jpdb beta

ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

to obtain; to procure

4

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

divorce

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

5

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

8

parents; both parents

2

population ageing (aging)

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

2

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

1

to recall; to remember; to recollect

6

to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind

2

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

sensual love; love affair

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

once more; again

6

to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

2

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

2

wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

2

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

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

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

3

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

3

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

jealousy; envy

1

to go; to come

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

3

all night long; all through the night

1

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

3

how many months?; how long?

1

email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male

15

family structure; family composition; family makeup

1

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

4

rarely; seldom

1

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

one's high school days

2

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

2

very interesting; of great interest

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

results; record; grades; marks

2