jpdb beta

mother

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early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

to die; to pass away

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

Tokyo

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

strong opposition; vehement opposition

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

1

to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

2

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

6

neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)

1

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

12

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

6

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

4

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

7

crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

5

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

1

right behind; just behind; directly behind

1

making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

2

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

2

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

9

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

1

acting; performance

2

labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions

1

operation

1

every person; every mouth; every entrance

2

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

2

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

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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good boy; good girl

3

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

2

please (give me); please (do for me)

8

return; coming back

2

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

4

whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

4

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

3

low dining table; tea table

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

2

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

1