jpdb beta

reliability; trustworthiness; dependability

1

father

16

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

4

in proportion to; just as much as

2

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

8

in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice

1

to pray; to wish

4

one's own child; one's own children

5

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

5

to cast down one's eyes

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

4

population of a fief

3

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

to subsist; to keep on living

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

6

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

3

authority; power; influence

1

warm heart; kindliness

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

15

birthday party

19

to look forward to something

2

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

5

a certain ...; some ...

6

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

5

refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake

1

mistress; kept woman; concubine

1

black tea

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

3

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

5

clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

1

as promised; true to one's promise

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

8

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

tea party; get-together; tea ceremony

3

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

2

to frown; to scowl

7

being lost for words

1

to talk (a person) down; to confute

1

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

1

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

1

which; what (way)

1

timing

4

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

6

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1