jpdb beta

as you know; as we know

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

2

from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

3

to be based in (a place)

1

good-looking; fair; beautiful

1

exaggeration

1

is not; am not; are not

4

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

16

the very thing; itself

3

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

2

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

medicinal herb

5

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

2

famous; well-known

5

mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit

1

every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

12

high price

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

3

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

4

knowledge; information

2

in great numbers

1

producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other

1

battle; fight; combat

2

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

10

reason; grounds; circumstances

1

past tense

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

3

biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence

1

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

1

old story; reminiscence

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

4

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

history

4

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

secret talk

1

tone

2

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

territory; autonomous region

2

tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

2

to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

1

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

2

anachronism

2