jpdb beta

several months

1

the end

2

to hesitate to say

1

I; me

7

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

1

father

4

inspection; observation

3

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

4

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

2

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

1

if; in case; supposing

1

proposal; offer; request; application

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

4

to nod to one another

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

7

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

9

I'll; let's; probably

2

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

to invite in; to show someone in

1

Shen

7

family; members of a family

3

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

2

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

6

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

2

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

1

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

3

second son

2

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

1

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

3

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

2

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

2

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

1

to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

1

thank you; thanks

6

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

12

myself; yourself; I; me; you

5

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

6

you; dear; honey

4

on the way; someday

1

student (esp. a university student)

2

indicate reason; infers some protest

2

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

2