jpdb beta

winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

bad habit; bad habits

1

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

1

however; but

5

stress

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

one day; (on) a certain day

1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

2

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

2

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

4

bitter experience

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

1

you

5

divorce

1

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

2

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

2

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

2

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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indicates question

6

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

1

they; them

1

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

1

stress reduction

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

how; in what way; by what means

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

3

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

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each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

2

hope; wish; aspiration

1

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

1

time; hour; period; class

3

she; her; girlfriend

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1