jpdb beta

city life; urban living

2

conversion rate

5

to pamper; to spoil

2

economy; thrift

1

or; otherwise

1

manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing

4

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

8

self-contradiction; self-inconsistency

1

great majority

1

capitalist society

4

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

1

steadily

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

3

memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary

4

percent; per cent; percentage

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to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

4

various foreign countries; several foreign countries

1

machinery; gadgetry; equipment

1

to sell at a high price

1

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

6

adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager

2

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

always; constantly; at all times; habitually

6

talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

2

to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of

2

trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat

1

piece of cloth

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

doesn't even exist

3

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

4

keen eyes; piercing gaze; penetrating eyes; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception

1

fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case

1

grave; gravesite; tomb

5

monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

3

the other day; some time ago; recently

2

opening (of uncultivated land)

7

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

1

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

4

clothing

1

need; want; necessity; expenses; cost

2

shop; store; establishment; restaurant

2

bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world

1

article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since

1

one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)

3

n-storied building

2

snow-laden sky

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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