jpdb beta

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

1

reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground

2

the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

2

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

1

negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

4

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

2

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

2

our

1

armed forces; military; troops

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

1

price; cost

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

5

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

3

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

4

vassal state; vassal nation; dependency

1

if it is (the case that ...)

5

critical

1

good opportunity; chance

3

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

7

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

24

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

to do so; to do thus

13

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

13

flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

11

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

8

success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

10

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

2

to; towards; for

12

loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

2

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

14

same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

41

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

4

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

5

all people; everybody

1

fist

5

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

9

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

1

throne; first place; top spot; championship

3

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

2

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

6

to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

11

should not; must not

6