jpdb beta

start of a romance; beginning of love

5

married man

1

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

1

to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter

1

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

2

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

1

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

heir; inheritor; successor

1

child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

2

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

1

marriage; wedding

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

3

relation; relationship

1

both extremes

1

idiosyncrasy

1

weak constitution

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

3

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

having children; attempting to conceive

2

department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family

4

action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)

4

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

5

year before last

1

chronological order; time series

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

2

physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

5

the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

3

to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

1

collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset

2

mostly involve; principally involve

1

intelligence agency; secret service

1

connection; relation

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

2

each other; one another

1

light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

1

to jabber; to chatter; to chat with

1

women's goods

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

2

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

elder sister; older female friend

1

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

2

the other day; a few days ago

5

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

1

inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

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