jpdb beta

surroundings; environs; circumference

12

scenery; scene; landscape

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

2

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

carpet; rug; runner

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

3

stone; made of stone

1

deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky

1

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

2

chandelier

1

concrete-block wall

1

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

5

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

1

surface of a wall

1

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

Mákina

7

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

2

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

collar; lapels

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

7

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

2

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

3

royal castle; imperial castle

9

meaning; called; said

2

twice; again; second time

2

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

8

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

4

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

2

king

11

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

full; in plenty; ample

3

Takasaki (city in Gunma)

1

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

5

exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

2

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

3

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

3

stir; commotion; noise

2

to wrap up

1

to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

peace; harmony

2