jpdb beta

formal marriage interview

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

3

mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

8

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

father

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

siren

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

1

that's so, isn't it

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

3

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

6

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

2

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

1

novel; (short) story

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

3

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

6

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

2

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

3

now; the present time; just now; another; more

5

sewing; needlework

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

2

(silk) crepe

1

dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover

1

unique; individual; original; unusual

1

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

patrol car

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

7

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

don't you think?; indicates question

3

friend; companion

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

4

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

3

murder; homicide; manslaughter

2

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

5

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

5

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

2

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

4

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

theatre; theater; playhouse

1