jpdb beta

home; family; household

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

1

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

2

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

1

competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools

1

several tens

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

2

than; from; out of; except; but; more

1

to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

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(one's) life

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

2

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

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

cheer; shout of joy

1

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

1

olden days; former

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

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

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

this person

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tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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persistence; single-mindedness

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

4

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice

1

you (plural)

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

2

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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