jpdb beta

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

was; were

6

time; season; period; phase; stage

1

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

7

ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune

1

the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

1

good catch; good haul

1

bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

1

fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul

2

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

2

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

9

only; nothing but

2

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

1

implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

14

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

6

to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

palace; court

2

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

2

to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

2

we

3

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

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

3

intentional; on purpose

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory

1

construction; establishment

1

investment

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

3

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

21

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

9

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

5

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

1

diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

1

maxim

2