jpdb beta

mistress; kept woman; concubine

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

dress

2

marriage

4

impression

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

2

deep breath

2

what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular

1

bitter-tasting bug

1

to chew up

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

earnestly

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

3

to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

1

going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

1

fiance; fiancee

1

indoors

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

1

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

plural; multiple; plural (number)

1

inevitable; necessary

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

1

to be appointed to a rank

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

3

epidemic; plague; pestilence

1

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

to pay

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

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

1

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

1

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

1

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

3

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

to become better; to improve

1

one's own country

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate

1

there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1