jpdb beta

returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents

1

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell

1

to do

4

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

7

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

6

(one's) self; oneself

2

to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

2

suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

to look away; to turn away

3

meaningless; pointless

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

2

How are you?; What's up?

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

3

to drink too much

2

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

3

humming; crooning

1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

1

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

5

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

4

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

4

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

2

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

6

to get in touch with

2

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

2

near oneself; close to one; familiar

3

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

4

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

3

sunglasses

3

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

2

dark red; deep red

1

knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn

1

Happy New Year

1

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

stitch

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

2