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cannot be compared with; no match for

1

peace; harmony

4

island country

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

35

alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

2

to be conceited

1

each; every; all

1

prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

1

to; towards; for

26

dealing with; coping with

2

to get a late start

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

1

cause; origin; source

1

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

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

1

price; cost

2

following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

16

rich person

12

than; from; out of; except; but; more

25

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

132

safety; security

5

poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent

3

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

4

danger; peril; hazard; risk

14

this century

2

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

viewing as a problem; problematizing

1

standard of living

1

qualitative difference; disparity; gap

1

now; nowadays

2

beyond help; there's nothing that can be done

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

4

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

1

women and children; woman; grown woman; wife

1

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

6

to be a matter of life or death

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

4

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

18

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

2

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

17

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

break in the deadlock

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

4