitteru Know 5 finish 2 show 13
Sasete Let 4 fix 1 sift 1
Mite Look 38 found 1 sit 7
Maneshite Mimic 2 get 50 spill 1
Akeru Open 10 go 93 spin 13
Asobu Play 3 got 1 sprinkle 8
Hippatte Pull 26 grab 1 start 2
Irete Put 72 guess 1 stick 4
Maite Reel 26 hang 2 stop 6
Totte Remove 1 happen 1 stretch 3
Modoshite Return 1 have 16 stuck 2
Hashiru Run 5 help 2 suppose 3
Itta Said 1 hold 35 take 8
Mita Saw 4 hope 1 teach 1
Itte Say 2 keep 3 tell 2
Mitakotoaru Seen 2 know 11 think 18
Misete Show 3 lay 1 time 2
Suwatte Sit 8 let 50 told 1
Kobosu Spill 6 lift 14 touch 1
Tatte Stand 1 like 167 try 42
Sutaato Start 2 listen 6 turn 24
Kuttsuku Stick 5 look 48 twist 2
Sutoppu Stop 34 made 2 unwind 1
Totte Take 10 make 5 use 8
Oshiete Teach 1 mean 3 wait 12
Itte Tell 1 measure 2 want 55
Itta Told 2 move 5 wash 3
Sawaru Touch 9 need 2 watch 76
Yattemite Try 86 open 5 Wind 31
Mawashite Turn 36 pay 1 wipe 2
Wakatta Understood 6 pick 2 work 1
Tsukau Use 2 play 10 93 966
Matte Wait 8
Shitai Want 11
Arau Wash 1
Mitete Watch 36
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