jpdb beta

talent; ability

6

loyalty; faithfulness

2

heir; eldest son

1

good-for-nothing son; profligate son

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

imperial court; royal court

1

life or death; existence; destiny

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

scandal; deplorable event

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

1

father

2

losing one's job

1

exposure to wind; severe criticism

1

severe; harsh

1

harassment; pestering

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

7

those (near the second person)

2

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

1

to disappear; to vanish

5

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

3

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

without cause; without reason

1

joy; pleasure; delight

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

irritation; annoyance; frustration

2

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

2

enemy territory; hostile place

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

3

secret; private; surreptitious

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

nearly one hour

2

end; close; termination

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

1

how

1

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

1