jpdb beta

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

3

highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

2

page; nth page; page ...

2

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

money

1

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

as it is; frankly

1

diplomatic relations

2

cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)

1

bitter enemy

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

smuggling

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

in addition

1

partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)

1

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

source of information; intelligence source; message source

1

pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

1

every time; each round

1

article; item; thing; goods; wares

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

1

economic strength; economic power; economic might

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

3

to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

1

report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity

1

state; country; nation

1

project

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

point in time; occasion

1

greedy

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

1

list; wrist

4

geography

1

magazine; journal

1

in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

1

slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous

1

word; vocabulary

1

library

2

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

1

precious; valuable

5

taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)

2

manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

2

somehow; for some reason or other

1