jpdb beta

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

28

two persons; two people; pair; couple

4

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

1

you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

12

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

3

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

6

educational institution; school; academy; campus

10

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

companion; partner; spouse

1

to become; to be

1

woman; female; feminine gender

3

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

4

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

6

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

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

1

attempting to conceive; trying to have children

2

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

1

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

6

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

2

marriage

1

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

17

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

13

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

12

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

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

2

such; like that; that sort of

2

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

1

I; me

9

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1

related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood

1

younger sister

12

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

3

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

5

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

2

but; however; although

4

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

1