jpdb beta

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

1

divorce

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

2

it's no joke; gimme a break!

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marriage

3

to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

exchange; conversion

1

both; both sides; both parties

1

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

3

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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this person

7

big; large; great

4

selection; choice; option

2

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

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

6

mother

3

meaning; called; said

3

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

2

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

to obtain; to procure

2

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

every day

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

1

go home; get out

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

6

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

2

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

1

opinion; view; comment

1

to repeat; to do something over again

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

4

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

2

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

5

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

1

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

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