jpdb beta

call; appeal

2

(a) few; some; several

3

to get in touch with

1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

3

valley

3

Maebashi (city in Gunma)

40

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

3

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

3

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

2

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

3

(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

2

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin

7

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

6

battlefield; battleground

5

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

13

all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die

1

safety; security

2

receiving; acceptance; reception

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

(by force of) circumstances

2

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

3

to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

1

not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

3

dinner; evening meal

2

observer; watchman; lifeguard

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

2

satisfactory; decent

1

flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance

1

special make; deluxe

2

chicken curry

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

11

excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

1

twenty-five

1

damn kids

5

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

3

oh, yes?; really?

5

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

2

smiling face

2