jpdb beta

reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty

1

staying; sojourn

2

to marry

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

3

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

1

hoe

1

notebook; account book; register

1

census-taking; examining family registers

1

seventy; 70

6

going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting

1

vague recollection; faint memory

1

to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right

1

from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

3

dilute; rare

1

rare; seldom

2

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

2

great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

1

long life

1

tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)

2

vassals; retainers; followers

2

to call together; to convene

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

1

great-grandchild

2

marriage proposal; marriage talks

8

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

6

every year; yearly; annually

2

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice

1

indicates emphasis

1

semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light

1

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

famous; fame

2

because; since

1

70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)

1

to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do

1

survival; survivor; relic

1

several times; a few times

1

lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place

1

funeral hall; ceremony site

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

Death comes to old and young alike; uncertainty of life

4

having said that; be that as it may

1

appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle

1

(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army

2

contrast; antithesis; comparison

1