jpdb beta

almost; roughly; approximately

5

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

8

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

6

father

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cousin (male)

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

3

be; is

2

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

3

precious; valuable

5

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

at that time; in those days

3

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

2

consanguineous marriage

1

because of; owing to; due to

3

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

4

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

4

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

2

existence; being

7

to be silent; to say nothing

14

short; brief

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

4

pride; haughtiness

3

conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

1

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

one's house; one's home; one's family

2

on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

1

to feel ashamed

1

to subsist; to keep on living

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

8

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

4

as if; as though

6

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

1

territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

11

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

to snatch; to steal

2

now; nowadays

2

mere; only; just; slight

4

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

2

to remain; to be left

9

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

5

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

2

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

5

to cling

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

4

curse; spell; malediction

2

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1

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

3

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

to smile

8

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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