jpdb beta

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

2

someone; somebody

6

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

2

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

2

straw hat

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

man

2

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

Joseph

1

reaction; response

6

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

2

to return; to come back

4

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

2

hair dyed brown

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

6

hair (on the head)

2

braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

3

to cling to; to embrace

6

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

4

Ema

7

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

3

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

3

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

1

leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

we; us

2

cousin (female)

2

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

3

similar to; like

2

several years; a few years

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

5

in this way; like this

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

2

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

2

grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

1

expression; presentation; representation; notation

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

2

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

5

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1