jpdb beta

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

1

father; dad; husband; you; he

2

(medical) doctor; physician

2

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

1

taking a junior high-school entrance examination

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

every day

1

night shift

1

coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)

1

a certain ...; some ...

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

6

daughter

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

perfect; complete; flawless

1

to be silent; to say nothing

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

face; honour; honor; appearance; look

1

complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

2

future (usually near); prospects

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

3

big; large; great

1

to cast a shadow

1

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

5

thanks; gratitude

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1

system

3

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

6

guidelines; guiding principle; dictates

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

3

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

6

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

5

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

2

return; welcome home

4

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

3

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

2

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

3

eleven o'clock

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

2

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

1

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

3

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

tomorrow; near future

1