jpdb beta

how many people; a number of people

2

to beat to death; to club to death; to kill

2

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

1

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

4

mercenary (soldier)

3

trade; business; occupation; profession; job

1

at that time; in those days

1

policy

1

second-rate; inferior

1

third-rate; third-class

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

3

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

2

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

2

to throw away

1

you; hubby; dearie

1

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

1

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

1

obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity

1

advice; warning

2

just because; even if; even though

1

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

1

to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

2

wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

5

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

3

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

2

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate

2

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

1

enough about ...

1

very interesting; of great interest

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

they; them

5

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

2

edge (brow) of mountain

1

Sun

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

2

dusk; twilight

1

beach; foreshore

2

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

6

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1