jpdb beta

fate; destiny; lot

2

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

2

to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience

1

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

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

2

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

9

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

2

revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

4

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over

1

to mind; to care; to worry

1

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

4

perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)

1

result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following

8

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

1

position

11

foresight; prescience

1

hindsight-based opinion

1

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

6

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

2

wrinkle; crease; ripple

2

to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

1

sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened

1

night; evening; dinner

8

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

3

unable to sleep well

2

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

5

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

4

to catch a cold

2

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

2

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

8

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

1

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

3

to make narrow

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

2

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

10

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

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

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

2

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

1

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

1

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

2

infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay

1