jpdb beta

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

7

generation; lifetime; age

1

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

6

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

1

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

second son

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

2

another family; another house

1

connection; link; relationship

4

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

to do so; to do thus

6

very much; very many; more and more

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

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

7

one's own child; one's own children

6

future (usually near); prospects

9

tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

3

large sum (money)

1

without

2

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

5

charming; fascinating; attractive

3

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

1

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

5

to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

5

fixed date; settlement date

6

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

1

this year

2

maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

13

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

10

consideration; taking into account

2

selection; choice; option

2

in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

1

flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient

3

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

mud; bog

2

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

4

puddle; pool of water

3

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

7

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

2