jpdb beta

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

1

younger days; youth

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

3

story; tale

1

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

1

serialization; serialisation; serial story

1

second

1

sales message; sales copy

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

8

to wipe; to dry

6

to rest; to suspend; to give relief

1

to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind

2

stingy; cheap; very frugal

1

newspaper

7

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

branch; subdivision

2

publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)

1

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

1

periodical

1

this area; around here

1

association; union; guild

2

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

2

mainly; primarily

1

news of someone's death; obituary

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

2

every other week; every two weeks

1

publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

1

newspaper

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

3

novel; (short) story

3

volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

4

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

7

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

pasta

1

to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in

1

old newspapers

2

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

11

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

3

to be free; to be available

1

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

2

prejudice; bias; distorted view

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

7

third-rate; third-class

1

reply; answer

1

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

3

taciturn

1