jpdb beta

force of habit; inertia

1

cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together

1

sense of responsibility

1

appearance; expression; manifestation

1

amorous feelings; feeling of being in love

3

long ago; a long time ago; already

5

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

7

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

2

discontent and grumbling

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show

2

public school

1

being very busy; busyness

1

return; coming back

3

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

that; the matter in question

3

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

1

housekeeper; maid

1

divorce

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

2

number; amount

5

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

2

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

3

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

employment examination

1

to do over; to remake; to resume

1

public school

1

elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

1

family happiness; household harmony

1

moment; brief space of time

1

care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)

2

overtime (work)

1

to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

1

just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

to become an expert; to be a master (of)

1

to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

2

stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut

1

eleven; 11; jack

1

small number; few; minority

2

thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering

1

to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare

1

(right at the) side; just beside

1

to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

1

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)

2