jpdb beta

as if it were about oneself

1

devoted husband

1

returning from school; going home from school

1

shopping; purchased goods

2

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

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

3

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

1

believer; adherent

4

a disgrace (to a whole group of people)

1

part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

1

to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

1

nearly one hour

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

benefactor; patron

1

older brother; elder brother

3

essay on poetry; theory of poetry

1

to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount

1

shall; should; must

1

if it is the case that ...

5

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

secret; private; surreptitious

1

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

1

indoor (court, pool, etc.)

1

warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

2

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

3

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

1

mood

2

to discuss; to talk together

8

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

to intend; to be sure that

2

respect; esteem; regard

1

degree; extent

1

feel good (pleasant)

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

2

while crying; in tears

1