You can't cop out on explaining a price increase of that size by blaming OPEC; that won't wash.
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大幅, 大巾, おおはば
1. big, large, drastic, substantial
2. full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
3. indicates an area traversed
4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
6. indicates object of d...
1. to be able to do, to be possible, to be permitted (to do)
2. to be good at, to do well, to be proficient (in), to be capable
3. to come into existence, to form, to appear, to come up (of a matter), to be born, to make (a friend), to get (a girlfri...