jpdb beta

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

territory; autonomous region

1

from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

3

powerful

1

small scale

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

early on; earlier on; from early

1

to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

1

to win favour; to win favor

1

female owner; proprietress; landlady

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

greedy; avaricious; covetous

1

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

wisdom; understanding

1

after one's death

1

empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

initiative; pioneering

1

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

1

safety; security

3

ho-ho

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

1

to make eye contact

1

neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

1

flattery; compliment

1

natural virtue; personal virtue

1

drum

1

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

1

sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

1

staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

1

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

1

rostrum; platform

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

extermination; annihilation

2

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

2

modernization; modernisation

1

promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on

1

remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)

1

bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded

1

reform; innovation

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

4

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

forevermore; for eternity

1

innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive

1

creation; Creation (by God)

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

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romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

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