jpdb beta

the same; the said; likewise

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time; season; period; phase; stage

1

chief of staff

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

2

three; three years of age

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

he; him; boyfriend

5

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

1

form; shape; figure; visage

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

report; information

2

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

work; job; labor; work

3

does not seem (to be)

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preface; introduction; preamble

1

marriage

3

reason; pretext; motive

2

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

1

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

2

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

2

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

1

prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak

1

to yearn for; to be in love with

1

person

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

2

indicates question

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

relative; relation; kin

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

adopted daughter; foster daughter

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

2

with these words; while saying

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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast

1

comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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