jpdb beta

show; display; pretensions; pose; posture

2

roof

1

carving; engraving; sculpture

1

solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

1

the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

to build; to construct

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

1

deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

drawbridge; bascule bridge

2

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

2

bridge

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

visitor; caller

2

reception room; parlor; parlour

1

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

guest; visitor; visitor's arrival

3

welcome

2

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

2

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

youthful; young; young-looking

1

balance

1

balance; equilibrium

1

appearance; look; dress

1

ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

1

appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

1

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

2

ambition; aspiration

1

to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

1

likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

1

bipolarization; bipolarisation

1

probability; likelihood; chances

1

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

1

one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)

1

inner citadel; core; center; centre

1

to be possible to occur

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

wide-awake to one's interests

1

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

1

various foreign countries; several foreign countries

2

interview

1

hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion

1

(another's) son

4

arrival; coming

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1