jpdb beta

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

5

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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second daughter

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to succeed to a house

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substitute article; back-up

2

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

12

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

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(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

5

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

3

love; affection

1

difference; variation; difference

1

shy; bashful; timid; reserved

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

directly opposite; right in front

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

1

optimistic

1

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

11

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

8

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

4

how long; how much; to what extent

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

2

olden days; former

1

oneself; myself

5

always; constantly

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

2

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

2

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

4

to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart

2

parents; both parents

11

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

one's family; family member

1

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

abatement; reduction

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

2

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

2

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

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