jpdb beta

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

5

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

8

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

3

behind one's back

1

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

2

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

5

a long time ago; in those days

1

fiance; fiancee

1

holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

2

woman; female; feminine gender

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

2

now; nowadays

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

4

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

3

planner; game designer

3

former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

sand; grit; fine gravel

2

gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

3

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

3

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

old woman; hag; old bag

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!

3

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

3

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

1

revenge

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

2

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

6

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

3

professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat

1

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

lowly people (Edo period); eta

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

4

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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