jpdb beta

(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)

1

memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child

1

Alf

5

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

1

head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center

1

secretiveness

1

Pope

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

resultant; consequential

1

incurable illness

2

several years; a few years

1

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

3

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

3

grandmother

2

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

to die; to pass away

2

last year

1

sudden death

1

meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter

1

addressed to me; for me

1

to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off

1

to arrive; to come to pass

1

to want; to desire

1

to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with

1

decree; directive

1

forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification

1

simple honesty; tactless frankness

1

plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

1

to dirty one's hands

1

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel

1

glory

1

embarrassed

1

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

4

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

1

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

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

foolish; stupid; silly

4

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

2

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

2

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

2

rooftop

1

pressure; force

1

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

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

similar

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