jpdb beta

who

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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mother

2

sickbed; (hospital) bed

1

still; even now

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

2

to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt

1

one drop (of fluid)

1

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

1

long time; many years

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

elder sister; effeminate man

1

to be overcome with emotion

1

to be jealous; to be envious

1

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

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

even though; despite; when

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

to walk

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both sides

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion

1

judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

2

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

3

every person; each one; everybody

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

1

deeply emotive; moving

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