jpdb beta

around the world; throughout the world

3

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

1

to listen in; to eavesdrop

1

I appreciate your efforts

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

2

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

later on; eventually; afterwards

2

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

chalk (mineral); white wall

1

tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

to shine; to glitter

1

myth; legend

5

God and man; heaven and man

1

East Asia

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

2

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

6

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

2

countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel

1

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

beach; foreshore

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

7

machine

2

three; 3

4

metre; meter; meter; gauge

2

tin plate

1

piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

2

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

4

small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

1

age; era; period; date

1

-esque; -like; -ish

1

insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

1

-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure

1

novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

2

insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

2

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

1

can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

1

to pass each other; to cross paths

1

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

2

to smile (at someone)

1

to be saved up (of money)

1

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

1

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

7

return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)

1

guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor

1

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

2

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

2