jpdb beta

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

4

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

5

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

hospitalization; hospitalisation

1

to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

to say; to tell; to state; to do

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

4

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

7

personal history

1

Little League

3

to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect

1

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

1

(flower) vase

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

3

urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal

1

calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

3

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

8

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

3

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

4

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

3

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

4

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

3

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

5

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

see you; bye; ciao

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

1

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

4

such; this sort of; like this

7

war; battle; match; game; competition

42

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

4

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

yakisoba sandwich

1

to be sold out

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

2

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

2

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

1

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

3

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

10

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

to close; to shut

2

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1