jpdb beta

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

3

to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked

1

Stuttgart

16

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion

1

lately; recently

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

20

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

20

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

on countless occasions; many a time

1

excuse; pretext

1

ostensible (surface) reason

1

wasteful expenses

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)

1

price; value; cost

3

sudden price jump; steep price rise

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

2

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

2

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

6

living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom

1

self-defense; self-defence

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

2

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

6

prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

1

in proportion to; just as much as

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

1

tax-exclusive pricing; tax added to a price

2

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

4

yes it is!; it surely is; certainly

2

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

3

authenticity; credibility

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

6

Koeln; Cologne; cairn

12

cousin (male)

1

to prosper; to flourish

1

financial power; financial means; wealth

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

1

if it's the case

1

rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

if it is the case that ...

2

private army

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