jpdb beta

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

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to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

2

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

3

father; male parent

4

I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me

1

that sort of; like that

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

3

unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

1

single-mother household; fatherless family

1

to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

2

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

3

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

corner; nook; recess

2

to crouch; to squat; to cower

1

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

3

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

2

to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

2

curtain; curtains

1

to close; to shut

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

1

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

2

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

2

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

2

disregarding; ignoring

3

Japan

1

welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service

1

fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

3

document; papers

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

3

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

parent and child

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

indicates emphasis

2

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

every night

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

1

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

2

against; contrary to

1

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

2

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

1

looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

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