jpdb beta

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

6

to recall; to remember; to recollect

3

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

3

rest period; intermission; break time; recess

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

5

last night; yesterday evening

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

to answer; to reply

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

2

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

1

racing form; racing (news)paper

1

gambling

2

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

1

or; or else

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

5

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

17

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

2

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

1

counter for people

1

we; us

2

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

3

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

6

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

1

I; me

12

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

4

cause; origin; source

2

never again

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

to come back

1

somewhere; in some respects; in some way

2

to; towards; for

3

as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

1

proficiency test

1

regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

2

message; informative matter

1

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

1